So as you can tell, the scheduling for the posts is going, okay. Well, I say okay but last nights came out two hours late as I… did a typo. We fast forward though to the last day of the £2 bus fare cap. I see already that many of the bus companies are vaguely (or not) announcing changes to bus fares and when I am at work on the 30th; I have this vague plan to try and write something in time for New Years Day.
If you are planning to go out on New Years Eve then remember that the bus fare home is…. well some areas are not running buses home so make sure.
South Dorset
First Wessex are running a Saturday service with an early finish. Unfortunately, as I have previously reported, First Wessex have not actually published on their website news page what the early run-in actually is. I never did find the time to scour the Bus Times website to work out what they could be.
Damory will run a weekday service on routes 1, 2, 5, 6, 20, 49, CR7, CR8, CR9
Bournemouth & Poole
morebus will be running a full Saturday service including the nightbus.
There will be a weekday service on the following routes:
- FE1 “sort of workers service” for Ferndown
- Bournemouth services 18, 24, 33, 737
- Unibus U1 and U3 (the vacation weekday service)
- Rural services 38
- New Forest services 112, 119, 120, 191, Ringo
- X-brand services X1, X2, X3, X6, X8
Southampton
Bluestar will run a Saturday service on most of it’s commercial network and the Nightbus N1 will run. Normal Tuesday timetables will run on the usual group of financially supported services:
- Bluestar 6 through the New Forest to Lymington ( or from Lymington…. as it is managed by morebus’ Lymington depot)
- recently acquired Bluestar 21 and 22 services through Shirly
- Service 35 in Romsey
- Services T3 and T4 in Totton
- Romsey and Salisbury routes X7 and X7R
- QuayConnect
First Solent will run a Saturday service on the X4 and X5.
Isle of Wight
A full Friday timetable will operate on New Years Eve, which includes the normal Friday night night bus timetable on it’s usual routes.
Service 32 will additionally operate, as it would normally do on a Tuesday.
Fareham & Gosport
First Solent will run a Saturday timetable on New Years Eve with an early finish on late evening routes:
| Service | Last full (or round) trip | Additional trips |
| Eclipse E1 | From Fareham at 2018 From Gosport 2035 | |
| Eclipse E2 | From Fareham @ 1958 From Gosport @ 2059 | |
| 9 | From Fareham @ 2000 From Gosport @ 1944 |
The Stagecoach South service 69 trips that come into Fareham are all planned to run a Saturday service, however the later Winchester trips to Waltham Chase & Bishops Waltham finish earlier than normal.
Portsmouth
A normal Saturday service will run with early finishes. These are the last full trips of the services, although some additional short trips run (as listed on my First Solent roundup):
- Service 2 – from Paulsgrove @ 1959 and Gunwharf @ 2101
- additional: Paulsgrove to Commercial Road at 2019
- Star 7 – from Gunwharf @ 2015 and Wecock @ 1909
- additional: Wecock to Hilsea at 1939, 2009, 2039, 2109
- Star 8 – from Gunwharf @ 1920 and Clanfield @ 1920
- additional: Clanfield to Cosham at 1940, 2000, 2018, 2038
- additional: Gunwharf to Waterlooville at 2008, Hilsea at 2038
- Hoverbus H1 – from Clarance Pier 1756
- additional: Clarance Pier to Civic Offices at 1826
- Tipner Park and Ride PR1 – full normal service (presumably a Tuesday timetable?)
it appears the Christmas service levels page has been removed from the First Solent website – It was at this URL – so I am not sure if the 22 is running or not.
Stagecoach South are running:
- A full weekday service on service 27
- It’s special weekday service on service 38
- A Saturday service on all other routes
The last trips running on Farlington depot based services will be:
- Service 13 (and 14 from Portsmouth College) from Gunwharf @ 2050
- Service 14 (and 13 from Portsmouth College) from Gunwharf @ 1950
- Service 18 – from Paulsgrove @ 2105 and Southsea @ 2046
- Service 21 – from Havant @ 2030 and Gunwharf @ 2037
- Service 23 – from Leigh park @ 2035 and Southsea @ 2025
- Service 30 – from Havant @ 2000
- Service 31 – from Havant @ 2030
- Service 39 – from Havant @ 2045 and Wecock @ 2055
- Service 700 – from Chichester @ 2010 and Gunwharf @ 2025
- Additional Trip 2110 Chichester to Havant
Winchester
Stagecoach South will be running a weekday service in Hamble and Bishops Waltham on service 49/49h and on the Winchester Park & Ride
Otherwise a Saturday service is in operation with the following last trips:
- Service 2 – leaving the City Centre at 2040
- Service 3 – leaving the City Centre at 2110
- Service 5 – leaving the City Centre at 2105
- Service 6 – leaving the City Centre at 2035
- Service 64 – leaving Winchester @ 2020 and Alton @ 2115
- Service 66 – leaving Winchester @ 2010 and Romsey @ 2053
- Service 69 – leaving Winchester to Waltham Chase @ 2025 and Waltham Chase @ 2106
Andover
A largely Saturday Stagecoach South service will run. A weekday service will run on the following routes:
- Services 7 & 7a to Newbury
- Service 9 to Berry Way and Floral Way
- Circular Service 12
- Service 13 to Vigo Road
- Service 15 to the Anna Valley and Chilbolton
- Service 17 to Middle Wallop and Over Wallop
- Services 66 & 67 in Tidworth & Salisbury
- Service 87 to Salisbury
- Service 5 to Monxton will only operate at 0945 and 1245
The last buses for the evening services are:
- Service 1 – leaving Andover @ 2037
- Service 2 – leaving Andover @ 2105
- Service 3 – leaving Andover @ 2110
- Activ8 – leaving Salisbury @ 1940 and Andover (to Tidworth) @ 2010
- Salisbury Reds are running their full evening timetable
- Service 76 – leaving Andover @ 1950 and Basingstoke @ 2050
Basingstoke
A Saturday service will run on Stagecoach South. The following evening last trips will run:
- Service 1 – leaving @ 2100
- Service 2 – leaving Basingstoke @ 2100 and Baughurst @ 2128
- Service 3 – leaving @ 2117
- Service 5 – leaving @ 2115
- Service 6 – from Winklebury @ 2120 and Popley @ 2046
- Additional: 2116 Popley to Basingstoke
- Service 7 – leaving Basingstoke @ 2110 and Chineham @ 2128
- Service 8 – Full round trip leaving @ 2046
- Basingstoke to Hatch Warren & Beggarwood at 2116
- Service 20 – leaving @ 2107
- Service 32 – leaving Basingstoke @ 1940 and Newbury @ 2040
- Additional: 2040 Basingstoke to Kingsclere
- Service 76 – leaving Andover @ 1950 and Basingstoke @ 2050
The Flightline 731 operated by Newbury & District will be operating a Saturday timetable…. which is the same as a weekday timetable.
