Letter: Call to 'restore the now defunct Stagecoach bus route No 61'

So, could I request that the Winchester MP Danny Chambers, and Eastleigh MP Liz Jarvis, along with the County Councillors, try to secure some of this new subsidy, to restore the now defunct Stagecoach bus route No 61.

This bus service was withdrawn back in the summer of 2025, which has meant that there is now no direct bus route between the neighbouring towns of Winchester and Eastleigh. The loss of this bus No 61 has created hardship for many senior citizens, who could rely on this bus service, as it gave them a direct link to attend The Royal Hampshire County Hospital for appointments etc., and to also be able to visit and shop in either of the towns.

If our MPs could restore this No 61 bus route with a regular timetable, and one which the residents could rely on, then I feel this service would be used by many more people, and with a good service, could be viable to operate.

I therefore ask our MPs to once again please think of their constituents, and to do the upmost to reintroduce the No 61 buses, and then let the voters know that they were well worth voting for.

John Pitman,

Torre Close,

Allbrook,

Eastleigh

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