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After
walkling from home to Hedge End, I caught
the 0859 to Bishops' Waltham
(0816 service 8 from Eastleigh). |
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| Brijan
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| The
Last Bus |
| 5th
September 2015 |
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Dart N5 BJT runs on services 7 and 8
for one final day. |
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| Sadly, the family bus and coach company
is no more. Here for one final time,
Xelabus, the new operator of Brijan's
former routes, puts N5 BJT back in service. |
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| To get the most out of the day
meant an early start, three rides
on 111, one on a Bluestar and
nineteen miles of walking to get
in the right spot for each photo. |
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| The weather
was a bit chilly, mostly grey
and I got rained on a couple of
times. |
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| But the drivers,
my fellow passengers and the journeys
were great. |
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| A highly
enjoyable day, ending with the
last ever Brijan bus to Bishop's
Waltham . . . |
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money was raised for Naomi House! |
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0926
arrival in Bishop's Waltham
(0930 service 7 to Southampton). |
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A
walk in the rain from Bishop's Waltham
to Denham's Corner.
(1015 Southampton to Bishop's Waltham
service 7). |
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A
short walk next to Hedge End station
(1102 from Bishop's Waltham service
8 to Eastleigh). |
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Then
to Fair Oak
(1216 from Eastleigh to Bishop's Waltham
service 8). |
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To
Bishop's Waltham next, via Lower Upham
and the bus is at Albany Road
(1330 Bishop's Waltham to Southampton
on service 7). |
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On
its return to Bishop's Waltham (and
after refreshments for me)
(1502 to Eastleigh service 8). |
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I
caught the 1502 to Eastleigh and waited
for it to leave again
(1616 to Bishop's Waltham service 8). |
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After
catching the Bluestar number 2, I saw
the bus arrive in Southampton
(1730 from Bishop's Waltham service
7). |
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And
it's time to board for the final journey
(1815 to Bishop's Waltham service 7). |
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On
arrival in Bishop's Waltham.
A photo opportunity with driver Mike
Rogers (right) and Xelabus boss Gareth
Blair. |
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Nine
in the morning and I'm ahead of the
crowd!
People soon began to come out and the
final bus was very popular. |
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