First Hampshire & Dorset
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First Hampshire & Dorset is a subsidiary bus company within First Group, which operates buses and trains throughout Great Britain.
FirstBus acquired bus services in Portsmouth in 1996 from Transit Holdings trading as Red Admiral & Blue Admiral, which in turn had taken over the Portsmouth CityBus operations under the title of Southdown Portsmouth.
The former Southdown operations continue to be operated by Southdown Motor Services Limited t/a Stagecoach Coastline.
FirstBus (later renamed First Group) had previously taken over the bus services in Gosport and Fareham formerly operated by People's Provincial and amalgamated the services in the East Hampshire area as First Provincial.
Further acquisitions of the bus operations of Southampton CityBus and Southern National were made, with the company being renamed First Hampshire & Dorset in 2003.
First Hampshire & Dorset has its head office in Portswood, Southampton and operates bus services in the Weymouth and Bridport areas in Dorset; and services in Southampton (Portswood Depot), Portsmouth (Hilsea Depot) and Fareham and Gosport (Hoeford Depot).
In December 2006 the Traffic Commissioner fined First Hampshire & Dorset £35,000 for failing to run one in five buses in Portsmouth on time [1]. The operator received an earlier formal warning over timekeeping in June 2005. The Traffic Commissioners' nationally accepted criteria for the operation of a bus journey is running more than one minute early or more than five minutes late (otherwise the journey is deemed not to have run). In its defence, First Hampshire & Dorset had submitted that Portsmouth City Council's five year plan to resurface every street to improve street lighting had severely affected the operator's ability to maintain services, something rejected by the Traffic Commissioner.
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[edit] Portsmouth & Waterlooville bus services
Portsmouth City Council’s 5-year bus subsidy contracts terminate at the end of May 2007. Service changes in the Portsmouth area are therefore possible from the introduction of new subsidy contracts in June 2007.
Frequencies shown (MF:Monday to Friday; MS:Monday to Saturday; Evg: Evenings; Su: Sundays
[edit] Branded routes
- Red Line
- 1: Paulsgrove (Deerhurst Crescent) - Cosham - North End - Portsmouth City Centre - Southsea [continues as 1C to Paulsgrove] MS:30; Evg:60 Su:30
- 1A: Fareham - Portchester - Paulsgrove - Cosham - North End - Portsmouth City Centre - Southsea [continues as 1C to Paulsgrove] MS:30;
- 1C: [originates as 1/1A from Paulsgrove or Fareham respectively] Portsmouth City Centre - Southsea - Eastney - Milton - Copnor - Cosham - QA Hospital - Paulsgrove (Deerhurst Crescent) MS:15; Evg:60 Su:30
- Blue Line
- 6: Tipner - North End - Copnor - Milton - Eastney - Southsea - Old Portsmouth - Gunwharf Quays MF:15; Evg:30; Sa:30; Su:30
- Orange Line
- 17-18: Gunwharf Quays - Portsmouth City Centre - Bradford Junction - Albert Road - Eastney - Milton - Goldsmith Avenue - Bradford Junction - Portsmouth City Centre - Gunwharf Quays MF:10; Evg:30 Sa:12 Su:30
- (Service 17-18: 75 years of operation. Commenced 4 November 1931 on the present route with trams, then with trolleybuses until 1963 and finally by motorbuses. During the Transit Holding days operated with minibuses. Peoples' Provincial operated a similar route during the early 1990's with various route numbers - 27-28; 117-118 as well as 17-18)
- Green Line
- 40: Wecock Farm - Waterlooville - Crookhorn - Cosham - North End - Portsmouth City Centre - Southsea MS:15; Evg:30/60; Sa:20; Su:30
- ZIP
- 41: Clanfield - Horndean - Cowplain - Waterlooville - Widley - Cosham - North End - Portsmouth City Centre - Gunwharf Quays MF:15; Evg:30/60 Sa:20 Su:30
[edit] Other routes
- 1B: Paulsgrove Hillsley Road - Paulsgrove Shops via Elkstone Road [Shuttle Service until June 2007]
- 3: Paulsgrove - Queen Alexandra Hospital - Cosham - North End - Fratton - Southsea MF:20; Evg:60; Sa:30; Su:30
- 5: Fareham - Portchester - Paulsgrove - Cosham - Stamshaw - Portsmouth City Centre - Gunwharf Quays- Clarence Pier - Palmerston Road [Monday to Saturday daytimes]''MS:30;
- 5A: Fareham - Portchester - Paulsgrove - Cosham - Stamshaw - Portsmouth City Centre - Gunwharf Quays- Clarence Pier - Southsea [Evenings & Sundays] Evg:60 Su:60
- 7: Gunwharf Quays - Southsea - Winter Road - Milton - Furze Lane - Portsmouth College
- 7A: Gunwharf Quays - Old Portsmouth - Southsea - Winter Road - Milton - Furze Lane - Portsmouth College
- 12: Farlington - Drayton - Cosham - Copnor Road - North End - Portsmouth City Centre
- 12A: Drayton - Cosham - Highbury - Cosham - Copnor Road - North End - Portsmouth City Centre - Gunwharf Quays - Old Portsmouth - Clarence Pier - Southsea (Sundays and Bank Holidays)
- 13-14: Portsmouth City Centre - Fratton Road - Goldsmith Avenue - Milton - Furze Lane - Eastern Road - Baffins - Copnor Bridge - New Road - Lake Road - Portsmouth City Centre (Sunday extension to Gunwharf Quays)
- 13A-14A: Portsmouth City Centre - Fratton Road - Goldsmith Avenue - Milton - Furze Lane - Velder Avenue - Milton - Goldsmith Avenue - Fratton Road - Portsmouth City Centre (Evenings after 1900 hours - Not Sundays)
- 15: Hayling Ferry - Devonshire Avenue - Fawcett Road - Elm Grove - Middle Street - Winston Churchill Avenue - Cambridge Road - Gunwharf Quays - Portsmouth City Centre - Winston Churchill Avenue (then as outward route reversed}
- 16: Hayling Ferry/Lumsden Road - Eastney - Fawcett Road - Fratton Road - Portsmouth City Centre
- 24: Port Solent - Paulsgrove - Cosham - Northern Parade - North End - Fratton - Fawcett Road - Southsea
- 24A: Port Solent - Western Road - Cosham In this direction only
- 25: Old Wymering - Cosham High Street - Highbury
- 25A: Fareham - North Portchester - Paulsgrove - QA Hospital - Cosham - Highbury
- 27: Paulsgrove - QA Hospital - Cosham - Anchorage Park - Moneyfields - Baffins - Milton - Devonshire Avenue - Fawcett Road - Arundel Street - Portsmouth City Centre - Gunwharf Quays
- 38: Fareham/ Wickham - Southwick - QA Hospital - Cosham - North End - Portsmouth City Centre
- 40C: South Downs College - Crookhorn - Cosham - North End - Portsmouth City Centre
- X40 Limited Stop Catherington Lane/ Wecock Farm - Waterlooville - A3(M)- M275 - City Centre/ Southsea (This service operates inwards only in the morning. No PM journeys.)
- X41 Limited Stop Clanfield - Horndean - Cowplain - A3(M) - M275 - Portsmouth
- 43: Portsdown - Cosham - North End - Fratton - Southsea
- 45: Hambledon - Denmead - Waterlooville - Stakes - Cosham - Stakes - Cosham - Stamshaw - Portsmouth City Centre
- 45A: Denmead Green - Waterlooville - Stakes - Cosham - Stakes - Cosham - Stamshaw - Portsmouth City Centre
- 45B: Hambledon - Denmead - Waterlooville - Frendstaple Road - Stakes - Cosham - Stamshaw - Portsmouth City Centre - Gunwharf Quays
- 57: Warsash - Locks Heath - Titchfield - Fareham - Portchester - Port Solent - Cosham - North End - Portsmouth City Centre
- X57 Limited Stop Fareham - Portchester - Paulsgrove - M275 - Portsmouth
- 60/60A: Highbury - Cosham - Stamshaw - City Centre - Gunwharf Quays
- 63: Fareham - North Portchester - Paulsgrove - QA Hospital - Cosham - Drayton - Farlington - Leigh Park - Havant
- 145: Emsworth - Havant - Bedhampton - Crookhorn - Waterlooville - Denmead
Other Operator in Portsmouth Solent Blueline
- X27 (Solent Shuttle) Portsmouth (Gunwharf Quays) - City Centre - M275 - M27 - Hedge End - Bitterne - Southampton
[edit] Fareham and Gosport bus services
(Services not included in Portsmouth services)
[edit] Branded routes
- Gosport-Fareham CONNECTIONS
- 81: Gosport - Criterion - Brockhurst - Hoeford - Fareham (Early morning journey only)
- 82: Gosport - War Memorial Hospital - Brockhurst - Hoeford - Fareham
- 83: Gosport - Criterion - Brockhurst - Hoeford - Fareham
- 85: Gosport - Criterion - Brockhurst -Bridgemary - Hoeford - Fareham
- 86: Gosport - Criterion - Elson - Brockhurst -Bridgemary - Hoeford - Fareham
(Criterion is a timing point and refers to a former cinema now demolished)
[edit] Other routes
- 26: Fareham - Highlands - Segensworth - Park Gate - Botley - Hedge End
- 28: Fareham - Highlands - Segensworth - Whiteley
- 29-30: Gosport - Alverstoke - Gosport (Circular)
- 31: Fareham - Redlands Lane - Fareham College
- 33: Fareham - ASDA - Stubbington - HILL HEAD - Stubbington - Fareham (Circular)
- 34: Fareham - Rowner - Stubbington - Lee-on-the-Solent - Gosport
- 35/35A: Fareham - Rowen Way - Stubbington - HILL HEAD - Stubbington - Rown Way - Fareham (Circular)
- 36: Fareham - Asda - Lee-on-Solent
- 56: Windhover - Lowford - Botley - Bishopstoke - Eastleigh (Thursdays only. Operates under contract to Eastleigh Borough Council)
- 57A: Warsash - Titchfield - Fareham
- 64: Gosport - Whiteley
- 72: Gosport - Southampton via Stubbington and Warsash
- 72A: St. Vincent College - Locks Heath
- 73: Gosport - Southampton via Stubbington and Warsash
- 76/76A: Whiteley - Locks Heath - Fareham
- 78: Fareham - Southampton via Locks Heath
- 78C: Fareham - St. Annes School
- 80/80A: Fareham - Southampton via Locks Heath
- 80B: Fareham - Southampton via Highlands and Locks Heath [evenings]
- 87/87B: Gosport - Rowner - Fareham
- 87A: Gosport - Rowner - Lee - Stubbington
- 88/88A: Gosport - Stokes Bay - Rowner - Fareham
- 93: Fareham - Highlands (Circular)
- 94: Fareham - Wickham via Funtley - Knowle
- 95: Fareham - Highlands (Circular)
- 96: Fareham - Highlands - Thorni Avenue
[edit] Southampton services
First Group purchased Southampton City Bus in 1997 and after a brief period of using the City Bus name the operation was renamed First Southampton. In 1999 First Southampton was merged with First Provincial to form First Hampshire. This later became First Hampshire & Dorset.
[edit] Branded routes
- Orange Line
- 3: Southampton City Centre - Townhill Park via Lodge Road and Portswood
- 3A: Southampton City Centre - Townhill Park via Bevois Valley and Portswood
- Turquoise Line
- 5: Sholing - Southampton City Centre - Lordshill via Butts Road - Bitterne - General Hospital
- 5A: Sholing - Southampton City Centre - Lordshill via Botley Road - Bitterne - Central Station
- 5E: Weston Estate - Sholing - Southampton City Centre via Butts Road - Bitterne
From 12 March 2006 service 5/5A was cut from a service every 10 minutes to every 15 minutes.
- Mauve Line
- 7: Sholing - Woolston - Southampton Centre - Portswood - Bassett Green via Butts Road - High Street - Bevois Valley - Swaythling - University
- 7A: Sholing - Woolston - Southampton Centre via Botley Road - High Street
This service was formerly service 11/11A and became service 7/7A on 12 March 2006.
- Light Brown Line
- 8: Midanbury - Townhill - Woolston - Southampton Centre - Lordshill via Bitterne - Merry Oak - Station - Shirley - Coxford
- 8A: Moorgreen - West End - Woolston - Southampton Centre - Lordshill via Chartwell Green - Bitterne - Peartree Av - Station - Shirley - Coxford
- Pink Line
- 9: Southampton Centre - Harefield - Thornhill via Northam - Bitterne
This service was formerly service 4 and became service 9 on 12 March 2006.;
Red Line
- 10: Harefield-Thornhill-Southampton Centre-Hospital-Lordshill-Buchanan Rd via Kathleen Rd-Woolston-Station-Shirley-Shirley Warren-Aldermoor Rd
- 10A: Thornhill-Southampton Centre-Hospital-Lordshill-Bakers Dr via North East Rd-Woolston-Station-Shirley-Shirley Warren-Lordshill
- 10B: Thornhill-Weston-Woolston-Southampton Centre-Hospital-Lordshill via Kathleen Rd-High St-Station-Shirley-Shirley Warren-Aldermoor Rd
- 10E: Harefield - Thornhill - Southampton Centre - Hospital - Lordshill via Kathleen Rd - Woolston - Station - Shirley - Shirley Warren - Aldermoor Rd
- Green Line
- 17: Weston Estate - Woolston - Southampton Centre - Millbrook - Lordshill via Swift Rd - Station - Shirley - Lower Brownhill Rd
- 17A: Weston Estate-Woolston-Southampton Centre-Millbrook-Hospital-Lordshill via Redrow Estate (day time) - Station - Shirley - Coxford
- 17E: Sholing-Weston-Woolston-Southampton Centre-Millbrook-Hospital-Lordshil via Butts Rd - Swift Rd - Station - Shirley - Coxford
On 12 March 2006 service 17/17A was increased from a service every 10 minutes to every 7 or 8 minutes, reverting to a 10 minute frequency from 10 September 2006.
CONNECTIONS
- 16: Southampton City Centre - Hamble Via Queens Way - Woolston - St Patricks Church - Netley - Butlocks Heath
- 16X: St. Annes School - Southampton City Centre - Hamble (School Days) Via Queens Way - Woolston - Weston Shore - Netley - Butlocks Heath
Service 16 is one of the few services that has received brand new buses, they are partially funded by Eastleigh Borough Council and Hampshire County Council.
[edit] Other services
- 6: Weston Estate - Sholing - Soton Centre - General Hospital - Totton via Bitterne - Lodge Road - Portswood - Swaythling - University - Shirley
Prior to 12 March service 6 and 6A did not go to the City Centre but went to Netley and Butlocks Heath.
- 14: Southampton City Centre - Portswood - Airport - Bitterne via Westwood Road - Highfield - Swaythling - Mansbridge - Midanbury
- 14A: Southampton City Centre - Portswood - Airport - Bitterne via Westwood Road - Highfield - Swaythling - Mansbridge
This service is the partial replacement for services 12, 20 and 23 which ceased on 12 March 2006. Service 20 was itself the replacement for the original service 4 which Southampton City Bus had operated.
- 21: Royal South Hants Hospital - Soton City - Shirley - Lordswood - Lordshill - Nursling via Freemantle - Upper Shirley - General Hospital - Hillyfields
- 21A: Royal South HantsHospital - Soton City - Shirley - Lordswood - Lordshill - Nursling via Freemantle - Anglesea Road - General Hospital - Hillyfields
- 22: Royal South Hants Hospital - Southampton Centre - Shirley - Lordswood - Lordshill via Polygon - Freemantle - Tesco - Upper Shirley - General Hospital
- 22B: Shirley - Lordswood - Lordshill - Nursling Industrial Estate via Upper Shirley - General Hospital.
- Service 22 is operated in partnership with local company A2B.
- 24: Southampton City Centre - Hursley via The Avenue - Chilworth - Chandlers Ford
- B1: Bitterne Shoppa Hoppa via Middle Road - Kathleen Road - Bursledon Road
- B2: Bitterne Shoppa Hoppa via Witts Hill - Midanbury
- B3: Bitterne Shoppa Hoppa via Bursledon Road - Thornhill - Harefield
- A1: Totton Asda - Totton Asda (Contract) Via Calmore
- A2: Totton Asda - Lyndhurst (Contract) Via Ashhurst
- A3: Totton Asda - Upton (Contract) Via Millbrook Estate - Maybush - Lordshill Centre - Rownhams
- A4: Totton Asda - Romsey (Contract) Via Hillyfields - Rownhams - North Baddesley - Whitenap
- A5: Asda Totton - Fawley (Contract) Via Marchwood - Dibden - Hythe - Holbury
- A6: Asda Totton - Langley (Contract) Via Marchwood - Dibden - Hythe - Holbury
[edit] School Services
- 154: Springhill School - Southampton Centre Centre -Thornhill (School) Via Bitterne - Townhill - Harefield
- 155: Sholing Girls - Butts Road (School)
- 156: Sholing Girls -Thornhill - Harefield - Midanbury - Portswood (School)
- 158: Southampton City Centre - Portswood - University - Glen Eyre School Via Kingsland - Bevois Valley
- 159: Southampton City Centre - The Avenue - St. George School
- 161: Weston Park Boys - Sholing - Thornhill - Bitterne Road (School)
- 162: Threefield Lane - Kingsland - St Marys - Station - Bellemoor Boys Sch (School)
[edit] Weymouth, Bridport & Dortchester bus services
First services in Dorset were formerly those of Southern National. Unlike First services in Hampshire the Weymouth and Dorchester routes have been debranded and so routes are no longer referred to by colour. The X53 however retains its Jurassic Coast branding on buses and stops.
[edit] Routes
- 1: Weymouth - Portland
- 2: Weymouth - Radipole - Littlemoor - Radipole - Weymouth
- 2A: Weymouth - Chalbury Corner - Littlemoor - Radipole - Weymouth
- 3: Weymouth - Hereford Road (Circular)
- 3A: Weymouth - Hereford Road (Circular) via Radipole Village
- 4: Weymouth - Preston - Weymouth via Melstock Avenue (Sunday service)
- 4: Weymouth - Preston, Spice Ship via Oakbury Drive
- 4A: Weymouth - Preston, Spice Ship via Oakbury Drive - Seven Acres
- 4B: Weymouth - Sutton Poyntz via Oakbury Drive - Preston
- 5: Weymouth - Radipole
- 6: Weymouth - Wyke Regis
- 8: Weymouth - Chickerell
- 9: Weymouth - Lanehouse Estate - Weymouth.
- 9A: Ferrybridge - Lanehouse Estate - Weymouth
- 10: Dorchester - Weymouth
- 31: Weymouth - Axminster via Littlemoor - Dorchester - Bridport - Lyme Regis
- 631: Bridport - Lyme Regis Woodfoffe School
- 40: Bridport - Broadwindsor via Beaminster
- 40A: South Bowood - Bridport - Beaminster School
- 44: Bridport - Bothenhampton Circular via Valley Road - Gundry Road - Jessopp Avenue
- 45: Bridport Hospital - Burton Bradstock via Court Orchard - Bridport - West Bay
- 45A: Colfox School - Burton Bradstock via Court Orchard - Bridport - West Bay
- 47: Bridport - Yeovil via Beaminster - Crewkerne
- X53: Exeter - Weymouth - Bournemouth via Seaton - Lyme Regis - Bridport - Wareham - Poole. Jurassic Coast' service.
- X54: Exeter - Colyton via Seaton and Axmouth
- X55: Weymouth - Bournemouth via Dorchester
- 70: Portland (Southwell) - Weymouth (St Augustine's RC School)
- 71: Lyme Regis Town Service
- 79: PORTLAND ROYAL MANOR SCHOOL - WYKE REGIS Via Portland - Victoria Square
- 88: Preston - Budmouth Technology College via Littlemoor - Broadwey
- 89: Upwey - All Saints School via Budmouth School
- 90: Overcombe Corner/ Preston - Wey Valley School
- 91: Ferrybridge-Wyke Regis-King's Statue-Radipole-Littlemoor
- 92: Sutton Poyntz - Budmouth School via All Saints School
- 93: Abbotsbury - All Saints Sch via Budmouth Sch
- 108: WEYMOUTH - WOOL Via Bovington Swinton Avenue
- 210: Bridport - Shipton Gorge - Litton Cheney via Walditch and Puncknowle
- 213: Broadwindsor - Weymouth via Dorchester
- 253: Beaminster - Weymouth via Bridport - Abbotsbury - Rodden - Langton Herring
- 501:
- 502:
- 503: Weymouth King's Statue - Waterside Holiday Park
- 753: Beaminster - Weymouth College via Bridport
