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2 January 202227 November 2022 HantsBusBluestar, City Reds, Expired, Service Updates, xelabus, Yellow Buses
A Stagecoach Bus in Winchester

Reading Time: 4 minutesWelcome to 2022! If you are back at work today, or back at school, you are probably just grabbing your coffee from the Tassimo (Nespresso is also available) realising that you did not actually iron that shirt or indeed rolling…

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First Southampton Changes THIS WEEKEND

7 December 202127 November 2022 HantsBusCity Reds, Expired, First Hampshire & Dorset, Service Updates2 Comments on First Southampton Changes THIS WEEKEND
A First City Red bus, not in service, in Southampton

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is a repost of an article from last week. First City Red accelerated it’s service changes and brought then forward from 16th January 2022 to 12 December 2021. The original article is here. It was originally reported that City…

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Changes at First Southampton in January

30 November 202127 November 2022 HantsBusCity Reds, Expired, First Hampshire & Dorset, Service Updates
A First City Red Streetlite in Southampton

Reading Time: 2 minutesFirst City red were caught short! These changes are superseded at incredible short notice by changes taking effect Sunday 12th December. The changes can now be found here! I know. I know. We are still not even in December yet…

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Christmas Services at First Wessex

22 November 202127 November 2022 HantsBusExpired, First Hampshire & Dorset, First Wessex, Seasonal Services, Service Updates, Uncategorised

Reading Time: 2 minutesChristmas is coming… in Weymouth and Portland.

For one lucky driver, they might even get to see Santa!

Christmas at First City Red

22 November 202127 November 2022 HantsBusCity Reds, Expired, First Hampshire & Dorset, Seasonal Services, Service Updates, Uncategorised
A First City Red Streetlite in Southampton

Reading Time: 3 minutesFirst City Red (Southampton) have announced their Christmas service levels.

Nothing of a surprise to see here.

Christmas Buses at First Solent

21 November 202121 January 2022 HantsBusExpired, First Hampshire & Dorset, Seasonal Services, Service Updates
A First Solent bus at Gunwharf Quays bus station

Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s an interesting comparison, for someone who has an interest in marketing strategy and product advertising, to see how the different bus operators promote something as important as Christmas bus schedules. We will probably take a quick aside before we…

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First Solent changes – 14th November

9 November 202127 November 2022 HantsBusExpired, First Solent, Service Updates

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere are some changes coming up for First Solent users in the Portsmouth area this Remembrance Sunday. Both changes are for buses running out of Hilsea depot. I had waited, I was hoping to bring you more than “it’s changing,”…

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Rowner Eclipsed by New Road

8 November 202127 November 2022 HantsBusExpired, First Solent, Service Updates

Reading Time: 3 minutesI was trying really hard to think up something more inspirational for a title. I don’t think it went well. Something which is going well though is the progress on the new extension to the Gosport and Fareham Eclipse busway.…

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Service Changes – 26 September

20 September 202127 November 2022 HantsBusExpired, First Solent, Service Updates3 Comments on Service Changes – 26 September

Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are still a lot of service changes that are taking place due to the national shortage of bus drivers. It is definitely not our place to argue why, it is not this place to start speculating and laying accusations…

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Service Changes at First – This Weekend

17 September 202127 November 2022 HantsBusCity Reds, Expired, First Hampshire & Dorset, First Solent, First Wessex, Service Updates
A picture of a First Solent bus operating on The Star

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe nationwide driver shortage is starting to crunch into the service resilience. I see every day, that bus services are cancelled either at the start of the day, or mid-shift when pingdemic passengers pick a pot of something… [Look –…

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

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