Services of Wilts & Dorset

Wilts & Dorset is a bus company in England covering Poole, Bournemouth, east Dorset, south Wiltshire and west Hampshire. It is owned by the Go-Ahead Group. The following is a list of bus routes operated by the company, including details of specific route branding used.

Standard services
Most services are run with buses in the standard new livery (2008-), which is red, with a blue skirt along the bottom, which swoops up at the back, with a blue rear end. There are orange pin-stripes between the red and the blue along the bottom. Some buses also wear the original version of the new livery (2004–2008), without pinstripes, and a red area on the back of the bus. Many buses are still in the old, post deregulation livery, which is red and white with black stripes.

'more' buses
more is a service launched in December 2004 as part of a £4 million investment. 'more' replaced services 101 to 105 between Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch and services 155, 156 and 157 between Poole and Canford Heath. The service was originally due to launch in October 2004 but due to a driver shortage it was postponed until December 2004. The original 'more' buses carry a livery of mostly dark blue with red at the back; on the ends they carry different slogans such as "looks like a bus, works like a dream" with pictures of animals such as penguins, rabbits and dolphins. All 'more' buses are air-conditioned with many seats in a 2-1 layout. The service launched with 30 Volvo B7RLE/Wright Eclipse Urban single-deck buses.

Such was the success of the 'more' services it was decided that the frequency on the m1 and m2 routes was to be increased and the m1 extended to the Castlepoint shopping centre on the outskirts of Bournemouth from the Bournemouth Travel Interchange (the railway station). With only thirty 'more'-branded buses in the fleet at the time, the 'more'-branded routes to Canford Heath were discontinued, using Wilts & Dorset standard liveried Optare Excels instead with the 'm' dropped from the route number. For the Canford Heath routes to become 'more' route again, a batch of Mercedes-Benz Citaros were ordered – the original 'more' buses were going to be Citaros, but it was thought that Volvo would offer a quicker delivery time even though they were the same price. It is a common misconception that the Citaros were ordered because it was thought that Wrightbus would not be able to deliver the number of buses in the timescale required. The livery of the Citaros differs slightly in that they do not carry the pictures of animals and the slogans on the back of the bus. Up until the delivery of the Citaros, it was rare to see a 'more' bus not on a 'more' route, but the 'more' Citaros can be seen on a number of the normal routes. Optare Excels are often seen standing in for the usual 'more' buses.

Further changes to the routes occurred on 25 May 2008, with the m2 being withdrawn from Burton and Somerford. The route to Burton was replaced by route X12; Somerford was left with only Transdev Yellow Buses services. However (see below), the X12 was later withdrawn from Burton too, with Yellow Buses providing a replacement service.

From 30 May 2008, the More 'Nightbus' sub-brand launched with the m1's operating every half hour between Poole Bus Station and Charminster (Five Ways) and the m2's operating every half hour between Bournemouth Square and Iford Roundabout on Friday and Saturday nights. During June 2010, the m1 nightbus was extended beyond the Five Ways to the Broadway Tavern another few minutes up Charminster Road. May 2011 saw the m2 nightbus route changed beyond Pokesdown to serve Southbourne (Fisherman's Walk). In June 2012, a new nightbus route was launched connecting Bournemouth to Bournemouth University. Also, all three services started operating on Thursday nights, in addition to Friday and Saturday nights.

In August 2008, Wilts & Dorset (using the 'more' brand) sponsored the Bournemouth Air Show. There was a large amount of publicity surrounding the event, with the company's name appearing in numerous places. In March 2008, one of the 'more' buses was repainted in a special blue advertising livery to promote the event. Advertising boards appeared in many places, and in around mid-August signs for the event were stuck to most Wilts & Dorset vehicles, as well as many fellow Go South Coast company Bluestar buses. The other sponsor for the event was Bournemouth-based Excelsior coaches.

During 2010, the 'more' brand was refreshed with every bus being repainted in a slightly darker shade of the previous livery, each highlighting a good reason for using the 'more' routes.

In January 2012, a minor timetable revision saw the evening buses being reduced slightly in frequency, resulting in a half-hourly frequency between Castlepoint / Southbourne and Bournemouth, and quarter-hourly between Bournemouth and Poole. The nightbus routes were renumbered 'N1' and 'N2'.


 * Current 'more' routes:
 * m1: Poole - Bournemouth - Castlepoint via Lower Parkstone, Upper Parkstone, Westbourne and Charminster
 * m2: Poole - Bournemouth - Southbourne via Upper Parkstone and Boscombe
 * Until 25 May 2008, this service continued to Christchurch and Burton or Somerford. This section of the route was partially replaced by service X12, latterly the X1 & X2.
 * From 19 September 2011, the m2's was extended beyond Boscombe Bus Station along its nightbus route to Southbourne.


 * 'more' Nightbus routes:
 * N1: Poole - Bournemouth - Charminster via Lower Parkstone, Upper Parkstone, Westbourne and Charminster.
 * N2: Bournemouth - Southbourne via Boscombe.
 * N3: Bournemouth - Bournemouth University via Winton
 * Before 9 January 2012, the N1 and N2 services carried the 'm1' and 'm2' numbers. The N3 was launched on 7 June 2012.


 * Former 'more' routes:
 * m5: Poole - Canford Heath - Tollerford Road via Oakdale
 * From 4 June 2006, m5 was rerouted along Wimborne Road instead of via Park Gates. From 1 May 2011, m5 was replaced with service 5.


 * m6: Poole - Canford Heath - Tower Park via Oakdale
 * From 1 May 2011, m6 was replaced with service 6


 * m7: Poole - Canford Heath - Nuffield Industrial Estate via Oakdale
 * m7 was dropped as part of the Poole route restructuring from 4 June 2006. Service on m5 and m6 increased as a result.

Salisbury reds
PulseLine was the name of services round Salisbury to the District Hospital and ran till 2010. 2010 saw the PulseLine brand rebranded as "Salisbury reds" using the previous Mercedes-Benz Citaros repainted in the revised W&D bus livery with "Salisbury reds" branding.

In addition to the Citaros used previously with the "PulseLine" branding, ex Southern Vectis Dennis Dart MPDs were transferred & repainted into W&D bus livery with branding applied.

Eight routes use the "Salisbury reds" branding:


 * Red 1 (r1): District Hospital – Salisbury City Centre – Bemerton Heath
 * Red 2 (r2): Salisbury City Centre – Bishopdown
 * Red 3 (r3): Salisbury City Centre – Wilton – Bulbridge
 * Red 4 (r4): Salisbury City Centre – Pauls Dene
 * Red 5 (r5): Salisbury City Centre – West Harnham
 * Red 6 (r6): Salisbury City Centre – Laverstock
 * Red 7 (r7): Bishopdown Farm – Salisbury City Centre – Devizes Road
 * Red 8 (r8): Salisbury City Centre – Ditchampton

'The bus for Bournemouth University'
Wilts & Dorset operates four routes on behalf of Bournemouth University, having secured a second five year contract to do so during summer 2009. This new contract saw the revision of routes operated, an undertaking to introduce new vehicles, and the extension of discounted travel for staff and students to Wilts & Dorset's 'more' routes. Since 11 January 2010, all university contract routes have been branded as 'The Bus for Bournemouth University' or 'The Bus for BU' with buses appearing in the institution's primary corporate colours of white and pink.

An ex-London articulated Mercedes-Benz Citaro bus was introduced to route U1 on 10 January 2010, primarily running short between Talbot Campus and the student residences at Lansdowne. It is believed to be the first such bus in service on the South Coast.

Starting in early 2010, the rest of the fleet is made up of a single-deck Scania Solar and six double-deck Scania Enviro400s.

Routes operated are:


 * U1: Talbot Campus - Dorchester House via Cemetery Junction, Cranborne House and Holdenhurst Road.
 * This service operates in a loop at both Dorchester House halls of residence and Talbot Campus.
 * Operates every 10mins between Talbot Campus and Dorchester House.
 * Runs during University holidays with a revised timetable


 * U2: Talbot Campus - Poole Seldown Bridge via Wallisdown, Alder Hills, Branksome Roundabout, Lower Parkstone and Park Gates.
 * Operates every 30mins.


 * U3: Talbot Campus - Lansdowne/Lyme Regis House via Ensbury Park, Winton, Charminster, Queens Park, Springbourne and Bournemouth Railway Station (Holdenhurst Road bus stops).
 * Operates every hour.


 * U4: Westbourne - Talbot Campus via Bourne Avenue and Glenferness Road.
 * Operates 3 times a day.



From 2004, when the university contract originally transferred to Wilts & Dorset from Yellow Buses, until the end of 2009, services were branded as Unilinx and operated by a mixed fleet including double-deck buses painted in a modified version of the 'more' livery. Unilinx-branded buses were also a common sight on non-Unilinx services especially on service 152 where ELC Myllennium Vyking buses ran open top throughout the summer, sometimes with open top bus adverts applied over their Unilinx branding. It is still a common sight at weekends and during University holiday times to see the BU branded buses used on other Wilts & Dorset services.

Activ8

 * 8: Salisbury - Boscombe Down - Amesbury - Tidworth - Andover

Activ8 is a joint half hourly service between Salisbury and Andover via Tidworth operated in partnership with Stagecoach South and supported by Wiltshire and Hampshire County Councils. The Activ8 brand was launched in February 2007. Wilts & Dorset primarily use specially Scania OmniCitys on the route, these having replaced the Optare Spectras first used.

Route ONE

 * Poole Town Service via Falkland Square, Poole Quay and Baiter Park

This is a frequent bus service linking Poole town centre and the hospital with the Old Town and the Quay. It is partially funded by a government grant as part of an initiative to encourage greater use of local bus services in the Borough of Poole. The service also receives sponsorship from the Dolphin Shopping Centre and Poole Town Centre Management.

Prior to the introduction of Route ONE it was not possible to travel between the Bus Station and the Railway Station entrance by bus, nor was there a bus service between the hospital and Poole Old Town and Baiter Park. The service operates every 15 minutes Monday to Saturday usually utilising Route ONE liveried Optare Solo. The 50p fare allows passengers to hop on and off as many times as they like in a day.

Wimborne Flyer

 * 3: Poole - Broadstone - Wimborne/Leigh Park

The Wimborne Flyer, also known as service 3, replaced the Poole to Wimborne section of service 132 after the major restructuring of Poole services in June 2006. Initially the service differed from the old service 132 by taking a direct route between Poole and Broadstone, using a faster route through Merley and extending the route from Wimborne Square to the Leigh Park estate. The service when launched was almost exclusively operated by Mercedes-Benz Citaros in the new standard Wilts & Dorset livery, though 'more' Citaros and Wright Eclipse Urbans were also seen. More recently the route has been operated by a mixture of buses including Optare Excels, Solos and Spectras, and even on some occasions Bristol VRs and 'more' branded Volvo B7RLEs. The service received criticism from local residents over the change of route, specifically through Merley where the buses took a narrower but more direct road through the estate. Some criticism has also been aimed at the Citaro buses after a number of accidents, including buses demolishing walls while trying to pass each other on a narrow road and tearing hanging baskets from walls in Wimborne Square while turning. A number of Citaros have had their distinctive offside wing mirrors removed and replaced with smaller versions, though it is unclear if any specific incidents have prompted this alteration.

Following numerous complaints, Wilts & Dorset announced that from 29 October 2006 the Wimborne Flyer would be rerouted through Merley, reverting to part of the old 132 route through Merley Gardens.

Poole council has also funded a service to areas within the borough formerly served by the Wilts & Dorset 132. Route 32 runs from Merley, Broadstone and Oakdale to Poole via Fleetsbridge Tesco and Poole Hospital. The service was initially contracted to Roadliner, but from 1 October 2006 has been run by Shamrock Buses.

Further alterations to the Wimborne Flyer were announced in March 2008, and from 6 April 2008 two out of the four buses per hour Monday to Saturday started running via Corfe Mullen rather than Merley with all services also stopping at Broadstone Broadway. Services to and from Leigh Park only run during the morning and evening peak. As a result of these changes from 6 April nearly all service 4 buses terminated at Broadstone.

The service was withdrawn on 3 June 2012 and the 4 was extended to Wimborne.

Salisbury Park and Ride
This service began operation in March 2001 to one Park and Ride site, Beehive, to the north of Salisbury city centre. A second site was opened at Wilton in 2005, and two more followed, taking the total to four. A fifth site was opened in Spring 2010 at Petersfinger, to the south-east of the city. In February 2011 the contract to operate the Salisbury Park and Ride network, which is subsidised by Wiltshire Council and is valued at around £1.5 million, was lost by Wilts & Dorset to Chippenham-based independent operator Hatts Travel.

The Salisbury Park and Ride routes operated by the company were:
 * 501 City Centre - Beehive (A345)
 * 502 City Centre - Wilton (A36)
 * 503 City Centre - Britford (A338)
 * 504 City Centre - London Road (A30)
 * 505 City Centre - Petersfinger (A36)

Initially the vehicles used were Optare Excels in a light green and white livery. In 2005 a new fleet of Volvo B7RLEs in newer style of livery (still green and white) arrived. Some of the Excels were displaced to other Wilts & Dorset depots, notably Poole, and repainted into standard fleet livery. However, a handful remain for use on peak park and ride services, and have been repainted into the new park and ride livery. For a short period prior to the launch of 'more' routes in late 2004 the service was operated using then-new 'more' branded B7RLEs.

The Stonehenge Tour


The Stonehenge Tour was rebranded in 2008, linking Salisbury Rail Station, the city centre and Stonehenge. A recorded commentary describes the views along the length of the route.

Purbeck Breezer
During June 2009 routes 40 and 50 were formally renamed to "Purbeck Breezer". New Optare Visionaire double-deckers were bought for the routes, and were painted in a blue and green livery. The route won the Transport Initiative of the Year award at the Bournemouth Tourism Awards.

The new buses, which cost £2.4 million to purchase, are described by the company as more environmentally friendly than the vehicles they replaced. Some are convertible open-top and can have their roofs removed during the summer. In 2010 they were converted to open-top a month earlier than in previous years. Weekend and bank holiday services were also improved at the same time.


 * Route 40: Poole - Upton - Wareham - Corfe Castle - Swanage
 * Route 44: Worth Matravers - Corfe Castle - Harmans Cross - Swanage
 * Route 50: Bournemouth railway station - Westbourne - Branksome Chine - Canford Cliffs - Compton Acres - Sandbanks - Studland - Ulwell - Swanage

Express services
Wilts & Dorset run the following express services:


 * X1: Bournemouth - Lymington via Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals, Mudeford, Highcliffe, Barton-On-Sea, New Milton and Milford-On-Sea
 * A hourly service Monday - Saturday ,A 120min Service on Sundays


 * X2: Bournemouth - Lymington via Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals, Mudeford, Highcliffe, Walkford, New Milton and Hordle
 * A hourly service Monday - Saturday ,No Service on X2 on Sundays


 * X3: Bournemouth - Bournemouth Hospital - Ringwood - Salisbury
 * A half-hourly service along the direct A338 road


 * X5: Salisbury - Amesbury - Larkhill - Pewsey - Marlborough - Swindon
 * A half-hourly service with an hourly service to Larkhill and an hourly service to Swindon


 * X6: Poole - Ferndown - Verwood - Ringwood - Bournemouth
 * An hourly service on Monday to Saturday linking these locations. Replaced 36 and 37 from 3 June 2012. Three buses run on Sundays but they do not serve Poole. Certain journeys on Monday to Saturday do not serve Bournemouth, requiring the passenger to change buses at Ringwood.


 * X7: Salisbury - Southampton
 * Hourly service, Monday - Saturday.


 * X8: Poole - Blandford via Sturminster Marshall
 * Hourly service, Monday - Saturday. 4 journeys on Sunday. Sunday buses via Lytchett Matravers


 * X43: Swanage - Weymouth via Wareham and Lulworth Cove.
 * New route introduced in July 2010 to run during the summer holiday period. Four journeys a day, run jointly by Wilts & Dorset and First Hampshire & Dorset with the support of Dorset County Council.

Standard Dorset and Hampshire services
From 4 June 2006 the network around Poole was restructured in the most widespread change to the local bus network since 1978. The changes caused some controversy, with some areas losing their services altogether and others having significant reductions in service. Corfe Mullen, for instance, only received a Wilts & Dorset service at peak times, and these were only in being because of subsidies from Dorset County Council. Further changes to the network took place on 3 June 2007, with 4 further changes in 2008.

The current network consists of:


 * 4: Poole - Creekmoor - Waterloo - Broadstone - Merley or Corfe Mullen - Wimborne
 * Replaced services 130 and 131. Originally this was to terminate at Broadstone leaving Corfe Mullen without a Wilts & Dorset bus service. After discussions with Dorset County Council it was extended to Corfe Mullen every half hour throughout the day; the other buses on the route terminating at Broadstone. From 6 April 2008, nearly all 4s terminated at Broadstone due to the diversion of some Wimborne Flyer services via Corfe Mullen. From 3 June 2012, the service was extended to Wimborne via Merley or Corfe Mullen along the old Wimborne Flyer route.


 * 5: Poole - Canford Heath - Tollerford Road
 * 6: Poole - Canford Heath - Tower Park
 * Replaced service m5 and m6 on 1 May 2011


 * 7A: Talbot View - Upper Parkstone - Tower Park
 * 7B: Bloxworth Estate - Upper Parkstone - Tower Park
 * These services were previously run by Roadliner under contract to the Borough of Poole. Both routes transferred to Wilts & Dorset on 29 October 2006 and are run on their behalf by Damory Coaches.


 * 8: Poole - Hamworthy - Turlin Moor - Upton - Creekmoor - Poole
 * Circular service running clockwise around Holes Bay. Some journeys in the evening and on Sundays terminate at Turlin Moor and do not serve Upton or Creekmoor.


 * 9: Poole - Creekmoor - Upton - Turlin Moor - Hamworthy - Poole
 * Circular service running anti-clockwise around Holes Bay, along the reverse of the route of service 8. Some journeys in the evening and on Sundays start at Turlin Moor and do not serve Creekmoor or Upton.


 * 11: Poole - Foxholes Estate - Alderney - Bear Cross - Kinson
 * Replaced service 161, originally included journeys to West Moors but these were withdrawn on 6 January 2008. Since May 2010, journeys on Mondays to Fridays are operated by Damory Coaches and run between Poole and Bear Wood only. Sunday journeys  continue as normal with no journeys being run on Saturdays. Yellow Buses run additional buses between Kinson and Poole on this route on Mondays to Fridays and also on Saturdays as route 27.


 * 13: Bournemouth - Ferndown - Colehill - Wimborne/Merley
 * Replaced the Bournemouth to Wimborne section of service 132 and 133.


 * 14: Poole - Bourne Estate - Wallisdown - West Howe - Kinson via Sea View
 * Replaced service 164 and is combined with route 16 to give higher service frequency on certain parts of the route. From 1 May 2011 until 18 September 2011, this service also served East Howe, but this was withdrawn leaving East Howe with only Yellow Buses services. The service was extended to Kinson from 3 June 2012.


 * 15: Poole - Upper Parkstone - Wallisdown - Royal Bournemouth Hospital
 * Replaced service 165, essentially the longer version of route m1 but via Wallisdown rather than Westbourne. The only 'normal' service that takes the 'Unilinx' tickets.


 * 16: Poole - Alderney - Bourne Estate - Bournemouth Square via Sea View
 * Replaced service 158, 159 and 160 from Poole to Christchurch but only as far as Bournemouth Square. (It originally ran up to Boscombe as well, but was cut back to Bournemouth Square as a result of the October 2006 timetable change.)


 * 30 Romsey - Halterworth - Romsey
 * Five journeys on Monday - Saturday mornings only.


 * 32 Poole - Oakdale - Fleetsbridge Tesco - Broadstone - Merley - Kinson - Winton - Bournemouth
 * Replaced Shamrock service 22 and 32 on 1 May 2011.


 * 38: Ringwood – St Leonards - Ferndown Town Centre - Ferndown Heatherlands Estate
 * Replaced X34/X35 between Ringwood and Ferndown on 6 January 2008.


 * 40: Poole - Swanage via Upton, Wareham and Corfe Castle
 * Replaced service 143 from 25 May 2008.
 * Now runs under the "Purbeck Breezer" branding with a fleet of new Optare Olympus's.


 * 44: Swanage - Worth Matravers - Harman's Cross
 * Replaced services 142 and 144 from 25 May 2008.


 * 50: Bournemouth railway station - Westbourne - Branksome Chine - Canford Cliffs - Compton Acres (stops nearby) - Sandbanks - across the entrance of Poole Harbour on the Sandbanks Ferry - Studland - Ulwell - Swanage
 * Replaced service 150 from 25 May 2008.
 * Now runs under the "Purbeck Breezer" branding with a fleet of new Optare Visionaires (semi open top and fully open top convertible buses), however, the converted Palatine's ran alongside these new buses during the summer of 2009 as there was a delay in the fully open top buses arriving.


 * 52: Poole - Lilliput - Compton Acres - Canford Cliffs - Sandbanks
 * Replaces the Poole-Sandbanks section of service 152, which ceased on 24 May 2008. During the school summer holidays, extra journeys run between Poole and Sandbanks using the B3369 directly from Park Gates to Sandbanks. These journeys do not serve Lilliput, Compton Acres or Canford Cliffs.




 * 118: Lymington - Everton - Hordle - New Milton - Bransgore - Ringwood
 * This service only runs on Wednesdays.


 * 119: Lymington - Pennington
 * Runs every half-hour from January 2007 and has replaced route 117.


 * 120: Lymington - Sway - Hordle - New Milton


 * 128: Poole - Sterte - Fleetsbridge Tesco - Creekmoor - Upton Country Park - Dacombe Drive
 * Three round trips Monday to Saturday. Service 128 originally started in 1998 running 3 days a week between Ashington near Merley and Poole Bus Station. It was funded by the Borough of Poole with a special grant for the provision of rural bus services. The service number was later used for another Borough of Poole funded service between Poole Bus Station and Tesco Fleetbridge which started on 28 August 2005 replacing part of service 129. The route was later extended to Upton Country Park running via Wimborne Road, Oakdale and along Northmead Drive in Creekmoor. Its route was altered on 4 June 2006 to include Sterte, all of Creekmoor Lane and then along Beachbank Avenue and Longmeadow Lane in Creekmoor. On 2 January 2007, this service was altered again to serve Fleetsbridge Tesco and also extended to go past Upton Country Park and serve Dacombe Drive, Meadows Drive and Palmerston Road. Through Sterte and Beachbank Avenue and Longmeadow Lane in Creekmoor the 128 is a replacement for services that used to run up to every 15 minutes. The service is financially supported by Borough of Poole Transportation Services.


 * 175: Christchurch - Ringwood via Burton, Bransgore & Sopley
 * 176: Christchurch - Ringwood via Burton, Bransgore & Burley


 * 183: Weymouth - Dorchester - Blandford Forum
 * 184: Blandford Forum - Blandford Camp - Sixpenny Handley - Salisbury
 * Route 184 originally operated between Weymouth and Salisbury via Blandford, but was split in two due to the length with the 184 operating between Blandford and Salisbury and a new route formed with the remainder of the route, the 183, between Weymouth and Blandford.


 * 185: Blandford Forum - Pimperne - Blandford Camp - Blandford Forum
 * Operated by Damory Coaches.


 * 191: New Milton - Chatsworth Park - New Milton


 * 192: New Milton - Hordle - New Milton


 * 194: New Milton - Barton on Sea - New Milton


 * 195: New Milton - Barton on Sea - New Milton


 * 500: Boscombe bus station - Bocsome Pier
 * New route introduced in July 2010, running until the end of August. Saturdays and Sundays only, with additional journeys on six weekdays in August.

Standard Wiltshire services



 * 1: Salisbury - Woodford Valley - Amesbury
 * 2: Salisbury - Great Wishford - Stapleford - Winterbourne Stoke - Shrewton - West Lavington - Devizes connections for Chippenham
 * 3: Salisbury - Stonehenge - Shrewton - Devizes (withdrawn)
 * 4: Devizes - Shrewton - Amesbury - Salisbury
 * 5/6/6B/95/96: Salisbury - Boscombe Down (not Sundays) - Amesbury - Durrington/Larkhill - Netheravon - Pewsey - Marlborough - Avebury - Swindon (Mondays to Saturdays)
 * 10/12/210: Pewsey - Upavon - Devizes
 * 13: Upavon - Amesbury
 * 14: Amesbury - Tidworth
 * 16: Amesbury - Larkhill - Durrington - Amesbury
 * 17: Marlborough - Burbage - Marlborough via Cadley, Milton Lilbourne and Wootton Rivers
 * 18: Pewsey - Everleigh - Pewsey via The Collingbournes and Upavon
 * 24: Berwick St Leonard - Wylye - Salisbury
 * 25: Salisbury - Hindon - Mere - Zeals - Bourton
 * 25A: Barford St Martin - Wilton/Salisbury
 * 26: Salisbury - Fovant - Shaftesbury/Gillingham/Hindon
 * 27: Salisbury - Fovant - Shaftesbury
 * 29: Salisbury - Chalke Valley - Shaftesbury
 * 30: Romsey - Halterworth - Romsey
 * 34: Salisbury - Alderbury - Whaddon - Whiteparish - Romsey
 * 35: Ampfield/Braishfield - Romsey
 * 36: Salisbury - Lockerley/West Dean
 * 37: Lockerley - Romsey
 * 39: Nomansland - Romsey
 * 40/B: Salisbury - Godshill - Fordingbridge
 * 40A: Ringwood - Ogdens - Fordingbridge - Salisbury Icon
 * 41: Salisbury - Godshill - Ringwood Icon
 * 42: Salisbury - Martin - Damerham - Fordingbridge - Brockenhurst
 * 53: Salisbury City Centre - Devizes Road via Wilton Road and Canadian Avenue
 * 55: Salisbury City Centre - West Harnham
 * 57: Salisbury City Centre - Bishopdown via London Road
 * 60/60A/61: Salisbury City Centre - Lower Bemerton/Skew Bridge - Wilton - Ditchampton and/or Bulbridge
 * 62: Salisbury City Centre - Pauls Dene
 * 63: Salisbury - Winterbournes - Porton - Shipton Bellinger - Tidworth
 * 63A/64: Salisbury - Winterbournes - Porton - Idmiston - Shipton Bellinger - Tidworth
 * 66/665: Amesbury - Laverstock Schools
 * 66/67: Salisbury - Winterbournes - Porton - Porton Down
 * 68: Salisbury - Stockbridge - The Sombornes - Winchester
 * This service is branded as 'The Cathedral Connection'. Some services are operated under contract to Hampshire County Council.


 * 69: Salisbury - Porton Down
 * 69A: Salisbury - Old Sarum
 * 70: Salisbury - Grateley - Middle Wallop
 * 71: Stratford - Salisbury City Centre - Harnham Hill/Netherhampton
 * 72: Salisbury City Centre - Laverstock
 * 73/63/64: Salisbury City Centre - Bishopdown Farm
 * 75: Porton - Amesbury
 * 77: Winchester - Stockbridge - Andover
 * 78: Salisbury - Ford - Laverstock
 * 78A: Salisbury - Ford
 * 79: Ford - Salisbury - Ridings Mead
 * 84: East Knoyle - Salisbury
 * 86: Tisbury - Shaftesbury
 * 87/88: Salisbury - Andover/Lopcombe Corner
 * 89: Salisbury - Pitton - Firs Road - Winterslow
 * 90: Romsey - Stockbridge - Salisbury
 * 216: Marlborough Town Centre - Barton Park
 * 217: Marlborough Town Service - St Margarets/Rogers Meadow
 * 221: Great Bedwyn - Burbage - Pewsey
 * 222: East Grafton - Hungerford - Newbury
 * 270: Devizes - Easterton - Devizes via Urchfont, West Lavington and Worton

Other services

 * Poole Bus Station - Asda
 * This is a free shuttle service that runs to the Asda store alongside Holes Bay in Poole. It is operated by Wilts & Dorset sister company Damory Coaches.


 * Cango
 * This is a Hampshire bus service that has a flexible route and the bus can travel here and there as needed. Passengers can phone and book a service to stop at bookable stops if there is not a nearby timed stopping point where Cango services will definitely stop on each journey.

Former Wilts & Dorset services
In addition to the services in the sections above, there have been a number of changes to Wilts & Dorset services over the years with routes discontinued, replaced, renumbered or altered.

Former standard services



 * C1/C2: Christchurch town service
 * Three buses a day serving suburbs of Christchurch. This service commenced on 27 May 2008 under contract to Dorset County Council. It replaced some of the services that were lost as the 121/123 were changed to the X12. Axed on Saturday 23 May 2009 after Dorset County Council withdrew funding to rationalise council subsidised services in the Christchurch area after Wilts and Dorset withdrew service X12 from Burton. Replaced by Shamrock Buses service C1/C2 on Monday 25 May 2009.


 * 6A: Kinson to Bournemouth Square via West Howe, Ensbury Park, Winton, Boscombe and the Travel Interchange
 * One early morning single journey on this route was operated under contract to Bournemouth Borough Council. The route was discontinued from 27 May 2008.


 * 8 - THE ROSSMORE & PARKSTONE FLYER: Penn Hill - Ashley Road - Rossmore - Alderney
 * Service started being run by Wilts and Dorset on 19 August 2009 after Roadliner buses ceased to operate. Operated by Shamrock Buses since 26 August 2009.


 * 8: Poole - Creekmoor - Upton
 * Replaced service 92, 94, 97 and 98. Allows passengers for Upton to avoid delays caused by the Poole lifting bridge. Merged with route 9 to form new circular services around Holes Bay from 3 June 2012.


 * 9: Poole - Hamworthy - Turlin Moor via Lakeside
 * Replaced service 91 and parts of 92 and 94. Merged with route 8 to form new circular services around Holes Bay from 3 June 2012.


 * 8A/9A: Poole - Creekmoor - Upton - Turlin Moor - Hamworthy
 * Temporary timetable while Poole Bridge is closed (21–29 October 2006).


 * 18: Corfe Mullen/Broadstone - Canford Heath - Bournemouth via Waterloo Estate and Upper Parkstone
 * Replaced service 108 as a result of the 2006 Poole service restructuring, with most journeys starting at Broadstone rather than Corfe Mullen. Wilts & Dorset ceased its services on the route on 28 October 2007. Transdev Yellow Buses now operate the route, but all buses terminate at Broadstone after completing a circuit of what was once service 19.


 * 19: Broadstone - Roman Road - West Way - Broadstone
 * Service 19 was launched to partially fill the gap in service left by the withdrawal of most Corfe Mullen services. It was scheduled to connect with the 4 and the 18 for onward journeys to Poole at Broadstone Broadway. The service was financially supported by Borough of Poole Transportation Services. The service ceased on 27 October 2007 as a Wilts & Dorset route, but was combined with service 18 and operated by Transdev Yellow Buses.


 * 19/X19: Salisbury/Pewsey - Marlborough - Swindon via Amesbury, Bulford, Tidworth and Burbage
 * Contracted routes taken over by Bodman's Coaches.


 * 20/20A/22/22A: Marlborough - Bedwyn Rail Station - Hungerford
 * Contracted routes taken over by Bodman's Coaches.


 * 21: Pewsey - Marlborough
 * Contracted route taken over by Bodman's Coaches.


 * 23: Pewsey/Marlborough - Fosbury
 * Contracted route taken over by Bodman's Coaches.


 * 31: Fritham/Lyndhurst - Cadnam - Southampton via Winsor, Calmore and Totton
 * Transferred to Solent Blue Line, now run as Bluestar 11.


 * 31A: Fritham/Lyndhurst - Cadnam - Southampton via Woodlands, Netley Marsh and Totton
 * Transferred to Solent Blue Line, now run as Bluestar 10.


 * 32/33: Romsey - Cupernham - Woodley - Romsey


 * 35: Ringwood - Lyndhurst - Southampton.
 * Four journeys a day in total between Ringwood and Lyndhurst with two extending to Southampton. Initially run by Black Velvet Travel, it replaced the Wilts and Dorset X35 service. Wilts and Dorset won the Hampshire County Council tender from Monday 12 January 2009. Withdrawn on 18 April 2010.


 * 36: Bournemouth – Ringwood – Verwood
 * Replaced X36 between Bournemouth and Verwood on 6 January 2008, but via Ashley Heath and Three Legged Cross. Merged into new X6 from 3 June 2012.


 * 37: Poole – Ferndown – Verwood
 * Replaced X36 between Poole and Verwood on 6 January 2008. Merged into new X6 from 3 June 2012.


 * 47: Poole - Lytchett Matravers
 * Replacement for services 187, 188 and 189. This service ran every hour on Mondays to Saturdays between Poole and Lytchett Matravers with peak time extensions to Bere Regis, Bloxworth and Morden, and operated under contract to Dorset County Council. It was replaced by Damory Coaches services 347 and 387 from 6 April 2008. From 3 June 2012, this service has been operated by First in Hampshire & Dorset.


 * 53: Poole - Lilliput - Compton Avenue - Penn Hill - Westbourne - Bournemouth
 * This service was withdrawn after the council contact was give to Transdev Yellow Buses.


 * 56: Lymington - Southampton
 * This service was replaced by Blue Star 6 which runs the route of 56 A


 * 56 A: Lymington - Southampton
 * This service was replaced by Blue Star 6.


 * 56 C: Brockenhurst - Lynhurst
 * This service, which was never shown on Wilts & Dorset's website, provided free travel for rail passengers from Brockenhurst railway station to Lyndhust Coach Park and only ran Sundays. It was withdrawn in September 2009.


 * 65: West Wellow - Romsey - North Baddesley - Valley Park - Eastleigh
 * Replaced by Blue Star route 5 in October 2011.


 * 80: Wimborne - Middlehill - Wimborne
 * 81: Wimborne - Middlehill - Wimborne
 * These were run by Damory Coaches for a time, but no longer run.


 * 82: Blandford - Wimborne - Bournemouth
 * Replacement for service 182 from 3 June 2007, running Monday to Friday only. Only one service a day ran to Bournemouth with a return service to Blandford in the evening peak. The service ran via Bournemouth University rather than through Kinson, Moordown and Winton, but was withdrawn on 25 May 2008.


 * 83: Shaftesbury - Blandford - Wimborne - Corfe Mullen
 * Replacement for service 183 from 3 June 2007, running Monday to Friday only, four services a day. One service a day from Shaftesbury continued from Wimborne Square to Corfe Mullen while two services operated from the village. This service was taken over by North Dorset Community Accessible Transport (NORDCAT) on 25 May 2008.


 * 91: Poole - Turlin Moor
 * 92: Poole - Upton via Hamworthy
 * 93: Poole - Upton via Hamworthy and Lakeside
 * 94: Poole - Turlin Moor - Upton via Hamworthy and Lakeside
 * These services were replaced by routes 8 and 9.


 * 95/95A: Poole - Canford Heath (Tollerford Road) via Oakdale. Some services extended to Wimborne.
 * 96/96A: Poole - Canford Heath (Culliford Crescent) - Tower Park via Oakdale
 * These services were introduced to serve the then new housing estate of Canford Heath. These routes faced competition from Badger Vectis who operated between mid-1987 and February 1988. From 1989 these routes, along with many other Poole routes, received MCW Metrorider 23-seater minibuses, which had the marketing name of Skipper buses. These were, over time, replaced by larger versions produced by Optare. By 2000 the MetroRiders had been replaced by Optare Solos and the routes were relaunched as services 155, 156 and 157.


 * 97: Poole - Creekmoor
 * 98: Poole - Creekmoor
 * These became part of route 8 which runs between Poole and Upton.


 * 101: Poole - Bournemouth via Lower Parkstone, Penn Hill and Lindsay Road
 * Yellow Buses took over the service on 28 August 2005. It remained as route 101 for 2 months, then it was extended to Christchurch and renumbered and merged into Yellow Buses route 22. As of 2 July 2006, route 22 was replaced by route 1c, but this does not serve Lower Parkstone, Penn Hill or Lindsay Road.


 * 102: Poole - Lower Parkstone - Bournemouth Road - Bournemouth
 * This service became part of route X3 when routes m1 and m2 started in 2004. This section of route X3 was discontinued on 6 January 2008.


 * 103: Poole - Lower Parkstone - Upper Parkstone - Bournemouth
 * 104: Poole - North Road - Upper Parkstone - Bournemouth
 * 105: Poole - North Road - Upper Parkstone - Bournemouth - Christchurch - Burton
 * These became routes m1 and m2 in 2004.


 * 106: Bournemouth - Upper Parkstone - Tower Park - Canford Heath
 * 107: Bournemouth - Upper Parkstone - Canford Heath/Creekmoor/Corfe Mullen
 * 109: Bournemouth - Upper Parkstone - Waterloo Estate - Corfe Mullen
 * 110: Bournemouth - Upper Parkstone - Highfield Estate - Corfe Mullen
 * These were replaced by service 108 which initially served Upper Parkstone, Sea View, Oakdale, Canford Heath, Broadstone and Corfe Mullen. With the Poole service restructuring it became the 18 with a different route.


 * 108: Bournemouth - Corfe Mullen via Foxholes Estate, Canford Heath, Broadstone and Highfield Estate
 * This service replaced service 106, 107, 109 and 110 in 2005.


 * 111: Highcliffe - Christchurch - Hurn Airport
 * This service was dropped since it did not prove cost effective.


 * 113: Lymington - Buckland - Lymington
 * This service was replaced by an extended version of route 120 from January 2007.


 * 117: Lymington - Pennington
 * This service was replaced by route 119.


 * 122: New Milton - Lymington via Hordle and Everton Road
 * Originally, this service ran between Bournemouth and Lymington via the same route as the 121 between Bournemouth and Hordle W.I. Hall, then via Everton Road and then via the 123 between Everton (Milford Road) and Lymington. This service was then axed in 2005, only to be brought back months later to restore the link between Everton Road and Lymington. However, in January 2007 the service was again dropped.


 * 121: Bournemouth - Lymington via Mudeford, Hinton Admiral, Walkford, Hordle and Pennington
 * 123: Bournemouth - Lymington via Mudeford, Naish Holiday Village, Barton on Sea and Milford on Sea
 * 124: Bournemouth - Lymington via Highcliffe, New Milton, Milford On Sea.
 * During the summer months, Open-Top buses were used on this routes. From 25 May 2008 these routes were replaced by service X12.


 * 129: Poole - Waterloo Estate - Broadstone - Corfe Mullen - Sturminster Marshall - Blandford
 * The 129 had its route shortened around 2002/2003 and terminated at Corfe Mullen and later only went as far as Broadstone. In 2005 it was combined with the 130 and 131 to become a new route 131 between Poole and Corfe Mullen. Part of the 129 route through Christopher Crescent was taken over by the 128.


 * 130: Poole - Corfe Mullen via Stanley Green, Creekmoor, Waterloo, Broadstone and Highfield Estate
 * 131: Poole - Corfe Mullen via Stanley Green, Waterloo, Broadstone, West Way and Highfield Estate
 * These services were merged to form route 4.


 * 132: Poole - Wimborne - Bournemouth via Waterloo Estate, Merley, Leigh Park and Ferndown
 * 133: Poole - Wimborne - Bournemouth via Highfield Estate, Corfe Mullen, Colehill and Ferndown
 * These services were replaced by two routes. The section between Wimborne and Bournemouth was replaced by route 13 which followed the old 133 route. The section between Poole and Wimborne was replaced by route 3, although from Broadstone this runs direct to Poole via Broadstone Way and Holes Bay Road.


 * 134: Ringwood - Bournemouth via West Moors and Ensbury Park
 * 135: Ringwood - Bournemouth via West Moors and Ensbury Park
 * These routes were discontinued on 6 January 2008. However, Transdev Yellow Buses are providing a replacement to these service from 19 April 2010 between Bournemouth and West Moors via Ferndown, Moordown & Winton.


 * 136: Ringwood - Poulner - Ringwood via Hightown and Parsonage Barn Lane
 * 137: Ringwood - Poulner - Ringwood via Hightown and Christchurch Road
 * These routes were taken over by Thompson's Tours from 18 April 2010.


 * 142: Poole - Wareham - Swanage via Holes Bay Road, Upton, Corfe Castle and Harman's Cross.
 * Replaced by service 44 in May 2008 between Harman's Cross and Swanage only.


 * 143:Poole - Wareham - Swanage via Holes Bay Road, Upton, Corfe Castle and Langton Matravers.
 * Renumbered as service 40 with increased frequency in May 2008.


 * 144: Swanage - Worth Matravers via Langton Matravers
 * Replaced by service 44 in May 2008.


 * 150: Bournemouth - Swanage via Westbourne, Penn Hill, Compton Acres, Sandbanks, across the entrance of Poole Harbour on the Sandbanks Ferry, then Studland and Ulwell.
 * In the event of the Sandbanks Ferry not running, a special replacement service operated, with some journeys only running between Sandbanks and Bournemouth, and other journeys running between Bournemouth and Swanage either via an extended route 142/143 or a longer version of route 150 serving Sandbanks first, then continuing via Lilliput with a stop at Park Gates, then non-stop to Swanage via Poole and A351. Most of these would then be continued to serve Studland.
 * During the summer months, open top buses were used on this route.
 * Renumbered as service 50 on 25 May 2008, with an altered route between Bournemouth and Sandbanks.


 * 151: Bournemouth - Poole via Westbourne, Branksome Chine, Compton Acres, Lilliput and Park Gates.
 * During the summer months, open top buses were used on this route. Replaced by service 53 on 25 May 2008.


 * 152: Rockley Park - Poole - Sandbanks Ferry
 * During the summer months, open top buses were used on this route. The Poole - Sandbanks part of the route was replaced by service 52 on 25 May 2008, with the Rockley Park - Poole portion still being run as 152 by Wilts & Dorset's sister company Damory Coaches.


 * 155: Poole - Canford Heath via Oakdale
 * 156: Poole - Canford Heath - Tower Park via Oakdale
 * 157: Poole - Canford Heath - Nuffield Industrial Estate via Oakdale
 * These became routes m5, m6 and m7 in 2004.


 * 158: Poole - Bournemouth - Christchurch via Bloxworth Estate
 * 159: Poole - Bournemouth - Christchurch via Talbot View Estate
 * 160: Poole - Bournemouth - Christchurch via Bourne Valley
 * These routes where extended to Christchurch from Bournemouth Square in 2005 to compete with Yellow Buses route 23 at the time. When the services where restructured in June 2006, the three services were merged to form route 16, but only going as far as Boscombe. From October 2006, route 16 has only operated between Bournemouth Square and Poole.


 * 161: Poole - Kinson/West Moors via Sea View, Bearwood, Bear Cross and Ferndown
 * During its lifetime as 161, it saw an extension from Kinson through to Bournemouth Square in 2005 to compete with Yellow Buses routes 3 and 4. This was short-lived. In June 2006, it became route 11. The section between Kinson and West Moors was discontinued on 6 January 2008.


 * 164: Poole - West Howe via Alder Road
 * Like route 161, this also got an extension from West Howe to Bournemouth Square & Interchange in 2005 via Bournemouth University & Glenferness Avenue, thus competing with Yellow Buses route 10. This was also short-lived and returned back to as it was before the route extension. In June 2006, it became route 14.


 * 165: Poole - Bournemouth University - Royal Bournemouth Hospital
 * This became route 15 and journeys that ran via Muscliffe were re-route to serve Castle Lane like the other journeys.


 * 182: Shaftesbury - Blandford - Bournemouth
 * 183: Shaftesbury - Blandford - Poole - Bournemouth
 * Service 182 and 183 ceased on 2 June 2007 and were replaced by service 82 and 83 the next day.


 * 187: Poole - Lytchett Matravers - Dorchester/Weymouth/Blandford
 * 188: Poole - Dorchester via Lytchett Matravers, Winterborne Zelston, Bere Regis and Puddletown
 * 189: Poole - Blandford via Lytchett Matravers, Bloxworth, Bere Regis and Puddletown
 * Service 187, 188 and 189 ceased on 2 June 2007 and were replaced by service 47 the next day.

Former express services



 * X2: Marlborough - Hungerford - Newbury
 * One return journey, Saturday only.


 * X4/X5: Salisbury - Stapleford - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bradford on Avon - Bath
 * These were run by Wilts & Dorset and First Bus. Replaced by services 24 (W&D, later Bodmans) and 264 & 265 (First).


 * X12: Bournemouth - Royal Bournemouth Hospital - Christchurch - New Milton - Lymington, with one bus running via Walkford and Hordle and the second via Milford on Sea and Barton-On-Sea.
 * Service commenced on 25 May 2008. Previously two buses per hour went from Christchurch to Burton. The section to Burton was replaced by Transdev Yellow Buses route 21 on Sunday 24 May 2009.
 * Route X12 was split into two different routes from April 2010, with the Walkford/Hordle journeys being route X2 and the Barton/Milford-On-Sea journeys being route X1.


 * X13 Bournemouth - Poole - Shaftesbury
 * Replaced by service 183 and X8.


 * X19: Salisbury - Swindon (Saturday Only)


 * X33 Poole - Bournemouth - Ringwood - Southampton
 * Used the direct route between Bournemouth and Ringwood of the A338, and between Ringwood and Southampton of the A31 and the M27. It succeeded the X5, which ran only between Bournemouth and Southampton. After the sale of Wilts & Dorset to Go-Ahead, the X33 route received a number of Plaxton Premiere coaches. These were the first vehicles to receive the new Wilts & Dorset livery. The route was then shortened to run between Bournemouth and Southampton, and was withdrawn in 2005. In 2009 Dorset Sprinter began to operate over the same route, but this ceased in December 2010.


 * X34: Poole - Bournemouth - Southampton via Winton, Parley Cross, Ferndown, Ashley Heath, Ringwood and Lyndhurst
 * This service was originally numbered X2 and jointly operated by Wilts & Dorset and Solent Blue Line. Wilts & Dorset journeys on the route ran between Poole and Southampton, while Solent Blue Line journeys only ran between Bournemouth and Southampton. When the X2 was renumbered to X34, all journeys ran only between Bournemouth and Southampton. Solent Blue Line gave up running the X34 during Mondays to Saturdays but retained the Sunday service. Later the service was completely run by Wilts & Dorset. The X34 was withdrawn on 6 January 2008.


 * X35: Ringwood - Southampton via Lyndhurst
 * This service (originally numbered X1) used to run from Bournemouth via Winton, Kinson, Bear Cross, Ferndown and St Ives. This, in conjunction with the X34 (originally X2), provided an hourly service between Bournemouth and Southampton. When the X34 was withdrawn, the X35 provided 5 journeys per day, Mondays to Saturdays only, with customers from Bournemouth needing to change at Ringwood. Most journeys also only went as far as Lyndhurst, so passengers to Southampton needed to change at Lyndhurst. The X35 was replaced on 27 May 2008 by Velvet services 300 and 35, but these too were withdrawn in January 2009, with the 35 passing back to W&D before being withdrawn.


 * X36: Poole - Ferndown - Verwood - Ringwood - Bournemouth
 * Replaced with services 36 and 37 on 6 January 2008.


 * X70: Brockenhurst - Salisbury
 * One single journey, Monday - Friday. Withdrawn in 2010.


 * X81: Salisbury - Ringwood - Swanage (Summer Only)
 * Withdrawn 2 July 2006.


 * X84: Salisbury - Coombe Bissett - Blandford - Dorchester - Weymouth (Summer Only)
 * Withdrawn 2nd Sunday in September 2006.


 * X87: Salisbury - Andover
 * One return journey, school days only. Withdrawn in 2010.


 * X98: Hindon - Tisbury - Dinton - Barford - Salisbury (Summer Only)
 * Withdrawn end of 2005.


 * X99: Trowbridge - Westbury - Warminster - Stapleford - Salisbury (Summer Only)
 * Withdrawn end of 2005.