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route in late 2015. ADL Enviro200 MMCs were bought for the Eclipse busway in 2016 to replace the Wright Eclipse 2s which were displaced and sent to Manchester. Enviro200 MMCs were purchased again in 2020 with start-stop technology for "The Star" routes to replace the older Wright StreetLite MAXs which had been running on the route before. These buses were transferred over to the Southampton division to replace the Wright Eclipse buses that were branded for route 3.
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The routes in Fareham can cover from Sarisbury and Wickham to Portchester and Gosport. The majority of the routes in Fareham and Gosport either end or stop via Fareham. The routes in Portsmouth have destinations in Southsea, Eastney and Hilsea with some going into Waterloovile and Southampton. Their fleet ranges from ADL Enviro200 MMCs and Wright StreetLites to Wright Eclipse Geminis and Optare Solos.
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corridor. There are two routes under this brand: Route 7 runs along London road (A2407) from Portsmouth university via Cosham and Crookhorn before ending in Wecock Farm whilst route 8 uses the A3 starting its journey at Old Portsmouth Clarence Pier via The hard, Cosham, Purbrook and Horndean and terminating at Catherington.
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Eclipse is one of the brands that First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport use which uses an unguided busway that runs from Redlands Lane to Rowner Road, however the full route runs from Fareham Bus Station to Gosport Ferry in an attempt to reduce congestion on the A32 and improve connectivity between
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In November 2022 FirstGroup announced that its Southampton-based operations would be withdrawn, citing low patronage numbers and sustainability issues. The final day of its operations was on 18 February 2023. The company later purchased the old Daily Mail Group news centre in Portsmouth in March 2023
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In Portsmouth, First bought several new buses between 2015 and 2020 to replace older buses running on these routes, with Wright StreetLite MAX buses being bought for the "Solent Rangers" routes which link Southampton with Portsmouth and Gosport to replace the Scania N94UB Omnicitys that covered the
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First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport run multiple different services within Portsea island and the Gosport Peninsula with the majority of the routes run using the Solent Branding. In this division there are 16 routes which are divided into routes in Fareham and Gosport and routes in Portsmouth.
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First Southampton had run their buses using the "city red" branding, which in 2014 started to replace and rebrand routes that were previously under the generic First livery. They had nine routes that cover from Totton and Millbrook to Sholing and West End with all but one route terminating at the
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The Star (stylised as the STAR) is one of the brands that First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport use which follows along the A3 that replaced the Portsdown and Horndean tram service which had been superseded by motor buses in 1935. The brand itself was started in 2008 with the creation of the A3
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Due to low patronage numbers and sustainability issues, the company announced its intention to close its Southampton division in November 2022. All routes ran under First Southampton were withdrawn on 18 February 2023, with most of its routes taken over by
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In October 2013, Firstgroup debuted the launch of their "the star" brand for routes 7 and 8, running along the A3 where the old Portsdown and Horndean tram service were. £4.8m was spent on 26 buses branded for these routes. A later fleet of 24
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operator that used to run in the city. The buses that were inherited from Southampton Citybus were either repainted or transferred to other FirstGroup divisions and by the mid-2010s any remaining step entrance buses were sold or scrapped.
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and after a brief period of using the Citybus name, the operation was renamed First Southampton. In 1999 First Southampton merged with First Provincial to form First Hampshire, later being renamed First Hampshire & Dorset.
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The division operates a number of services in and around Weymouth, five are branded under the "Jurassic Coaster" name. Most of the divisions services operate within Weymouth Town Centre, connecting it with
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city. The city red branding initially consisted of 30 buses, with a fleet of Volvo B7RLE Wright Eclipse Urbans and Wright StreetLites before expanding. The branding itself was reminiscent of the previous
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s with wood effect floors and leather seating. Later in August 2014, the company invested £2.7m into 18 buses on routes 2 and 11, as well as a further investment of £1.6m for 10 buses on route 7.
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In July 2022, FirstGroup launched the "Southsea Coaster", an open top bus route which ran between The Hard Bus station and South Parade Pier in Portsmouth. This route ran until September 2022.
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In October 1995 FirstGroup purchased the bus services in Fareham, Gosport and Portsmouth operated by People's Provincial. In April 1996 FirstGroup purchased services in
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which started operation in 2008 which was subsequently replaced by Wright Eclipse Urban 2s in 2017 which were displaced to other FirstGroup divisions. Several
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buses for routes X4 and X5 as part of the "Solent Rangers" brand for these routes initially connecting Southampton and Fareham to Gosport and Portsmouth.
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First introduced a number of bus types that are also no longer in service in Southampton; these include Volvo B7LA / Wright Eclipse Fusion
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For a time, First Southampton had run routes to the University of Southampton as an agreement with them for three years in 1998, under the
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to construct a new depot which would accommodate 62 new electric buses by April 2024. These buses were purchased from bus manufacturer
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First Hampshire and Dorset operate within six different cities within the two counties and are grouped into the following divisions:
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First Hampshire & Dorset Limited formerly First Hampshire Limited formerly Southampton City Transport Company Limited
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In January 2014, Firstgroup launched the "city red" brand in Southampton, with £100,000 spent on refurbishing 14
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with assistance from the UK government's ZEBRA scheme, with an initial purchase of 28 buses made in March 2023.
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First Hampshire & Dorset was created out of various different smaller companies which were merged once
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The Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport division has 149 buses spread over its Hilsea and Hoeford depots.
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As of February 2023, the fleet consisted of 258 buses. These are allocated to the following divisions:
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were bought in 2004 & 2005 operating on route X51, which had left the fleet earlier in 2020.
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by the River Itchen in Southampton, whilst the former depot was closed and sold off to become a
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Jurassic Coaster is the brand given to several of the routes running along the Jurassic coast.
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The network is currently formed of five routes, all of which run to a two-hourly frequency:
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and the Dorset operations was merged into what would become First Hampshire and Dorset.
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This is Hampshire.net - "Getting the hump" - Bendy buses have trouble over speed bumps
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First Wessex, Dorset & Somerset operate services situated near the coastline in
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operating mostly on route X53 between Poole and Axminster were bought in 2008. Six
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with its Dorset operations merged to form First Hampshire & Dorset in 2003.
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in 2003 after they proved unsuitable for a number of Southampton roads, former
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buses on routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 and 10 purchased between 2013 and 2014. Several
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The Wessex, Dorset & Somerset division has 54 buses in its single depot.
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First Provincial Buses Limited formerly The Provincial Bus Company Limited
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runs from Weymouth to Axminster via Abbotsbury, Bridport and Lyme Regis
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s were introduced in January 2020 with WiFi and Euro 6 rated engines.
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In November 2015, FirstGroup invested £2.75m into a fleet of 17
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The Jurassic Coaster services are operated using a mixture of
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The University of Southampton : an illustrated history
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purchased in 2014, working primarily on routes 3, 6 and 8.
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The Southampton division had 55 buses in its single depot.
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superstore, ending 130 years of its purpose as a depot.
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is a bus operator providing services in the counties of
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Logo for the Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport division
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where Southampton Citybus was based to a new site in
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chassis liveried in a mix of blue and pink colours.
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Index


Solent Electric Bus
First bus
Wessex Bus
Wright GB Kite Electroliner
ADL Enviro400
Optare Solo
FirstGroup
Fareham
Hampshire
Dorset
Portsmouth
Fareham
Gosport
Weymouth
Bridport
Southampton
firstbus.co.uk/portsmouth
firstbus.co.uk/wessex
Hampshire
Dorset
FirstGroup
FirstGroup
Portsmouth
Red Admiral & Blue Admiral
Southampton Citybus
Southern National
Portswood
Empress Road
Sainsbury's

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