Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s the day before Lockdown and all through the town,People are shopping like Santa’s around,The aisles are empty, the flour all sold,Shelves are empty, shiny and bald. The shutters are rolling, the staff are in tears,They’re not sure their job…
Author: HantsBus
The Big Change – Lockdown 2
Reading Time: 2 minutesNow, I had not planned to be watching the news yesterday. I had planned a trip to see family along the Solent with the family, after changes to schedules caused by the pandemic. I had planned to post some photos…
Changes to Winchester & Schools on Sunday
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith thanks to Andy Gilmour, who dropped me a line, there are changes to some of the Winchester services coming up from Sunday. I missed them I must admit, whether it was unlucky timing from me or simply not clicking…
Developments in Portsmouth
Reading Time: 6 minutesPortsmouth City Councillors have been briefed on where £26m of funding can improve public transport.
These are some of the good ideas they might have come up with!
Minor Changes in Southampton this Sunday
Reading Time: 2 minutesSo in a moment of good news for users of the CityRed 9 service in Southampton, First Southampton are revising the timetables for both the 9, and the Sunday morning service on CityRed 3. These changes take effect from 01…
Reds Seasonal Change
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAmong the smaller changes being made to services next week, Salisbury Reds have announced that Paultons Park will not be served from Sunday 1st November. It is not a surprising change, as the park is now on it’s off-season. The…
It’s Half Term!
Reading Time: 2 minutesThankfully, for most people in the Solent area, half-term has not meant lockdown and that means that bus services are running to their normal School Holiday timetables. This means that dedicated school buses will not run on their closed contracts.…
Service Reductions in Southampton
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is going to be a long sore point for a small number of First Southampton’s bus users. Monday see’s another change to a small number of bus services in the city, but for the users of service 9 across…
How Quiet Has This Week Been!
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis week has been the quietest for bus service announcements since the start of the pandemic. Not a single bus operator in the South and Solent area made changes to more than schools services. Now, I have not covered them…
This Weekend’s Changes 02 – 04 October
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe autumn is finally with us as Storm Alex batters the Solent. Bus and train operators are already dealing with the elements and even the Sandbanks Ferry lay out of action for part of Friday! Bus operators are also making…