August 2026 – Bluestar Changes

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe are not even at the end of the school year in some areas, but timetables are already starting to appear for the September return. That usually kicks off on 1st September for many. There are new services, extended services…

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Whiteley gets a Sunday service

Reading Time: 3 minutesQuite a few updates this time around as I catch up on summer service changes thanks to Tony, Southampton services thanks to Clive, Facebook and others, and hopefully a few new timetables! While I SSH into the Bus Open Data…

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Timetable Changes

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs we get closer to the children finishing another school year we are at the time where the open top buses are usually drying out from their rain-based top deck clean and seafronts are stocking up on Mr Whippy. While…

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Updates to Changes

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs you know, I am not in the inner circle of the bus bus companies and I am not at liberty to get any of their (or Hampshire County Council’s) press releases so I am heavily reliant on seeing stories…

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New Routes – Diverted Routes – Returning Routes

Reading Time: 4 minutesThere is a lot of talk of things involving routes this week and we are coving both buses and trains. Yes, I know, we talk about trains a little bit more than we used to! I think some of that…

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News Updates

Reading Time: 2 minutesA few updated have hit my weekly aggregator this morning that will bring good news, especially to some people using buses in Southampton. You may remember the outrage that was Hampshire County Council removing pre-0930 travel for Disabled National Concessionary…

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BSIP for Bluestar and May Changes

Reading Time: 5 minutesThere have been a few stories that have been appearing across the local press this week as well as from the bus operators themselves. Me, I have been busy on a few projects including getting a live service updates page…

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March Updates & Service Changes

Reading Time: 4 minutesLots to talk about in this update, where there are service changes that we have already talked about, some that we haven’t and a round up of some of the transport news around the area. PlusBus First a thank you…

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Upcoming Service Changes & more

Reading Time: 2 minutesSo things seem to be coming along nicely here and while I have been playing around with things in the back there have been a number of service changes slowly dropping. I am never sure what I should start with…

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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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