Also , a railway openened in 1839 and a horse-drawn omnibus service started at as well . By 1843 a regular service was running from the station to Millbrook , Eling , Bitterne , Shirley , Portswood , Totton and Romsey . 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 .