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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March Updates & Service Changes
Reading Time: 4 minutesLots to talk about in this update, where there are service changes that we have already talked about, some that we haven’t and a round up of some of the transport news around the area. PlusBus First a thank you…
Boxing Day Buses
Reading Time: 3 minutesHow is the food coma? Are you stilling yesterday’s centrepiece into tonight’s curry? We had a lovely and largely quiet day, or rather a quiet afternoon after a pair of hyper-excited children spent the morning among tonnes of discarded wrapping…
First Solent Christmas schedules
Reading Time: 6 minutesAfter a few days break we are back to the Christmas schedules and thanks to the heads up from Tony, and the prompt email from First Bus, the seasonal schedule changes are upon us. It is not a change that…
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…
Eclipse Diverting off the BRT
Reading Time: 2 minutesFollowing an increase in bored teenagers, First Solent have taken the decision to remove all Eclipse services on routes E1 and E2 from the Fareham to Gosport busway. This will apply 24 hours a day until at least Monday 8th…
New School Year – First Solent
Reading Time: 3 minutesUpdates: A really badly edited map and details for the new F1 and F2 routes. 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…
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…
First Solent – Strike Suspended
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNow last week, there were press reports that First Solent had imposed a pay award on bus drivers based at Hoeford bus depot after failing to make any significant progress in talks. In the last 24 hours though, it appears…
February Strike Timetables at First Solent
Reading Time: 4 minutesNow that everyone has started buying their First Week bus tickets, First Solent have finally released the timetables that they are planning to operate during the upcoming industrial action. Bus drivers based at the First Solent depot in Hoeford have…