Oxford Bus Company News
Browse news and stories about Oxford Bus Company – the award-winning organisation behind several local bus and coach services serving Oxford and surrounding areas of the city.
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City Sightseeing Oxford recognised as tourist favourite with industry award
The city centre travel and tour operator received Tripadvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Award for 2024 for being placed in the top 10 per cent of listings globally by tourists in the last year.
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Oxford Bus Company HQ welcomes Mini Ox Roxy ahead of OxTrail 2024
Oxford Bus Company welcomed a special guest to its Cowley depot this month ahead of the launch of one of the city’s most recognisable charity events in aid of Sobell House Hospice.
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Open top bus company launches fully accessible city tour to the public
City Sightseeing Oxford’s renowned walking tour will now be accessible for wheelchair and mobility scooter users.
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City Sightseeing Oxford treats local Widowed and Young community
City Sightseeing Oxford provided a special open-top bus tour to give Widowed and Young’s Oxfordshire Big Picnic guests an extra boost this year.
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Open top bus company launches Black Oxford: Untold Stories
Oxford Bus Company has teamed up with the author of Black Oxford: Untold Stories and award-winning producer Pamela Roberts to offer people a unique trip back in time, unlocking the secret histories of Oxford’s black scholars.
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Oxford Bus Company reaches halfway point in electric vehicles rollout milestone
To mark Earth Day, Oxford Bus Group has announced it has reached the halfway point of its roll-out of electric vehicles, with 52 of the 104 buses now on the road.
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Two Oxford Bus Company bus drivers to complete gruelling challenges for charity
Arif Khan is running his second London Marathon this month and Mark Temple is embarking on a half-iron-man contest in Somerset in July.
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Community pulls together to save Be Free Young Carers’ stricken coach trips
In a perfect example of how companies and charities can work together, Pulhams Coaches have ridden to the rescue of Be Free Young Carers following the closure of a local coach firm.
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159 new battery electric buses are coming to Oxfordshire
The first vehicles in a fleet of 159 new battery electric buses are set to arrive in Oxfordshire in September after an £82.5m deal was sealed.
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County Council secures continued access to bus services in Risinghurst and Northway
From 08 January, both areas will be served by Stagecoach route 14, which will operate up to half-hourly to Northway and hourly to Risinghurst seven days a week.
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Oxfordshire bus providers join £2 bus fare cap scheme
A new scheme by the Government means that until 31 March 2023, fares will be capped at £2 on most local routes operated by Arriva, Oxford Bus Company, Redline Buses, Stagecoach, Thames Travel, Reading Buses and Thames Valley Buses.
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County Council working to retain Oxford bus services
This follows the Oxford Bus Company’s announcement of the withdrawal of bus services to the Northway and Risinghurst areas of the city.
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Changes to Oxford city’s bus services from 08 January 2023
Oxford Bus Company say the main reason behind the timetable changes is the significant delays to many services currently being experienced in East Oxford, particularly in the Plain Roundabout area.
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Bigger prize for 2023 Brand the Bus! Competition winner
Oxford Bus Company has announced in addition to receiving £30k worth of bus advertising, the winner will now also receive £20k of radio advertising with JACKfm.
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Scary Halloween ghost tours reveal Oxford’s spooky secrets
To celebrate Halloween, The Oxford Ghost Tour will deliver a series of scary interactive experiences in the city’s most haunted streets, hosted by a professional actor in an authentic cavalier outfit.
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Blenheim Palace launch free shuttle service with Oxford Bus Company
It forms part of a major drive by Blenheim Palace to provide sustainable transport solutions as part of its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2027.