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…
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Stagecoach South Christmas Schedules
Reading Time: 6 minutes<insert a witty ditty here><bah humbug> Stagecoach South have released their Christmas timetables and there are no great shakes (as a wise man to me oft says) although I sometimes wonder whether the sheer size of the operation now should…
January 2026: Stagecoach Basingstoke Changes
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is not unusual for a bus company to make changes to services in January, simply because people come out of the seasonally lower frequencies and then they have a new timetable to come back to. Stagecoach South have decided…
New School Year – Stagecoach South
Reading Time: 4 minutesUpdated to include service 77 college day trips and the withdrawal of the 61. The new school year is coming, it almost feels like the old school year has just ended! We are less than 56 days to September though…
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…
Bus Times: New Years Eve 2024
Reading Time: 5 minutesSo as you can tell, the scheduling for the posts is going, okay. Well, I say okay but last nights came out two hours late as I… did a typo. We fast forward though to the last day of the…
Bus Times: 30th December 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutesI thought you would like a bit of peace and quiet from me the last few days. Mainly because the Saturday service was all Saturday timetables and Sunday….. well you get the jist. There is just a few more days…
Bus Times: Christmas Eve 2024
Reading Time: 5 minutesWelcome to your quick check round-up of services on Christmas Eve 2024. this year, I am publishing in the evening before because for a change I have managed to draft the pages in advance…. well this one anyway. Did you…
Stagecoach Christmas Timetables
Reading Time: 6 minutesif its not AI generated pictures that you enjoy, I asked Claude for a witty ditty: Through Chichester, Portsmouth, and old Hampshire’s bounds,Stagecoach South’s engines make their faithful rounds.While Santa soars high with his reindeer above,Our buses below spread their…
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…