tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post4749062054847788211..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: Collection of Bits (2)fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-7882942484157950952018-08-19T20:22:08.674+01:002018-08-19T20:22:08.674+01:00I was a bit amused to see the decaying remains of ...I was a bit amused to see the decaying remains of Andover magistrate court described as an industrial estate!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-48191165063288156442018-08-19T17:48:57.755+01:002018-08-19T17:48:57.755+01:00Further to Anonymous' interesting chronology, ...Further to Anonymous' interesting chronology, earlier years comprised:<br /><br />1930 - Wilts & Dorset route 12 Andover - Newbury introduced. Competitive with independent Lewis Horne who sold to W&D in 1932.<br /><br />By 1952 - Andover - Newbury route now numbered 80.<br /><br />1955 - Wilts & Dorset's Salisbury - Middle Wallop - Andover route 76 combined its Basingstoke - Andover route 102 and Andover - Newbury route 80 to form routes 76 (Salisbury - Andover - Basingstoke) and 80 (Salisbury - Andover - Newbury). Co-ordinated timetables gave an hourly headway between Salisbury and Andover with through buses continuing to Basingstoke and Newbury every two hours. Extra Andover - Newbury journeys gave an hourly service over that section for much of the day, including Sundays.<br /><br />1972 - Wilts & Dorset merged into Hants & Dorset, with which it had shared common management since 1964. Philip Wallishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682495052674360521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-9896576735955349152018-08-19T13:06:25.506+01:002018-08-19T13:06:25.506+01:00Andover to Newbury from my archives; trunk route o...Andover to Newbury from my archives; trunk route or rural route?<br />These are snap shots and not dates of changes.<br /><br />1968 – Hants and Dorset – They did not operate out of Andover.<br />1970 – Wilts and Dorset – 80, 2 hourly daily through to Salisbury with local extras mainly on Thursday and Saturday.<br />1988 – HampshireBus – 280/281/284, 2 hourly not Sunday or evenings (Hants County contract)<br />1994 – Stagecoach Hampshire bus – 60/61, hourly not Sunday or evenings as a through service to Winchester. Commercial service.<br />2000 – Stagecoach – 20, hourly via the villages, commercial and stand alone. (Andover to Winchester reduced to college services with extras, mainly express.)<br />2004 – Stagecoach – 20/X20 2 hourly mostly as X20 on the main road, part Hants contract.<br />2010 – Stagecoach – 7 as above with 1st round trip withdrawn.<br />2018 – Stagecoach – 7 now just 3 hourly, but combined with Burghclere to Newbury local service at the Newbury and villages end as 7A. (Burghclere to Newbury used to have its own local service.)<br /><br />The first time I saw the new 7/7A timetable, I was puzzled, but only for a few seconds. Only 7A customers wanting to travel from village to village are affected. Travelling from village to Newbury or Andover the route taken doesn’t matter, but only how long it takes.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-39723271855480464012018-08-19T13:02:39.724+01:002018-08-19T13:02:39.724+01:00The brand name 'Antonbus' was used for loc...The brand name 'Antonbus' was used for local bus services operated by Hants and Dorset in the Andover area from Sunday 4 November 1979 to Saturday 27 August 1983 inclusive. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-77343052890532062842018-08-19T12:59:43.686+01:002018-08-19T12:59:43.686+01:00Agreed, a delightful day at Imber, yesterday.
Cau...Agreed, a delightful day at Imber, yesterday.<br /><br />Caught the first Firstbus D1 from Salisbury to Codford to try and locate more of the villages WW1 history - The Camp railway that went around the village. Now have a better idea, very little to see today.<br /><br />Then a walk via Chitterne and the southern perimeter walk and to Imber. <br /><br />Many photographs were taken including a single decker Firstbus in Discovery livery!<br /><br />Finally a Salisbury Reds route 2 from Gore Cross to Salisbury.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-86591613916950677592018-08-19T12:00:52.467+01:002018-08-19T12:00:52.467+01:00The Link's origin is with joint Thames Valley/...The Link's origin is with joint Thames Valley/Wilts & Dorset route 122 between Newbury and Basingstoke via Kingsclere introduced on 16th May 1953 when it combined Thames Valley route 104 (Newbury - Kingsclere) with independent S. Huntley's Basingstoke - Kingsclere service which Wilts & Dorset had acquired. Frequency was hourly, including Sundays. The route was worked by a Thames Valley bus outstationed at Kingsclere (previous practice with route 104), supplemented by a Newbury-based bus, and a Wilts & Dorset bus from Basingstoke. As Basingstoke developed the weekday morning peak frequency became 30 minutes.<br />The 122 served the USAF base at Greenham Common and at one time had late departures (for the period) from Newbury to the USAF base up until 12.15am. Sometimes Military Police rode on these journeys to ensure order.Philip Wallishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682495052674360521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-22804235410411262932018-08-19T11:47:24.613+01:002018-08-19T11:47:24.613+01:00The Winter Sunday service on the 218 has been hour...The Winter Sunday service on the 218 has been hourly for donkeys years. Absolutely nothing new there.Mitch in Nottsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-49625137238714262018-08-19T10:52:29.696+01:002018-08-19T10:52:29.696+01:00Derbyshire's service change page for 2 Septemb...Derbyshire's service change page for 2 September includes this statement about 218: 'A revised timetable will be introduced.'Shieldsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197794322283545552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-2413388799683637862018-08-19T10:35:12.785+01:002018-08-19T10:35:12.785+01:00The Link - Basingstoke to Newbury
In 2004 it was ...The Link - Basingstoke to Newbury<br /><br />In 2004 it was service 32/32A. It was run with one bus from each end on an hourly service, not Sundays.<br /><br />When Stagecoach took it over completely from Basingstoke, Newbury lost its first departure and last arrival. They added the Basingstoke to Kingsclere short runs at that time to provide the 30 min service in the Basingstoke area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-77805951615778659812018-08-19T08:29:44.782+01:002018-08-19T08:29:44.782+01:00There appears to be confusion abut the Sunday time...There appears to be confusion abut the Sunday times on 218 from September 2nd. Travel South Yorkshire are indeed suggesting that the winter hourly service will start then but Derbyshire's September 2nd timetable is clearly saying that the winter times start in November. One of the sources has got it wrong!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-44260047887878900192018-08-19T08:23:46.256+01:002018-08-19T08:23:46.256+01:00Antonbus was a creation of NBC's Market Analys...Antonbus was a creation of NBC's Market Analysis Project, in an attempt to create local identities for its bus networks. Wintonline was another example for the Winchester city network.<br /><br />There were other spurious brand names used, but thankfully none lasted more than a year or so.Petras409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-48907921415978560742018-08-19T07:29:42.204+01:002018-08-19T07:29:42.204+01:00Antonbus was started by Hants and Dorset - Hampshi...Antonbus was started by Hants and Dorset - Hampshire Bus did not exist until April 1983.<br /><br />RC169RC169https://www.blogger.com/profile/03921368833118123055noreply@blogger.com