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Changes Cancelled at Xelabus

26 December 202020 January 2021 HantsBusExpired, Service Updates

Reading Time: 2 minutesFollowing the recent Government announcement, I am not surprised to see that Xelabus have decided that now is not the time to restore their service. This means that they will be running a reduced service across parts of their network…

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Christmas Day Buses

24 December 202020 January 2021 HantsBusExpired, Seasonal Services
A Christmas header wallpaper

Reading Time: 2 minutesIf Santa did not bring you a brand new teleporter today, then you might need a bus for the last day of Tier 2. Please remember – the Government are advising you to have as little contact as you can…

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Christmas at GoAhead

1 December 202020 January 2021 HantsBusExpired, Seasonal Services
A Bluestar bus in Southampton

Reading Time: 4 minutesI know… I could find something witty to write about Christmas, something like Santa is not delivering presents this year as he is shielding. Instead it is just your bog-standard Christmas bus update. As usual, every one of the big…

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Christmas Services at First Hampshire & Dorset

27 November 202020 January 2021 HantsBusExpired, Seasonal Services

Reading Time: 3 minutesI know… it’s too early to put up the Christmas tree, the decorations are still in the loft and the children have yet to realise that in exactly one months time it will already be over. Yes – it is…

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Transforming Cities in Southampton

12 November 202013 November 2020 HantsBusTransport Policy
A view of Southampton Central Station and it's surrounds

Reading Time: 5 minutesSouthampton City Council have £57million to spend transforming it’s city – this is where the cash will be splashed on buses.

Changes This Weekend

7 November 202020 January 2021 HantsBusExpired, Service Updates

Reading Time: 4 minutesWe were almost promised no significant changes to bus services over this shorter second Lockdown darcy the pandemic. there are some changes announced this weekend though which are partly planned and partly due to an unplanned shortage of drivers. To…

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The Big Change – Lockdown 2

1 November 20207 November 2020 HantsBusService Updates1 Comment on The Big Change – Lockdown 2
morebus vehicles in BU and Breezer livery

Reading Time: 2 minutesNow, I had not planned to be watching the news yesterday. I had planned a trip to see family along the Solent with the family, after changes to schedules caused by the pandemic. I had planned to post some photos…

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Minor Changes in Southampton this Sunday

29 October 202020 January 2021 HantsBusExpired, Service Updates

Reading Time: 2 minutesSo in a moment of good news for users of the CityRed 9 service in Southampton, First Southampton are revising the timetables for both the 9, and the Sunday morning service on CityRed 3. These changes take effect from 01…

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It’s Half Term!

26 October 202020 January 2021 HantsBusExpired, Service Updates
A Bluestar bus in Southampton

Reading Time: 2 minutesThankfully, for most people in the Solent area, half-term has not meant lockdown and that means that bus services are running to their normal School Holiday timetables. This means that dedicated school buses will not run on their closed contracts.…

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Service Reductions in Southampton

15 October 202020 January 2021 HantsBusExpired, Service Updates

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is going to be a long sore point for a small number of First Southampton’s bus users. Monday see’s another change to a small number of bus services in the city, but for the users of service 9 across…

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