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…
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Stagecoach Changes in September
Reading Time: 4 minutesI was – over the course of a week – writing this nice short piece of the things that had happened over the last few weeks. It has been a long few weeks and I thought this would be a…
A Stagecoach Middle of the Month Roundup
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt time for one of those collect all my thoughts on one page roundup sort of posts. I have also not been able to get out and about as much as I would have liked; planned trips to Bournemouth and…
Upcoming Service Changes
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are a number of service updates that have recently appeared on dispatches and are scattered around the region and companies. So it’s time for one of those cheating posts rounding them all-up in one hit. Xelabus Alongside their regular…
Stagecoach Changes in May
Reading Time: 2 minutesStagecoach have a number of changes coming up in May which are in part funded by the Bus Service Improvement Partnership. At the moment, you can follow up on all of the changes that I am aware of in May…
Hampshire flogs Money at Some Buses, while Consulting to Cut Others!
Reading Time: 5 minutesYou may remember that I posted not so long ago about the Hampshire County Council plan to consult on the future of bus services, while I assumed that the long term plan was to do away with council supported bus…
Wednesday 27th to Friday 29th December
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe are at that lull in the proceedings where the full on British Christmas is just about getting over the hangover, and the hardcore Christmas animals are working up to the big party on Sunday night. As someone largely working…
Christmas Eve 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutesWelcome to the daily round up of bus services across Hampshire and Dorset. I hope you are having a Merry festive season and go on to have a great New Year and 2024. This is a quick round-up of bus…
A Roundup of Missed Bits
Reading Time: 4 minutesThere are quite a few little bits that I have missed over the weeks which might be of interest to you all. At the moment, I am of a quandary though. The renewal for the mail service that I use…
Christmas Services at Stagecoach
Reading Time: 3 minutesFirstly; I am sorry to have disappeared on you all! There has been a lot going on, I have not been in the greatest of health, but things are on the mend with the help of some soft core (legal)…