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7:13pm Monday 19th May 2008

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The Oxford Bus Company has announced a number of changes to its services next month.

Timetables for the 35A and 35B services between Oxford, Abingdon and Didcot, and the 500 park-and-ride service between Water Eaton and Oxford city centre, are changing from Sunday, June 1, following a review of subsidies by the county council.

The 35A or 35B between Oxford, Abingdon and Didcot will no longer run in the evenings.

Instead, all evening journeys will run between Oxford and Abingdon only. Evening journeys between Abingdon and Didcot will be operated by Thames Travel as routes 32B/C.

From Monday, June 2, the 500 park-and-ride service will run every 15 minutes throughout the day but it will only call at a limited number of stops in Banbury Road.

For more details, see www.oxfordbus.co.uk

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mcflurryco, says...
8:26am Tue 20 May 08

Are the 32B/C going to be subsidised?

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Bad Bob, Cook Islands says...
11:13am Tue 20 May 08

Yes, the evening journeys always were subsidised passed Abingdon towards Didcot but the contract has passed to Thames Buses. You can buy through tickets on either bus companies service, but you have to change in Abingdon now.

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Dave, Didcot says...
11:35am Tue 20 May 08

Shame there's no direct service to Didcot; yes, I know there's a train, I use it, but the station is a long way from many workplaces, and the current bus service takes forever.

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joe, didcot says...
12:43pm Tue 20 May 08

well there goes another country bus service.. Thames Travel are known for running a poor unreliable service.. you will be lucky the buses turn up or the drivers get lost..

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mcflurryco, says...
3:08pm Tue 20 May 08

Dave wrote:
Shame there's no direct service to Didcot; yes, I know there's a train, I use it, but the station is a long way from many workplaces, and the current bus service takes forever.
The changes are A bad idea. They are taking away the direct service to Didcot in the Eves. These changes are going to make the journey last forever unlike the 35A/B did.

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Ben, Abingdon says...
8:46pm Tue 20 May 08

I am worried about Thames Travel taking over these routes.. I have been Abandoned by a "So called" Thames Travel bus service in Witney a few years ago that failed to show, it was the last bus of the day and I ended up having to get a Taxi Home.. This is the end of any form of decent service to Didcot.

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mcflurryco, says...
9:07pm Tue 20 May 08

I'm worried about Thames Travel taking over those routes too if their buses just fail to show.

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ricky, oxford says...
12:23am Wed 21 May 08

how about slowing down a bit not trying to make your etoa?? think about it!puts the driver under pressure!

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Bogota Bob, Cook Islands says...
9:53am Wed 21 May 08

Dave wrote:
Shame there's no direct service to Didcot; yes, I know there's a train, I use it, but the station is a long way from many workplaces, and the current bus service takes forever.
Thames Travel are starting a new Express X32 bus from Didcot and Harwell to Oxford from the same date. The timetables are on the Traveline website now. Its an hourly express service via the A34.

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Bogota Bob, Cook Islands says...
10:00am Wed 21 May 08

Thames Travel are no less reliable than Oxford Bus or Stagecoach. I've regularly used Thames Travel buses and they are normally clean, tidy and reliable, plus they have a fairly modern I have been left behind by bus services by Stagecoach and Oxford Bus.

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Dave, Didcot says...
12:32pm Wed 21 May 08

Thames Travel are starting a new Express X32 bus from Didcot and Harwell to Oxford from the same date.
Cheers Bob, I'll check that out.

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