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Proud to provide bus services across South Oxfordshire and West Berkshire. Part of the Oxford Bus Company and the Go-Ahead Group.
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Congratulations Girlguiding Oxfordshire - winner's of the "Brand the Bus!" competition. We loved hosting you today for the official launch of your new bus, which will now travel the streets of Oxford promoting you!
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Due to flooding at Didcot Parkway our buses will only be able to serve R3 and R4 stops.
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A big THANK YOU to all our drivers for their sterling work this morning! Despite numerous difficulties all have put extraordinary effort in to achieve a virtually perfect service today.
From Louise, Dan and all at Thames Travel.
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📢 We're proud to announce the launch of our new cross-border bus service linking
@HarwellCampus
with Didcot Parkway Station and Newbury! Funded by
@OxfordshireCC
and
@WestBerkshire
, this service features ultra-low emission Euro 6 buses.
Press release:
🌐
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We've partnered with
@MiltonPark
to provide a new shuttle bus service between Didcot Parkway and the Park from January 2021. We'll also provide an increased number of bus services from Oxford/Wantage to the Park & more areas within Didcot. Press release:
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Good morning.
Due to the adverse weather conditions expected today please bear with our drivers whilst they do their best in a difficult situation.
Thank you and have a great weekend.
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🚌 We have launched our newly branded Milton Park buses as part of our partnership with the prestigious science & technology park! It follows the introduction of substantial improvements to bus connectivity launched with
@MiltonPark
in January. 👉
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Join us today (18/06/23) for the Recruitment Open Day at Didcot Depot between 10:00 and 15:00.
This bright green double-decker will operate a free shuttle, which can take you from the town centre straight to our depot. For more details please visit:
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Have you tried our X40 River Rapids service?
2 buses per hour connect Oxford to Reading via Rose Hill, Benson Marina, Wallingford, Woodcote and Caversham.
With plenty to explore whether it's shopping in Reading or exploring the historic market town of Wallingford, why not take
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🚌 Today is the Bus Worker Support Day! Join us in saying thank you to all of Britain’s bus workers, especially our colleagues, who continue to keep the country moving during the COVID-19 pandemic! 🙏
#ThankYouBusWorkers
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Join Andy today at Didcot Vintage Bus Rally at Ladygrove Loop Park to find out information about our services and bus driver careers opportunities!
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Have a good evening, we will be back online tomorrow morning at 11:00.
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From Monday 23rd March 2020, we will be temporarily reducing bus services as part of our response to the fast-moving COVID-19 pandemic. Find out more:
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On Sunday, 28th August we are launching our new 97 service. This will operate between Didcot Parkway, Didcot Orchard Centre, Great Western Park South and Park Road up to every 30 minutes on Monday to Saturday, with an hourly service on Sunday.
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[COVID-19] These are very difficult times for all of us and so to support workers who need to continue traveling on our services, we've decided to postpone the fare changes previously scheduled for 5th April 2020.
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The following departures will not run due to operational issues:
0850 X32 Didcot Parkway to Harwell Campus
0920 X32 Harwell Campus to Didcot Parkway
Sorry for any inconvenience.
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ℹ️ From Monday 4th January 2021, your 46 new service will be introduced to provide a link between Wheatley and Cowley Centre up to every hour Monday to Friday daytime. Find out more:
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↔️ The Didcot Zone is getting bigger! ↔️
From Sunday 27th August, the Didcot Zone will be expanded to cover Harwell Village.
Travel anywhere within the Didcot Zone for just £3 a day or purchase a 1 Week ticket for £12.
#ServiceUpdate
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Have you noticed today's Google Doodle? It displays the message "To all public transportation workers, thank you." Thank you very much Google!
#GoogleDoodle
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🥳 Great news for Milton Park employees!
🚌 From 1st October, the Milton Park zone will expand to include Drayton, Steventon, Sutton Courtenay and Milton.
🌐 Find out more:
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🚌 From 28th August, Thames Travel will be introducing the new service 97 in Didcot and enhancing the Friday service on the 41 in Abingdon. Additionally, there will be a small number of changes to other services.
🌐
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✨ The
@OxfordBusCo
‘Brand the Bus!’ competition is back! ✨
Does your favourite charity, social club, community organisation, volunteering team, or other group of local folks deserve to brand a bus? 🚍🎨 If so, make sure to enter!
👉
#BrandTheBus
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Are you heading to this year's Truck Festival which is taking place from 26th-28th July? Thames Travel will be running a shuttle service between Didcot Parkway Station and the festival so don't miss out! Find out more:
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Due to a burst watermain between Didcot and Brightwell, our services will be diverting via Sires Hill and will be unable to serve Didcot, Tesco in both directions until further notice.
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✨ Happy New Year! ✨ We look forward to taking care of your journeys throughout 2021! 🚌
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Many social places are reopening in Oxfordshire! Need ideas for things to do? 😎 Visit:
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⚠️ Following the government advice, from Monday 1st June, we will be increasing the number of services and journeys we operate to match the new levels of demand and allow you to effectively practice social distancing measures. Find out more:
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Who else rushes to the front seat of the top deck if it is free, we know we do 👍
#bigkidsatheart
#nevertooold
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ℹ️ From Monday 4th January 2021, your 46 new service will be introduced to provide a link between Wheatley and Cowley Centre up to every hour Monday to Friday daytime. Find out more:
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🎖️ Claire Kelly-Parkin served as a driver in the Royal Logistics Corps until 2012. She is now a thriving member of our driving team dedicated to providing passengers with reliable, daily services across Oxfordshire.
👉 Full press release:
#youcantoo
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We have just been informed that Abingdon Road has now re-opened, our services operating in the are will now return to normal route. Please expect some disruption until services are fully regulated. Thank you for your continued patience during these difficult conditions.
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We join the rest of the United Kingdom in mourning the death of Her Majesty The Queen. We send our deepest sympathy to the Royal Family and pay tribute to the Queen’s extraordinary life of public service.
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✨ Happy New Year! ✨ We look forward to taking care of your journeys throughout 2022! 🚌
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Find out how your services are operating during the festive period:
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🚌⚠️ COVID-19 - Reduction of bus services ⚠️🚌
We'd like to thank all our customers for following our bus travel guidelines and commend our wonderful front-line colleagues who are doing a fantastic job in difficult circumstances.
Service changes:
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It's launch day for your new ST1/ST2 services! To celebrate, our team are out and about this morning with breakfast baskets full of goodies for some of our early morning passengers. We're looking forward to serving you!
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Good night, we are back online tomorrow at 7am, but we will keep you updated of any service disruptions/cancellations due to the forecast snow.
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ℹ️ From 3rd January 2021, Didcot Zone will allow you to travel on any Thames Travel bus services within the designated zone in and around Didcot.
👉 Check out the area covered and the ticket options available at:
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Come and join us at Didcot Orchard Centre to get information about our services and about joining our team!
We are here until 3pm.
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🚌 Roger French has written about our impressive connections between Didcot and Milton Park, as well as the eye catching branding throughout the buses.
Take a read of his article 👉
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With nightclubs re-opening, capacity limits eased and seeing more people heading out in the evenings, we are restarting our night services from Monday 26th July.
Find out more 👉
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Our Thames Travel depot is now based in Didcot!
It was a pleasure to officially open it today, with Lord William Bradshaw helping us cut the ribbon!
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Due to very high traffic levels caused by the Botley Road closure, We are seeing major delays on all routes entering Oxford from the south. This is impacting X2, X32 and ST1 services with delays of up to 35 minutes being observed.
Apologies for the inconvenience.
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Fancy a chat? On 29th January our 'Chatty Bus' will be Thames Travel Route 41. In response to the Government's loneliness strategy, our team will be on board and happy to chat with anyone who wants to join in between 9.30am and 3pm. Details here:
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ℹ️ Over the last year, we made some changes to our services. Here are some of the things you can expect when travelling with us:
👍 We're looking forward to seeing you on board!
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Due to flooding between Faringdon and Wantage, all X35 services are terminating at Wantage.
A separate shuttle bus is operating on a diversion route via Kingston Bagpuize to Farringdon and Stanford. No buses can currently serve Challow.
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🌞 The next few days are going to reach record highs. To help our drivers keep cool we've relaxed our uniform rules.
🎽🏵️ So you may see the odd summer vest or Hawaiian shirt out on your journey today!
#Heatwave2022
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We’re here at Harwell Campus today! Come and talk to us about your ST1 and ST2 services connecting Harwell Campus and other key Oxford locations. We have some goodies to give away too!
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😀 Are you planning to go to the Oxford Bus Museum on Monday 31st May? The museum, located in Long Hanborough, tells the story of over 100 years of transport in & around Oxford.
🚌 We will be there with bus 909! Come to see us to discuss our bus services 👉
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Due to a technical issue the 15:45 X38 from Wallingford to Henley-on-Thames will not operate.
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Due to significant disruption, we are experiencing severe delays to services across our network.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience.
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From Sunday 3rd January 2021, we will be introducing enhanced bus services for Wantage and Grove in partnership with
@OxfordshireCC
. Find out more:
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At
#ThamesTravel
, we’re proud to announce the new investment in an additional micro-hybrid technology bus to further increase the fleet of ultra-low emission buses. 🌱🌍
Read the latest PRESS RELEASE:
📍
#MiltonPark
#GreenTechnology
#PressRelease
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Join us at 20:00 tonight for a big applause (from front doors, windows, balconies, gardens or on the bus) to show all NHS staff and other key workers - including our drivers and depot teams - our support and appreciation for the fantastic job they are doing!
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Don't forget today is our driver recruitment day! Could YOU be a great bus driver?
We are running a free shuttle bus from Didcot, Orchard Centre straight to Thames Travel depot to learn more and have the opportunity to drive a bus!
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THANK YOU to all of our passengers! It's our pleasure to take care of every journey for you - and new figures have revealed more than 1.5 million passengers made journeys on our Connector services in the last year!
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Good evening,
Not our usual post but hopefully the power of social media will help.
We have a lost medication bag with us, To claim this back you will need to be able to tell us what's inside the bag and also the colour of the bag.
Please help.
Thanks.
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We're at Abingdon Air & Country Show today! ✈️
Come to see our friendly team to talk about bus travel. We have plenty of goodies to give away too! 😎
🌐✈️ Air show:
🌐🚌 Plan your journey:
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Learn about great travel discounts available to many Harwell Campus employees, meet the Thames Travel team from 11:30-14:00hrs on Wednesday 26th June in the R22 Restaurant, Harwell Campus. Find out more about your new Science Transit Shuttle services:
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🚨 Additional service changes are coming on 16th April. 🚨
🚌 connector X32 Sunday and Public Holiday services will be enhanced to provide a fast and direct hourly service between Didcot Parkway and Oxford City Centre and Rail Station.
More info:
🌐
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Are you heading to this year's Truck Festival which is taking place from 26th-28th July? Thames Travel will be running a shuttle service between Didcot Parkway Station and the festival so don't miss out! Find out more:
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🔎 Want to be a future leader in transport?
@TheGoAheadGroup
are looking for flexible and adaptable candidates to join their 2022
#Graduate
Scheme.
👉
#Apply
now:
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Great news!
🙋 The Government will continue to fund a cap of £2 on all adult single bus tickets until 31st October 2023.
🚌 Where could our £2 bus fare take you?
For more information and FAQs:
🌐
#GetAroundforTwoPound
#TravelFareCap
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Good news! We welcomed today the announcement from the Department for Transport confirming a government funding package to enable the continuation of vital bus services. Find out more:
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To allow key workers to start planning their journeys, we’ve provided further details regarding service changes from this Monday.
Full timetables will be published online shortly.
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Bus Driver Recruitment Day
Come join us today between 10:00 - 15:00 at the Didcot depot!
Shuttle services are operating from Didcot to our Depot hourly
Didcot Civic Centre - 52 past the hour
Didcot Orchard Centre - on the hour
Didcot Parkway (R4) - 5 past the hour
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Happy New Year! 🎆 We look forward to taking care of your journeys throughout 2020.
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Are you a key worker during the
#COVID19
crisis?
Our revised times are designed to keep buses running to key hubs. If you’re a key worker and our plans don’t connect you to your critical employment location, let us know at:
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We all feel very lonely at times, but no one in Oxfordshire needs to feel lonely today... We offer you a Chatty Bus full of volunteers who would love to have a conversation with you. Come and join in!
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Merry Christmas! 🎄 We'd like to say THANKS for being our customers - we've enjoyed serving you this year. We'll look forward to driving you over the holiday season - and throughout the New Year!
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Good Morning, We are now online until 7PM. Please remember to allow additional time for travel due to the closures in place for PC Harpers Funeral.
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👀 Have you already spotted the
@OxfordBusCo
bus wrapped for the winner of the last
#BrandTheBus
competition?
📷 Share your photos tagging
@BlueSkyeThink
or with
#BigBlueDreamBus
, & all 6 of Blue Skye Thinking partners will donate £5 to the charity!
👉
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Are you heading to this year's Truck Festival? Why not catch the bus? The Thames Travel X2 and ST1 services stop near the festival site and we are also running a shuttle bus service to the festival. Find out more:
#ThingsToDoInOxfordshire
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Vote for the River Rpaids and help us through to the Quarter Finals 😀
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We will be introducing changes to our local bus services from 4th September 2022.
Find out which routes will be affected:
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🎄🚍 Merry Christmas from everyone at Thames Travel!
Thank you for your custom over the last 12 months. We look forward to continuing to be of service to you in the New Year.
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Find out how your services are operating during the festive period:
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We were delighted to meet Heather and Alison with trainee puppies Zoe and Rilla today at our Didcot depot and provide complimentary travel passes to enable Guide Dogs for the Blind to carry out their great work free of charge on our buses.
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Please remember, not all disabilities are visible. Being patient could make a
#WorldOfDifference
to everyone’s journey.
👉
#ItsEveryonesJourney
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Ever wondered what it's like to drive a bus? Amy Johnson, BBC Oxford's breakfast presenter found out today! You can hear how she got on later this week on her show. Learn to drive a bus yourself - we're hiring!
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Are you a key worker during the
#COVID19
crisis?
Our revised times are designed to keep buses running to key hubs. If you’re a key worker and our plans don’t connect you to your critical employment location, let us know at:
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Our Rota Controller, Mark ensures our Thames Travel colleagues work the right number of hours & all the services have a driver! Shown here celebrating 20 years service with us!
#loyalservice
#ThamesTravel
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Due to the closure of the A34, we have faced extreme disruption to services this evening. The police stopped buses entering or leaving Harwell Campus for over an hour due to Newbury Road being at a standstill.
We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.
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Due to flooding in the centre of Didcot ALL services are diverting via Foxhall Road and terminating at the Broadway.
NO buses will be serving either the Orchard Centre or Didcot Parkway station.
We apologise for the inconvenience caused.
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ℹ️ From Monday 20th June, there will be changes to service 46 providing new links across Oxford and to Great Milton, in partnership with Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons and Oxfordshire County Council.
🌐 Find out more:
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Extended FURTHER! 🚌
Until further notice, take the bus and you'll only pay £2 for any local bus journey.
This means that you can travel on any of our services (excluding the airline) at any time of the day for just £2! ✨
#OxfordBusCompany
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We’re saddened by the news that local coach operator Heyfordian has ceased trading from today.
In this challenging time, we would like to invite those looking for new roles to apply and join the team at Oxford Bus Company and Thames Travel.
More info 👉
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🚌 Making essential journeys using our services? We've taken special measures to help keep you and our colleagues safe.
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Due to flooding at Heyford Hill roundabout in Oxford, we are experiencing delays of upto 30 minutes to roads within Oxford, Abingdon and the A34 heading into the city.
Services affected are diverting via Radley to reduce impacts to our X2, X32 and ST1 services
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Come and join us at Courtyard by Marriott Milton Gate (Didcot) to learn more about our services and join our team. We’re here until 3pm!
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UPDATE:
We can confirm part of the Abingdon Road and Donnington Bridge have been reopened. All of our services that were diverting via Iffley Road will now divert via Donnington Bridge, Henley Ave & Eastern bypass to Redbridge, the same in reverse for journeys into Oxford.
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We have just been informed that the road has reopened and both 94/94A services are now back to normal route. Thank you for your understanding during these difficult conditions.
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⚠️ Upcoming service changes ⚠️
From 29th October 2023, we will be making changes to city11 and connector X34/X35 services to improve reliability.
More information and updated timetables 👉
#ServiceChanges
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Many thanks to Guide Dogs for the Blind trainer, Alison, for sharing this lovely photo of Rilla. They're making good use of their complimentary bus pass and Rilla's doing a great job of learning how to ride on our buses today! 🚌 😀 🐕
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🚆 Attention all train users! 🚆
🚌 During the closure of the Nuneham Viaduct on the Oxford-Didcot line, local bus services continue to link Oxford with Didcot, Reading, and Radley.
🌐 For more info on services and timings, visit:
#TakeTheBus
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Many social places are reopening in Oxfordshire! Need ideas for things to do? 😎 Visit:
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