Bits and Pieces
Editor Uni Link. The U1 is now mainly operated by nine new Scania
Rodney Barnes, 13 Whimbrel Close, Southsea, Hants, PO4 8YP. Telephone 023 9273 1061 e mail
rodneybarnes20@hotmail.com OmniCity double-deckers and the nine single-deckers have
recently arrived as Scania OmniLinks. (2002-10, also with HF58
Agenda for annual general meeting of 6 February 2009 registrations) As a result, the original four Uni-link Omnidekkas
1. Apologies for absence are now up for sale - see
www.southdownpsv.co.uk under used
2. Minutes of the AGM held on 4 January 2008 (full minutes buses. Brief details are: 2004 SCANIA N94UD SLF EAST LANCS OMNIDEKKA 76 seats - choice of 4, £107,500 + VAT. It will be
appeared in newssheet 171. Salient points appear below) 3. Reports from officers interesting to see who buys them. For the moment, at least, 35
4. Report from newssheet editor (now 1035) is being retained. No information is yet available on
5. Closing of entries for annual photographic competition the displaced single deckers.
6. Election of officers. Current officers are Derek Jones
Chairman; Roger Watts Secretary; David Etheridge Published in the local free paper in Southampton on 28th
Treasurer November was this notice: SUMMERFIELD COACHES LIMITED Company No. 00919590
7. Confirmation of news editor Currently Rodney Barnes 8. Subscriptions for 2009. Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 98 of the Insolvency
9. Programme Act 1986 that a meeting of the creditors of the above named
10. Photographic competition results company will be held at The Southampton Park Hotel,
11. Any other business Cumberland Place, Southampton S015 2WY on 3rd.December 2008
12. Date of next annual general meeting to be held on 5 at 11.30am. The notice goes on to outline further details
February 2009. relevant to creditors and information on Liquidator's fees etc. Dated 10/11/2008 T Ralph, Director
Salient points of 2008 AGM David Hutchings believes that the company operated out of a
1. Question was raised if a formal substitute for the chairman was needed. It was felt meeting sorted themselves out. yard at Aldermoor, Southampton adjacent to the new Rose Road
2. discussion on club website Centre. He thinks at one time they ran a black Morris J2 mini-
3. even month publication of the newssheet in 2008 agreed bus. Any further information on the company and its vehicles to
4. there were 30 paying members the editor please.
5. £13 subscription agreed Telling Golden Miller. From 12 January this company pulled out of Portsmouth, a group of drivers arriving from London to return
6. Constitution altered so AGM is held in February all the coaches the previous night. The National Express workings
7. Committee to explore possibility of inviting former chairmen and members to meetings during 2009 as part of have transferred to Luckett’s, although the Hovertravel bus
the 40th birthday celebrations continues in its current format using Dart LK55KZZ. This bus now
has legal letterring for Southdown and has Stagecoach fleet
Quiz number 33156.
1. Felix Bus Services of Stanley are based in which county? Lucketts have taken over the National Express workings with a fleet of twelve Caetano Levante two axle Scanias numbered 4951-
2. There are now just nine English local authority bus 4962 registered FJ58 AHE-G/K/L AJY AKF/G/N AJX AHO/P. The
operators. Which is the smallest? 3. Which is the nearest to London? three white leased Plaxton Cheetah bodied Mercedes, 2904
4. Who built the Lberator body? KX08ONF C29F, 3304 KX08ONA and 3305 KX08ONB have been
5. Which former London based coach operator was renowned returned off lease.
for its perseverance with centre entrances until the 1980s?
6. In which country does Beulas build coaches? Wheelers has sold three LDVs BJ03FHZ WA03CRV and WA03CTK
7. In which town are buses operated to Moorclose, Northside Emsworth and District are using a former Stagecoach Dash bodied Dart 32511 J511GCD in CPPTD livery. They also have buses
and Seaton? 8. Who primarily operates the local services in Carlisle? in Southdown liveries. A contract appears to bring an Emsworth
9. What is the route number of the First bus to Port Solent? Bus into central Southsea about 1815.
10. Summerfield’s administration was reported last month. University of Portsmouth has been noted using a Vision coach
What happened to their Iveco D754ERV in 1991? when their own buses had been unavailable.
BLACK VELVET TRAVEL Ltd, Eastleigh service changes
On the Net 03 November 2008 8 Southampton - Totton - Marchwood - Hythe (Su). The Su
www.tfsh.org.uk This is a transport for south Hampshire web site which for some journeys revert to Solent Blue Line.
reason shows a shot of a First Great Western 125 train. This model 12 January 2009
doesn’t even run in north Hampshire, being some three miles away A. Eastleigh - West End - Hedge End - Botley (M-S daytime).
to the west of Newbury! However take a look at Bus Rapid Transit on Extended to Boorley Green, to replace First 25 Boorley Green -
the contents and see what is planned for the South East Hampshire Hedge End Superstores. No longer serves The Barleycorn, Hobb
Bus Rapid Transit. Lane and Tanhouse Lane; runs instead via St. Johns Road, Foord Lane and Heath House Lane. Also, no longer serves Holmesland
Lane in Botley. Remains hourly. See also 603.
Funding is being sought for BRT Phase 1 Gosport to Fareham from the Community Infrastructure Fund (a central Government funding B. Eastleigh - Southampton (M-S daytime). Withdrawn. Beep Bus
source). An announcement is expected from the Government in B continues; see also 500.
February 2009 advising whether the bid is to be supported. If C1. Eastleigh - Velmore - Chandler's Ford - Hiltingbury (M-S
successful in attracting funding, a requirement is that all money will evenings). No longer serves Peverells Wood Avenue.
need to be spent before March 2011. The plan is to use the former E8. Eastleigh - Shakespeare Road - Broadlands Avenue - Twyford Road - Eastleigh (M-S evenings). Taken over from First.
railway line to create a dedicated 6.2m wide bus only road from Fair Oak Flyer Fair Oak -Eastleigh (M-S daytime). New service
Redlands Lane Fareham to Titchborne Way or Military Road Gosport. This will not be a guided bus way, and it is not planned to use First’s every 15 minutes for most of the day with low floor buses on
125 trains either. Survey and clearance work is already being most journeys. Via Fair Oak Road then Sandy Lane and
undertaken. Note this is phase 1 and potential developments Winchester Road, returning direct along Fair Oak Road.
encompass south east Hampshire. 35. Ringwood - Poulner - Burley - Lyndhurst - Southampton (M-S
daytime) and 300. Ringwood - Poulner - Southampton (express) (M-S daytime).Black Velvet has decided to terminate the contract
Given the Government’s propensity to bring forward public spending prematurely "due to low passenger numbers"; Wilts & Dorset
on public transport during the current economic situation, this takes over 35 (with revised timetable) but 300 is not replaced.
project would appear to be extremely feasible. Services would run every five minutes mainly incorporating routes 82, 83, 85 and 86 and 500. Eastleigh - Southampton (M-S daytime). New route partly
the buses would be similar to “those used on the 41 Zip service” replacing route B; via Shakespeare Road, Passfield Avenue,
(currently Scania OmniCities). The exciting development would Chestnut Avenue, Parkway Station, Swaythling, Portswood, Royal
mean new buses in Gosport, whose most modern stock on the trunk South Hants Hospital, Above Bar and West Quay, with most
routes are almost ten year old SLF Darts. journeys extending to/from Southampton Central Stn.
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