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New U Links (and more)

16 July 202322 July 2023 HantsBusBluestar, First Hampshire & Dorset, First Solent, GoAhead Group, Service Updates, Stagecoach South, Transpora Bus, UniLink4 Comments on New U Links (and more)

Reading Time: 6 minutesLots of little changes are coming up in the coming months which we are quickly going to report on today. I regret that many of the bus rally organisers have really been collaborating this year and yet again I am…

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Portsmouth re-tendering leaked

4 July 20235 July 2023 HantsBusFirst Solent, Service Updates, Stagecoach South3 Comments on Portsmouth re-tendering leaked
A First Solent bus in Southsea

Reading Time: 2 minutesSo I illuded to this yesterday on Twitter, although I was not in a position to write this post. It has though, I believe, answered another question in part. Someone leaked to local paper the Portsmouth News that the re-tendering…

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Roundup

3 July 20235 July 2023 HantsBusBluestar, First Hampshire & Dorset, First Solent, First Wessex, GoAhead Group, Service Updates, Stagecoach South, xelabus5 Comments on Roundup
A Xelabus in Southampton on a Sunny Day

Reading Time: 4 minutesThere are quite a few little bits that are floating about and are not necessarily big enough for their own post. This roundup covers Eastleigh, Portsmouth and Gosport. I had planned to annoy you all while you were wandering around…

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Even Less Green…

19 June 202319 June 2023 HantsBusBluestar, GoAhead Group, Service Updates, xelabus5 Comments on Even Less Green…
A Xelabus in Southampton on a Sunny Day

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis post has been updated to reflect the fact that the X4 and X4A were run commercially, rather than under any arrangement with HCC. We apologise for this mistake. So, it was not that long ago when we were saying…

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Stagecoach Changes – services and fares

13 June 202313 June 2023 HantsBusStagecoach South

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere are a few changes in the works for Stagecoach South which are taking effect in the near future. Now… with some of these services being as a result of tender changes, you would assume that Hampshire County Council would…

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First (and Associated) Updates

13 June 202313 June 2023 HantsBusFirst Hampshire & Dorset, First Wessex, Service Updates, Transpora Bus
A First Solent bus in Southsea

Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are a few changes at First that have recently appeared in the Traffic Commissioners registration lists. We also have new news from the very south coast from next month. In Portsmouth, First Solent have a small number of changes…

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Touring the New Forest – Open Top style

11 June 202314 June 2023 HantsBusBluestar, GoAhead Group, morebus4 Comments on Touring the New Forest – Open Top style

Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the summer fast approaching (or already been and gone) regular special services on the New Forest Tour are already slated for a return. The routes are planned to run for eleven weeks from 1st July to 17th September and…

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A Trip to Bournemouth

27 May 202328 May 2023 HantsBusGoAhead Group, morebus, Transpora Bus2 Comments on A Trip to Bournemouth

Reading Time: 5 minutesWith a new open top bus operator and a new summer timetable for the incumbent; who could turn do a day at the seaside? It’s turns about just about no-one. The school day start time, on the first weekend of…

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More Colour to Tipner Park & Ride

25 May 202327 May 2023 HantsBusSeasonal Services, Service Updates, xelabus2 Comments on More Colour to Tipner Park & Ride
A Xelabus in Southampton on a Sunny Day

Reading Time: 2 minutesUpdated: At least we now have a timetable. First departure from Tipner is 0935, then every 30 minutes until 1935; returning from Southsea D Day Story museum 1005 until 2005. Unfortunately, even though the service is only weekends until 22nd…

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A General Roundup

17 May 202318 May 2023 HantsBusBluestar, First Hampshire & Dorset, First Solent, First Wessex, GoAhead Group, morebus, Service Updates, Transpora Bus6 Comments on A General Roundup

Reading Time: 4 minutesThere are lots of little things that are going on at the moment. If things were delivered in nice neat little parcels then some of them could have been whole posts in their own right, but I am not convinced…

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About Hants Bus

Hants Bus is a poor replacement for the Southampton Bus Update that has been gracing Blogspot since 2009.

Mostly talking about changes to your buses across Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight; we will also touch on transport policy, a little nostalgia, and even a little bit of calling the less professional operators to account….

Recent Posts

  • Updates to Changes 16 May 2026
  • Changes at First Solent 14 May 2026
  • New Routes – Diverted Routes – Returning Routes 11 May 2026
  • News Updates 2 May 2026
  • BSIP for Bluestar and May Changes 30 April 2026
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