DSCF4267 The Hard Interchange, Portsmouth - 3 Aug 2018

Friday 3 August 2018 (0758) – The bus station of The Hard Interchange in Portsmouth was opened in May 2017 replacing old bus bays and shelters. Close by is Portsmouth Harbour railway station together with the landing stages for the cross harbour ferry service to Gosport and the ‘Fastcat’ catamaran service to Ryde on the Isle of Wight. The masts and rigging of HMS Warrior stand beyond. Warrior was Britain’s first iron hulled armoured battleship launched in 1860 and was the pride of Queen Victoria’s naval fleet.

The main bus operators in Portsmouth are First and Stagecoach South. In this view are First 63300 (SN63 OLB), Stagecoach 27653 (GX10KZF), Stagecoach 27873 (GX13 AOT), First 63055 (SK63 KJU), First 63190 (SN14 EBC) and Stagecoach 27861 (GX13 ANU).