tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598231524606257637.post9019089763197498698..comments2023-09-22T10:39:48.785+01:00Comments on Southampton Bus Update: Buses on 27th, 28th & 29th December 2017SotonBushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300971557135804834noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598231524606257637.post-47940174481112395912017-12-28T07:51:59.302+00:002017-12-28T07:51:59.302+00:00According to Buses magazine First are concentratin...According to Buses magazine First are concentrating investment such as new bus supply in areas where local authorities are making active efforts to reduce congestion and increase bus priority. Argument being that increased costs of maintaining frequencies whilst stretching timetables is the biggest thing affecting profits.<br /><br />Ironically in Southampton First's ever decreasing network is now proportionally more focussed on the road out of Woolston, probably the biggest congestion hotspot in the city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598231524606257637.post-26688697956582715162017-12-28T07:15:49.115+00:002017-12-28T07:15:49.115+00:00I can think of several roads in Southampton which ...I can think of several roads in Southampton which once had bus lanes, but no longer have them even though buses still go that way, and the Chessel area had its bus service removed so that bus lane became redundant. So much for encouraging people to use public transport in order to do their bit for 'saving the planet'!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598231524606257637.post-23006033525470904372017-12-28T01:07:18.149+00:002017-12-28T01:07:18.149+00:00Riding on the 17 on boxing Day, I was amazed at ho...Riding on the 17 on boxing Day, I was amazed at how many first 3 customers had no idea that they stopped early that night. Bluestar made an absolute killing by staying out there and made lots of new friends and customers. So interesting how first think that they make more money by having their vehicles sat in the depot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598231524606257637.post-8086752760418956482017-12-27T23:18:02.935+00:002017-12-27T23:18:02.935+00:00They do on some routes in the morning but not all,...They do on some routes in the morning but not all, and they don't in the afternoon. Compare the weekday and Saturday running times on almost any main route and you will see the issue. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598231524606257637.post-62569375169789487852017-12-27T21:06:18.351+00:002017-12-27T21:06:18.351+00:00Operators like Bluestar do change their timetables...Operators like Bluestar do change their timetables for school holidays,to accommodate for the fact there will be less traffic anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598231524606257637.post-76915902821041255812017-12-27T21:04:07.946+00:002017-12-27T21:04:07.946+00:00Better idea still would be for councils to get the...Better idea still would be for councils to get their acts together and give buses priority so they were faster in the peaks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598231524606257637.post-64671724114602523032017-12-27T10:20:07.886+00:002017-12-27T10:20:07.886+00:00Part of the reason for the Saturday service is tim...Part of the reason for the Saturday service is timings. Many services these days have huge amounts of extra peak running time for weekday rush hour traffic. Between Christmas and New Year that traffic simply isn't there, making the weekday timetable impractical. Buses would have to be crawling around at walking pace or waiting time for 5 or 10 minutes at a time! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598231524606257637.post-76960631462860281662017-12-26T23:52:44.543+00:002017-12-26T23:52:44.543+00:00Drives me up the wall as well .If I had my way the...Drives me up the wall as well .If I had my way they would all have to operate a normal Wednesday service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598231524606257637.post-58546759272492460332017-12-26T23:10:26.787+00:002017-12-26T23:10:26.787+00:00Chaos again and on the trains in the Southampton ...Chaos again and on the trains in the Southampton area.Glad when everything is back to normal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com