A First Hampshire & Dorset Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini on Southampton route 8A. |
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| Headquarters | Southampton |
| Locale | Hampshire & Dorset |
| Service area | |
| Service type | Urban and interurban bus services |
| Destinations | various |
| Operator | First Group |
| Web site | firstgroup.com |
First Hampshire & Dorset is a subsidiary bus company within FirstGroup, which operates buses and trains throughout Great Britain.
First Hampshire & Dorset has its head office in Empress Road, Southampton and operates bus services in the Weymouth and Bridport areas in Dorset; and services in Southampton (Empress Road Depot), Portsmouth (Hilsea Depot), Fareham and Gosport (Hoeford Depot).
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First Hampshire & Dorset was created out of various different smaller companies which were merged once First had acquired them.
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, or Stagecoach in Portsmouth (Portsmouth area services) or Stagecoach in the South Downs (Chichester/Worthing services).
FirstBus (later renamed FirstGroup) had previously taken over the bus services in Gosport and Fareham formerly operated by People's Provincial and Hants & Dorset 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.
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. First Hampshire & Dorset now publishes reliability and punctuality data on its website.
First Group purchased Southampton Citybus in 1997 and after a brief period of using the Citybus 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. The company is facing growing competition in Southampton from Go-Ahead owned Bluestar.
| No. | Route | Other Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southampton City Centre - Woolston - Weston Estate Via Swift Rd | |
| 1A | Southampton City Centre - Woolston - Weston Estate Via Redrow Estate | |
| 3 | Southampton City Centre - Royal South Hampshire Hospital – Portswood - Townhill Park | |
| 4 | Southampton City Centre - Hill Lane - Aldermoor - Southampton General Hospital - Shirley - Millbrook - Totton - Totton College | |
| 5 | Aldermoor – General Hospital - Southampton City Centre | |
| 7 | Southampton City Centre - Portswood - Bassett Green | "Overground" Mauve Line. |
| 8 | Townhill Park - Bitterne - Woolston - City Centre - Central Station - Shirley - Coxford - Lordshill | "Overground" Light Brown line. |
| 8A | Hedge End - West End - Chartwell Green - Bitterne - Peartree Avenue - Woolston - City Centre - Central Station | "Overground" Light Brown line. |
| 9/9A | Southampton City Centre – Northam - Bitterne – Harefield - Thornhill - Hightown | "Overground" Pink Line. 9A is Off-Peak Service |
| 10/10B | Lordshill – Aldermoor Road – General Hospital – Central Station – Southampton City Centre – Woolston – Kathleen Road - Thornhill | |
| 10A | Lordshill – Lordshill Way – General Hospital – Central Station – Woolston – North East Road - Thornhill | |
| 11 | Southampton City Centre - Northam - Bitterne - Bursledon Road - Sholing | |
| 12 | Southampton City Centre - Ocean Village - Woolston - Wrights Hill - Sholing | |
| 16 | Southampton City Centre – Woolston - Netley – Hamble | "Southampton - Hamble Connection". |
| 16X | Hamble - Netley - Woolston - Southampton City Centre - St Annes School - St Georges School | Schooldays Only |
| 17 | Lordshill – Millbrook – Shirley – Southampton City Centre | "Overground" Green Line. |
| 17A | Lordshill – Aldermoor – General Hospital – Millbrook - Shirley – Southampton City Centre | "Overground" Green Line. |
| 21 | RSH Hospital – Southampton City Centre – General Hospital – Lordshill - Lordshill North | |
| 56 | Windhover - Lowford - Botley - Bishopstoke - Eastleigh | Thursdays only, run under contract to Eastleigh Borough Council (Operated from Hoeford Depot) |
| 72 | Gosport - Lee-on-the-Solent - Stubbington - Titchfield - Warsash - Woolston - Southampton | Operated from Hoeford Depot |
| 78C | Fareham - Titchfield - Locks Heath - Warsash - Sarisbury Green - Bitterne - St Annes School - Southampton | Schooldays only (Operated from Hoeford Depot) |
| 80 | Fareham - Titchfield - Locks Heath - Sarisbury Green - Woolston - Southampton | Operated from Hoeford Depot |
| A | Hedge End - Moorgreen Hospital - Mansbridge - Parkway Station - Eastleigh | Sundays Only |
| B1 | Bitterne - Middle Road - Kathleen Road - Bursledon Road | Bitterne Shoppa Hoppa. |
| B2 | Bitterne - Witts Hill - Midanbury | Bitterne Shoppa Hoppa. |
| B3 | Bitterne - Bursledon Road - Thornhill - Harefield | Bitterne Shoppa Hoppa. |
| No. | Route | Other Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulsgrove (Deerhurst Crescent) - Cosham - North End - Portsmouth City Centre - Palmerston Road - Southsea (South Parade Pier) | "Overground" Red Line. Continues as 1C to Paulsgrove. |
| 1A | Fareham (Bus Station) - Portchester - Paulsgrove (Deerhurst Crescent) - Cosham - North End - Portsmouth City Centre - Palmerston Road - Southsea (South Parade Pier) | "Overground" Red Line. Continues as 1C to Paulsgrove. |
| 1C | Portsmouth City Centre - Palmerston Road - Southsea (South Parade Pier) - Eastney - Milton - Copnor - Cosham - QA Hospital - Paulsgrove (Deerhurst Crescent). | "Overground" Red Line. Originates as 1/1A from Paulsgrove or Fareham respectively. |
| 3 | Paulsgrove (Portsdown Inn) - Queen Alexandra Hospital - Cosham - North End - Fratton - Palmerston Road - Southsea (South Parade Pier) | |
| 5 | Fareham (Bus Station) - Portchester - Paulsgrove - Cosham - Stamshaw - Portsmouth City Centre - Gunwharf Quays- Clarence Pier - Palmerston Road | Evening and Sunday service 5A contiunues to Southsea (South Parade Pier) instead of Palmerston Road. |
| 6 | Tipner - North End - Copnor - Milton - Eastney - Southsea (South Parade Pier) - Palmerston Road - Old Portsmouth - Gunwharf Quays | "Overground" Blue Line. |
| 6A | Hilsea - North End - Copnor - Milton - Eastney - Southsea (South Parade Pier) - Palmerston Road - Old Portsmouth - Gunwharf Quays | "Overground" Blue Line. |
| 8 | Paulsgrove - QA Hospital - Cosham - Highbury | |
| 9 | Highbury - Lower Wymering - Cosham - Paulsgrove | |
| 11A/11B | Cosham - QA Hospital - Paulsgrove - Northarbour - Port Sotent - Northarbour - Cosham | Sundays Only |
| 12 | Farlington - Drayton - Cosham - Northarbour - Port Solent | |
| 13-14 | Gunwharf Quays - Portsmouth City Centre - Fratton Road - Goldsmith Avenue - Milton | Only Operates between Gunwharf and City Centre on Sundays |
| 14 | Gunwharf Quays - Portsmouth City Centre - Arundal Street - Copnor Bridge - Baffins Pond - Portsmouth College | |
| 15 | Hayling Ferry - Devonshire Avenue - Fawcett Road - Elm Grove - Middle Street - Winston Churchill Avenue -> Cambridge Road -> Gunwharf Quays -> Portsmouth City Centre -> Winston Churchill Avenue -> Middle Street - Elm Grove - Fawcett Road - Devonshire Avenue - Hayling Ferry | Portsmouth end of route runs in a loop, in the direction shown. |
| 16A | Hayling Ferry - Eastney - Southsea Sea Front - Old Portsmouth - Gunwharf Quays - Portsmouth City Centre | Sundays only |
| 17-18 | Gunwharf Quays - Portsmouth City Centre - Bradford Junction - Albert Road - Eastney - Milton - Goldsmith Avenue - Bradford Junction - Portsmouth City Centre - Gunwharf Quays | "Overground" Orange Line. Route runs in a loop, numbers indicating direction. (Route 17 anti-clockwise, route 18 clockwise) |
| 19/19A | Portsmouth City Centre - Old Portsmouth - Clarence Pier - Pyramids - Palmerston Road - Strand - Waverley Road - Albert Road - Winter Road - Fratton Way - St Mary's Hospital - Langstone Road - Baffins - Moneyfields - Stubbington Avenue - North End Junction | Service 19a operates via Elm Grove, Eastern Road and Portsmouth College (1 M-F AM journey) |
| 40 | Wecock Farm - Milton Road - Waterlooville - Stakes - Crookhorn - Cosham - North End - Portsmouth City Centre - Southsea | "Overground" Green Line. |
| X40 | Catherington Lane or Wecock Farm - Waterlooville - A3(M) - M275 - Portsmouth City Centre or Southsea | Limited Stop operating in the morning and inwards only. |
| 41 | Clanfield (Drift Road Shops) - Horndean - Cowplain - Waterlooville - Purbrook - Widley - Cosham - North End - Portsmouth City Centre - Gunwharf Quays | "'Zip' branded service, in conjunction with Hampshire County and Portsmouth City Council. Peak hour journeys extended to serve Clanfield (Rising Sun). |
| X41 | Clanfield (Rising Sun) - Horndean - Cowplain - A3(M) - M275 - Portsmouth | Limited Stop operating in the morning and inwards only. |
| X42 | Gunwharf Quays - Portsmouth City Centre - M275 - Q.A. Hospital - South Downs College - Waterlooville | |
| X43 | Clanfield - Horndean - Waterlooville - Widley - QA Hospital - M275 - City centre - Gunwharf Quays | Weekday Peak AM journey |
| 43 | Portsdown - Cosham - North End - Fratton - Southsea | Works service |
| 45 | Hambledon - Denmead - Waterlooville - Stakes - Cosham - Stakes - Cosham - Stamshaw - Portsmouth City Centre - Portsmouth Civic Offices | |
| 45A | Denmead Green - Waterlooville - Stakes - Cosham - Stakes - Cosham - Stamshaw - Portsmouth City Centre - Portsmouth Civic Offices | |
| 52 | Fareham - Portchester - Cosham - South Downs College | South Downs College Days Only |
| 53 | South Downs College - Crookhorn - Cosham - North End - Portsmouth City Centre | South Downs College Days Only |
| 57 | Warsash - Locks Heath - Titchfield - Fareham - Linden Lea - Portchester - Port Solent - Cosham - North End - Portsmouth City Centre | |
| X57 | Warsash - Locks Heath - Titchfield - Fareham - Portchester - Port Solent - M275 - Portsmouth City Centre | Peak hours only |
| 63 | Fareham - North Portchester - Paulsgrove - QA Hospital - Cosham - Drayton - Farlington - Leigh Park - Havant | |
| 145 | Emsworth - Havant - Bedhampton - Crookhorn - Waterlooville - Denmead | Schooldays only |
| 625 | Highbury - Cosham - Springfield School | Schooldays only |
| 640 | Clanfield - Horndean - Cowplain - Oaklands School - South Downs College | Schooldays only |
| 641 | Warblington - Leigh Park - Oaklands School | Schooldays only Cancelled from 10 February 2012 |
| 649/650 | King Richard School - Paulsgrove - Cosham | Schooldays PM only |
| 651/652 | Wallington - Old Turnpike - Highlands - Fareham - Portchester - Cosham - Widley - Oaklands School | Schooldays only |
| No. | Route | Other Notes |
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| 1A | Fareham (Bus Station) - Portchester - Paulsgrove - Cosham - North End - Portsmouth City Centre - Palmerston Road - Southsea (South Parade Pier) | "Overground" Red Line. Continues as 1C to Paulsgrove. |
| 5 | Fareham (Bus Station) - Portchester - Paulsgrove - Cosham - Stamshaw - Portsmouth City Centre - Gunwharf Quays- Clarence Pier - Palmerston Road | Evening and Sunday service 5A continues to Southsea (South Parade Pier) instead of Palmerston Road. |
| 26 | Fareham - Highlands - Segensworth - Park Gate - Botley - Hedge End | |
| 28 | Fareham - Highlands - Segensworth - Whiteley - Locks Heath | |
| 29/30 | Gosport - Alverstoke - Gosport | Circular service, numbers indicate direction of travel. |
| 31 | Fareham - Redlands Lane - Fareham College | |
| 33 | Fareham - Asda - Stubbington - Hill Head - Stubbington - Asda - Fareham | Circular service. |
| 34 | Fareham - Rowan Way - Stubbington - Lee-on-the-Solent - Cherque Farm - Gosport | |
| 34A | Gosport - Lee-on-the-Solent - Stubbington | Single AM journey |
| 35 | Fareham - Rowan Way - Stubbington - Hill Head - Stubbington - Rowan Way - Fareham | |
| 35A | Fareham - Asda - Stubbington - Hill Head - Stubbington - Rowan Way - Fareham | Mon-Fri AM only |
| 36 | Fareham - Asda - Peel Common - Cherque Farm - Lee-on-Solent | |
| 52 | Fareham - Portchester - Cosham - South Downs College | Schooldays only |
| 56 | Windhover - Lowford - Botley - Bishopstoke - Eastleigh | Thursdays only, run under contract to Eastleigh Borough Council |
| 57 | Warsash - Locks Heath - Titchfield - Fareham - Linden Lea - Portchester - Port Solent - Cosham - North End - Portsmouth City Centre | |
| 57A | Warsash - Locks Heath - Fareham | Early mornings only |
| X57 | Warsash - Locks Heath - Titchfield - Fareham - Portchester - Port Solent - M275 - Portsmouth City Centre | Peak hours only |
| 63 | Fareham - North Portchester - Paulsgrove - QA Hospital - Cosham - Drayton - Farlington - Leigh Park - Havant | |
| 72 | Gosport - Lee-on-the-Solent - Stubbington - Titchfield - Warsash - Woolston - Southampton | |
| 78C | Fareham - Titchfield - Locks Heath - Warsash - Sarisbury Green - Bitterne - St Annes School - Southampton | Schooldays only |
| 80 | Fareham - Titchfield - Abshott Road - Locks Heath - Sarisbury Green - Woolston - Southampton | |
| 80A | Fareham - Titchfield - Hunts Pond Road - Locks Heath - Sarisbury Green - Woolston - Southampton | |
| 81 | Gosport - Spring Garden Lane - Criterion - Brockhurst - Hoeford - Fareham | "Gosport - Fareham Connections". Early morning journey only. |
| 82 | Gosport - War Memorial Hospital - Brockhurst - Hoeford - Fareham | "Gosport - Fareham Connections". |
| 83 | Gosport - Spring Garden Lane - Criterion - Brockhurst - Hoeford - Fareham | "Gosport - Fareham Connections". |
| 85 | Gosport - Criterion - Brockhurst - Bridgemary - Hoeford - Fareham | "Gosport - Fareham Connections". |
| 86 | Gosport - Criterion - Elson - Brockhurst - Bridgemary - Hoeford - Fareham | "Gosport - Fareham Connections". |
| 87 | Gosport - Elson - Rowner - Peel Common - Fareham | |
| 87A | Gosport - Elson - Rowner - Lee-on-the-Solent - Stubbington | |
| 88 | Gosport - Stokes Bay - Rowner - Woodcot - Fareham | |
| 93/93A | Fareham - Hill Park - Highlands - Maylings Farm - Fareham | Circular service |
| 94/94A | Fareham - Funtley - Knowle - Wickham | |
| 95/95A | Fareham - Maylings Farm - Highlands - Hill Park - Fareham | Circular service |
| 101 | ASDA - Brockhurst - Elson - ASDA | Tuesdays only |
| 102 | ASDA - Bridgemary - Elson - ASDA | Tuesdays only |
| 103 | ASDA - Gosport - Alverstoke - ASDA | Fridays only |
| 104 | ASDA - Lee-on-the-Solent - Cherque Farm - ASDA | Fridays only |
| 610 | Highlands - Maylings Farm - Old Turnpike - Cams Hill School | Schooldays only |
| 651 | Fareham - Portchester - Cosham - Widley - Oaklands School (Short Duplicate of 652) | Schooldays only |
| 652 | Wallington - Old Turnpike - Highlands - Fareham - Portchester - Cosham - Widley - Oaklands School | Schooldays only |
| 683 | Brockhurst - Elson - Cambridge Road - Bay House School | Schooldays only |
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 under an "Overground" scheme. The X53 however retains its Jurassic Coast branding on buses and stops.
| No. | Route | Other Notes | |
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| PR1 | Creekmoor Park & Ride Site - Poole Town Centre | Saturdays Only. December 2011. | |
| 1 | Weymouth - Wyke Regis - Portland Southwell | ||
| 2 | Weymouth - Radipole - Littlemoor - Radipole - Weymouth | ||
| 3 | Weymouth - Hereford Road - Weymouth | Circular service. Evening 3A journey runs via Radipole Village. | |
| 4 | Weymouth - Oakbury Drive - Preston Seven Acres - Weymouth | ||
| 4B | Weymouth - Oakbury Drive - Preston Spice Ship - Sutton Poyntz - Weymouth | ||
| 5 | Weymouth - Asda - Westham - Southill - Radipole Village - Lanehouse Estate - Littlesea Estate - Fiveways - Pye Hill - Weymouth | ||
| 5A | Weymouth - Pye Hill - Fiveways - Lanehouse Estate - Littlesea Estate - Radipole Village - Southill - Westham - Asda - Weymouth | ||
| 6 | Weymouth - Wyke Regis | ||
| 8 | Weymouth - Fiveways - Chickerell | ||
| 10 | Dorchester - Radipole - Weymouth - Wyke Regis - Portland Southwell | Wyke Regis and Portland served during peak hours only. | |
| X11 | Weymouth Park & Ride Site - Dorchester | Monday-Friday Only. Operated under contract to West Dorset District Council. | |
| 31 | Weymouth - Littlemoor - Dorchester - Bridport - Lyme Regis - Axminster | See also service 631 below.
The "Jurassic Coast Link" service, using specially liveried buses. Now Commercial July 2011 onwards. |
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| 40 | Charmouth - Bridport - Bradpole - Sir John Colfox School - Melplash - Beaminster - Beaminster Technology College | School days only serving the requirements of the sixth form at Sir John Colfox and Beaminster Schools. | |
| 45 | West Bay - Bridport - Bradpole - Melplash - Beaminster | Monday-Friday Only | |
| 47 | Bridport - Beaminster - Broadwindsor - Crewkerne - Yeovil | Monday-Saturday. In Yeovil College Holidays Damory (Go-Ahead Group) operate first and last journey of day. | |
| 54 | Bournemouth School for Boys - Francis Avenue | School Days Only | |
| 79 | Portland Royal Manor School - Victoria Square - Wyke Regis | Schooldays only | |
| 88 | Preston - Littlemoor - Broadwey - Budmouth Technology College | Schooldays only | |
| 91 | Ferrybridge - Wyke Regis - Westham - Southill - King's Statue - Radipole - Broadwey - Wey Valley | School days only | |
| 102 | Lulworth Cove - Durdle Door - Winfrith Newburgh - Overmoigne - Warmwell - Crossways - West Knighton - Broadmayne Cross - Dorchester | Sundays Only | |
| 601 | Weymouth College - Weymouth - Wyke Regis - Portland | College days only | |
| 631 | Bridport - Lyme Regis Woodfoffe School | School days only. Uses 2 double deck vehicles. | |
| 701 | Portland - Wyke Regis - Lanehouse - Weymouth - Westham - Weymouth - Upwey - Kingston Maurward College, Nr. Dorchester | College Days Only | |
| 702 | Christchurch - Pokesdown - Boscombe - Bournemouth - Bournemouth University - Wallisdown - Canford Heath - Bere Regis - Kingston Maurward, Nr. Dorchester | College Days Only | |
| 703 | Kinson - Parkstone - Oakdale - Poole - Hamworthy - Upton - Lychett Matravers - Sandford - Wareham - East Stoke - Wool - Winfrith Newburgh - Overmoigne - Broadmayne - Kingston Maurward, Nr. Dorchester | College Days Only | |
| 704 | Sixpenny Handley - Verwood - West Moors - Ferndown - Colehill - Wimborne - Merley - Corfe Mullen - Sturminster Marshall - Winterborne Zelston - Bere Regis - Kingston Maurward, Nr. Dorchester | College Days Only | |
| 753 | Beaminster - Bridport - Weymouth - Weymouth College | College days only | |
| X53 | Exeter - Seaton - Lyme Regis - Bridport - Weymouth - Wareham - Poole | The "Jurassic Coast" service, using specially liveried buses. (Sunday Services do not run between Exeter-Seaton and Weymouth-Poole during Winter) | |
| X54 | Exeter - Seaton - Axmouth - Colyton | Monday-Saturday. Some Mon-Fri morning journeys now start from Bridport (Sep 2011) | |
| YO1 | Yeovil Abbey Manor Park - ASDA - Town Centre - Cavalier Way | ||
| Y02/Y03 | Yeovil Monksdale - Borough - Lidl - Lyde Road | ||
| 52 | Yeovil - Tintinhull - Ash - Martock - Bower Hinton | ||
| 57 | Yeovil - Yeovil Pen Mill Station - Sherborne | ||
| 58/58A | Yeovil - Sherborne - Stalbridge (58A) - Henstridge - Templecombe - Horsington - North Cheriton - Wincanton |
First services in Hampshire, Dorset & South Somerset utilise a mix of single and double deck buses. The double-deck fleet includes several Volvo Olympians with Northern Counties Palatine 1 bodywork. All of these are second hand, the double door vehicles coming from Go-Ahead's London operations and Stagecoach. The company also has Volvo B7TLs with Alexander ALX400 and Wright Eclipse Gemini bodywork. The single deck fleet is composed of Dennis Dart SLFs with Plaxton Pointer 2 and smaller MPD versions, Volvo B10BLE with Wright Renown bodywork and a number of Mercedes-Benz based minibuses.
A small number of American style yellow school buses are also allocated to Southampton Depot for use on school contracts. In Weymouth, open-top vehicles are used on a route to Portland Bill.[4]
First inherited a large number of Leyland Atlanteans from Southampton Citybus along with Leyland Lynxes, Leyland Olympians and gas powered Dennis Darts. All of these have now been withdrawn from the Southampton fleet. An unusual vehicle inherited from the Provincial fleet was the first ACE Cougar, one of just two built, which has also been withdrawn.[5] First introduced a number of bus types that are also no longer in service in Southampton; these include Wright Solar Fusion bendy buses introduced in 2000 but transferred to First Glasgow in 2003 after they proved unsuitable for a number of Southampton roads,[6] former First Capital Dennis Arrows proved unpopular in Southampton and moved onto First Manchester in 2006. First had operated Optare Solos on the free City-link service between Southampton Central Station, West Quay Shopping Centre and Town Quay, these left the Southampton fleet when First lost the City-link contract to Uni-link, which subsequently lost its Uni-link bus services to Solent Blue Line in 2008.
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