Friends of King Alfred Buses

NEXT EVENTS

Thursday 1st January 2026

We are welcoming in the New Year in our traditional way with free rides around the city and its surroundings on the magnificent King Alfred Buses.

As FoKAB Chair James Freeman says: "We have the city more or less to ourselves on January 1, bus wise, with just the BlueStar 1 operating, giving its regular connections all day to and from Southampton via Chandler’s Ford. So, we have evolved a pattern where our services running regular frequencies along the main roads. Romsey Road, Stockbridge Road, Andover Road and Worthy Road all have schedules designed to make them easy for local people to use to travel in and out of the city".

Once again, FoKAB has teamed up with our friends at the Provincial Society to provide a special free service - 69 to Fareham providing a link to and from the Ale & Ride event in Fareham and Gosport, which they organise.

Details of all the journeys will be available in a special souvenir programme available on the day for £6 at the FoKAB stall beside the Guildhall, or can be ordered in advance on our online store, at £7 to include postage charges.

Monday 4th May 2026
The Original King Alfred Running Day

Sunday 13th September 2026
Mini Running Day as part of Heritage Open Days

ONLINE STORE

New items added to our online store include our 2026 calendar, and a 500 piece jigsaw puzzle of our Leyland Titan PD2/1 HOR 811.

LEYLAND OLYMPIC JAA 708 UPDATES

For the latest updates on the progress of rebuilding the Olympic, please go to our Olympic Restoration page.

MEMBERSHIP

For only £30 you can become a Friend of King Alfred Buses.  Click on 'Membership' for more details.  In this way you can keep up with all the latest developments and take part in various members' activities.