From trams and trolleybuses, all of the way up to the new low emission buses launched this year, buses certainly have undergone a transformation.
Take a stroll down memory lane:
![A smart livery worn by this bus in Hilsea depot advertising a 'dual-company' travel card ticket](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjdmMTk0ZmRjLWEwMmItNDliMi05NDgwLThmNDI3YWRmZjczNjowODc2ZjJlNy05NjJiLTQxZmEtYTZjYi00MWFiMGY1MTNkMmU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
17. 1970s approx
A smart livery worn by this bus in Hilsea depot advertising a 'dual-company' travel card ticketPhoto: -
![Buses waiting at The Hard, Portsmouth in May 1980. One of the buses shows an old advertisement for The News](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQyZjAzYWJiLTJkYWMtNDczYy1iNjI3LTI3OTg0YmQ5NjQ4ODpiZjY4NjI3Mi0yNDc1LTRkM2QtYjE1Mi03YmFlODFlOGUyMzU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
18. 1980
Buses waiting at The Hard, Portsmouth in May 1980. One of the buses shows an old advertisement for The NewsPhoto: -
![Trolleybus at the war-torn Hard, Portsea alongside the site of the former Bedford in Chase pub](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmI0OTFiODMxLTBkMWUtNGZlZS1hM2EwLTIxYzE4NGYwMzA5OTpiM2ZiNDk3ZC05OGY1LTQ3MmQtOTEyNi0yNDNhMTBhZTlhNzA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
19. 1940s/1950s approx
Trolleybus at the war-torn Hard, Portsea alongside the site of the former Bedford in Chase pubPhoto: -
![Buses parked at Havant bus station during a drivers' strike in April 1986](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmYzNWI1OWY2LTJhOTUtNDFkMS04M2EyLTg0NmQxOWE0MzY4YzplOWFiNjVhMi0zNmM3LTRiMzMtYmNhZC1iZjQ2OTQxZjMwMDI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
20. 1986
Buses parked at Havant bus station during a drivers' strike in April 1986Photo: -
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