tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15715884790280791742024-03-13T06:40:51.858+00:00Behind the scenes at S&DTHT Welcome to the blog about behind the scenes at Southampton & District Transport Heritage Trust. Giving you information about work and events carried out by S&DTHT. Visit www.sadtht.co.uk for more information about the Trust and vehicles. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10205510780619111812noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571588479028079174.post-30858943270508928572015-01-23T10:35:00.000+00:002015-01-23T10:35:58.487+00:00A Found Farwell <br />
<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The start of 2015 has seen some quite major changes to certain routes
in South Hampshire, largely due to cuts imposed by Hampshire County Council.
The loss of a bus service is never good news, but our resident website manager
Tom and website editor Steven took this as a perfect excuse for a long overdue
bus tour. This is what happened.<o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Our plan for this tour was to try and incorporate routes which sadly
would be dramatically cut or axed completely come the new year – some of these
routes having existed for decades. It was in many ways a farewell tour to some
of those routes that have been around but never really been given the attention
that they perhaps deserved (we certainly hadn't used them before). Therefore,
it was with this in mind that at around 8:30 on a cold Monday morning only 3
days before Christmas that we set off.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Our first bus was a First bus. 'The Three' from Thornhill to General
Hospital came after a short wait and we did something we had never done before
– purchased a Solent Go Dayrider each. It's interesting to note at this point
that the distinctive red livery for The Three is over a year old now. It
certainly doesn't feel that long.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Following a fairly standard journey across the city, around 50 minutes
later we were at the General Hospital, with 25 minutes to kill before our next
journey. Our next service was one that were people to list which buses served
the hospital, they would quite possibly forget to mention it, due to its
irregularity. Stagecoach's only service that crossed the Southampton boundary,
the 46 was our next ride, all the way to Winchester. This was sadly to be
curtailed so it terminated at North Baddesley shortly into the new year,
signalling the departure of Stagecoach buses from Southampton completely.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">18512 - XSU 612 at Southampton General Hospital </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The bus was around 10 minutes late but we didn't mind as we saw the
roof of the double decker making its way around Tremona Road and round the
corner to us. We were slightly surprised to see that there were already two
passengers on board by the time it reached us, and as we made our way towards
North Baddesley, several more passengers joined the bus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Going a somewhat interesting route through rural valleys and small
villages, the bus eventually arrived in the heart of Winchester. It was here
where time was of the essence, as Tom riskily decided to order a bacon sandwich
from the cafe at the bus station, when there was only 15 minutes until our next
bus, which we had to get to remain on schedule. Did we manage it?<i><o:p></o:p></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Just about. The 69 to Fareham was waiting in the stand, loading
passengers as we hastily made our way across the bus station. This route hasn't
seen any major changes and still operates hourly between Winchester and Fareham.
Our destination however was not Fareham, but rather the quaint village of
Bishops Waltham – around halfway between the two termini. We took our seats on
the single decker bus and headed off.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">27616 - GX10 HCD</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in Bishops Waltham</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The clock struck 1pm and we were at our destination. It has to be said
that it was quite interesting viewing watching the bus make its way around the
notoriously small square, but anyway. Our initial schedule allowed for an hour
to have lunch at Bishops Waltham, but Tom had worked out that our next bus –
service 8 to Hedge End – had yet to arrive. Had it have done so, it would have
been running several minutes early, and this was unlikely. It's worth noting at
this point that on almost every bus tour we have done, an amendment of some
sort has been made along the way, as the schedules are created with strict
adherence to the published timetables of the services. Where a service runs
slightly late or early, this can allow for significant changes to the tour,
which is precisely what happened here. Initially scheduled to travel on the
service 8 just after 2pm, we were able to board the one just after 1pm instead,
meaning we would arrive in Hedge End an hour earlier than planned. Normally
this can be used to save time across the rest of the tour, and we be home an hour
earlier but sadly this couldn't be done as our next service – the 26 from Hedge
End Superstores to Fareham – operated every hour and 45 minutes or so, so all
it managed to change was our location for lunch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Anyway, back to the buses. When it arrived we boarded the
cream-coloured single decker Brijan Tours bus, and it was completely empty,
except for the driver. Rattling its way through areas and roads that were
unfamiliar to both of us, we enjoyed the ride, even if it did look as though
the bus couldn't possibly make it down some of the more rural lanes along the
route.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">111 - N5 BJT at Hedge End Superstores</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">As lunch had moved in time and location, we popped in to a well-known
chain of fried chicken purveyors to eat, before having a slow amble back across
the manic roads of Hedge End. A reasonable wait for the 26 followed, and when
it came it was interesting to see that it was well used across the route. This
was another route that sadly lost its life as a result of the cuts to public
services, and was an absolute must on our list. Heavy traffic around Titchfield
looked to delay us considerably but thankfully we made it through with no real
problems. At this stage of the tour it wouldn't have been too much of an issue
as once we reached Fareham we would be homeward bound anyway, and the services
we needed to use from then on were regular enough.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Fareham Bus Station was packed with people – not an uncommon sight at
all, and we scrambled our way through the masses to the stand for the X4 and X5
to Southampton. After a 10 minute or so wait an X5 came, in the form of one of
the newish single decker Scanias that have been placed onto these services to
replace the ageing Dennis Darts, and to increase capacity by a few seats. The
journey back to Woolston Link Road was pretty standard, and nothing particularly
notable really happened. The only thing was the short ride on The Three back to
Thornhill, where every other service arrived before the one we wanted, and once
it did arrive, it was standing room only, and this was even limited. We didn't
really care though as it was only a short journey, and not long after boarding
we were back home.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">All in all it was a very enjoyable day. The weather was quite kind to
us, even if it was very cold, but we didn't mind. The only regret we had was
that it marked the end of two routes in Southampton that although not busy
enough to warrant continued investment, will always be remembered. Still, maybe
one day in the future they might well return, or perhaps a smaller operator
will give them a go – Southampton has got its fair share of them now so who
knows?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10205510780619111812noreply@blogger.com0Southampton, Southampton, UK50.909700400000013 -1.40435090000005450.82961490000001 -1.565712400000054 50.989785900000015 -1.2429894000000541tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571588479028079174.post-73337687385477844132015-01-14T16:27:00.001+00:002015-01-14T17:39:03.540+00:00Review of 2014<span style="font-family: Arial;">Our first event of 2014 was on the very first day of the
year, where we went to Winchester for the </span><a href="http://www.fokab.org.uk/"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Friends
of King Alfred Buses</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> running day. Sadly 2014 was to be the last
one to be held on New Year’s Day as Fokab are going to try something different
on 3<sup>rd</sup> & 4<sup>th</sup> May 2015. As always we went along and
it was a very good one. We took 1 - JOW 499E to the event and it
was used on the Park and Ride service from St Catherine's site to the City
Centre. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">As usual we were at the <a href="http://solentmodelrailwaygroup.webs.com/" target="_blank">Solent Model Railway Group</a> Show at Fleming Park in Eastleigh over the weekend of Saturday 22<sup>nd</sup>
& Sunday 23<sup>rd</sup> February, providing the free shuttle bus between
the show and Eastleigh Railway Station and Southampton Airport Parkway Station.
As it always is, it was a good weekend and 1 – JOW 499E was used for
the shuttle.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> (No. 1 waits at<span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">St Catherine's Park & Ride site)</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">289 – E289 HRV, successfully passed
its M.O.T on Friday 7<sup>th</sup> March at I M Services in Romsey - an M.O.T
station that comes very highly recommended. On Sunday 16<sup>th</sup> March,
289 went on a member’s trip to the Swanage Railway which was holding a London
& South Western Railway Event. A great day was had by all after what was a wet winter; it was nice to have a day out in the sun. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">64 – FTR 511 head to Riverside
Park in Bitterne on Saturday 12<sup>th</sup>
for a community event. 71 – LOW 217 was on display at the </span></span><a href="http://www.watercressline.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Watercress Line</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> for the Thomas the Tank Engine event being held at
the railway. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">After being off the road for
much of last year 133 – TTR 167H attended its first event of the year where it
went to Berrywood Primary School in Hedge End on Friday 2<sup>nd</sup> May,
where they were having a Car Fest to help their pupils learn more about
vehicles. Tuesday 6<sup>th</sup> May 1 – JOW 499E attended the unveiling of a </span></span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-27300336" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Red
Wheel plaque</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> at the former Southampton
Terminus Station, which is now a casino but was once the main station in
the City. No 1 was out again over the weekend of Saturday 17<sup>th</sup> May
and Sunday 18<sup>th</sup> May where it attended the </span></span><a href="http://www.billtargettrally.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Bill
Target Steam Rally. </span></span></a><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> No 1 at the</span> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Bill Target Steam Rally </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Our busiest month of the year was June with no less than 7 events taking place throughout the month. The
first event of the month was </span><span style="color: black;">on Sunday 1<sup>st</sup>
June, where we provided a free bus from Alton Train Station to Jane Austen’s
House in Chawton with 64 - FTR 511. With 64 being in store in the Alton area
after the event, 64 was brought back to Southampton as it was needed for events
in and around the city.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">One such event it was needed for
was the Commonwealth Games Baton Relay celebrations that took place in
Guildhall Square, Southampton on Wednesday 4<sup>th</sup> June. 64 is still
owned by Southampton City Council along with 71 – LOW 21 and looked after by us
on behalf of them. On Sunday 8<sup>th</sup> June, the Copythorne Steam &
Vintage Rally took place; an annual event we go to every year with buses. 64 –
FTR 511 was used to do tours of the New Forest. Whilst 1 – JOW 499E and 432 -
NLP 389V were both used on the Park & Ride service to and from the
event. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">2014
was the celebration of 50 years of Southampton holding city status and on
Sunday 22<sup>nd</sup> June a party was organised at Bedford Place in the
City Centre. The event was organised by the Bedford Place Traders and the
event was themed as a Vintage Family Festival. 64 was on display at the
event and a good day was had by all.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">On
Saturday 28<sup>th</sup> June, 133 - TTR 167 made a visit to Wordsworth School,
who were having a summer fete and invited us to bring a bus along to the event.
The day after on Sunday 29<sup>th</sup> June, 289 - E289 HRV was out and about
this time; making the trip to Ringwood where the </span></span><a href="http://www.wessextransportsociety.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Wessex
Transport Society</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> were
having a bus rally in the town.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">During
July we took part in two carnival, 133 – TTR 167H took part in the </span></span><a href="http://www.hedgeendcarnival.org.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Hedge
End</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Carnival
on Saturday 5<sup>th</sup> and then on Saturday 12<sup>th</sup> July it took part
in the </span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Totton Carnival</span><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">. Sunday 13<sup>th</sup> July 289 – E289 HRV & 432 –
NLP 389V attended </span></span><a href="http://www.royalarmouries.org/visit-us/fort-nelson/" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Fort
Nelson</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> where </span></span><a href="http://www.cpptd.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">CPTTD</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> were having a rally. Both
buses were used in service with 289 going to and from Cosham Bus Station and
432 to Fareham Railway Station. The event at Fort Nelson was the first to
be held there and a great day was had by all.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The
biggest rally to take place in the south is the </span></span><a href="http://www.altonbusrally.org.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Alton Bus Rally,</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> which took place on Sunday 20<sup>th</sup>
July. The event saw 6 Southampton buses on display at the event. The buses
which were on display were: 71 - LOW 217, 133 – TTR 167H, 274 - KOW 274Y, 335 -
335 AOW, 353 - 373 FCR & 367 - BTR 367B. 133 was used in service on the
Alton Town service. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The </span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.southamptonmaritimefestival.com/" target="_blank">Southampton Maritime Festival</a></span> took place on <span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Friday 22<sup>nd</sup> & Saturday 23<sup>rd</sup> August at
Southampton Docks. A number of buses were used on the Park & Ride service
which linked the Festival to the Railway Station and City Centre and the tour
bus. Southampton buses that were at the festival were: </span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">1 - JOW 499E, 64 - FTR 511, 71 -
LOW 217, 133 - TTR 167H & 367 - BTR 367B. There was also a number of
visiting buses: 748 - JRX 823 (Thames Valley), 1224 – 274 KTA (Western
National) and 1577 – LLJ 443F (Hants & Dorset).</span><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">September
saw us take part in the </span></span><a href="http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/directory/southampton-heritage-open-weekend" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Heritage Open Days</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> on <span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Saturday 13<sup>th,</sup> where a
free bus service linked heritage venues in Southampton, with the free bus
starting at </span></span><a href="http://www.ss-shieldhall.co.uk/"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">SS
Shieldhall</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">
and then going via </span></span><a href="http://www.toudorhouseandgarden.com/"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Tudor
House</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> and then
to the </span></span><a href="http://www.fosoc.org/"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Southampton </span></span></a><a href="http://www.fosoc.org/"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Old Cemetery</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> which is located on Southampton Common. 71 LOW 217 was also
out at the event doing free guided tours of the City from Tudor House. It is
hoped that the event will be repeated in 2015 with more things to do.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">We
had one event taking place in Southampton on Saturday 4<sup>th</sup> October,
that being </span></span><a href="http://www.musicinthecitysouthampton.org/"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Music
in the City</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">
where a number of venues were open including Castle Vault, Westgate Hall
and SS Shieldhall,</span><span style="color: #333333;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">and music was being played. 71
– LOW 217 & 133 TTR 167H were out in the City providing the free shuttle
service between the venues. A great time was had by all and the buses were well
used by the public. The event is being planned for 2015 and it's hoped the buses will be out
again helping with the event.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(133 - TTR 167H at SS Shieldhall in Southampton Docks)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The
other event we were at over the weekend of Saturday
4th & Sunday 5th October was the </span></span><a href="http://fareham-mrc.org.uk/"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Fareham & District Model
Railway Club</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">
'Railex 2014' which took place at 1000 Lakeside, Western Rd, Portsmouth,
Hampshire. We provided a free shuttle from Cosham Railway Station to the event
via Hilsea Lido Bus Interchange. 289 - E289 HRV was used at the event and an
enjoyable weekend was had by all.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sunday
19th October saw us head overseas for the last event of the season for us, as
we attended the </span></span><a href="http://www.iwbusmuseum.org.uk/"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Isle
of Wight Bus & Coach Museum</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> for their last event at their Newport home before they
move to their new home in Ryde. The day started with getting on the 10am
ferry from Southampton and heading out and over to the island. Arriving at
East Cowes at 11am 289 - E289 HRV & 367 - BTR 367B headed in convoy
along with another ex Southampton 274 - KOW 274Y to Newport. 289 was in service
at 12pm on a Myster Tour whiles 367 & 274 were on static display. We would
like to take this opportunity to wish them well at their new home. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In
other news:</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">111 – G111 XOW, 141 – WOW 531J
and 268 – FTR 268X which all for many years have been stored next to the M27 at
Jct 3 have been moved to a new location so that work can be undertaken by their
owners. 274 – KOW 274Y has also got a new owner after being sold by its owner.
The coach seats that were saved by us from The Newport Inn, Braishfield,
Hampshire have gone to a new home in </span><span class="st"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Leicestershire, where it's hoped they will end up back in a
restored coach. </span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">There's always room for the fleet to get bigger and when a deal comes up
sometimes it has to be taken, and that was certainly the case with 167 - EOW
400L which has been bought by two of our youngest members. 167 has been off the
road for many years and it's hoped it will be back on the road in the near
future. Fleeces with the Trust logo on are now available along with many other
products from<span style="color: black;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.carolinestshirts.com/"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Carolines T-Shirts</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> in Portswood. Contact us for
more information about the fleeces or other products with the Trust logo on. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">So if 2014 was a busy year what has 2015 got in store? <br />
<br />
Well as there was no event on New Year's Day in Winchester this year, we decided to have our own run out. Out for a run was <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 - JOW 499E, 133 - TTR 167H, 271 - FTR 271X, 274 - KOW 274Y, 402 - KOW 410F & RM2037 - ALM 37B. We reiterated the former 6 route which took us from City Centre to Shirley, General Hospital, University, Portswood, Bitterne and then returning back to the City Centre. The day was enjoyed by all and it's hoped that another members and friends laid back run out will happen in the summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our 2015 dairy is filling up and you can check which events we will be at on our <a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/2015events" target="_blank">website</a></span>. Don't forgot we also have our Facebook<span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/sadtht" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Page</span></a> and we also tweet on <a href="https://twitter.com/sadtht" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Here's to a successful and prosperous 2015. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10205510780619111812noreply@blogger.com1Southampton, UK50.907672434454575 -1.399040222167968850.887645434454576 -1.4393807221679689 50.927699434454574 -1.3586997221679686tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571588479028079174.post-86979843176826938822014-10-24T17:46:00.001+01:002014-10-24T17:46:07.133+01:00The Heritage Weekend, 2 events in 2 cities and then our last outing of the year<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">As 2014 starts to
draw to a close and the buses rest for the winter there still time for a few
events. On Saturday 13<sup>th</sup> September we took part in the </span></span><span style="color: #990000; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/directory/southampton-heritage-open-weekend" target="_blank">Heritage Open Days</a></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">. A free bus service linked heritage venues in
Southampton, with the free bus starting at </span></span><a href="http://www.ss-shieldhall.co.uk/"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">SS
Shieldhall</span></span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> and then going
via </span></span><a href="http://www.toudorhouseandgarden.com/"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Tudor House</span></span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> and then to the </span></span><a href="http://www.fosoc.org/"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Southampton
</span></span></a><a href="http://www.fosoc.org/"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Old Cemetery</span></span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> which
is located on Southampton Common. As always there were inevitable problems and one of the
main problems was our Swift 1 – JOW 499 sadly being unable to take part, so 133 – TTR 167H
took over the duties. Unfortunately this meant that the bus couldn’t go down
Cemetery Road as the trees are too low. Altogether though, a morning of getting back on time
and a good day was had by all, 71 LOW 217 was also out at the event doing free
guided tours of the City from Tudor House. It is hoped that the event will be
repeated in 2015 with more things to do. </span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span> </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(133 - TTR 167H at <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;">Southampton</span></span> <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;">Old Cemetery</span></span>)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><em>Another busy we</em></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><em>ekend for us
was over the weekend of Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October, where we had 2
events taking place in 2 different cities!</em> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">We had one event taking place in Southampton
on Saturday 4<sup>th</sup> October, that being </span><a href="http://www.musicinthecitysouthampton.org/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="color: black;">Music
in the City</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> where a
number of venues were open including <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Castle Vault, Westgate Hall and SS Shieldhall,</span> </span>and music was being played. 71 – LOW 217 & 133
TTR 167H were out in the City providing the free shuttle service between the venues. A great
time was had by all and the buses were well used. The event is being planned for 2015 and it's hoped the buses will be out again helping with the event. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The other event we were at over the weekend of Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October was the </span><a href="http://fareham-mrc.org.uk/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="color: black;">Fareham & District Model Railway Club</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> 'Railex 2014' which took place at
1000 Lakeside, Western Rd, Portsmouth, Hampshire. We </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">provided </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">a free shuttle from Cosham Railway
Station to the event via Hilsea Lido Bus Interchange. 289 - E289 HRV was used at the event and an enjoyable weekend was had by all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Sunday 19th October saw us head overseas </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">for the last event of the season for us, as we </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">attended</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> the </span><a href="http://www.iwbusmuseum.org.uk/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="color: black;">Isle
of Wight Bus & Coach Museum</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">
for their last event at their Newport home before they move to their new home
in Ryde. The day started with getting on the 10am ferry from Southampton and heading out and over to the island. Arriving at East Cowes at 11am 289 - E289 HRV & 367 - BTR 367B headed in convoy along with another ex Southampton 274 - KOW 274Y to Newport. 289 was in service at 12pm on a Myster Tour whiles 367 & 274 were on static display. We would like to take this opportunity to wish them well at their new home. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Introducing our models Steve
& Roger, modelling</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">fleeces
with the Trust logo on. The fleeces, along with many other products are
available from <a href="http://www.carolinestshirts.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Carolines
T-Shirts</span></a> in Portswood. Contact us for more information about the fleeces or
other products with the Trust logo on.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's always room for the fleet to get bigger and when a deal comes up sometimes it has to be taken, and that was certainly the case with 167 - EOW 400L which has been bought by two of our youngest members. 167 has been off the road for many years and it's hoped it will be back on the road in the near future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So 2015 is fast approaching and planning is already under way for another busy year. There's plenty of work to do over the winter for us to be getting on with, buses to tinker with, events to plan and of course, putting our feet up. Keep a check on our <a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/" target="_blank">website</a> for the latest news and also our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sadtht" target="_blank">Facebook</a> & <a href="http://www.twitter.com/sadtht" target="_blank">Twitter</a> pages, which are updated regularly to show what we're up to. Coming soon will be our 2014 review.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10205510780619111812noreply@blogger.com0Southampton, Southampton, UK50.909700400000013 -1.40435090000005450.82961490000001 -1.565712400000054 50.989785900000015 -1.2429894000000541tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571588479028079174.post-13883398454419625912014-09-02T19:41:00.002+01:002014-09-02T19:41:52.001+01:00July & August<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Since our last blog </span><a href="http://sadtht.blogspot.com/2014/06/june.html" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">June, June, June</span></i></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> we have been very
busy attending numerous events, which has left us no time to write a blog but as it's quietened down a bit now seems the perfect time to report what we’ve been up to:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">On Saturday 5<sup>th</sup> & 12<sup>th</sup> July 133
– TTR 167H took part in the <u><a href="http://www.hedgeendcarnival.org.uk/" target="_blank">Hedge End</a></u> and <a href="http://www.tottoncarnival.co.uk/" target="_blank">Totton Carnival</a> respectively. On Sunday 13<sup>th</sup>
July 289 – E289 HRV & 432 – NLP 389V attended <u><a href="http://www.royalarmouries.org/visit-us/fort-nelson/" target="_blank">Fort Nelson</a></u> where <u><a href="http://www.cpptd.co.uk/" target="_blank">CPTTD</a></u>
were having a rally. Both buses were used in service with 289 going to and
from Cosham Bus Station and 432 to Fareham Railway Station. The event at
Fort Nelson was the first to be held there and a great day was had by all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The biggest rally to take place in the south is the <u><a href="http://www.altonbusrally.org.uk/" target="_blank">Alton Bus Rally,</a></u> which took place on Sunday 20<sup>th</sup> July. The event saw 6 Southampton
buses on display at the event. The buses which were on display were: 71 - LOW 217, 133
– TTR 167H, 274 - KOW 274Y, 335 - 335 AOW, 353 - 373 FCR & 367 - BTR 367B. 133
was used in service on the Alton Town service. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">F</span>riday 22<sup>nd</sup> & Saturday 23<sup>rd</sup> August
saw the <a href="http://www.southamptonmaritimefestival.com/" target="_blank">Southampton Maritime Festival</a> take place at Southampton Docks. A number
of buses were used on the Park & Ride service which linked the Festival to
the Railway Station and City Centre and the tour bus. Southampton buses that
were at the festival were: <span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1 - JOW 499E, 64 - FTR 511, 71 -
LOW 217, 133 - TTR 167H & 367 - BTR 367B. There was also a number of
visiting buses: </span><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">748 - JRX 823 (Thames Valley), 1224 –
274 KTA (Western National) and 1577 – LLJ 443F (Hants & Dorset).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 – JOW 499E passed its M.O.T on Friday 29<sup>th</sup>
August at <a href="http://www.i-m-services.com/" target="_blank">IM Services</a> in Romsey. As winter is fast approaching it will give us time to get around to jobs that need to be sorted ready for next year, so while there may be no events over the winter, we will be busy behind the scenes sorting out the buses, planning events for 2015 and sorting out other bits and pieces.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The next event we will be at is the Southampton Heritage Weekend part of the <a class="ProfileHeaderCard-nameLink u-textInheritColor js-nav
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A busy weekend for us is going to be Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October, where we have 2 events taking place. One event taking place in Southampton on Saturday 4th October is <a href="http://www.musicinthecitysouthampton.org/" target="_blank">Music in the City</a> where a number of venues will be open and music will be played. The other event we will be at is the </span><a href="http://fareham-mrc.org.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fareham & District Model Railway Club</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 'Railex 2014' which is taking place at 1000 Lakeside, Western Rd, Portsmouth, Hampshire. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We will be<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>providing
</span> a FREE shuttle from Cosham Railway Station to the event via Hilsea Lido Bus Interchange. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Then we’re off to the </span>Isle of Wight on Sunday 19th October for the last event of the season for us,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> as we <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">attend</span> the </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.iwbusmuseum.org.uk/" target="_blank">Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum</a> for their last event at their Newport home before they move to their new home in Ryde. We wish them well at their new home. </span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10205510780619111812noreply@blogger.com0Southampton, Southampton, UK50.909700400000013 -1.40435090000005450.82961490000001 -1.565712400000054 50.989785900000015 -1.2429894000000541tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571588479028079174.post-78950545444620548282014-06-15T21:11:00.000+01:002014-06-29T18:02:34.541+01:00June, June, June <span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Our
busy month of the year so far has been June with no less than 7 events taking
place throughout the month. The first event of the month was <span style="color: black;">on Sunday 1<sup>st</sup> June, where we provided a free bus
from Alton Train Station to Jane Austen’s House in Chawton with 64 - FTR 511. With
54 being in store in the Alton area after the event, 64 was brought back to Southampton
as it was needed for events in and around the city. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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Relay celebrations that took place in Guildhall Square, Southampton on Wednesday
4<sup>th</sup> June. As 64 is still owned by Southampton City Council along
with 71 – LOW 21 and looked after by us on behalf of them, they occasionally need
the use of it and on this occasion it was used as a viewing platform
for VIP's at the celebrations. Part of BBC South Today was filmed live from the top deck of the bus! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(64</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> at Guildhall Square, Southampton)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">On Sunday 8<sup>th</sup> June, the
Copythorne Steam & Vintage Rally took place; an annual event we go to every
year with buses. 64 – FTR 511 was used to do tours of the New Forest. Whilst 1
– JOW 499E and 432 - NLP 389V were both used on the Park & Ride service to and
from the event</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">. </span><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">During the day around
1,000 people were carried on the Park & Ride service and tours of the New Forest.
432 hasn’t been out much of late due to a number of problems but these are
slowly being fixed but she is still fit for use. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">With such nice weather in June, on Thursday 12<sup>th</sup> we met up with the local Fire Engine Preservation Group, where we had an
outing starting from <span class="st">Eastleigh and then making our way throughout Southampton and then </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="st">The Forest Inn, Ashurst. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">133 - TTR 167H was used for the trip. A nice evening was had by all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2014 is the 50<span style="font-size: small;"><sup>th</sup> years of Southampton becoming</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> a City</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and on Sunday 22<span style="font-size: small;"><sup>nd</sup> June a party was organised at </span></span><span itemprop="name"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bedford Place in the City Centre.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The event was organised by the </span></span><span itemprop="name"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bedford Place Traders and the event was themed as a Vintage Family Festival. 64 was on display at the event and a good day was had by all. </span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Saturday 28<sup>th</sup></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">June,</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">133 - TTR 167 made a visit to </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wordsworth School, who were having a summer fete</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and invited us to bring a bus along to the event.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The day after on Sunday 29<sup>th</sup> June, 289 - E289 HRV was out and about this time; making the trip to Ringwood where the <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.wessextransportsociety.co.uk/" target="_blank">Wessex Transport Society</a> were having a bus rally in the town. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial;">So the busy month of June is over and now the slightly less busy month of July starts. We will be at Hedge End (Saturday 5<sup>th</sup> July) & Totton (Saturday 12<sup>th</sup> July) <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">carnivals</span>. The buses </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">will also be at two bus rallies. Fort Nelson on Portsdown Hill, which is being organised by our friends at the <a href="http://www.cpptd.co.uk/" target="_blank">CPPTD</a> - The City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot on Sunday 13<sup>th</sup> July. Then on Sunday 20<sup>th</sup>
July the buses will be off to one of the biggest bus rallies in the south of England, The <a href="http://www.altonbusrally.org.uk/" target="_blank">Alton Bus Rally</a>, which takes place in Anstey Park in town. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10205510780619111812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571588479028079174.post-17972763016323018452014-06-11T19:14:00.001+01:002014-06-11T19:14:43.759+01:00Busy times<span style="font-family: Arial;"><em>It’s been a few weeks since our last blog. We’ve been
very busy over the last couple of months getting the buses ready for the season
ahead including M.O.T's and attending and planning for many events.</em> <em>Here's our summary of what's been going on.</em> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">April was a very busy month with no less than 4 buses gaining
their M.O.T, those buses being 64 – FTR 511, 71 –
LOW 217, 133 – TTR 167 and 402 – KOW 910F , and all of them passed at <a href="http://www.i-m-services.com/" target="_blank">I M services</a> in Romsey. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In other news, 289 – E289 HRV's number
flip dot destination screen is back working after a few years of being broken.
111 – G111 XOW, 141 – WOW 531J and 268 – FTR 268X which all for many years have
been stored next to the M27 at Jct 3 have been moved to a new location so that
work can be undertaken by their owners. 274 – KOW 274Y has also got a new
owner after being sold by its original owner. The coach seats that were recently saved by us from The Newport Inn, Braishfield, Hampshire have gone to a new home in <span class="st">Leicestershire, where it's hoped they will end up back in a restored coach.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Since the trip to Swanage on 289 in March, we
have attended more events. Saturday 12<sup>th</sup> April saw 64 – FTR 511 head to Riverside
Park in Bitterne for a community event. 71 – LOW 217 was on display at the
<a href="http://www.watercressline.co.uk/" target="_blank">Watercress Line</a> for the Thomas the Tank Engine railway also. After being off the road for much of
last year 133 – TTR 167H attended its first event of the year where it went to Berrywood
Primary School in Hedge End on Friday 2<sup>nd</sup> May, where they were
having a Car Fest to help their pupils learn more about vehicles. Tuesday 6<sup>th</sup>
May 1 – JOW 499E attended the unveiling of a<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-27300336" target="_blank">Red Wheel plaque</a> at the </span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">former Southampton Terminus Station, which is now a casino but was once the
main station in the City. No 1 was out again over the weekend of Saturday 17<sup>th</sup>
May and Sunday 18<sup>th</sup> May where it attended the </span><a href="http://www.billtargettrally.co.uk/" target="_blank">Bill Target Steam Rally </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We get all sorts of requests sent to us for us to attend
events. We do try our very best to attend as many as we can but as we are all volunteers
we give up our own time for these events, which sadly means that if nobody is available then we have to give it a miss. With this in mind we are always on the lookout for more volunteers
to help look after the buses and attend events. If you think you can give up
some of your spare time to help then all you have to do is drop us an <a href="mailto:webmaster@sadtht.co.uk" target="_blank">email</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even our website manager Tom, has <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">been</span> busy passing his PCV test in April. Do look out for him driving one of the old buses soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Planning is well under way for this year’s <a href="http://www.southamptonmaritimefestival.com/" target="_blank">Southampton Maritime Festival</a> where we will be out and about providing the free heritage
shuttle bus; and new this year is a tour of the town. The timetable is nearly
finished and it’s hoped it will be released soon but basically buses will run every 30 mins
and more buses will run if required (this will be decided on the days). Tickets for the free tour of City can be booked
online <a href="http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-heritage-bus-tour-of-southampton-tickets-11631717781" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Looking ahead to the coming months, we will be at many events throughout the summer so check out our <a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/2014events" target="_blank">Events List</a> on our website for the full list of events we will be at. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10205510780619111812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571588479028079174.post-40380318407047627392014-04-01T19:14:00.001+01:002014-04-01T19:16:34.150+01:00Spring Update... <span style="font-family: Arial;">After our first blog of the year </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="180019825972246192"></a><span style="font-family: Arial;">“It may be wet but there's still plenty to do...” a
few weeks ago , we have had a lot going on, and as ever we're still busy doing bits and bobs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So what have we been up to? As usual we were at the
Solent Model Railway Group Show at Fleming Park in Eastleigh over the weekend
of Saturday 22<sup>nd</sup> & Sunday 23<sup>rd</sup> February, providing the
free shuttle bus between the show and Eastleigh Railway Station and Southampton
Airport Parkway Station. As it always is, it was a good weekend and around 300
passenger journeys were made. 1 – JOW 499E was used for the shuttle and since
then it has had its ‘PAY AS YOU ENTER’ and ‘NO ENTRY’ signs applied to the exterior and work has also been carried on the interior where it's had a interior mirror and a sun visor fitted. There are
still many jobs on the Swift to do but slowly they're getting done. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">289 – E289 HRV, which is now owned by members of the Trust,
successfully passed its M.O.T on Friday 7<sup>th</sup> March at I M Services in
Romsey. An M.O.T station that comes very highly recommended. For the time being
289 will stay in its green livery which it gained whilst at Xelabus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cab has had a lick of paint to tidy it up and the
number destination blind, which is a Flip-Dot on 289, has been fixed and is now
working for the first time in many years. Over time it’s hoped that the seat
frames can be painted. We will of course keep you updated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">On Sunday 16<sup>th</sup> March, 289 went on a member’s
trip to the Swanage Railway which was holding a London & South Western
Railway Event. A great day was had by all after what has been a wet winter; it
was nice to have a day out in the sun. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">133 – TTR 167H which has been off the road for a few
months is slowly being put back together after its front offside spring needed
to be repaired due to cracks in one of the leaves. It’s hoped 133 will be back on
the road soon and ready for the coming show and rally season. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10205510780619111812noreply@blogger.com0Southampton, UK50.909700400000013 -1.40435090000005450.82961490000001 -1.565712400000054 50.989785900000015 -1.2429894000000541tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571588479028079174.post-1800198259722461922014-02-11T13:34:00.001+00:002014-02-12T16:17:51.685+00:00It may be wet but there's still plenty to do... <br />
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month into 2014 and it’s already been a busy few weeks behind the scenes here
at S&DTHT. Planning is well underway for 2014 with many events being planned
and dates confirmed. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Our first event was on the very first day of the year, where we went to Winchester for the
first event of the year; that being the <a href="http://www.fokab.org.uk/" target="_blank">Friends of King Alfred Buses</a> running
day. Sadly 2014 was to be the last one to be held on New Year’s Day as Fokab are
going to try something different in 2015. As always we went along and this year
it was a very good one. We took 1 - JOW 499E to the event and it was used on the
park and ride service from <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">St
Catherine's site to the City Centre. 432 – NLP 389V was also due to attend the event
but due to continued electrical problems it was decided to leave her at home. Over
the day we carried 360 people on the service, and despite the poor weather we had a
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The next event we will be at is the free shuttle bus to
the <a href="http://solentmodelrailwaygroup.webs.com/" target="_blank">Solent Model Railway Group's</a> Annual show at Fleming Park in Eastleigh. This is another event
we’ve been doing for many years and is always a good one to attend. The bus is always well
used and last year was a particularly busy year with around 300 journeys on the bus.
The route starts at the show at Fleming Park and then heads into Eastleigh for
its first stop at Eastleigh Railway Station, before heading down Southampton
Road towards Southampton Airport Parkway. Here it turns around and heads back
via Chestnut Avenue to the show. It's a simple route that only takes about 20 minutes
to complete. For a few years 71 – LOW 217 was used on the service but last year
a change was had when the new boy on the preservation scene 1 – JOW 499E was used.
following its recent return back to the road after 20 years. Once again, 1 – JOW 499E will be
used on the service for this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sadtht" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a> is still going from strength to strength with
nearly 300 likes! Something we never thought would happen when we set it up
just under a year ago. The page gives us the ability to share news, events and pictures
from our archives, as well as raise awareness of the Trust on a much larger scale than ever before. Another of our social media outlets is our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/sadtht/" target="_blank">Flick Group</a> which
now has over 2000 pictures of Southampton and the local area's buses from over
the years - well worth a browse if you've a few minutes to spare. Also our <a href="https://twitter.com/sadtht" target="_blank">Twitter page</a> is growing well. If you are on any of the platforms
we mention and you don’t like us or follow us already then please feel free to do so and let your
friends know about us as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There’s been plenty going on behind the scenes as
planning is well underway with organising events and shows we hope to attend later on in the year.
This year we are hoping to attend a few different events than we usually
attend. For details on events we're currently planning on going to, check out our <a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/2014events" target="_blank">2014 Events Page</a> on the website. For various reasons some of the events listed may be subject to change at any time, or additional events might be added, so it's worth having a quick look every so often to keep up to date. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Work has also started on a new project as well and we
hope to bring you some more news on this project soon, so keep an eye on our Facebook and Twitter pages in the coming weeks and months, where we'll be giving details in the future. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10205510780619111812noreply@blogger.com0Southampton, UK50.909700400000013 -1.40435090000005450.82961490000001 -1.565712400000054 50.989785900000015 -1.2429894000000541tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571588479028079174.post-47478260270916812472014-01-07T15:57:00.001+00:002014-01-07T15:57:23.288+00:00Guest Blog: A Southampton Bus Tour 2<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just one day after the start of the new year, Website Manager Tom Lingwood and Website Editor Steven Briers wasted no time in making the most of Southampton's buses once again as they embarked on their second bus tour of the city and its surrounding areas, and as they both explain, their day saw a few interesting surprises. </span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyone who has kept an eye on events in the bus world in our area will know that a lot has changed in recent months in terms of routes, frequencies and vehicles themselves. Among them include the introduction of brand new buses for Unilink and Bluestar 1 (more of which later); the introduction of new routes (and the withdrawal of old ones), and more buses than ever operating on Boxing Day and New Years Day. To encapsulate some of these changes, we decided to have a second bus tour, following on from our <a href="http://sadtht.blogspot.com/2013/05/guestblog1.html" target="_blank">last one</a> in May last year, with the main intention of going on routes that had changed (or were due to change) in some way. Here is what happened. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our first leg of our journey involved the First 13 from Burgoyne Road in Thornhill to Central Station. One of the first surprises we encountered was on the bus shelter, where we saw a piece of history in the most unlikely of places. Along the top of the shelter, underneath where a bus flag had been attached previously, were faded remnants of the original <a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/sbl" target="_blank">Solent Blue Line</a> logo, of which there are a small handful still around in certain places, so this wasn't too much of a surprise. What did amaze us was that underneath this, again faded and extremely worn, was the original sticker for Hampshire Bus when they operated in the 1980's (picture below).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From Central Station it was straight on to a route which is now sadly history; First's service 10 to Totton College. As this was the last chance to ride the route, we chose to do the whole length of it (excluding the short section from Vincent's Walk to Central Station). Again a double decker in the form of 37165 - HY07 FSX (one of the batch of 5 introduced in Southampton as brand new in 2007 for the then 8/8A route), we sat on the top and enjoyed the variety of landscapes that the route went through, from the quiet residential Luccombe Road in Upper Shirley, to the busy General Hospital, through to the extremely busy Redbridge Flyover. Alighting at Totton College, our next step was to wait for the first of 3 Bluestar buses in our trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 11 was our next port of call and once it had completed its loop of West Totton, it arrived (3414 - NK04 FPA; previously one of the many Cadets that operated the 18 for so long). Reminiscing about the times that these buses were on the 18, it wasn't long until we arrived at West Quay. Tom spotted across the road the recently started Velvet 300 to Ringwood, and was keen to take the potential opportunity for a photo, but time was against us so we had to leave it this time. More important things awaited us; namely lunch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Walking up Above Bar Street Tom quickly saw something that we simply couldn't miss the chance of experiencing. One of the brand new buses for the Bluestar 1 pulled up to the bus stop as we passed, and we decided in less than a second that we had to ride it; even if it was only to London Road to get our lunch. Nonetheless we were impressed by what we saw; even the standard "No Smoking" sign on the bus intrigued us as it also mentioned the banning of electronic cigarettes. How times have changed. After a quick bite to eat we headed back into the centre of town on a U1C (again one of the newest of buses in the Southampton area), and then it was a very quick visit to the First Travel Shop for a new timetable booklet before boarding our next bus. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our next destination was Romsey, but via the newish W1 from Wheelers; one of the newest operators on the scene. This was one of the key routes of our tour, and everything else we did centred round the inclusion of this, as it was a route we have been keen to sample since it was registered on VOSA. The journey was pleasant and timely, and looked like it was quite popular amongst the public from what we observed, although admittedly after it had left Chilworth we had no idea where we were going. This remained the situation until we reached Romsey Bus Station. It was a minute or so before this that Tom saw another unique opportunity. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a race against time as we stepped off the W1 and ran to the back of the queue to make sure we definitely boarded the Bluestar 4 that was loading at the stand. We agreed that we simply could not afford to miss riding it, as it turned out to be not a Bluestar bus, but a Unilink double decker (1198 - HF58 GZN). This is an extreme rarity, as the route is nearly always Citaro-operated. A massive photo opportunity indeed. Our journey was to Lordshill (in an extremely heavy downpour), to meet our final bus and our final journey of the day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stopping briefly in Sainsbury's for refreshments, we made the perilous journey in the pouring rain and wind to the bus stop for the First 3 (rebranded as "the three" shortly before Christmas). For this reason, we were extremely keen to ride one of the newly refurbished vehicles (recently transferred to Southampton from Portsmouth where they would be found on the Zip services to Waterlooville and Clanfield etc.). The weather was dire, it was getting dark, and rush hour was looming, but we were in luck. Taking the risk to not board the 3 that was actually waiting at the bus stop when we arrived (due to its lack of red livery), it wasn't long until what would be the next bus pulled up on the opposite side of the road, and to our delight it was a freshly branded one. A minute or so on and the 3 we could have boarded departed and we excitedly waited the 10 minutes until the next one was due to leave. When it did we were nothing short of impressed, and we had a lovely (reasonably traffic free to our surprise) journey back to Thornhill. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All in all we had a great day. The weather was rubbish but it didn't matter; we achieved all we wanted to and more. We now need to come up with some more ideas for our next one, which we are looking at doing in the summer maybe. Who knows, maybe the weather will be nice too?</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10205510780619111812noreply@blogger.com2Southampton, UK50.909700400000013 -1.40435090000005450.82961490000001 -1.565712400000054 50.989785900000015 -1.2429894000000541tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571588479028079174.post-40893920944837222882013-12-23T14:37:00.001+00:002013-12-24T12:44:57.147+00:002013 Review<span style="font-family: Arial;">2013 is over and it was a very busy year for us here at <span style="color: #222222;">Southampton & District Transport Heritage Trust. One big
thing we’ve done in 2013 is launch into social media and what a success it’s
been. This blog was the first stage of the social media launch way back in
early April. Since then we’ve published 13 posts and this is the 14<sup>th</sup>.
The blog covers what happens </span><span class="ghuy-lpj5">behind the scenes at
S&DTHT </span><span style="color: #222222;">with things we get up to and our
trip to Northern France where we found ex Southampton bus 314 still surviving. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Late April saw the launch of
our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sadtht" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/sadtht" target="_blank">Twitter</a> pages and both have proven more useful than ever
expected. When we started the Facebook page we thought we would get about 30/40 likes
but as we post this blog it’s up to the amazing figure of 250 likes; something
we never thought we would reach so soon after launching Facebook and we are ecstatic. Aside from this, we have found
Facebook very useful as we can post some of our archive pictures and have
people reminisce about the bygone era. When we posted an archive picture for Memory Monday it reached over 8,000 people after being shared many times. Events we
are going to can also be posted on Facebook and Twitter to keep our followers
up to date with information. Twitter has also hit around 100 followers; we like
to post different things on Twitter from time to time that's a little bit different from
the stuff that is posted on Facebook. Our last launch was our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/sadtht/" target="_blank">Flickr Group</a>
which was started to get as many pictures of buses from the Southampton area
and also the local area in one group as possible. There is also some other pictures of
other transport-related pictures in the group from the trams and Floating
Bridge. The group now has over 1800 pictures in it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">Our buses themselves have been
very busy in 2013, attending over 20 events from the free bus service at
the <a href="http://solentmodelrailwaygroup.webs.com/" target="_blank">Solent Model Railway Show</a> at Eastleigh in February to the very busy <a href="http://www.southamptonmaritimefestival.com/" target="_blank">Maritime Festival</a> in May, and then the Southampton Running Day in September. 2013 has seen some different
events and we’ve enjoyed them all, despite often being some very cold days and then very hot ones. </span><span class="ghuy-lpj5">Behind the scenes work is carried out most weeks at our base in ‘Mini Portswood’
where our store has been sorted out so we know what spares we have. Progress has
been made on our next project and we hope to have more news on our next project
very soon. </span></span></div>
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<span class="ghuy-lpj5"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So what has 2014 got in store? Well the
first event we will be at is the last <a href="http://www.fokab.org.uk/" target="_blank">Friends of King Alfred Buses</a> Running Day in
Winchester. A very popular event for the start of the year but due to
redevelopment that's due to be taking place soon in Winchester the organisers have taken
the decision that 2014 will be the last New Year’s Day running day in Winchester.
1 – JOW 499E & 432 – NLP 389V will both be at the event on the Park &
Ride service and 402 – KOW 910F will be on static display. We are planning on attending
a variety of different events in 2014 like we have done in 2013, and we hope to have a list
available soon of which events we will be at. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="ghuy-lpj5"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Finally, we would like to thank you all for
reading our Blog, liking us on Facebook, following us on Twitter and being part of
our group on Flickr. It truly does mean a lot to us and we look forward to welcoming
you on our buses in 2014. From all at S&DTHT, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!</span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10205510780619111812noreply@blogger.com0Southampton, UK50.909700400000013 -1.40435090000005450.82961490000001 -1.565712400000054 50.989785900000015 -1.2429894000000541tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571588479028079174.post-43830706192520938472013-12-01T20:21:00.000+00:002013-12-01T20:21:57.708+00:00How did we end up in Northern France?<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The story of why four bus enthusiasts from Southampton travelled to Northern France
started in September 2013, when at the monthly meeting of the Trust one of our
members Paul said whilst on a shipping holiday in Northern France he thought he
saw what looked like an old Southampton bu</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">s being used as a pizza bar. Sadly it was
not open when he was there but he noted down its chassis number; that being 2D3RA1052.
After some research by Tom it was traced to <a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/314" target="_blank">314 – 314 AOW</a> which was last known
to have gone to France in April 1976 to Hotel Cristal in St. Etienne. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Luckily Paul had taken some
photos of the bus and once they were developed more information about its use
was able to be found and it turned out to be used by <a href="http://www.popote-urbaine.fr/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Popote
Urbaine</span></a> which in English means <span style="color: #222222;">Urban Meals. Due
to a number of reasons it was kept quiet that 314 was still going strong in
Northern France and a trip was planned for the end of November where the four would visit the bus in Northern France. Contact was made with the
owner of 314 where we surprised them with the information that the bus they
were using was originally from Southampton. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">On Saturday 30<sup>th</sup>
November the trip to see 314 started early and the first stage was to travel
from Southampton to the port of Dover to catch the P&O ferry to Calais.
Arriving in Dover early just before 9am, we were lucky to be able to get
on an earlier ferry as originally we weren’t going to leave England until
10:15. We were quickly loaded onto the P&O </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Spirit of France ferry and left at 9:25am. Due to the difference in time zones
we arrived in France at around 12am (11am GMT) and made our way through Calais to where
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">One thing that is very different
when driving in France in comparison to driving in England is that we were driving on the wrong side of the road to
what we are used to. As we left Calais; making sure of course we were driving on the right
side of the road, we pulled over for a quick break and to call the owner of 314 so
when we arrived at the location there was someone there to meet us. As we drove through
the French countryside we arrived at the city where we needed to be. Making our
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">After a few months when 314 was found, we had made it to her and finally met her owner Jess whom we had been in
contact with. Jess allowed us to have a good look at 314 which is in remarkably
good condition. A lot of work has been done to make it a pizza bus but there
are still bits in her from when she was a bus in Southampton. Downstairs is
used as the cooking area and upstairs is used as a seating area. We presented
the owner with an original number plate 314 AOW. During our time in the city
we enjoyed a meal and then started the long trip home to Southampton.
A quick stop was had in Calais for some duty free, and again we were lucky
to catch an earlier ferry and arrived back in England just before 6:00pm. Sadly there are no plans to bring 314 back to Southampton at the moment as it's owner is very happy with it. More information about 314 can be found <a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/314" target="_blank">Here</a><strong>.</strong></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10205510780619111812noreply@blogger.com0Southampton, UK50.909700400000013 -1.40435090000005450.82961490000001 -1.565712400000054 50.989785900000015 -1.2429894000000541tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571588479028079174.post-71945672390903782512013-10-29T20:53:00.000+00:002013-10-29T20:53:59.651+00:00The trip overseas <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Our last trip out for 2013 was our usual trip to the <a href="http://www.iwbusmuseum.org.uk/" target="_blank">Isle of Wight Bus Museum</a> in Newport on the island. The trip to the island is
very different to any other bus rally as a ferry trip is needed to get to the
island. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This year may have been the last rally at their site in
Newport as they hope to move to Ryde to a former bus depot which will gave them
more opportunities than their present site in Newport. The morning of Sunday 20<sup>th</sup>
started at our yard (‘Mini Portswood’) where 289 – E289 HRV and 402 – KOW 910F were
started and got ready for the trip, and it was just after 8:45am the bus left the yard and headed into town and picked
up a few members and friends en route. Arriving at the ferry port at around 9:30am there was
time for those who needed to get a ticket to get one and then it was time to be
loaded onto the ferry. The ship for our crossing to the island was the Red Falcon. The
crossing takes an hour so there was enough time for a coffee and time to relax. As
one of our members works for Red Funnel, we were treated to a visit to the bridge, where
the captain talked about how the ship moves and different aspects of crossing
the Solent. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Arriving on the island just after 11am we made our way to
the bus rally in Newport. The quayside was full of buses, and some were on display, while
others were operating service to various parts of the island. 402 was on display and
289 was used in service to Yarmouth. 289 itself has not returned from having a
new engine fitted and there are still a few jobs left to do but for the time
being 289 is fine to use. One job that is hoped to be carried out over the
winter is to fix the electronic number destination blind that it has, and a general
tidy up will also be carried out. The trip home started at 2:30pm when we left
the rally site and headed for the ferry home. A good day was had by all and
next year the trip to the island may be to the new museum at Ryde and we wish
all involved in the move good luck. </span></div>
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updated our blog and the last two months have been a busy couple. Because of this we've not had
much time to update our blog, so here’s a look at what we’ve been up to and a
sneaky peek at what's coming up next year:<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Back in our last
blog we mentioned about the Running Day that was taking place on Sunday 8<sup>th</sup>
September in Southampton; the event which was organised by one of our members
Phil Blair of PB Bus Marketing. The event saw 8 Southampton buses running different
routes that went via Portswood. Another 7 buses ran on the event, and a wonderful
day was had by all. In total £500 was raised for <a href="http://www.naomihouse.org.uk/" target="_blank">Naomi House Hospice</a> and
Jack's Place at Sutton Scotney. Thank you to all who donated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The following weekend (Saturday 14<sup>th</sup> and
Sunday 15<sup>th</sup> September) saw another buses weekend; that being the <a href="http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/" target="_blank">Heritage Open Weekend</a>, which sees heritage venues open to the public. This included the <a href="http://www.ss-shieldhall.co.uk/Welcome.html" target="_blank">SS-Shieldhall</a>
which is located in Dock Gate 4 in the City and not normally open to the public. 1
– JOW 499E was used on the shuttle on the Saturday, the <a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/trams" target="_blank">Southampton Tram Group</a> and <a href="http://www.adls.org.uk/t1/" target="_blank">Dunkirk Little Ships</a> were also open on the Saturday. 71
– LOW 217 was used on a City Tour from Tudor House and stopped off at different places
around the City Centre where a talk was given about the different locations where
the bus was stopping. Places that the bus stopped were the Titanic Engineers Memorial,
<a href="http://seacitymuseum.co.uk/" target="_blank">SeaCity Museum</a> and various other locations. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>71 – LOW 217 was used on the free shuttle on
the Sunday. It’s hoped that both the tour and shuttle bus to S.S Shieldhall,
Southampton Tram Group and Dunkirk Little Ships may return in the future. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">An annual event we do is provide a free bus
service from Alton Railway Station on the <a href="http://www.watercressline.co.uk/" target="_blank">Mid-Hants Railway</a> to <a href="http://www.jane-austens-house-museum.org.uk/" target="_blank">Jane Austen’s House</a> in Chawton. This year 71 – LOW 217</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">was used on Sunday 29th
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vintage bus service is operated by our friends at Medstead Depot Omnibus Group,
who are one of three groups under the Working Omnibus Museum Project Ltd, and some
of the fleet is stored at the depot. On Saturday 5<sup>th</sup> and Sunday 6<sup>th</sup>
October 432 – NLP 389V was out and about; this time back home from when it was
in service with First in Cosham but this time it was used on a free service
from Cosham Bus Station to North Harbour where our friends at the <a href="http://fareham-mrc.org.uk/" target="_blank">Fareham and District Model Railway Club</a> were holding their annual show. There is just time for our last
trip of the year and we're off to the Isle of Wight for the annual <a href="http://www.iwbusmuseum.org.uk/" target="_blank">Isle of Wight Bus Museum</a> Running Day. This is one of our favourite events of the year, and this year it’s hoped that 289 – E289 HRV & 402 – KOW 910F
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The last few months has seen our storage area tidied up and
sorted out as it was getting a bit messy. 367 – BTR 367B has also been raised
up onto blocks so the gearbox can be removed and fixed. It's hoped that 367 will
be back on the road early next year ready for the 2014 season. We’re already planning
for next year some dates for your diary: 1st January 2014 is the <a href="http://www.fokab.org.uk/" target="_blank">Friends of King Alfred</a> Running Day in Winchester and Saturday 22<sup>nd</sup> and
Sunday 23<sup>rd</sup> February will see the annual free bus service for the <a href="http://solentmodelrailwaygroup.webs.com/" target="_blank">Solent Model Railway Show</a> at Fleming Park, Eastleigh. This is the service that stops at Eastleigh
Train Station and Southampton Airport Parkway, running every 30 minutes throughout the day. A few other new things will also be launched in
2014 so be sure to look out for them. Over the next coming months on this blog
we will be looking back at how the S&DTHT website started and will have some
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10205510780619111812noreply@blogger.com0Southampton, UK50.909700400000013 -1.40435090000005450.82961490000001 -1.565712400000054 50.989785900000015 -1.2429894000000541tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571588479028079174.post-42139003918729541162013-08-07T21:02:00.001+01:002013-08-07T21:07:12.809+01:00A Summer Summary <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The summer is in full swing and we have been very busy over the last month or so attending rallies, moving buses and enjoying the hot weather. Take a moment to read what we've been up to. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first bus rally we went to was the <a href="http://www.altonbusrally.org.uk/" target="_blank">Alton Bus Rally and Running Day</a> held at Anstey Park in Alton. We went along with 133 – TTR 167H and were also joined by 271 – FTR 271X & 361 - BTR 361B of the 393 p<span style="color: black;">eservation group</span>. We left ‘Mini Portswood’ in convoy just after 9am and headed north toward Winchester and in an effort to save some time we decided to take a trip up the motorway. We arrived at the rally site just before 10:30am. A number of other ex-Southampton buses were also at the rally; them being 318 – 318 AOW, 353 - 373 FCR and 403 - ALD 993B. So in total there were 6 ex-Southampton buses at the rally on show. 133 was not in service until later so there was plenty of time to enjoy some of the other buses at the rally and take a look at the numerous stalls. After spending most of the morning looking around the stalls and talking to a number of friends, it was time to take 133 out for a trip. The trip would be to Medstead and Four Marks Railway Station, with a quick stop at Alton Railway Station, which is around 7 miles altogether. 133 was full for the trip, which was pleasing to see. After returning to the rally site it was time to head back to ‘Mini Portswood’. 133 performed remarkably well all day. 133 has since been withdrawn from the road as it's due its M.O.T in a few weeks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Sunday 4th August saw the <a href="http://www.provincialsociety.org/" target="_blank">Provincial Society</a> Bus Rally at Stokes Bay in Gosport. 432 – NLP 389V would return home to where it operated for a few years. 402 – KOW 410F, along with 271 – FTR 271X and 361 – BTR 361B of the 393 p<span style="color: black;">eservation group</span>. would also attend the rally. This would be the first time in a few years that four buses went to a rally together. At one stage it was planned to take six buses but due to 133 – TTR 167H needing pre-M.O.T work and 1 – JOW 499E having been out and about a lot this year after returning to the road late last year it was decided to let it have a rest and just take the four. We left ‘Mini Portswood’ just after 9am and the first stop was for fuel, but then it was quickly onto the motorway and down to Gosport for the rally. All four buses were parked up together on the rally site, which as can be seen below made for a wonderful photo opportunity. 432 – NLP 389V and 402 – KOW 410F were used in service from the rally site to Gosport Bus Station, running passengers back and forth between the two destinations throughout the day. After returning from Gosport Bus Station on its last run 432's charging light, which had caused it many problems for most of the year had come back on. As a result, 432 was switched off so an investigation could be carried out under the bus, but nothing was found. So it was decided to turn it back on but it wouldn’t start and after scratching heads and help from others at the rally it was finally found that one of the relays was not working properly. After playing around with the relay, 432 fired back into life and headed back home. </span></div>
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432 – NLP 389V has been off the road most of this year suffering from electrical problems. which the team have been working to resolve, and a number of tests were done to find out what the problem was. It was thought that the starter motor was the problem so that was removed and it was then found that a number of other items needed to be replaced. The starter motor was then refitted to the bus but the electrical problem continued. The problem that it was causing was the charging light would not turn off after a few minutes. So next the alternator was removed and sent off to Leyland to be repaired. Once at the repairers it was found that it would be best that a replacement alternator was put onto the bus as the old one was in need of a lot of work. A few days later the replacement alternator arrived and was fitted. After being laid up with the electrical problem and a replacement alternator being fitted, 432 was finally fired into life, and after a few moments the charging light went out. 432 was then taken for a spin around the yard to make sure everything else was ok and thankfully it was. Whilst being off the road 432's M.O.T ran out. So an M.O.T was booked and on Thursday 1st August, 432 was taken to <a href="http://www.i-m-services.com/" target="_blank">I M services</a> for it to be carried out, and it passed, meaning it was back on the road and ready to head off to the Provincial Society Bus Rally at Stokes Bay in Gosport. 432 spent some time in the Gosport area before being retired from service in June 2004 after mechanical problems.</div>
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A number of other buses have been moved around. This has included 222 – GTR 484 which has been bought by member of the Trust. 222 needs to be restored as it was unfortunately damaged in a fire some years ago. 222 was first brought back to Southampton a few years ago by Phil Blair of PB Bus Marketing, who planned to restore it but due to other projects 222 was put up for sale. In July, 222 was moved from where it had been stored in Eastleigh to <a href="http://www.southeastcoachworks.com/" target="_blank">South East Coachworks</a> in Faversham, Kent, where work would start on the next stage of restoration. 289 – E289 HRV, which has been on loan to Xelabus has also been off the road due to needing a new engine after the old one blew up. It has since received a new engine, which was fitted at <a href="http://www.brijantours.com/" target="_blank">Brijan Tours</a>. More news on 222 & 289 will be announced soon.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">As always with the modern world social media is at the forefront of most organisations and S&DTHT is no exception. We have recently launched on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sadtht" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/sadtht" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/SADTHT" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/sadtht" target="_blank">Flickr</a> and of course this blog. Since launching into the social world earlier this year it has proven very successful for us, and in the last few weeks we celebrated reaching 100 likes on Facebook, and over 50 followers on Twitter. To top it all off, this is also our 10th blog post, showing that we are continuing to grow and expand. We couldn't have possibly imagined where we are now, and the response to our entry into social media has greatly exceeded our expectations. Flickr has many pictures of buses so something we have been working on over the last few weeks is to get pictures of buses in and Southampton, and after a few hours work we have managed to get over 1,200 pictures in the group, and it continues to grow. It’s well worth a look if you fancy a trip down memory lane. <br /><br />Finally, Sunday 8th September will see heritage buses return to the streets of Southampton as part of The Mighty Regents Running Day, which sees the recreation of 1970's bus routes with AEC Regent V buses and Guys, Leyland Atlanteans, Bristol K's & Lodekkas. Buses will run from 9:00 until 18:00, running several local Portswood routes to and from some of Southampton's Districts, the city & Docks. This will be the first running day in Southampton since May 2010, which marked the closure of the Portswood Bus Depot. More information about the running day will be on the website in mid-August. Until then, thanks for reading. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10205510780619111812noreply@blogger.com0Southampton, UK50.909700400000013 -1.40435090000005450.82961490000001 -1.565712400000054 50.989785900000015 -1.2429894000000541tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571588479028079174.post-38693958013779499722013-07-05T16:35:00.001+01:002013-07-05T16:55:41.002+01:00Part 2: Book Launch <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the previous day’s activities of surprising one of our members, we were back out the next day on Sunday 30th June. This time we were at a different event; a book launch. The book that was being launched was <a href="http://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/index.php/upcoming-titles/a-1950s-southampton-childhood.html" target="_blank">'A 1950 Southampton Childhood'</a> written by local authors </span><a href="http://www.aloejimmy.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">James March</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://pennylegg.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Penny Legg</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Our involvement with the book dates back to late October 2012 when we received an email from Penny asking if we had a suitable bus image to complement the chapter on buses in the book.<br /><br />After searching through the archives we found a suitable image to use. The bus which was to be used in the book was 204 – GTR 466; a Guy Arab III with Park Royal body. This was new to Southampton Transport in 1950. Due to the picture having to be scanned at high resolutions so that when printed in the book there was no problem with the quality of the picture, Tom, who did not have the equipment to scan the picture, arranged to take the picture to Penny and James to scan at high resolutions. As there was a deadline for the book to be finished we managed to find the picture for the book and have it to Penny and James a little over a week after they first </span><a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/contactus"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">contacted us</span></a>.<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (204 - GTR 466)<br /><br />After a few months of not hearing from Penny and James we received an email in February 2013 saying that the book was going to print in the next few weeks and they were going to arrange a launch for the book in May at </span><a href="http://www.dolphin-southampton.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Dolphin Hotel</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Southampton, and asked us if there would be any possibility that we could being </span><a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/71"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">71 – LOW 217</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> along to the launch to allow guests at the launch to reminisce about buses in 1950s. After considering the request we obliged and agreed to help. Originally the launch was going to be on Sunday 19th May but due to delays in the printing of the book the launch was subsequently delayed also, until the book was ready and a new date was set. The new date was finalised and the launch date became Sunday 30th June.<br /><br />On Tuesday 16th April David and Tom attended a meeting at The Dolphin Hotel along with Penny and James and Hotel manager Neil to go through the details of the launch. Also as part of the launch it was decided that guests would go for a small ride on 71 around town and stop off for a picnic along the way. The first choice to have the picnic was Mayflower Park in Southampton but for a number of reasons this could not happen so another location was looked for. The location that was chosen was </span><a href="http://www3.hants.gov.uk/rvcp"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Royal Victoria Country Park</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> just outside the city in nearby Netley. <br /><br />So after the original email some eight months ago the day of the launch had arrived. After the previous day’s busy activities, it was an early start with drivers and conductors arriving at ‘Mini Portswood’ just after 10:30am. Due to the number going to the launch it was also decided that <a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/1" target="_blank">1 – JOW 499E</a> would make an appearance. Just after 11:30am the buses arrived at The Dolphin Hotel and picked up the guests of the launch and headed out of the City over the Itchen Bridge and along Weston Shore to Royal Victoria Country Park.<br /><br /> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPssnxad_3lvE5qcqhQsJBvAFnzdElTjq56ZmTRJNzyECpO4jTAgq5vcvvIOapSX_Zj7TXLeSuVGMJ4WaZ924Ru0sftQpQDp7gH6sM-n5TLPa-oPfNu_Z-7vMF7smtZotxDbXWtsRTg/s1600/1+-+JOW+499E+&+71+-+LOW+217.JPG"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPssnxad_3lvE5qcqhQsJBvAFnzdElTjq56ZmTRJNzyECpO4jTAgq5vcvvIOapSX_Zj7TXLeSuVGMJ4WaZ924Ru0sftQpQDp7gH6sM-n5TLPa-oPfNu_Z-7vMF7smtZotxDbXWtsRTg/s1600/1+-+JOW+499E+&+71+-+LOW+217.JPG" width="320" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (1 - JOW 499E & 71 - LOW 217)<br /><br />A lovely hour or so was spent at Royal Victoria County Park where guests enjoyed the picnic and learning about the buses. We all headed back to The Dolphin Hotel where Penny and James gave a talk about the book. After an enjoyable time we headed back to the yard but a request by our chairman David was to picture the buses in Queen's Terrace in the city as major road works are currently being carried on Queen’s Terrace and the road system is to be changed. He wanted to get pictures of the buses before the roads are changed.<br /><br /> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBC_rHZs2LLaDBqg_TUAetZz0rQp5vcW5wiSQ34XS8sVXuJzJbLJbPiYrNR6XAaSj9RthFuYJneORiDk7D_g0bZN0HpI6IUTWRibosryaI-ebo66KTQsFDYWEw6gt7CT6HW8do2HlwkQ/s1600/1+-+JOW+499E+&+71+-+LOW+217+(2).JPG"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBC_rHZs2LLaDBqg_TUAetZz0rQp5vcW5wiSQ34XS8sVXuJzJbLJbPiYrNR6XAaSj9RthFuYJneORiDk7D_g0bZN0HpI6IUTWRibosryaI-ebo66KTQsFDYWEw6gt7CT6HW8do2HlwkQ/s1600/1+-+JOW+499E+&+71+-+LOW+217+(2).JPG&container=blogger&gadget=a&rewriteMime=image%2F*" width="320" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (1 - JOW 499E & 71 - LOW 217)<br /><br />If you have a request that you think we could help with, why not contact us via <a href="mailto:webmaster@sadtht.co.uk" target="_blank">email</a> or via our social media – </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sadtht"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/sadtht"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Twitter</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> or </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/SADTHT"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">YouTube</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. In recent weeks to keep up to speed with the modern world we have uploaded some information to Wikipedia about </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton_Corporation_Transport"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Southampton Corporation Transport</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. If you have some information that you think needs to be added to it why not edit it or let us know and we can add it to the article. Also just to let you know that both Facebook and Twitter now use Hashtag # and our Hashtag is #oldsotonbus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Being a volunteer group most of our events take place during the weekend. Sometimes events do take place in the week but this is rare. Over the weekend of Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June we had two events; one being a simple event in the form of a book launch, and the other being something we never done before; a surprise afternoon out for one of the members of the Trust. On the face of it, it would seem simple to organise but as the member who was going to be receiving the surprise is a very active member of the Trust, it proved somewhat difficult.<br /><br />So where did the idea to surprise one of our members come from? The member in question was Charnie Holden, a big contributor to the Trust. The story starts on Thursday 23rd May when our chairman David and website manager Tom went to the wash-up meeting for the </span><a href="http://www.southamptonmaritimefestival.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Southampton Maritime Festival</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> that happened in early May. After the meeting David and Tom were discussing another event that was happening at the end of June; that being the launch of a new book at the Dolphin Hotel in Southampton on Sunday 30th June, entitled ‘A 1950s Southampton Childhood’, written by local authors Penny Legg and James Marsh. The authors had contacted the Trust in late 2012 with a request for a picture of a Guy ‘Arab’ bus for the book, which we were happy to assist them with.<br /><br />The book was due to be launched in May but due to the book being delayed the launch was put back to Sunday 30th June. </span><a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/71"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">71 – LOW 217</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> was offered to be used as part of the launch to show guests attending the launch what buses would have been like in the 1950s. With 71 – LOW 217 coming out of where it’s kept for the weekend; somewhere in deepest darkest Hampshire, David and Tom discussed what else 71 could be used for over the weekend. Tom then had a thought. It was Trust member Charnie Holden’s 40th birthday in July so with 71 being down why not have a surprise outing? And so began the surprise plan. <br /><br />Over the next couple of weeks the plan went a bit quiet, until the next Trust meeting on Monday 10th June where the matter was discussed, in particular on the matter of whether we could actually pull off such an event with the support of all of the Trust members, whilst also ensuring that Charnie remained none the wiser. The first job to do was to secretly contact Charnie’s wife Karen and let her know our plans and if she was up for it. So Tom messaged her via Facebook, and a few days later she replied saying “Sounds like a lovely idea - have you spoken to Ian?” Ian is Charnie’s right hand man. Charnie and Ian are childhood friends and Ian loves to pull a joke on Charnie from time to time. The next thing for Tom to do was to contact Ian, who was quite up for the idea. <br /><br />Following this, Trust chairman David sent an email out to members announcing the idea but here was where we hit our first problem as most of our internal communication is done via email, so we had to make sure all members were aware that no email about the weekend could be sent to Charnie. Luckily no emails were sent to Charnie before the event and a number of checks were done the week before the surprise, with Tom texting Charnie to see what he was up to and even Tom sending Charnie a picture of the event he was supposed to be going to on Saturday 29th June. There was a bit of a panic at one stage as a few days before we received a text from Dave, another member, to say he was going to work on </span><a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/402"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">402 - KOW 910F</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> on Saturday evening as 402 had suffered a fuel starvation problem a few days before the planned surprise. 402 was the bus Charnie and Ian had rebuilt the side on a few months ago; Charnie’s wife was messaged to let her know his plans for Saturday and to make sure he was in at 4pm for a knock on the door that he would never expect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />By this time only a few days before the event the plans were finalised. The plan was for trust members to meet at ‘Mini Portswood’ at 3pm on the Saturday and get the buses ready. It was decided that three buses would be used. 71, which was down for the book launch the next day, 402, which Charnie has spent countless hours on over the last few years, and a very special guest in the form of an East Kent Coach, which is owned by one of our members. This vehicle is normally kept in Kent but was on a visit to Southampton and so was able to come along for the surprise as well. The route, which was also planned comprised of a short tour around Southampton, ending in Riverside Park for a small buffet.<br /><br />The day had arrived and after weeks of planning it was time to put the plan in action. Members arrived at ‘Mini Portswood’ at 3pm on Saturday 29thto get 71 – LOW 217 and 402 – KOW 910F ready for the off. East Kent Coach FFN 446 was being kept elsewhere so mobile contact had to be given as we were leaving the yard to ensure that the coach would be in position ready for the surprise. ‘Happy Birthday’ banners were attached to the buses. As we set off to depart however, we were hit by an unfortunate problem. 402 would not start, so it was decided at the last minute to leave her at home and take </span><a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/361"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">361 – BTR 361B</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> instead. Then just before 3:30pm the buses were off and heading for Woolston. We knew that Charnie would be in as he was not planning to go up to 402 until late in the evening as Ian said he was working late and was unable to make it until later on in the day. We knew however that this was not true and was part of the surprise. It was arranged that all three buses would meet at Peartree Church just outside of Woolston and then head off in convoy to Charnie’s house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (East Kent - FFN 446 & 71 - LOW 217)<br /><br /> Before the buses got to Charnie’s house for the shock of his life, family and friends were picked up and then the buses were put in position. Then, after weeks of planning the moment had arrived. It was time to knock the door and give him the surprise of his life. It was decided that long time friends of Charnie, Ian and Dave would knock the door along with Tom, who was </span><a href="http://youtu.be/1iRey0m-YSg"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">filming the moment</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. They were stood outside the house and it seemed like ages before the door was opened and when it finally was Dave said “Is Charnie coming out to play”. Within seconds of the door opening where a shocked Charn stood and speachless. Then he realised that he had been got and that everyone had mangled together to plan the whole event without him knowing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (Charnie and Karen) <br /><br />After a few minutes everyone was loaded onto the buses for the off. The first stop on the tour was Ocean Village, and from there we headed through the City Centre up to Portswood, passing what was the home of Southampton Transport for many years before the depot closed in 2010. After going through Portswood we headed for ‘Daisy Dip’ in the north of the City between Swaythling and Bassett, where Charnie spent most of his childhood. Finally we headed for Riverside Park where we would enjoy and small buffet and celebrate Charnie’s coming of age. Thankfully the weather was pleasant and we didn’t experience the rain that is normally a main feature of the British summer. After an enjoyable hour or so it was decided to round everyone up for a group picture and then start the journey back. 361 headed straight back to the yard as some members had other things planned, the East Kent Coach went back to the yard where it was being kept, and this left 71 to take Charnie and his family and friends back home, before heading back to ‘Mini </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We would like to thanks everyone who was involved in organising the event.<br /><br />In Part 2, we take a look at the day after the surprise when we went to a book launch with </span><a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 – JOW 499E</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> & 71 – LOW 217.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We had talked about making an excursion to Brighton by bus for a long while, but our discussions had never really got any further than the drawing-board. After nearly a year of saying that we would do it soon, Tom set a date for actually doing it; that date being Friday 14<sup>th</sup> June 2013. It had been far too long since our original plan to complete the journey, and we were not going to let anything get in the way of finally doing it. This is what happened. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We met just before 8am on the day at Hinkler Road, where we would begin our epic journey on <a href="http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/hampshire/" target="_blank">First’s</a> 3. Our choice of getting First instead of <a href="http://www.bluestarbus.co.uk/" target="_blank">Bluestar</a> was based on two factors; the first being that we needed to get a Hampshire Dayrider for the X4 to Portsmouth later on, and the second being that due to time constraints, we would have to change buses at Itchen Bridge. The vehicle on the 3 was 66154 - S354 NPO; one of a few Wright Eclipses serving in Southampton. We ended up getting to Itchen Bridge on time and shortly after getting off, we saw what was to be our next bus going towards the City Centre; the X4. Knowing that it wouldn’t be back for a good quarter of an hour at least, we grabbed the opportunity to get some food and drink supplies for the upcoming journeys.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The X4 was a few minutes late on arrival, but in peak traffic this was understandable. We were especially pleased in it being a Scania (65019 - YN54 NZT), which has just recently become the standard allocation of vehicle for the route, owing to its higher-than-expected passenger growth. The bus left Southampton swiftly, and it wasn’t long until we were shooting down the A27 towards Park Gate. We spent some time discussing buses (unsurprisingly), and concluded that we both liked the Scanias as a whole, but we were both also in agreement that the rear destination screen is downright impractical on these models. The destinations zoom past way too fast for the human eye to properly comprehend, and are only given a couple of inches of room to make way for the route number. This was our only complaint however. The journey was quite nice, going through Locks Heath and Titchfield, and by the time it had left Titchfield the bus was almost completely full – testament to the news of passenger growth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Just over half an hour later we were pulling into The Hard in Portsmouth, albeit several minutes late, which sadly meant that we were to miss the 10:35 Coastliner that we intended to catch, and would have to get the 11:05 instead. We were relieved to be able to stretch our legs, and this was after a 90 minute journey. We daren’t think what the 4 hours + journey was going to be like, though we were highly anticipating it. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Our original intention was to walk to Clarence Pier in Southsea so we could join the bus at its starting point, simply so we could say we did the whole of the <a href="http://www.coastliner700.co.uk/index.htm" target="_blank">Coastliner 700</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A double-decker (<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15602 - GX10 HBL an A</span><span dir="auto"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">lexander Dennis Enviro400</span></span>) in full Coastliner livery was to be our carrier up to Chichester. Our initial plan was to get off at Chichester and take a break for half an hour before joining the following bus, though this didn’t happen – more on this later. The bus waited for about 10 minutes before setting off, and we were primed and ready, sat at the front of the upper-deck for maximum viewing potential. Our trip to Chichester was interesting, in part because outside of Portsmouth it was a mystery to us where we were. An hour and a half after setting off, we arrived in Chichester Bus Station, which is conveniently opposite Stagecoach’s bus depot. We got off the bus and Tom again used the time we had for gathering some nice photos of buses and trains – the Bus Station is again conveniently located next to Chichester railway station. If we were told to describe Chichester in one word, it would be the word “convenient”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">What happened next went against our original plan. We initially allowed ourselves half an hour in Chichester for the next bus, but as we had arrived quite early into the bus station, it had to wait time for a few minutes before continuing. Because we had nothing to do in Chichester, Tom came up with the idea of boarding that same bus, which we promptly did, bringing us back on schedule from earlier. Thankfully the driver had changed over so we were spared some strange looks. We vied to sit at the back of the top deck for the rest of the journey, and a couple of moments later we were off again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There wasn’t that much to note until we got to Worthing, where the bus actually began going along the coast, as opposed to slightly inland from it. We didn’t really care though, we were enjoying the scenery and the thrill of being on one of the longest commercial bus routes in the UK. After a quick driver change in Worthing the final leg of our mammoth journey was underway. We were pleased that the weather had picked up, and the sun was shining after what had been an overcast morning. We arrived in Brighton more or less on time at 3:25 – kudos to Stagecoach for their impressive timekeeping over such a long journey. Although we thoroughly enjoyed the ride, we were glad to be off the bus, and the camera came out once again for some pictures of the many buses that grace the city. Our trip to Brighton would be memorable for another reason, involving a well-known <a href="http://www.harryramsdens.co.uk/" target="_blank">restaurant</a> and a ridiculously large amount of fish, but that’s for another blog. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">That was the last of the buses for the day, and our return journey was to be done by <a href="http://www.southernrailway.com/" target="_blank">train</a>, just to be different. We walked up to the train station, which is perched on the top of a long hill that stretches from the seafront. Shortly after 5:30 we had got our tickets and were boarding the train, thus completing what had been a brilliant day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Overall we had a great time on our journey. As mentioned earlier, it had been something we’d wanted to do for a long time, and finally doing it was hugely satisfying. Would we do it again? Probably not. Sitting on a bus for such a long period of time can get quite uncomfortable, even for hardened enthusiasts like ourselves, but we would almost certainly attempt riding another bus route of such a length when such an opportunity arises. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10205510780619111812noreply@blogger.com0Southampton, UK50.909700400000013 -1.40435090000005450.82961490000001 -1.565712400000054 50.989785900000015 -1.2429894000000541tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571588479028079174.post-81648327543031448882013-06-11T00:01:00.000+01:002013-06-11T00:01:00.219+01:00A Busy Week<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial;">The first week in June was a busy week for us with <a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/64" target="_blank">64 – FTR511</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> going to </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">4 events over the week. Also there was a work party </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">mid </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">week </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">at ‘Mini
Portswood’. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">As always</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> a lot of planning goes into any </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">event </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">and having </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">4 events
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The first event 64 went to was just a small one, that being the <a href="http://www.friendsofriversidepark.org/" target="_blank">Friends of Riverside Park</a> Litter Pick on Saturday 1<sup>st, </sup>where 64 was on
display and while at the park 64 was very popular with park goers. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Then on
Sunday 2<sup>nd</sup>, 64 was back out again and this time heading out of
Southampton and off to Gosport to take part in their <a href="http://www.discovergosport.co.uk/whats-on/gosports-big-day-out" target="_blank">Big Day Out</a> that they
have every year. 64 was used to provide a tour from Stokes Bay to Lee-on-Solent
and back again. During the day around 430 people were carried. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">During the week a work party was held at ‘Mini Portswood’
where a number of tasks were carried out. One of the major jobs was to put the
starter motor back into <a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/432" target="_blank">432 - NLP 389V</a> which was taken out for repair as
432 has been suffering electrical problems since March. Other jobs included getting
<a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/1" target="_blank">1 – JOW 499E</a> ready for the </span><a href="http://www.copythornenews.co.uk/noticeBoard.aspx?cat=Steam%20and%20Vintage%20Rally" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Copythorne Steam & Vintage Rally</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> which took place the following
Sunday. <a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/133" target="_blank">133 – TTR 167H</a> has been away for a few weeks having its chassis
clean and painted to protect it from rust. So it was arranged that 133 would be
collected on Wednesday afternoon from <a href="http://refridgeratedbodyrepairs.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Reynolds Commercial Body Repairs</span></a> in
Totton. A few months ago 1- JOW 499E was given the same treatment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (133</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">emerging from<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reynolds shed)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">On Saturday 8<sup>th</sup>, 64 was out again and this time it
was out of to town to be on display at the <a href="http://www.ejectorseat.co.uk/" target="_blank">Ejectorseat Arts Festival</a>, which
is a music festival that was taking place in Palmerston Park, featuring all different
types of music from around the world. 64 was quite a crowd puller with a lot
of people enjoying having a look at the open top bus, which dates back to 1949. The
Copythorne Steam &<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> Vintage Vehicle Rally</span> took
place on Sunday 9<sup>th</sup>, with both 1 – JOW 499E & 64 – FTR 511 heading
over to the New Forest for the show. No. 1 was on Park & Ride duties from Copythorne
Parish Hall to the show at the Scout Headquarters and Field in Copythorne. Whilst
64 was used on open top tours of the New Forest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">One last job was to return 64 – FTR 511 to where it's stored in deepest darkest Hampshire. Luckily the monthly meeting of the Trust took place on Monday 10<sup>th</sup> June and was being held at the same location. 64 headed off in the earlier afternoon and later in the evening other members of the Trust join up for the monthly meeting to discuss a number of matters which included events and rallies coming up, work being carried out on buses and a number of other matters. It’s now time again to put our feet up for a rest after a busy week but not for long as there is a few events coming up in the next few weeks.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Website Manager & Editor Tom
and Steven tell of their day touring around Southampton (and some of the
surrounding areas), and give an insight into their experiences of some of the
buses of today.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Having spent such a
considerable amount of time over the last 18 months sat inside the home office
of Tom’s in front of a computer building the website for the Trust, we thought
it would be nice to get away from writing about buses, and actually going out
and riding some. Finding the time to do this however can be hard, with us both
being busy with work and university respectively, and the typical
unpredictability of the British weather doesn’t help either. Nevertheless, on
Friday 17<sup>th</sup> May 2013, we finally managed to go out and enjoy what
Southampton had to offer bus-wise, and this is what happened. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Before going out we
planned a timetable for our day, which included all of the routes that we
particularly wanted to do. Top of our priorities was to go on First’s 11 route
(aka “The Watersider”) to Hythe, given that it was due to be withdrawn at the
end of May (and indeed has been at the time of writing this). In addition we
also wanted to travel on one of the most recent buses to enter service in the
city (almost exclusively found on the 7 to Townhill Park); the Bluestar 3,
which was re-routed to go via Itchen Bridge and Woolston shortly before
Christmas last year; and the X2 (aka the “Millbrook Flyer”). <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Shortly after 9am
we both met in Hinkler Road, Thornhill to wait for the first bus of the day;
the First 3, to take us into the City Centre. R-reg Dennis Darts are the most
common allocation on this route and that’s exactly what came. The journey
itself was pretty unremarkable, except for the fact that the engine sounded
extremely unhealthy, though given that the vehicle is now over 15 years old,
this is perhaps understandable. Once in town our next mission was to gather
some much-needed drinks supplies, before waiting to board our next bus.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">We waited for the “Watersider”
to Hythe with eagerness, but were disappointed when an unbranded vehicle came
instead of a nicely-branded route-specific one. At the time we were unsure
whether this was because the branding had been removed due to the route’s
impending cancellation or not. As it turned out, it was simply a different
vehicle, and the branded buses were elsewhere. The journey itself was pleasant,
despite the gloomy weather that accompanied it. Going through Marchwood and
Applemore was a nice change from the urban environment of central Southampton,
though aside from the scenery, the reasons for why the route was withdrawn
became apparent. No passengers excluding us two used the service until Waterloo
Road, when one passenger boarded. Throughout the entire journey the highest
number of people on the bus at any one point was 7, and all of them used
concessionary passes. </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Upon arriving in
Hythe, we waited for a few minutes for the Bluestar 9 to take us to our next
destination; Millbrook Roundabout, where we would join the “Millbrook Flyer”. Arriving
in Millbrook we had a short wait before the X2 came along and this time the
vehicle was in the specific livery for the route, which made us very happy. Not
content with simply riding it from the roundabout to the City Centre, we boarded
it as it was going into Millbrook Estate and took the whole loop before then
carrying on into the City Centre, taking the adage “if a job’s worth doing, do
it properly”. </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">From here on the
timetable temporarily went out of the window, as we boarded a 5 to Portswood,
simply on the basis that it was one of the recently added W-reg single deckers
from Devon and neither of us had been on it before. Getting off in Portswood,
we hastily crossed the road and waited for a 7 to take us back to the City
Centre, eagerly hoping that it would be one of the new additions to First’s
fleet. The minutes ticked by and 2 Bluestar buses went past us but we stuck to
our guns and vowed to wait for the 7. When it did turn up, our hearts sank as
it was a simple Dennis Dart. Disappointed as we were, we chose to get on it on
the basis that if we didn’t we’d risk missing the Bluestar 3 to Hedge End. But
then, before it reached the bus stop, a glimmer of leather-seated hope shone,
and almost immediately behind the Dart a new bus came along. We admittedly got
a few strange looks from passengers as we stopped the second bus and boarded it
when there was one right in front of it but we didn’t care. We made our way to the
City Centre, and got to West Quay just in time for the 3. </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The only reason we
had for wanting to ride the 3 was because of it going over Itchen Bridge, and
it being the only Bluestar bus in a sea of First buses to do so. Going via
Woolston and Bitterne, we eventually reached Hedge End Superstores, where we
grabbed the opportunity to get a bite to eat for lunch. By this point the
timetable had been brought forward and we were an hour ahead of schedule, due
to missing out on lunch in Portswood and getting something from Sainsbury’s in
Hedge End instead. Our next destination was the General Hospital the long way
round. We waited for the First 8 to take us directly there. Although it’s the
8A that goes to the hospital, only the 8 serves the Superstores so we had to
make sure that we got on the 8 going to Hedge End Centre, where it then changes
to an 8A and does the Hedge End Loop (another thing we wanted to experience).
An hour and a half later we rolled up at the hospital, having zig-zagged across
Upper Shirley via Bellemoor Road, Winchester Road and Dale Valley Road. </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Here we waved
goodbye to the timetable a second time, due to Tom quickly spotting an S1
coming up Tremona Road towards Lordshill North in the form of an Optare Solo
(one of only two that Southampton depot hold). It was too good an opportunity
to miss and we ran to hop on it and upon boarding, saw that it was none other
than Phil (a fellow member of the Trust) driving it. We rode the bus as it did
its circuit around Lordshill North and got off at Lordshill Centre (after a
quick chat with Phil of course). </span></span></div>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Finally we took the
scenic route back to Thornhill and boarded the 2A, which was being operated by
an ex-London double decker (one of 10 brought to Southampton in 2010). A nice
way to end what had been a brilliant day on the buses, heading back via
Aldermoor, Millbrook, Shirley, City Centre, Woolston, Peartree, Bitterne and
Harefield. By the time we had reached Fairfax Court (an hour and a half later
no less), our backsides were somewhat sore and getting up and walking seemed
like a lovely prospect. The bus pulled in at Fairfax Court and we were the only
two passengers left on the bus. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Eight hours of
travelling on buses and we were knackered, but the day itself was superb.
Having got a Solent Travelcard for £7.50, and managing to ride a total of 10 buses, each journey effectively cost us each
just 75p. Not bad value really. Our next adventure is one we have been planning
for many months............Southampton to Brighton by bus. Our adventure to
Brighton will be covered in the next guest blog.</span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10205510780619111812noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571588479028079174.post-40267790545455530422013-05-08T17:02:00.000+01:002013-07-01T22:53:18.060+01:00The Maritime Festival Bus Services<span style="font-family: Arial;">The first <a href="http://southampton%20maritime%20festival/" target="_blank">Southampton Maritime Festival</a> took place on Sunday
5<sup>th</sup> and Monday 6<sup>th</sup> May 2013. A lot of planning went into
the event as talked about in the previous blog. The operation to get all the
buses ready for the event started a few days before with getting the two Guy
Arab buses (64 & 71) out of their winter store somewhere in deepest darkest
Hampshire and move them closer to Southampton ready for the event. Also planned
to take place around the event was both M.O.Ts of the Guy Arabs (64 & 71).
64’s M.O.T was to be done before the event therefore after coming out of store
64 went to Winchester for its usual pre-M.O.T checks and then on Friday 2<sup>nd</sup>
May the trip to the M.O.T station was done. The M.O.T station used is <a href="http://www.i-m-services.com/" target="_blank">I Mservices</a> at Romsey. We normally take most of our buses over there and
always get a good service. Thankfully there were no major problems and 64 gained
its M.O.T for another year. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The day had come and drivers and staff made their way to
mini Portswood (also somewhere in deepest darkest Hampshire). The first services
from Dock Gate 4 were not till 10:30 to Ocean Village and 10:45 for City
Centre. This gave us enough time to get 1 – JOW 499E, 64 – FTR 511, 71 – LOW
217 & 133 – TTR 167H down to Dock Gate 4 where the Maritime Festival was taking
place. All were started successfully and just after 9:45am all the buses left
the yard to head into Southampton and do a day’s work. 1 – JOW 499E trip was something
unusual as it only returned to the road last year after being off the road for 20
years therefore it has not been in service in Southampton in over 20 years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Just after 10:20am buses started to arrive at Dock Gate 4 with
a visiting bus being the first bus to arrive; that being 417 - UOU 417H from
our friends at <a href="http://www.fokab.org.uk/" target="_blank">Friends of King Alfred Buses</a>. Shortly afterwards our
buses started to arrive and 133 did an early run to make sure everything was ok
on the route and pick up quite a few people along the route. We were also joined
by <a href="http://www.pbbusmarketing.co.uk/" target="_blank">PB Bus Marketing</a> who brought along 1368 - SRU 981 & 401 - KOW 909F. 64 set off to Ocean Village and brought back quite a few visitors for the
Maritime Festival. 64’s claim to fame is that in 1976 she carried Southampton
Football Club team around the City after they had won the F.A Cup. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">As the morning went on buses were coming back from the City Centre
route full so more buses were added to the service to pick up the crowds. By
lunchtime the crowds were quieting down and the 30 minute frequency was back in
operation. The Ocean Village route was being operated with 1368 – SRU 981 itself
just returned from the paint shop after undergoing restoration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No. 1 was needed at lunchtime to take Dunkirk
Veterans to The <a href="http://www.rsyc.org.uk/" target="_blank">Royal Southampton Yacht Club</a> in Ocean Village where the
Veterans would have lunch. The original plan was to use 64 but due to a low
walkway on the quayside by the Ocean Terminal this could not happen therefore
No. 1 did the job. The Veterans were successfully dropped off and picked up
just after 3pm. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Around 4pm a Lancaster bomber flew over the event, soon as
this was finished the crowds were pouring out of the event and we were filling
buses up and getting the crowds back to the car parks and train station. After around
4:30pm the Ocean Village route was taken off as no one required the route. A few
runs to Ocean Village were done later on when the demand picked up. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">By 7pm on the Sunday most of the crowds had gone and we
started to park the buses up and a special temporary bus depot was set up in
the docks as the event was over two days. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Bank Holiday Monday was very busy in the morning with at one
stage people being left at the bus stop as so many people were using the free
bus service, extra buses were put on as like Sunday to meet demand. Once the
demand was met the 30 minute service was back. 64 was enjoying its short trips
to Ocean Village picking up people and also carrying people who wanted a short
ride on the open top bus. 64 also did a few trips on the City Centre route
along with 71. It was not planned for them to be used on the City Centre route
due to their age. With the beautiful weather 71 was not needed and was used as a
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Again like the Sunday, around 4pm the crowds started heading
home and therefore buses were being filled and taking people back into the City
Centre for their onward journey. A few Ocean Village service were taken off as
the demand was not needed for the route. As the buses were not staying in the
Docks therefore at 5:30pm buses started to return home. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The whole event was a huge success with visitors coming from
far and wide. The bus services were well used and only a few problems were
experienced along the way. With over 1600 people carried throughout the event
this was something we never thought would happen and if you did travel with us over
the Maritime Festival we hope you enjoyed your trip. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10205510780619111812noreply@blogger.com2Southampton, UK50.902816319357562 -1.404018402099609450.897809319357563 -1.4141034020996093 50.907823319357561 -1.3939334020996095tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571588479028079174.post-49695494679335714712013-04-19T12:00:00.000+01:002013-04-20T12:17:27.912+01:00Southampton Maritime Festival<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Many months work has gone into the first<a href="http://www.southamptonmaritimefestival.com/" target="_blank"> Southampton Maritime Festival</a> to held in Southampton Docks. The festival which is being <span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">organisedby Southampton Heritage Federation and the<a href="http://www.hwtma.org.uk/" target="_blank"> Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology</a> with kind sponsorship from <a href="http://www.abports.co.uk/" target="_blank">ABP</a> and support from<a href="http://www.southampton.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Southampton City Council</a>. The event being held on Sunday 5<sup>th </sup>& Monday 6<sup>th</sup> May 2013. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Our involvement is providing a free bus service to various parts of the city centre. Back in December 2012 we attended a planning meeting for the festival where a number of routes were talked about. Bus stops around the city that needed to be served were mentioned. The stops are West Quay Car Park, Central Station, City Centre and Ocean Village. A number of routes were disused over a few weeks and in the end 2 routes were picked. The main route will serve West Quay Car Park, Central Station and City Centre. The other route will serve Ocean Village. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">On 28<sup>th</sup> February 2013 to make sure the routes would work a trial was done and a few changes were made. The Ocean Village route will serve the Town Quay area and then head to Ocean Village due to work being carried out in Ocean Village and the bus being unable to stop in the coach bay by the Ocean Car Park. Also with major work being carried outside Dock Gate 4 extra time was add to the <a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/mbr" target="_blank">timetables</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Both routes will be every 30 minutes and extra buses on standby if needed. Buses that will be used are 1 – JOW 499E, 64 – FTR 511, 71 – LOW 217, 133 – TTR 167H and a number of other buses may be used. A number of local bus groups will also be coming along. As it’s the first event held numbers are not known and how many people who are going to use the buses is unknown so only when the events starts will we know how successfulit’s going to be. A lot of planning has gone into getting buses in the right place to be used and in the coming weeks they will be fuel washed and checked over to make sure they are ready for service in Southampton once again. After the event we will look back at the event. <span style="text-transform: uppercase;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10205510780619111812noreply@blogger.com0Southampton, UK50.896537040473284 -1.40487670898437550.856484540473282 -1.485557708984375 50.936589540473285 -1.324195708984375tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571588479028079174.post-83129367545179274552013-04-05T10:00:00.000+01:002013-04-05T16:31:13.468+01:00The Easter Trip<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A local event for us which takes place every year in April
is the </span><a href="http://www.brijantours.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Brijan Tours</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Charity Open Day
in aid of the </span><a href="http://www.hiow-airambulance.org.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hampshire Air Ambulance</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.
This year the event took place on Monday 1<sup>st</sup> April - Easter Monday
or April Fools day. This year we decided to take buses </span><a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 – JOW 499E</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">;<strong> </strong>our Swift which has been out and about a lot over the
last few months after being restored last year (that’s another blog for another
time though). The other bus that was chosen to go was </span><a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/main/133" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">133 – TTR 167H</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You may think that taking a bus to a show is just a case of turning
up and going but there is a lot of planning that goes on behind the scenes;
like making sure the bus is fit to use and looking smart, finding drivers to
drive, ensuring there is enough fuel to get us to the event and back, along
with a few other things. The week before the event a work party was carried out
at out yard ‘Mini Portswood’ as we like to call it! 133 was washed at the work
party and a few jobs had already been carried out on the Swift and it was
decided that fuel would be got on the way to the event to save fuel and time as
the petrol station was on the way. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So 1<sup>st</sup> April came and another thing that comes
with going to a bus show is an earlier start. This time around it was not too
bad with a start of 9:30am. Some shows that are further away need an earlier
start. With the weather being so cold of late a few problems were always going
to happen and they did. 133 started but after trying about 10 times to try and
get the gears and doors working it was decided that 133 would have to be left
at home and be fixed another day. The Swift was by this time started and was
moving around the yard ready for the off. After leaving the yard a quick stop
for fuel was made and we were off to Brijan Tours. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Arriving at Brijan Tours Open Day at their yard in
Curdridge, it was pretty busy and there was the usual paparazzi taking photos
of the visiting buses. The Swift surprisingly parked next to an ADL Enviro200
Dart SLF; one of the latest Southampton buses. Another buses which was on
display at the event was 335 – 335 AOW which is at Brijan Tours being restored,
which has included a full repaint and a number of other jobs being carried out.
It’s hoped that 335 will be back on the road soon. </span></div>
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A number of free services ran at the event; one to Eastleigh
Bus Station and the other was a Meon Valley Tour. No. 1 was used on the Meon
Valley tour which went though Bishops Waltham and to Wickham and then back to
Brijan Tours yard. Around 35 people were carried on the journey which took
about 40 minutes and was enjoyed by all. As it was very cold and we had a fun
few hours at the event catching up with a few friends we decided to leave just
after 2pm and start the journey back home to the yard. The journey home saw no
problem with the Swift and once back at the yard the Swift was parked up and
put to bed for the next few weeks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Swift lives next to the Seddon which sadly has not been
used for many years and it’s hoped that work will soon start on getting it fit
for the road once again. A few weeks ago a job that was needed to be done was
to get the tyres pumped up and thanks to a local tyre fitter they have been
pumped up, which has lifted the front of the bus up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We hope you are enjoying our new blog and hope it gives a
‘behind the scenes’ look at what goes on at S&DTHT. Over the coming weeks
will we be getting ready for the <a href="http://www.southamptonmaritimefestival.com/" target="_blank">Southampton Maritime Festival</a> taking place on
Sunday 5<sup>th</sup> and Monday 6<sup>th</sup>
May at Southampton Docks. Until then thanks for reading! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello and welcome to our new blog! This blog is going to go behind the scenes at Southampton & District Transport Heritage Trust and will give an inside view on what goes on and what members get up to in their spare time. From the restoration work carried out, going to shows/rallies and other events we hope to give an insight of what we get up to. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Information about the trust can also be found on our website <a href="http://www.sadtht.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.sadtht.co.uk</a>. The website itself started in late 2011 and has grown ever since. The website is looked after by Tom our Website Manager and friends. All of the buses that are connected with the trust can be found on there with a lot of other useful information. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Over the coming months the rally season will be kicking off and we will be attending a number of events. Thanks for taking the time in reading our new blog and be sure to come back soon to keep up to date with us here at S&DTHT. Later in the week we will look at our trip to Brijans Tours Open Day. </span></div>
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