Quick News Round-Up

Reading Time: 6 minutesA lot of the recent bus new over the last week has been money based at Hampshire County Council, but there are a few other things as well. First EV’s for SV Southern Vectis has launched its first fleet of…

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Hampshire School Transport Changes Up for Review

Reading Time: 2 minutesampshire County Council is reviewing school transport policies, including the Spare Capacity Seats Scheme. Find out what this means for school bus users and SEND transport services.

Hythe Ferry For Sale: Passengers Left Behind While Corporate Owners Walk Away

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is the first in my experiment to better use automations and drafting with help from (it’s not actually) “AI”. Although I am not entirely happy with it, and I think I have found and corrected all the hallucinations, feel…

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“Dry Post” January

Reading Time: 4 minutesHasn’t it been nice and quiet recently! I know, I have not posted for an entire month and after the Christmas flurry I thought I would give you a break from the droning on about very little in the local…

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Friday 2nd January 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutesFor one last time this festive season, as some of you are awaiting the snow to fall and others praying that it doesn’t, we look at the seasonal changes for bus services for Friday 2nd January 2026. From tomorrow normal…

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New Years Day Schedules

Reading Time: 3 minutesI was up at 3am for work, so I hope that you have had a more celebratory New Years Eve than I had, listening to the fireworks going off from about 6pm through to 1am overnight. Bah Humbug! Whether or…

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New Years Eve Timetables

Reading Time: 4 minutesHave you got your bottle of Prosecco ready yet? Are the fireworks on standby, the animals locked in their safe rooms and the children tucked up in bed ready to jump out of their skin at the display? These are…

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Christmas Schedules: Monday 29th & Tuesday 30th December

Reading Time: 3 minutesYes, the picture is AI generated. I know. It is using the Seedream 4.5 generation model if you are interested. In the time of the Christmas lull between Boxing Day and New Years Eve some of us have to fight…

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Boxing Day Buses

Reading Time: 3 minutesHow is the food coma? Are you stilling yesterday’s centrepiece into tonight’s curry? We had a lovely and largely quiet day, or rather a quiet afternoon after a pair of hyper-excited children spent the morning among tonnes of discarded wrapping…

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Christmas Day Buses

Reading Time: 3 minutesI am currently sat at the computer, having had a few Northern Monk beers from Lidl, wishing you a very Merry Christmas, a Hanukkah Sameach or however you celebrate this time. I have the gammon and turkey, I have the…

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