I've previously reported on the service changes taking place from this Bank Holiday weekend, so I won't bore you with those again and instead you can click here to read about those. Following these though, a couple of readers have sent in photos related to these which I share below. We start by hovering, before … Continue reading Readers’ Stagecoach Pics
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April/May 2024 Service Changes & Forthcoming Events
Over the next month there are a number of service changes taking place across our area, which as a pleasant change are all positive improvements rather than cuts. That said, the outcome of the Hampshire County Council consultation about their planned axe wielding session (which closed at the end of March) may well see the … Continue reading April/May 2024 Service Changes & Forthcoming Events
Alton outstation closes as Alton Bus Rally & Running Day returns
Today has seen two news items relating to the Hampshire market town of Alton. While two days a week sees Cresta Coaches operate shopper bus routes 206/208 to nearby villages, Stagecoach South is very much the dominant operator. The town used to have its own bus depot, but these days services are now operated by … Continue reading Alton outstation closes as Alton Bus Rally & Running Day returns
Hampshire Budget Cut Consultation
Hampshire County Council (HCC) have launched a 'Future Services' consultation on the future of public services in order to reduce money, including public transport, to meet a £132 million budget shortfall by April 2025. The consultation is open now and runs until Sunday 31st March. There are several types of council-funded public transport services in … Continue reading Hampshire Budget Cut Consultation
2024 – the year of the inconsistent timetable?
There are a number of revised timetables being introduced in the New Year that will require passengers to pay particular attention to their new times, be it due to uneven headways on consecutive journeys, or Saturday timetables having different clockface departures to the weekday timetable. Hopefully this sort of thing won't catch on... Fleet wise, … Continue reading 2024 – the year of the inconsistent timetable?
Amendments to amendments and other bits and bobs
A bit of a round-up post of changes taking place over this coming weekend and next month, as well as a few other bits and bobs. First, the service changes... Some of these service changes are amendments to services that were only recently amended. Tomorrow (27th October) is the final day of operation of Stagecoach's … Continue reading Amendments to amendments and other bits and bobs
Less rides in Rydes Hill
Over recent years, the number '9' has become associated locally with more limited Stagecoach South services set up to replace previously more frequent route withdrawals. Examples include: Alton’s town circular 9 (a very limited service running for just 2.5 hours per weekday replacing the 65’s hourly diversion through residential Alton and previously served by town … Continue reading Less rides in Rydes Hill
Late August & Early September 2023 Service Changes
The next week or so will see a whole host of changes to bus services across our area, partly as a result of Surrey County Council tendering which sees Diamond South East lose much of their local stage carriage network, as partly as a result of commercial decisions by operators. The details of these are … Continue reading Late August & Early September 2023 Service Changes
2023 Surrey Tender Results
This year's Surrey County Council tender results are set to see a dramatic decrease in the stage carriage operations of Rotala PLC division Diamond South East, with local independents Carlone Limited, Falcon and White Bus being the beneficiaries. Outside of the north west Surrey area, both Go-Ahead Group and Stagecoach South have retained all bar … Continue reading 2023 Surrey Tender Results
July 2023 Service Changes
Below are the service changes taking place this month. There are a lot more changes planned for August and September, with a further post to follow when full details of these are announced and revealed in full, however in the meantime the Service Changes page is being kept up to date as individual bits continue … Continue reading July 2023 Service Changes