601. Hamble (Square) - Netley - Bursledon - Mansbridge - Barton Council, we will let you know here!” There are a few timing
Peveril College (Sch). Extended to Eastleigh (Bus Station). adjustments to a couple of routes
603. Horton Heath - Boorley Green - West End - Mansbridge -
Barton Peveril College (Sch). Extended to Eastleigh (Bus Station), First Hampshire and Dorset 11 January 2009
and no longer starts/finishes at Horton Heath. Replacing those First is revising timetables on Southampton routes 4, 5, 8/8A
journeys on A that extended to/from Curdridge. and 16/16A/16X. [The times were added to the "forthcoming
611. Woolston (Bridge Approach) - Hedge End - Barton Peveril timetables" section of First's website only a few days before College. (Sch). Extended back to start/finish at Southampton the changes and there is nothing in the news section about
(Above Bar); no longer serves St Johns Road in Hedge End but goes them.] The only changes of any significance which Keith has
via Bursledon Road, Heath House Lane, St Helens Road, spotted are:
Freegrounds Road, Hobb Lane and Lower Northam Lane to the 4 Southampton - General Hospital - Totton. Journey time is
village centre where it regains its original line of route. increased on most journeys.
5 Southampton - General Hospital - Lordshill North. The St
FIRST HAMPSHIRE & DORSET Ltd Annes School - Lordshill Centre Schooldays journey, formerly 03 November 2008 25. Boorley Green - Hedge End Superstores - shown as a 5, is now numbered 615.
[Southampton] (M-S). The journeys to/from Southampton
withdrawn (06:27 ex Boorley Green and 16:30 ex Southampton One of the new Enviro300s for the 16 Hamble – Southampton
both M-F). route was at Portswood, apparently on delivery, on 30
11 January 2009 First is revising timetables on Southampton January, Route 6 branded Dart 41641 crashed into a bus
routes 4, 5, 8/8A and 16/16A/16X. [The times were added to the shelter in mid January, in Northern Parade, Portsmouth on its
"forthcoming timetables" section of First's website only a few days was back to Hilsea Depot before the changes and there is nothing in the news section about
them.] The only changes of any significance which Keith has Portsmouth’s hold on the F.A. Cup ended on 25 January when
spotted are: Swansea City won at Fratton Park. There were 24 coaches
4 Southampton - General Hospital - Totton. Journey time is from the Welsh city at the match, nineteen of them being part
increased on most journeys. of the Veolia Cymru fleet. The chassis types of the 19 were
5 Southampton - General Hospital - Lordshill North. The St Annes Bova, DAF, Irisrider, MAN, Mercedes, Neoplan, Scania and
School - Lordshill Centre Schooldays journey, formerly shown as a Volvo. Must be a problem for a company acquiring such a 5, is now numbered 615. range of vehicles! First coach 20411 was also in attendance.
12 January 2009
E8. Eastleigh - Shakespeare Road - Broadlands Avenue - Twyford East Hampshire District Council is planning to expand rural
Road - Eastleigh (M-S Evenings). Taken over by Black Velvet. services. Their ideas include buses serving Horndean,
25 Boorley Green - Hedge End Superstores (M-S). Withdrawn; Rowlands Castle and Clanfield, probably linking with
replaced by revisions to Black Velvet A. Petersfield. They will be put out to tender shortly with
A. Eastleigh - Hedge End (M-S evenings). Rerouted in Eastleigh via planned operation by the end of 2009. A335 Southampton Road, Chestnut Avenue, Passfield Avenue, Leigh
Road, Romsey Road, Station Hill, Leigh Road, Upper Market Street Apologies to Alan Lambert in last times’ thanks. Alan Edwards
and into Eastleigh Bus Station. was a work colleague of 20 years ago! I manually changed the
NATIONAL EXPRESS Ltd See Wilts & Dorset. name in the printed edition but was unable to do so in the on
SOLENT BLUE LINE Ltd line version
03 November 2008
8. Southampton - Totton - Marchwood - Hythe (M-S daytime). Su Thanks this time to Tom Dethridge, David Etheridge,
service taken over from Black Velvet Travel with two new evening David Hutchings, Keith Lloyd, Robert Smith, Barry Turberfield, Southampton - Marchwood round trips added. Andy Warton, Adrian Willats and Roger Watts.
9. Southampton - Hythe - Fawley - [Calshot] (D). The last four M-S
evening journeys are rerouted via Marchwood. The next news sheet is due for publication on 3rd April 2009.
Nightstar 18. Southampton - Thornhill (early hours of S). Extended Please submit any material by 27 March.
via Wildern Lane, Village Centre and Heath House Lane to Hedge
End (Maypole Roundabout). 12. Southampton - Totton - Calmore Estate (D). The Su evening
service is revised: reduced to 2-hourly and the extensions to
Leisure World and Ocean Village are withdrawn.
WILTS & DORSET BUS COMPANY Ltd
12 January 2009 Below: Telling Golden Miller left Portsmouth on 12
th
35. Ringwood - Poulner - Burley - Lyndhurst - Southampton (M-S January. The empty depot is seen later that morning.
daytime). New Hampshire CC tender replacing Black Velvet. Rodney Barnes.
Revised timetable has two through journeys each way and two Ringwood - Lyndhurst shorts. One short each way connects with
56/56A at Lyndhurst to/from Southampton and the timetable on
the Hampshire CC website shows the other shorts connecting with
National Express at Ringwood to/from Southampton.

Blue Line has now added to its website news of changes from
February 22 "Solent Shuttle" Southampton - Portsmouth. To be withdrawn (or
will it - this is, Keith Lloyd thinks, at least the third time that the
end of this route has been announced, only to be saved at the last
minute).
2 Southampton - Eastleigh - Bishopstoke - Fair Oak (D). The present
M-S daytime frequency of 15 minutes throughout is to be replaced
by a 20 minute frequency between Southampton and Eastleigh and an improved 10 minute frequency between Eastleigh and Fair Oak.
This is claimed to be to "create a more reliable service and offer
the right amount of buses compared to levels of usage (sic)". Are
we expected to believe that it has nothing to do with Black
Velvet's new Fair Oak Flyer??
Baby Bluestar C will become completely funded by Hampshire
County Council. Unfortunately, the new route and timetable on this service are not yet finalised, but as soon as we hear from the
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