July & August

Since our last blog June, June, June 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:

 

On Saturday 5^th & 12^th July 133 – TTR 167H took part in the Hedge End and Totton Carnival respectively. On Sunday 13^th July 289 – E289 HRV & 432 – NLP 389V attended Fort Nelson where CPTTD 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.

(133 - TTR 167H at Totton Carnival)

(Buses at Fort Nelson) 

The biggest rally to take place in the south is the Alton Bus Rally, which took place on Sunday 20^th 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.

(Southampton Buses at Alton Bus Rally)

 
Friday 22^nd & Saturday 23^rd August saw the Southampton Maritime Festival 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: 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).

(Buses at the Southampton Maritime Festival)

 

1 – JOW 499E passed its M.O.T on Friday 29^th August at IM Services 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.

The next event we will be at is the Southampton Heritage Weekend part of the Heritage Open Days, which is taking place on Saturday 13th September. A FREE bus service will link heritage venues in Southampton; the free bus starts at SS Shieldhall and then goes via Tudor House and then to the Southampton Old Cemetery (Via City Centre - Castle Way) which is located on Southampton Common. A FREE guided tour bus will also operate from Tudor House.  

 

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 Music in the City where a number of venues will be open and music will be played. The other event we will be at is the Fareham & District Model Railway Club 'Railex 2014' which is taking place at 1000 Lakeside, Western Rd, Portsmouth, Hampshire. We will be providing a FREE shuttle from Cosham Railway Station to the event via Hilsea Lido Bus Interchange.

Then we’re off to the Isle of Wight on Sunday 19th October for the last event of the season for us, as we attend the Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum 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.  

Our last photo shows our new information board at the Southampton Maritime Festival and our chairman David making sure everything is under control.