Reading Time: 4 minutesThis article was updated on 15 March, after Yellow Buses released timetables and details (view here)Some assumptions made on the basis of the bus service registration were incorrect and we apologise on behalf of the crystal ball. Timetable variations for…
Category: Service Updates
Weymouth Holiday Parks 2022
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs you might know if you head to Weymouth, First Wessex has a long standing arrangement to run buses to a number of the holiday parks each season. They can be quite busy, certainly when we have been at the…
We’re All Going on a 13a Hunt
Reading Time: 4 minutesGood morning from Southampton, where I am currently on the hunt for a little red or white bus. Yes, I am heading out to see how recently new Southampton Mini Link service 13a is getting on now that it also…
Stagecoach Fares Increase
Reading Time: 4 minutesStagecoach announced this week that fares are increasing on some of it’s ticket range from Tuesday 1st March, as well as launching a new range of Flexi-Day tickets that should suit partial work from home commuters and more. The reasoning…
Bluestar Increases Next Weekend
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBluestar are hot on the heels of their service increases to their cross-city services and have more bus running from 27th February. You will know from last week that there were increases to the 17 (to a pre-COVID frequency) and…
A Weekend of Updates
Reading Time: 3 minutesI had hoped to be able to bring you various bits of news on a week of travels last week. Indeed I did go to Southampton and Reading, with the former telling you about changes to car parks, bus hubs…
Quickest Cancellation in History?
Reading Time: 3 minutesUPDATED Saturday 5th February: Simon Gard, Operations Manager of Southampton Mini Link advises on Facebook that the Marwell (Not Zoo) service has been withdrawn because a competing operator has now registered to run the service on a commercial rather than…
Bluestar to Add Back Buses
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis coming weekend, Bluestar are adding buses back into it’s cross-ciry services and bringing them back towards their pre-pandemic levels. This service increase is being attributed to increasing staffing levels. Bluestar 17 between Adanac Park – General Hospital – City…
New Operator for Marwell
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is one of those services that has been run on and off for many years, but has never seemed to make enough money for an operator to be running it for long. As we emerge from the dark and…
Ding! Ding! Tickets Please!
Reading Time: 4 minutesNot a service update that will bring delight to you. A number of operators have announced changes to their ticket arrangements and prices that are taking affect soon. This means that you might find your ticket is no longer available,…