Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Government recently announced in the autumn budget that the £2 bus fare cap, which is expiring on 31st December, will be replaced with a £3 bus fare cap for 2025. A total of £151 million is being committed to…
Category: First Wessex
Changes in Bournemouth and Weymouth
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere have been a number of updates ongoing while I had to take a short break. Thank you to the many of you that have been sending me information over the last few weeks and I have been reading them,…
Bits and Pieces
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe featured image at the top of the post was something that I forwarded on Twitter and Facebook recently, which may indicate that I have been out of the country. It’s green though, and I will talk green very shortly.…
First Changes in May
Reading Time: 6 minutesI was waiting for more information to bring you – details, I was waiting to bring you details – but these are not yet confirmed and with of the usual sources not confident of the information that they have; let’s…
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 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…
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…