Original: The first horse-drawn omnibus service in the town started about the time the railway arrived , and by 1843 one Thomas Matcham was running a regular service from the station to Millbrook , Eling , Bitterne , Shirley , Portswood , Totton and Romsey .
Simplified: A horse-drawn omnibus service started at about the same time as the railway opened , and by 1843 a regular service was running from the station to Millbrook , Eling , Bitterne , Shirley , Portswood , Totton and Romsey .