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…

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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…

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April 2025: Stagecoach Portsmouth timetables

Reading Time: 6 minutesLast week I posted about the changes to the Stagecoach South “Havant and Greater Portsmouth” timetable changes on 6th April, that are bringing in a raft of split and new services to Havant and the City of Portsmouth. There were…

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April 2025: Stagecoach Portsmouth service changes

Reading Time: 4 minutesStagecoach South have announced that there are upcoming changes in the Portsmouth and Havant area for many of it’s services on 6th April 2025. Some of these changes are in partnership with Portsmouth City Council and funded by the Bus…

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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…

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February 2025: First Solent Bus Service Changes

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhile in the midst of their industrial dispute, First Solent have announced that they are making some timetable changes to services mostly across Fareham and Gosport. These changes are due to take effect on Sunday 23rd February although with the…

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Updates in First Solent Dispute

Reading Time: 3 minutesFirstly, extra services planned this weekend in the strike timetable planned by First Solent. I am not sure whether they have parachuted in drivers from other depots, Hilsea drivers are being offered a really big golden carrot, or whether Unite…

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Industrial Action at First Solent – This Weekend

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen you hear the news that industrial action has been called, you wait for the inevitable scurry of complaints from customers while a company is busy organising it’s operations. I kept hearing, and seeing, that First Solent had it’s next…

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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…

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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…

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