A trend has developed to add areas of black around windows on 2008 repaints - B7TL 32042 is one Portswood bus so treated - Civic Centre Nov 7 2008

Darts 41165/6 are recent transfers to Hilsea from Portswood. 41166 seen near its new base on Oct 31 2008

A revision to service 6 in Portsmouth sees alternate journeys diverted to Hilsea from Tipner. The new 6A will enable driver changes to done "in service" rather than as dead runs to/from Hilsea. 41643 departs from Hilsea on a 6A on October 31 2008

52583 the 3rd ex Essex Vario at Hilsea passing the depot on Oct 31 2008

Still surviving 45389 the last bus in Provincial cream/red. At one stage due to be withdrawn by March this year!

With at least one (45307) of Weymouth's examples now withdrawn, the 2 "bouncy castles" at Hoeford look like being the last survivors within First. 45424 in Cosham, also on Oct 31

Volvo 37584 at Bridport alongside one of the displaced OmniDekkas - 36001 - now in its new route 31 livery, Oct 29th

36004 displays the new "Jurassic" branding for the 31 service - Bridport Oct 29th

40620 (M248 VWW) turning into Desborough Rd. on the temporary Eastleigh shuttle service 8th Sept

Dart 46734 standing in for the usual Volvo B6BLE on Weymouth's service 1 - August 27th

Also on the 1 Olympian 34814

Normal rolling stock for the 1 - Volvo 48203

"Old" & new together at the Kings Statue - OmniDekka 36005 & new Volvo B9TL 37584

Another view of 36005, temporarily demoted to trips to littlesea on the 502

B9TL 37583 loads at the kings Statue

Scania L9UB, repainted into Barbie for transfer out to Potteries, but temporarily back in Dorset working the 31

Hampshire CC Solo 53076 (YJ05 XMR) works the Sunday only 56D in Lyndhurst 10th August

Also in Lyndhurst on August 10th Solo 53140 departs for Brockenhurst on the 56C

Parked at Portswood 68000 the Bluebird school bus used as an exhibition unit by First's School Bus division - June 4th

Recently arrived BMC 1100FE 68571 alongside 34079 at Portswood - June 4th

"Death row at Portswood on June 4th L-R 34543, 34503 & 34786 all ex Weymouth

52555 one of First's exhibit at the revived Netley rally - June 8th

31825 previously black to advertise "Saints FM" now in a red livery for the relaunched radio station - June 8th at Netley

34258 on Weymouth Esplanade - June 22nd

34020 King Street, Weymouth - June 22nd

50270 Commercial Road, Weymouth - June 22nd

34062 exiting Weymouth depot - June 22nd

34344 poses in the doorway at Edward Street depot - June 22nd

39971 descending from Portland Heights - June 22nd

42823 with unusual roof decoration! - June 22nd

48206 Fortuneswell - June 22nd

52606 Weymouth Esplanade - June 22nd

46316 waits time at Lee-on-Solent - May 24th

46313 Marine Parade West, Lee-on-Solent - May 24th

45389, Lee-on-Solent High street - May 24th

34022, High St, Lee-on-Solent May 24th

46317 Manor Way, Lee-on-Solent - May 24th

37161 Hedge End Superstores - May 27th

The morning of April 6 saw an unseasonally heavy snowfall - Dart 42139 heads into Stubbington at 10:20

Another shot of 42139

42139 again (it's Sunday - there aren't many buses around!) at Stubbington Green

and again 30 mins later in Mays Lane returning from Fareham

42140 in Titchfield Rd at 11:20 as the thaw gets underway

66151 on rail replacement at Littlehampton Station - April 19th

20418 rail replacement, Chichester - April 19th

Dart 46010 - now in the veteran category - working the schooldays only 72A March 19th

Another odd route - 34A - 51722 works the only run on this service at Stubbington March 19th

Final odd route - 35A - 2 early jnys over parts of the 33 & 35 - 51711 in Stubbington March 19th

Lynx 62641 Stubbington March 19th

Olympian 34071 in Stubbington on one of the regular Hoeford decker lines - March 19th

42115 emerges from beneath West Quay, Southampton, working the Su only 79 to Fareham