Adrian Morton reports from the New Year event organised by the Provincial Society
The Provincial Society was formed in 2003 with the aim of preserving the artefacts, memories and heritage of the various Provincial companies – Provincial Tramways, the Gosport & Fareham Omnibus Company and the Provincial Bus Company, together with associated and subsequent operations. The society became a registered charity in July 2004.
The name Provincial has been associated with public transport on the Gosport peninsula and latterly a wider area of South East Hampshire since 1872. Although First discontinued using the name around the start of the new millennium, the current business, First Solent, still operates from Hoeford, the site of the early 20th century depot built by Provincial. Provincial became part of the National Bus Company in 1970, which saw some significant local changes with the merging of Hants & Dorset services with those of Provincial.
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