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…
Category: Transport Policy
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…
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…
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…
Hampshire School Transport Changes Up for Review
Reading Time: 2 minutesampshire County Council is reviewing school transport policies, including the Spare Capacity Seats Scheme. Find out what this means for school bus users and SEND transport services.
Hythe Ferry For Sale: Passengers Left Behind While Corporate Owners Walk Away
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is the first in my experiment to better use automations and drafting with help from (it’s not actually) “AI”. Although I am not entirely happy with it, and I think I have found and corrected all the hallucinations, feel…
HCC Consultation: Gosport and Fareham
Reading Time: 9 minutesHampshire County Council have recently released a draft strategy and consultation for public transport across the Gosport and Fareham area. This public consultation is something of a long-term aspiration of the Council, covering some 70 different idea and spanning the…
A quick round-up
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s one of those quick round-ups again as I have been a little busy ( or negligent ) and not been able to post the timely updates you are used to. It’s okay, I just have this massive backlog that…
April 2025: Hampshire County Council funding changes
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs we have noted over the last 15 months, Hampshire County Council have consulted and then largely not taken much notice of residents views about the changes to bus service funding. From April 1st there are changes to a number…
Fare Changes 2025
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith the changes to the Bus Fare Cap taking effect on New Years Day, bus operators in the south have taken the opportunity to review their bus fares overall and make some changes to they way that they offer a…