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Title: Reduction in Oxford<>Banbury local services at commuter times Post by: IndustryInsider on October 18, 2023, 14:20:17 As well as the removal of some off-peak shuttles between Oxford and Didcot (as discussed elsewhere), it looks like two of the key services between Oxford and Banbury are also going next month.
A petition is here: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/gwr-don-t-cancel-our-train-services The slow destruction of the railway continues... Title: Re: Reduction in Oxford<>Banbury local services at commuter times Post by: ChrisB on October 18, 2023, 14:27:54 Thank you for this - these changes were not notified in our recent Local Transport Forum held just last week. On to this.
Title: Re: Reduction in Oxford<>Banbury local services at commuter times Post by: IndustryInsider on October 18, 2023, 15:58:59 Thank you for this - these changes were not notified in our recent Local Transport Forum held just last week. On to this. No problem. Stealth and covert are two words increasingly appropriate these days. Title: Re: Reduction in Oxford<>Banbury local services at commuter times Post by: Mark A on October 18, 2023, 18:08:05 The 17:55 stations to Banbury has to be *the* train that people who use it would prefer *not* to be removed from the timetable, yes?
Mark Title: Re: Reduction in Oxford<>Banbury local services at commuter times Post by: ChrisB on October 18, 2023, 18:28:34 too rright - they *both* are!
Title: Re: Reduction in Oxford<>Banbury local services at commuter times Post by: ChrisB on October 19, 2023, 21:21:32 Gwr are reviewing & considering various options with the DfT currently and these may change/revert
Title: Re: Reduction in Oxford<>Banbury local services at commuter times Post by: IndustryInsider on October 23, 2023, 19:37:35 Both offending trains now appear to have appeared in RTT and the journey planners.
Title: Re: Reduction in Oxford<>Banbury local services at commuter times Post by: Mark A on October 27, 2023, 14:39:20 The Witney Gazette:
https://www.witneygazette.co.uk/news/23883622.oxfordshire-county-council-welcomes-continued-rail-services/ (https://www.witneygazette.co.uk/news/23883622.oxfordshire-county-council-welcomes-continued-rail-services/) Mark Title: Re: Reduction in Oxford<>Banbury local services at commuter times Post by: IndustryInsider on October 27, 2023, 16:33:11 Good news.
Well done GWR for reversing the decision to remove the trains. Not very well done to try and sneakily remove them in the first place. Title: Re: Reduction in Oxford<>Banbury local services at commuter times Post by: Electric train on October 27, 2023, 17:54:49 Good news. or was it a way to secure a subsidy from Local Authorities / DfTWell done GWR for reversing the decision to remove the trains. Not very well done to try and sneakily remove them in the first place. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |