Following requests, I've done a frequency break down of the Portsmouth section of the new changes. Again I can't promise everything to be correct, as I have no inside knowledge of First Hants & Dorset. I've colour coded the boxes to indicate whether they've stayed level (no change, or +1/-1), improved (at least +2 buses per hour), or decreased (at least -2 buses per hour).
I'll move onto Gosport and Fareham later on next week.
You're average Mon - Sat daytime frequency
| Corridor | Frequency of Existing Network | Frequency of New Network |
| Fareham - Portchester | 7 (ish) buses per hour (1A, X4, 5, 63) | 6 buses per hour (3, 3A, X4) |
| Fareham - QA Hospital | Monday - Friday about 1 bus per hour (63) | 4 buses per hour (3, 3A) |
| Fareham - Cosham | 4 buses per hour (1A, 5) | 4 buses per hour (3, 3A) |
| Fareham - Portsmouth City Centre | 6 buses per hour (1A, X4, 5) | 6 buses per hour (3, 3A, X4) |
| Fareham - The Hard | 4 buses per hour (X4, 5) | 6 buses per hour (3, 3A, X4) |
| Fareham - Southsea | 4 buses per hour (1A, 5) | No buses |
| Paulsgrove shops - Portsmouth City Centre | 6 fast (1, 1A, 5) and 4 slow (1C) | 12 buses per hour (2, 3, 3A) |
| QA Hospital - Portsmouth City Centre | 3 fast (weekdays X42, 45A), 4 buses per hour (slow) - (1C) | 14 buses per hour (2, 3, 3A, X9) |
| QA Hospital - The Hard | 2 fast (weekdays X42) | 14 buses per hour (2, 3, 3A, X9) |
| Waterlooville - Portsmouth City Centre | 12 buses on weekdays (40, 41, X42, 45, 45A) | 12 buses per hour (7, 8, X9) |
| Cosham - Portsmouth City Centre (direct) | 16 buses per hour (1, 1A, 5, 40, 41, 45, 45A) | 20 buses per hour (2, 3, 3A, 7, 8) |
| Cosham - Southsea | 6 buses per hour NOT via City Centre (1C, 3) 10 buses per hour via City Centre (1, 1A, 5, 40) | 6 buses per hour (7) |
| Portsmouth City Centre - The Hard | 26 buses per hour (X4, 5, 14, 15, 17, 18, 41, X42) | 27 buses per hour (1, 2, 3, 3A, X4, 8, X9, 15) |
| Portsmouth City Centre - Southsea shops | 10 buses per hour (1, 1A, 5, 40, plus infrequent route 19) | 12 buses per hour (1, 7, plus infrequent 19) |
| The Hard - South Parade Pier | 4 buses per hour (6) | 6 buses per hour (1) |
| Portsmouth City Centre - Fratton | 9 buses an hour direct (13, 18) | 8 buses an hour (1, 13) |
| Portsmouth City Centre - Eastney | 10 buses an hour (1C, 17) | 12 buses an hour (1, 2) |
| Old Portsmouth - City Centre | infrequent service on route 19 | 6 buses an hour (1) |
| Southsea shops - Fratton | 2 buses an hour (3) | 2 buses an hour (Zero) |
You're average Sunday daytime frequency
I've colour coded the boxes to indicate whether they've stayed level (no change), improved (by any amount), or decreased (by any amount).
| Corridor | Frequency of Existing Network | Frequency of New Network |
| Fareham - Portchester | 1 bus per hour (5A) | 2 buses per hour (3, 3A) |
| Fareham - QA Hospital | No buses | 2 buses per hour (3, 3A) |
| Fareham - Cosham | 1 bus per hour (5A) | 2 buses per hour (3, 3A) |
| Fareham - Portsmouth City Centre | 1 bus per hour (5A) | 2 buses per hour (3, 3A) |
| Fareham - The Hard | 1 bus per hour (5A) | 2 buses per hour (3, 3A) |
| Fareham - Southsea | 1 bus per hour (5A) | No buses |
| Paulsgrove shops - Portsmouth City Centre | 3 fast (1, 5A) and 2 slow (1C) | 6 buses per hour (2, 3, 3A) |
| QA Hospital - Portsmouth City Centre | 2 slow (1C) | 6 buses per hour (2, 3, 3A) |
| QA Hospital - The Hard | No buses | 6 buses per hour (2, 3, 3A) |
| Waterlooville - Portsmouth City Centre | 6 buses per hour (40, 41) | 6 buses per hour (7, 8) |
| Cosham - Portsmouth City Centre (direct) | 9 buses per hour (1, 5A, 40, 41) | 12 buses per hour (2, 3, 3A, 7, 8) |
| Cosham - Southsea | 3 buses per hour NOT via City Centre (1C, 3) 6 buses per hour via City Centre (1, 1A, 5, 40) | 3 buses per hour (7) |
| Portsmouth City Centre - The Hard | 13 buses per hour (5A, 13, 14, 16A, 17, 18, 41) | 12 buses per hour (1, 2, 3, 3A, 8) |
| Portsmouth City Centre - Southsea shops | 6 buses per hour (1, 5A, 40) | 6 buses per hour (1, 7) |
| The Hard - South Parade Pier | 3 buses per hour (6, 16A) | 4 buses per hour (1, 16) |
| Portsmouth City Centre - Fratton | 4 buses an hour direct (13, 18) | 4 buses an hour (1, 13) |
| Portsmouth City Centre - Eastney | 5 buses an hour (1C, 17) | 6 buses an hour (1, 2) |
| Old Portsmouth - City Centre | 1 bus per hour (16A) | 4 buses an hour (1, 16) |
| Southsea shops - Fratton | 1 bus per hour (3) | 1 buses an hour (Zero) |
Might be worth mentioning as a background that Stagecoach run some buses in Portsmouth. The 20, 21, 23 & 700. So, some areas may still have a 'reasonable' frequency. For example Southsea - Cosham service 23 is every 10 mins. But I appreciate the chart is for First updated service.
ReplyDeleteThere are losers as well as winners with these changes. As your table shows, some of the links to Southsea will be less frequent - and the Copnor - Southsea service is particularly hard hit. Currently, Copnor has 8 buses an hour (every 6-9 mins) to South Parade Pier and Palmerston Road shops on Services 1,6 and 6A. In future, there will be 2 buses an hour to Palmerston Road on Service 0, and no buses to South Parade. Admittedly, Copnor will have a bus every 10 minutes to Albert Road and Elm Grove on Service 1 - but my guess is that Palmerston Road is a more useful destination for most passengers. (All this assumes that I have understood the new timetables correctly...)
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