Reading Time: 2 minutesFirst Southampton have substantial service changes planned for Sunday 30th October. Now, these changes have been advised from a number of sources and there is no smoke without fire; but I have not seen “planned changes” announcements from Empress Road.…
Category: Service Updates
F1 and F2 reprieve
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Department for Transport announced a week ago that it was extending pandemic support for bus services in the UK. The COVID bus grants were due to end and this meant that many bus companies, alongside Hampshire County Council’s announcement…
Go South Coast changes in September
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs with every other bus operator, GoAhead are making their post-summer and schools changes to services from Sunday 4th September. Some of these changes, particularly any in Bournemouth might change at short notice if there is still settling down in…
First Autumn Timetable
Reading Time: 3 minutesUPDATED: It is now understood that First Solent are reviewing their decision to cancel the F1 and F2. This is reflected below and may be updated when we hear more. In line with the rest of the bus operators, First…
Stagecoach from September
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the Summer holidays rapidly closing in, the big operators are already announcing their autumn timetables with summery abandon. Stagecoach will be making it’s move from summer to autumn timetables on Sunday 04th September (albeit some schools restart on Thursday…
Southampton Mini Link in Eastleigh
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the long running saga between Xelabus and Hampshire County Council, I have held off from posting this. I hoped that Hampshire County Council took a change of heart, Xelabus realised that Bournemouth has given them enough inspiration to run…
Updates from Bournemouth
Reading Time: 3 minutesFollowing from the closure of the Yellow Buses network last week, things have been moving at some pace with regards to replacements and the dismantling of the Yellow Buses and Coaches operation. Some of the Bournemouth Corporation has been saved,…
Yellow Buses to Cease Trading
Reading Time: 3 minutesUpdated: Andrew Wickham (MD, morebus) confirmed that routes 18, 33 and 36 will also start running this weekend under contract to BCP Council. Updated: at around 4pm today (Thursday) Yellow Buses confirm the last buses in service will depart before…
Yellow Buses Reductions with 24 Hour Notice
Reading Time: 2 minutesFollowing from the quick moving saga with Yellow Buses; the company has announce that as from tomorrow, there will be a substantial service reduction. These are going to be very much outside the normal service registration process as they are…
Yellow Buses Enter Administration!
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s something that I was almost not surprised about, but at the same time hoped would never happen. Many people have contacted me on Facebook and Twitter to tell me that the Directors at Yellow Buses have announced they are…