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The printed version (three volumes; city transit networks (buses and tramways) are only referenced, but not included) has been cancelled from season 2017/18 onwards. Therefore, only the synoptic map of the first volume is up-to-date: Volume 1 for railways/funiculairs, cableways, and boats: synoptic map
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire is the trading name of Thames Transit Ltd. [2] It is a bus operator serving the county of Oxfordshire, England.Since 1997 has been a subsidiary of Stagecoach Group, and since February 2021 it has been part of Stagecoach West, managed from the latter's headquarters in Gloucester.
Stagecoach X5 is an inter-urban bus service linking Oxford and Bedford via Bicester, Buckingham and Milton Keynes. Service started in 1992 with an hourly service between Oxford and Cambridge, which was increased to half-hourly in 2005; [1] new vehicles were introduced in 2009 and again in 2015.
In 1990, Oxford Bus Company acquired the High Wycombe operations of the Bee Line, and ran them under the Wycombe Bus brand name. In March 1994, Oxford Bus Company was purchased by the Go-Ahead Group, [11] with the company formally rebranded to The Oxford Bus Company and its city services being given Cityline branding a few months afterwards. [12]
In 1989 Thames Transit expanded by buying South Midland, the former country area of The City of Oxford Motor Services, primarily operating rural routes in Oxfordshire. This acquisition strengthened Thames Transit's hand against City of Oxford Motor Services, providing it with several routes where it was the sole provider.
The Oxford Bus Company operated the X90 service every 15 minutes at peak times, using eight Plaxton Elite bodied Volvo B11Rs. [7] From October 2018, the service was reduced to every 30 minutes, [ 8 ] and was withdrawn from 4 January 2020, due to a 35% fall in passenger numbers since 2015 causing the route to be unprofitable.
This is a list of the past, present, planned or abandoned guided bus systems or bus rapid transit schemes in the United Kingdom, including segregated busways.Not included are bus priority schemes, bus lanes or local authority bus company quality contracts that do not involve guidance, significant segregation from the public highway or other bus rapid transit features.
The High Wycombe Coachway is a coachway interchange close to junction 4 of the M40 motorway to the west of High Wycombe [1] opened on 16 January 2016. [2] Prior to its establishment, some 150 coaches on the Oxford to London coach route passed High Wycombe each day without stopping because it would cause too much delay for other passengers were they to go via the town centre.