DSCF4269 Stagecoach South 27653 (GX10KZF) and 27873 (GX13 AOT) in 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.

Left is Stagecoach South 27653 (GX10KZF), an Alexander Dennis Enviro300 new in July 2010 which carries branding for the Coastliner service 700, and right is Stagecoach South 27873 (GX13 AOT), an Alexander Dennis Enviro300 new in August 2013 in corporate livery with branding for Portsmouth services 20/21.