Industrial action on February 2-9, 12-14, 16-23 and 25-27 2025
Fareham & Gosport/Waterlooville/Portsmouth
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LocationSolent
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CauseStrike Action
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ResponsibilityUnite the Union
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Effective02/02/2025 - 27/02/2025
Unite the Union have confirmed they intend to take industrial action on February 2-9, 12-14, 16-23 and 25-27 2025.
Service levels:
**Please note that all services may be subject to change at short notice and passengers should check before travelling.**
- First Bus expects routes 2, 7, 8, 22, Hoverbus (H1), U1, U2 and the Portsmouth Park & Ride (PR1) service to operate as normal.
- School/college services PC1, PC2, RED, SD4, SD5 and SD7 will operate as normal.
- A reduced and limited service is planned to operate on routes 1, 3, 5, 9, 21, 28, E1, E2, F1 and X5. Please see the table below for a summary of what will operate on these routes or see the timetable here.
**Service X5 will resume operating on weekdays from Wednesday 19th February. Please see below for details**
|
Service |
Weekdays 17th – 21st, 25th – 27th Feb |
Saturday 22nd Feb |
Sunday 23rd Feb |
|
1 (Southsea – The Hard) |
Buses will operate every 20-30 mins between approx. 8am and 5pm |
Buses will operate between approx. 9am and 6pm every 20-40 minutes. |
No service |
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3 (Fareham – Portsmouth – Southsea) |
Buses will operate between Fareham and Cosham Health Centre only every 20-30 mins between approx. 5.30am and 9pm |
Buses will operate between Fareham and Cosham Health Centre only every 20-30 mins between approx. 6.30am and 9pm |
Buses will operate between Fareham and Cosham Health Centre only every 30 mins between approx. 8.30am and 6.30pm |
|
5 (Fareham – Lee – Gosport) |
Buses will operate hourly between 7.30am and 6.30pm |
Buses will operate hourly between 7.30am and 6.30pm |
Buses will operate a normal timetable except the 18:00 departures will not operate |
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9 (Fareham – Rowner – Gosport) |
Buses will operate hourly between approx. 7.30am and 6.30pm |
Buses will operate hourly between approx. 7.30am and 6.30pm |
Buses will operate hourly between approx. 9am and 5pm |
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21 (Fareham – Stubbington – Hill Head |
Buses will operate three journeys per day. Please refer to attached timetable. |
No service |
No service |
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28 (Fareham – Swanwick – Whiteley) |
A two-hourly service will operate with additional trips at peak times. Please refer to attached timetable |
No service |
No service |
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E1/E2 (Fareham – Brockhurst – Gosport) |
Each route will operate half hourly between 6am and 8.30pm with a combined 15-minute frequency between Fareham and Fort Brockhurst |
Each route will operate half hourly between 7am and 8pm with a combined 15-minute frequency between Fareham and Fort Brockhurst |
Each route will operate half hourly between 7.30am and 6.30pm with a combined 15-minute frequency between Fareham and Fort Brockhurst |
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F1 (Fareham – Hill Park) |
Buses will operate three journeys per day. Please refer to attached timetable. |
No service |
No service |
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X5 (Portsmouth – Fareham – Southampton) |
Buses will operate hourly between Fareham and Southampton only between approx. 6.30am and 6pm |
Buses will operate hourly between Fareham and Southampton only between approx. 9am and 6pm |
No service |
Please note that all services may be subject to change and passengers should check before travelling. For the latest information, please go to:
- Websites: https://www.firstbus.co.uk/portsmouth-fareham-gosport
- Social media: X.com https://x.com/FirstPortsmouth
- Phone: First Bus National Contact Centre 0345 646 0707
We are doing all we can to operate as many services as possible and would like to apologise for the disruption that customers may experience during the strikes.