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…
Category: Southern Vectis
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…
Friday 2nd January 2026
Reading Time: 4 minutesFor one last time this festive season, as some of you are awaiting the snow to fall and others praying that it doesn’t, we look at the seasonal changes for bus services for Friday 2nd January 2026. From tomorrow normal…
Boxing Day Buses
Reading Time: 3 minutesHow is the food coma? Are you stilling yesterday’s centrepiece into tonight’s curry? We had a lovely and largely quiet day, or rather a quiet afternoon after a pair of hyper-excited children spent the morning among tonnes of discarded wrapping…
Christmas Day Buses
Reading Time: 3 minutesI am currently sat at the computer, having had a few Northern Monk beers from Lidl, wishing you a very Merry Christmas, a Hanukkah Sameach or however you celebrate this time. I have the gammon and turkey, I have the…
Christmas Eve Schedules
Reading Time: 3 minutesHave you got your gammon yet? Is it slow cooked in Cola and full of warming sweet brown sugar? This is your LAST CHANCE WARNING that the shops are closing for 36 hours. Go grab the last of the satsuma,…
Christmas Schedules: Monday 22nd & Tuesday 23rd December
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you are out and about chasing the best Christmas Turkey of the year – there are reduced bus services across most of the region in the run up to Christmas. Remember, remember though, it is still a weekday in…
Southern Vectis Christmas schedules
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlong chalk-white roads where sea winds roam,The green bus links each village home,From Brighstone trees to Cowes quay lights,Old friends swap news on winter nights. Through Ryde and Shanklin, rain or snow,Familiar drivers wave hello,Each stop a knot in ties…
May 2025: Summer Uplift at Southern Vectis
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith thanks to Clive for reminding me that I saw it, Southern Vectis are pushing out their summer uplift on Saturday 24th & Sunday May 25th alongside most of the other operators in the area. Regular perveyors of the Isle…
Bus Times: New Years Day 2025
Reading Time: 4 minutesNew Years Day has traditionally been a day where heritage bus owners take to the streets in parts of our area for a range of events. Today is no different except the fact that the Met Office has issued a…