#AYearOfBuses 209: Gold S9 Wantage – Oxford
It’s been quite a while since we featured one of Stagecoach’s Gold routes here on #AYearOfBuses, so today, we’re fixing that with Oxford’s Gold S9. Stagecoach in Oxfordshire’s Gold S9 links Oxford with the historic market town of Wantage, birthplace of King Alfred the Great in 849. It’s one of an unusually high number of Gold-spec routes […]
#AYearOfBuses 190: X90 Oxford – London
It’s one of the UK bus industry’s heavyweights today on #AYearOfBuses – we’re taking a look at the X90, from the Oxford Bus Company. In the battle for the Oxford-London commuter market, there are two operators engaged in one of the industry’s longest-running bus-based ding-dongs. In the silver corner stands the Oxford Bus Company, with […]
#AYearOfBuses 132: Connector Oxford – Wantage
It’s day 132 here on #AYearOfBuses, and following on from yesterday, we’re sticking with the Go-Ahead Group for a look at Thames Travel’s Connector. Connector is a network of interurban routes centred around Didcot and Oxford, linking the two towns with Abingdon, Harwell Campus Oxford, Chilton and Wantage. A fleet of smartly-presented two-tone silver and […]
#AYearOfBuses 39: River Rapids Oxford – Reading
It’s day 39 on #AYearOfBuses, and today, we’re heading to Oxford and Reading to take a splash on Thames Travel’s River Rapids. Go-Ahead owned Thames Travel’s X39 (and its siblings, the X38, X40 and NX40) connect Oxford, Wallingford and Henley-on-Thames with Reading, with buses running every 20 mins throughout the day, and as late as […]
Sapphire: Arriva adds a touch of sparkle
Something shiny is about to hit the UK’s streets. Arriva UK will roll out its answer to Stagecoach’s Gold and First’s, ahem, “Gold service“ concepts from April 2013 in Chester, followed by further launches in the Midlands, Oxfordshire and the North East. You could be forgiven for thinking that Sapphire is a little short of […]