Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s an interesting comparison, for someone who has an interest in marketing strategy and product advertising, to see how the different bus operators promote something as important as Christmas bus schedules. We will probably take a quick aside before we…
Tag: portsmouth
First Solent changes – 14th November
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere are some changes coming up for First Solent users in the Portsmouth area this Remembrance Sunday. Both changes are for buses running out of Hilsea depot. I had waited, I was hoping to bring you more than “it’s changing,”…
Service Changes – 26 September
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are still a lot of service changes that are taking place due to the national shortage of bus drivers. It is definitely not our place to argue why, it is not this place to start speculating and laying accusations…
Service Changes at First – This Weekend
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe nationwide driver shortage is starting to crunch into the service resilience. I see every day, that bus services are cancelled either at the start of the day, or mid-shift when pingdemic passengers pick a pot of something… [Look –…
New School Term – New First Timetables
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the new school term approaching, First Bus has started to announce it’s service changes taking effect from 5th September. Portsmouth In the Portsea Island area, the combined service 1 and service 3 routes will increase to a 10 minute…
Changes at Stagecoach – New School Term
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the schools heading back to isolation in September, bus operators are starting to publish details of their new school services. This also means though that other timetables will change around them, and the current COVID rules mean that actually,…
Xelabus Contract Wins
Reading Time: 3 minutesOver the last week it was announced that Xelabus has been awarded a number of new contracts for the school season as well as taking on sub-contracts in other parts of the South. Firstly in the shorter term contracts; Xelabus…
New Summer Services for Southsea
Reading Time: 3 minutesSouthsea gets some new beach front buses for the 2021 Summer Season. Park & Ride it or try out the new operator in town!
Changes at First Solent – 16th May
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn line with most other First Group companies, First Solent is improving it’s services across Gosport, Fareham and Portsmouth ahead of the expected relaxation of pandemic restrictions on 17th May. In most cases it is weekend and evening services that…
Stagecoach Weekend Uplift – Easter Sunday
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn line with non-essential retail opening in April, Stagecoach has joined the list of uplifting their services. In Stagecoach South, most depots already have reasonably regular service across their high frequency routes, so it is not surprising to see that…