Christmas Eve 2023

Reading Time: 2 minutesWelcome to the daily round up of bus services across Hampshire and Dorset. I hope you are having a Merry festive season and go on to have a great New Year and 2024. This is a quick round-up of bus…

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Christmas Services at First

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt has been a few days, and thanks to Clive and the FHDB Facebook group I have been aware that First Solent and Wessex have both released the details for their Christmas bus services in 2023. It does appear that…

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A Tale of Two 50s?

Reading Time: 8 minutesGood morning from a train racing through the Hampshire and Dorset countryside as I spend my Saturday heading down to Bournemouth to enjoy a number of open top buses. The weather is not expected to be bad, but it is…

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The New School Term at Transpora

Reading Time: 2 minutesSo with the school holidays now in full swing, and the countries families busily packing themselves into the local Butlin’s or Pontins (other holiday suppliers are available) the local bus operators are having a bit of a shuffle in advance…

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Roundup

Reading Time: 4 minutesThere are quite a few little bits that are floating about and are not necessarily big enough for their own post. This roundup covers Eastleigh, Portsmouth and Gosport. I had planned to annoy you all while you were wandering around…

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First (and Associated) Updates

Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are a few changes at First that have recently appeared in the Traffic Commissioners registration lists. We also have new news from the very south coast from next month. In Portsmouth, First Solent have a small number of changes…

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A General Roundup

Reading Time: 4 minutesThere are lots of little things that are going on at the moment. If things were delivered in nice neat little parcels then some of them could have been whole posts in their own right, but I am not convinced…

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Changes and Concerns at First Wessex

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs you know, I try really hard not to push much of an opinion when I am talking about service changes. Having started to see the timetable changes at First Wessex, and having seen some of the complaints of their…

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A bit of a late running roundup

Reading Time: 4 minutesPicture: entirely random, but Routemaster buses are still operating in Central London on tourist service A. This runs from Waterloo Station to Piccadilly Circus using three buses on an every 20 minute service. it is operated by Transpora Group’s Londoner…

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New Years Eve 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesWith the end of the year fast approaching; at least in some parts of the region there will be new bus services to get you home at a minute past midnight! While you are out at the local clubs and…

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