Reading Time: 5 minutesFrom Bournemouth’s shores to Poole’s bright bay, Morebus drives the festive way, Through Ringwood, Wimborne, day by day, While Santa checks his Christmas sleigh! Bluestar glides through Southampton’s light, To Eastleigh, Romsey in the night, While Damory’s routes through Blandford…
Category: Bluestar
Alternatives to the Bus Fare Cap
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…
Christmas Ticket Offers
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWith the run up to the festive season beginning, bus operators are going to be looking to get bums on seats and revenue in boxes. So here is what should en up being a quick summary of the bus ticket…
Round Up
Reading Time: 4 minutesSo I was hoping to have a few more details for you about the outcome of the Hampshire County Council Cabinet meeting a few weeks back. The outcome of the meeting resolving about public transport financing was itself delayed by…
Gosport Bus Station is OPEN (and more)
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy the time you read this, because frankly I am doing it after the event, Gosport Bus Station is officially open and buses are now crossing the High Street and doing the new circular loop of Gosport Town Centre. I…
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.…
Bluestar changes in September
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith the new school term due to start on Monday 2nd September, bus companies are (or should be) ensuring that their 56 day registrations are in for the new school year. Now this is one that did not appear in…
It’s All A Bit of a Ramble
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs we head to the warmer part of the summer (unless last week was the summer) Go South Coast have lodged some leisurely summer Sunday services to help you into the countryside. These services are being supported by Three Rivers…
Changes at Bluestar in April
Reading Time: 6 minutesIt’s been a while (September in fact) since Go South Coast decided to tinker with the timetables within Southampton. With the summer coming up though it appears that Bluestar has enough drivers and vehicles to start a bit of a…