HarleyDavidson
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A few years ago First introduced Greyhound branded coaches between London and Portsmouth, but the service was quickly scaled back then stopped altogether. National Express run roughly one coach per hour through the day, with a very limited evening service, taking between 1hr50 and 2hr35 depending on time of day. At a maximum of around 50 passengers per coach that's a tiny fraction of what SWR carry.
I agree that for many journeys not involving London, a car offers advantages, but for many people it's not an option, for a whole range of reasons.
All they need to do is advertise a fast coach service from Guildford to Portsmouth from the bus station to Portsmouth City Centre & Harbour with calls at Petersfield & Havant en route and low fares and oh dear...
It would only take someone like Stagecoach to do it and you know how ruthless that they can be and like I said it will make a killing, £10 return compared to £20 for the train which involves a considerable walk into town and there you go.