Company Name

First Hampshire & Dorset

Group

First

Based at

Southampton, Weymouth

Operating area

Dorset, Hampshire coast

Livery

Willow Leaf Barbie or Barbie 2. Also First Provincial area older buses Red and Cream and First Southampton area older buses Red

Garages

Bridport, Hilsea, Hoeford, Portswood, Weymouth

Web Site

Dorset: http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/southwest/dorset/home/index.php

Hampshire:

http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/southeast/hampshire/home/index.php

Notes

First Hampshire & Dorset comprises the former Provincial, Southampton Citybus and Portsmouth operations. In Spring 2003, the former Southern National operations in Dorset were transferred to this operator - the Somerset operations transferring to First Somerset & Avon.

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351 (S351 NPO), a Volvo B10BLE with Wright Renown bodywork at The Hard Interchange in Portsmouth on 13 March 2003

Photo: J. May

632, a Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer 2 at Stubbington Precinct in February 2003

Photo: J. May

808, a Volvo B7TL with Alexander ALX400 body at Hamble Square  in December 2002

Photo: J. May

1089 (F630 RTC), an ex First Bristol Leyland Lynx in Fareham High Street,  February 2002

Photo: J. May

1274, a Leyland Atlantean with East Lancs bodywork in Hamble Square, August 2002

Photo: J. May

1354 (JDZ 2393), a Dennis Dart/Wright Handybus ex-First Beeline at The Hard in Portsmouth on 13 March 2003

Photo: J. May

447 (S798 RWG), a Volvo B10BLE with Wright Renown bodywork (ex First Mainline) at The Hard in Portsmouth on 13 March 2003

Photo: J. May

710, a Mercedes Minibus at Stubbington Precinct on 13 March 2003

Photo: J. May

1316 (M316 YOT) a Dennis Dart with Plaxton Pointer bodywork at The Hard Interchange in Portsmouth, December 2002

Photo: J. May

Thanks to J. May for information and photographs of this operator.