Monday 8 April 2019

News round-up

Yesterday, Sunday 7th April saw new timetables on many routes on the following operators:


  • Bluestar - including the extension of the the 3 beyond Boorley Green to Eastleigh and cuts to Hampshire subsidised routes H1/H2, T3/T4, 35 and 36.
  • Southern Vectis - with details of seasonal summer services.
  • First Wessex - with a great new timetable book
  • Yellow Buses - including extensions to New Milton and Wimborne, plus new route 19 to Tower Park on Saturdays.


Other changes that have occurred recently:




Easter services are generally a Sunday service on Good Friday and Easter Monday with normal services at other times. The exceptions:

  • Bluestar: Saturday service on Good Friday on all routes except for the 6, which will have a Sunday service.
  • More: Saturday service on most routes on Good Friday. Sunday service on X1 and X8. No service on 7a, 7b, 7c, 10, 20, 24, 32, 38, 112, 152, U3, X2, Route One, Poole ASDA bus and Ringo
  • Salisbury Reds: Saturday service on Good Friday on routes PR3, PR7, R8, PR9, PR11 & PR15. Special timetable on R1. No service on R3, R7 or R11 on Good Friday or Easter Monday. Sunday service on all other routes.
  • Southern Vectis: Sunday service on Good Friday but usual Friday nightbuses will run on routes 1, 3, 5 and 9.


Looking ahead, Xelabus have some minor changes from 6th May on routes X4, X6/X7, X9 and X10.


See all upcoming changes across the region at-a-glance here.