David's Photographs
First Provincial
17th September 2006

Buses of the First Hampshire & Dorset fleet allocated to the "Provincial" depots at Hilsea and Hoeford.

Most recent photographs from October 2009.

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First Provincial Plaxton Premiere bodied Volvo B10M 20 418 at the 2008 Gosport Rally.
First Provincial Plaxton Premiere bodied Volvo B10M 20 418 at the 2008 Gosport Rally.
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First Provincial Volvo Olympian 34 016 at Fareham bus station.
First Provincial Volvo Olympian 34 016 at Fareham bus station.
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Leaving Gosport bus station on October 26th 2007 is First Provincial Volvo Olympian 34 017.
Leaving Gosport bus station on October 26th 2007 is First Provincial Volvo Olympian 34 017.
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First Provincial Volvo Olympian 34 021 retains it's centre exit. It is seen here at Fareham.
First Provincial Volvo Olympian 34 021 retains it's centre exit. It is seen here at Fareham.
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First Provincial Volvo Olympian 34 060 leaving Gosport bus station.
First Provincial Volvo Olympian 34 060 leaving Gosport bus station.
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First Provincial Northern Counties Palatine1 bodied Volvo Olympian 34 071 leaving Gosport bus station.
First Provincial Northern Counties Palatine1 bodied Volvo Olympian 34 071 leaving Gosport bus station.
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Megarear advert on Volvo Olympian 34 071 for Original FM.
Megarear advert on Volvo Olympian 34 071 for Original FM.
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First Provincial Volvo Olympian 34 072 at the 2008 Gosport Rally.
First Provincial Volvo Olympian 34 072 at the 2008 Gosport Rally.
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First Provincial ran Leyland Olympian's with ECW bodies for a time. This is 34 756 at Fareham bus station.
First Provincial ran Leyland Olympian's with ECW bodies for a time. This is 34 756 at Fareham bus station.
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ECW bodied Leyland Olympians 34 757 passes 34 756 at Fareham bus station.
ECW bodied Leyland Olympians 34 757 passes 34 756 at Fareham bus station.
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Provincial ECW bodied Leyland Olympian 34 810 in central Southampton.
Provincial ECW bodied Leyland Olympian 34 810 in central Southampton.
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Provincial ECW bodied Leyland Olympian 34 814 arriving in Southampton on the run from Fareham.
Provincial ECW bodied Leyland Olympian 34 814 arriving in Southampton on the run from Fareham.
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Added to the First Provincial fleet during September 2007 was this Northern Counties Paladin bodied Dennis Dart, photographed at Gosport.
Added to the First Provincial fleet during September 2007 was this Northern Counties Paladin bodied Dennis Dart, photographed at Gosport.
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A second Northern Counties Paladin bodied Dennis Dart is 40 265 photographed at Fareham bus station.
A second Northern Counties Paladin bodied Dennis Dart is 40 265 photographed at Fareham bus station.
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A one off in the Provincial fleet is this Alexander Dash bodied Dennis Dart, 40 623, photographed leaving Fareham bus station.
A one off in the Provincial fleet is this Alexander Dash bodied Dennis Dart, 40 623, photographed leaving Fareham bus station.
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First Provincial Dennis Dart SLF 40 822 at Fareham bus station in overall advert livery for Southern Electric.
First Provincial Dennis Dart SLF 40 822 at Fareham bus station in overall advert livery for Southern Electric.
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Provincial has two Dennis Dart SLF's that were new to First Glasgow. This is 40 823 in central Portsmouth.
Provincial has two Dennis Dart SLF's that were new to First Glasgow. This is 40 823 in central Portsmouth.
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Provincial Dennis Dart SLF 40 824 leaves Fareham bus station on September 15th 2006.
Provincial Dennis Dart SLF 40 824 leaves Fareham bus station on September 15th 2006.
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Photographed at The Hard Interchange is First Provincial's Blue Line branded Dennis Dart SLF 41 136.
Photographed at The Hard Interchange is First Provincial's Blue Line branded Dennis Dart SLF 41 136.
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First Provincial Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF 41 137 on Saint George's Road, Old Portsmouth.
First Provincial Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF 41 137 on Saint George's Road, Old Portsmouth.
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First Provincial Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF 41165 at The Hard Interchange, Portsmouth.
First Provincial Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF 41165 at The Hard Interchange, Portsmouth.
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First Provincial Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF 41 166 on Commercial Road, Portsmouth.
First Provincial Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF 41 166 on Commercial Road, Portsmouth.
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First Provincial Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF 41 633 on Edinburgh Road in central Portsmouth has no route branding.
First Provincial Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF 41 633 on Edinburgh Road in central Portsmouth has no route branding.
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Provincial Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF 41 634 at South Parade Pier, Southsea. Photographed from the Royal Beach Hotel.
Provincial Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF 41 634 at South Parade Pier, Southsea. Photographed from the Royal Beach Hotel.
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First Provincial Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF 41 635 on the High Street, Old Portsmouth.
First Provincial Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF 41 635 on the High Street, Old Portsmouth.
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First Provincial Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF 41 636 pulling away from South Parade Pier, Southsea.
First Provincial Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF 41 636 pulling away from South Parade Pier, Southsea.
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Provincial Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF 41 638 at The Hard Interchange with megarear advert for Express FM.
Provincial Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF 41 638 at The Hard Interchange with megarear advert for Express FM.
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First Provincial Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF 41 638 at The Hard Interchange in overall advert livery for Southern Electric.
First Provincial Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF 41 638 at The Hard Interchange in overall advert livery for Southern Electric.
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First Provincial Dennis Dart SLF/Marshall Capital 41 641 has Blue Line route branding for the 6 route and is seen at Portsea.
First Provincial Dennis Dart SLF/Marshall Capital 41 641 has Blue Line route branding for the 6 route and is seen at Portsea.
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Caught in the rain at The Hard Interchange is Blue Line branded Dennis Dart SLF 41 643.
Caught in the rain at The Hard Interchange is Blue Line branded Dennis Dart SLF 41 643.
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Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF 41 646 in Old Portsmouth on route6.
Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF 41 646 in Old Portsmouth on route6.
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First Provincial Dennis Dart SLF 42 112 approaching Portsmouth city centre.
First Provincial Dennis Dart SLF 42 112 approaching Portsmouth city centre.
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Dennis Dart SLF 42 118 with Red Line route branding on Commercial Road, Portsmouth.
Dennis Dart SLF 42 118 with Red Line route branding on Commercial Road, Portsmouth.
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First Dennis Dart SLF 42 119 on Commercial Road, Portsmouth with Red Line branding.
First Dennis Dart SLF 42 119 on Commercial Road, Portsmouth with Red Line branding.
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Plaxton Pointer2 bodied Dennis Dart SLF 42 124 on Commercial Road, Portsmouth with Red Line route branding.
Plaxton Pointer2 bodied Dennis Dart SLF 42 124 on Commercial Road, Portsmouth with Red Line route branding.
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First Provincial Dennis Dart SLF 42 133 at the 2008 Gosport Rally.
First Provincial Dennis Dart SLF 42 133 at the 2008 Gosport Rally.
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First promotes the services between Fareham & Gosport as the Connection, Dennis Dart SLF 42 139 arrives at Gosport.
First promotes the services between Fareham & Gosport as the Connection, Dennis Dart SLF 42 139 arrives at Gosport.
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First Dennis Dart SLF 42 141 at Fareham bus station.
First Dennis Dart SLF 42 141 at Fareham bus station.
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First Provincial Plaxton Pointer1 bodied Dennis Dart SLF 42 407 at Southampton.
First Provincial Plaxton Pointer1 bodied Dennis Dart SLF 42 407 at Southampton.
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Provincial Dennis Dart SLF 42 728 leaving Fareham bus station, it was new to First Bristol.
Provincial Dennis Dart SLF 42 728 leaving Fareham bus station, it was new to First Bristol.
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First Provincial Dennis Dart 45 389 at Portsea Hard Interchange is the last Provincial bus in the red and cream livery.
First Provincial Dennis Dart 45 389 at Portsea Hard Interchange is the last Provincial bus in the red and cream livery.
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Changes to route5 in April 2007 saw buses runs along Southsea seafront for a time. This is Dennis Dart 46 316 passing the Royal Navy war memorial.
Changes to route5 in April 2007 saw buses runs along Southsea seafront for a time. This is Dennis Dart 46 316 passing the Royal Navy war memorial.
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Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart 46 317 on Commercial Road, Portsmouth.
Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart 46 317 on Commercial Road, Portsmouth.
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First Provincial Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart 46 320 at Clarence Pier.
First Provincial Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart 46 320 at Clarence Pier.
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First Provincial Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart 46 321 on Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth.
First Provincial Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart 46 321 on Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth.
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Provincial Dennis Dart 46 322 with Plaxton Pointer body passing along the seafront in Southsea.
Provincial Dennis Dart 46 322 with Plaxton Pointer body passing along the seafront in Southsea.
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First Provincial Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart 46 324 at the 2008 Gosport Rally.
First Provincial Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart 46 324 at the 2008 Gosport Rally.
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First Provincial Dennis Dart 46 367 taking the Haslar bridge on route29.
First Provincial Dennis Dart 46 367 taking the Haslar bridge on route29.
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First Provincial Dennis Dart 47 301 photographed from the Ibis Hotel on Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth.
First Provincial Dennis Dart 47 301 photographed from the Ibis Hotel on Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth.
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UVG Urbanstar bodied Dennis Dart 47 303 at Commercial Road, Portsmouth.
UVG Urbanstar bodied Dennis Dart 47 303 at Commercial Road, Portsmouth.
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First Provincial UVG bodied Dennis Dart 47 304 in Fareham.
First Provincial UVG bodied Dennis Dart 47 304 in Fareham.
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First Provincial UVG bodied Dennis Dart 47 305 in Southampton.
First Provincial UVG bodied Dennis Dart 47 305 in Southampton.
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First UVG bodied Dennis Dart 47 306 at Fareham bus station in the latest First group livery.
First UVG bodied Dennis Dart 47 306 at Fareham bus station in the latest First group livery.
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First Provincial UVG bodied Dennis Dart 47 307 at the 2008 Gosport Rally. It was the last bus bought new by Provincial before the company was taken over by First Group.
First Provincial UVG bodied Dennis Dart 47 307 at the 2008 Gosport Rally. It was the last bus bought new by Provincial before the company was taken over by First Group.
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First Provincial has four Optare Solo's, this being 50 277 in Gosport.
First Provincial has four Optare Solo's, this being 50 277 in Gosport.
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First Optare Solo 50 278 on Commercial Road, Portsmouth. It was new to First Bradford.
First Optare Solo 50 278 on Commercial Road, Portsmouth. It was new to First Bradford.
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Recently added to the Provincial fleet are a number of Plaxton Beaver2 bodied Mercedes Vario's. This is 50 299 on Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth.
Recently added to the Provincial fleet are a number of Plaxton Beaver2 bodied Mercedes Vario's. This is 50 299 on Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth.
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First Provincial Plaxton Beaver2 bodied Mercedes Vario 50 300, Commerical Road, Portsmouth.
First Provincial Plaxton Beaver2 bodied Mercedes Vario 50 300, Commerical Road, Portsmouth.
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First Provincial Plaxton Beaver2 bodied Mercedes Vario 50 303 on Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth.
First Provincial Plaxton Beaver2 bodied Mercedes Vario 50 303 on Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth.
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First Provincial Mercedes L811D/Marshall 51 056 is the only such bus in the fleet and is seen in Portsmouth city centre.
First Provincial Mercedes L811D/Marshall 51 056 is the only such bus in the fleet and is seen in Portsmouth city centre.
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