Reading Time: 5 minutesYou may remember that I posted not so long ago about the Hampshire County Council plan to consult on the future of bus services, while I assumed that the long term plan was to do away with council supported bus…
Category: First Hampshire & Dorset
Portsmouth goes 24/7 (and more)
Reading Time: 4 minutesA round-up of some news that I first started talking about a few weeks ago, and news have reached the BBC – in a notable national way – that buses in Portsmouth are going 24 hours a day from next…
Wednesday 27th to Friday 29th December
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe are at that lull in the proceedings where the full on British Christmas is just about getting over the hangover, and the hardcore Christmas animals are working up to the big party on Sunday night. As someone largely working…
Boxing Day 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutesSo the cold turkey is being sliced for sandwiches, the most hardy are getting dressed ready to head to the Boxing Day sales that started on Saturday 23rd December (go figure) so what are your chances of getting there? Well…
Christmas Day 2023
Reading Time: 3 minutesI hope before you read this, that you have had a nice glass of Bucks Fizz, ensured you have no coal to unwrap and maybe even managed some scrambled egg on salmon! I hope you have a great Christmas Day,…
Christmas Eve 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutesWelcome to the daily round up of bus services across Hampshire and Dorset. I hope you are having a Merry festive season and go on to have a great New Year and 2024. This is a quick round-up of bus…
A Roundup of Missed Bits
Reading Time: 4 minutesThere are quite a few little bits that I have missed over the weeks which might be of interest to you all. At the moment, I am of a quandary though. The renewal for the mail service that I use…
Christmas Services at First
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt has been a few days, and thanks to Clive and the FHDB Facebook group I have been aware that First Solent and Wessex have both released the details for their Christmas bus services in 2023. It does appear that…
Start of September Roundup
Reading Time: 3 minutesHello and welcome back to a late running post of things that have happened, things that are happening and many other things. I know it has been a while. The App formerly known as Twitter has now removed my access…
A Tale of Two 50s?
Reading Time: 8 minutesGood morning from a train racing through the Hampshire and Dorset countryside as I spend my Saturday heading down to Bournemouth to enjoy a number of open top buses. The weather is not expected to be bad, but it is…