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Fares Up! – Solent Edition

20 November 202220 November 2022 HantsBusFirst Hampshire & Dorset, First Solent
A First Solent Eclipse bus in Gosport

Reading Time: 3 minutesFirst Solent increase bus fares. in December.

Upcoming Changes at First Solent

5 November 20228 November 2022 HantsBusFirst Hampshire & Dorset, First Solent, Service Updates8 Comments on Upcoming Changes at First Solent
A First Solent bus in Southsea

Reading Time: 3 minutesUpdated 05 November to add timetable information. Updated 08 November as First Solent now have PDF timetables live. Also to note: Additional X5 0740 Warsash to Gosport (for Bay House School) from 04 December. I seem to remember that there…

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Changes at First Solent

13 September 202230 October 2022 HantsBusExpired, First Hampshire & Dorset, First Solent6 Comments on Changes at First Solent
A First Solent bus in Commercial Road, Portsmouth

Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the 56 day registration period now firmly back in the seat, we are starting to see changes far ahead of what they have been during the pandemic. With that in mind, First Solent have already started to lodge service…

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First Autumn Timetable

23 August 202227 November 2022 HantsBusCity Reds, Expired, First Hampshire & Dorset, First Solent, First Wessex4 Comments on First Autumn Timetable
A First Solent bus in Commercial Road, Portsmouth

Reading Time: 3 minutesUPDATED: It is now understood that First Solent are reviewing their decision to cancel the F1 and F2. This is reflected below and may be updated when we hear more. In line with the rest of the bus operators, First…

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Stagecoach from September

17 August 202217 August 2022 HantsBusStagecoach South
A Stagecoach Bus in Winchester

Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the Summer holidays rapidly closing in, the big operators are already announcing their autumn timetables with summery abandon. Stagecoach will be making it’s move from summer to autumn timetables on Sunday 04th September (albeit some schools restart on Thursday…

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Open Toppers and Hospital Specials – Changes in July

8 July 202227 November 2022 HantsBusExpired, First Hampshire & Dorset, First Solent, xelabus, Yellow Buses
A First Solent Park and Ride bus in Portsmouth

Reading Time: 4 minutesWith the summer coming up, I was surprised to see something that we have previously talked about on this blog becoming a reality. There are also changes in Bournemouth for the Hospital Express and more. Open Top in Southsea When…

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First’s Arrival in Fareham

29 March 202227 November 2022 HantsBusExpired, First Hampshire & Dorset, First Solent, Transport Policy

Reading Time: 2 minutesArrival – planned to arrive at a First Bus near you!

National Express & Stagecoach OFF?

9 March 20229 March 2022 HantsBusStagecoach South
A Stagecoach bus in Winchester

Reading Time: 2 minutesBeing reported in multiple UK national newspapers at the moment, the National Express and Stagecoach merger might no longer be in the works. We were reporting about this not too long ago as the £1.9bn merger prompted an investigation by…

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Stagecoach Fares Increase

25 February 202225 February 2022 HantsBusStagecoach South
A Stagecoach in Portsmouth bus

Reading Time: 4 minutesStagecoach announced this week that fares are increasing on some of it’s ticket range from Tuesday 1st March, as well as launching a new range of Flexi-Day tickets that should suit partial work from home commuters and more. The reasoning…

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Ding! Ding! Tickets Please!

27 January 202227 November 2022 HantsBusBluestar, Expired, First Solent

Reading Time: 4 minutesNot a service update that will bring delight to you. A number of operators have announced changes to their ticket arrangements and prices that are taking affect soon. This means that you might find your ticket is no longer available,…

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