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The rails ahead for Oxfordshire

Twp trains At Culham Station

Railways are essential for the future of transport because of their high capacity and potential to operate with low emissions and inclusivity. Rail developments can be slow, and as we know in Oxford, disruptive, but hold on – there are a lot of new services planned to arrive. There is a vision with Oxford as a […]

The Legend of ‘Oxford will become a Ghost Town’ – 50 years of history

Photo of lots of people walking in Cornmarket Street i Oxford, with umbrellas up in the rain.

Some people don’t like change. And, one of the most common reactions in Oxford it seems, is to say that the city will become a ‘ghost town’, bereft of people, shops and visitors. This seemed a theme for the Transport Strategy of 1999, which put 5 Bus Gates in the centre of the city – and […]

Better bus services coming to Oxford

A green electric bus on Magdalen Bridge in Oxford

Oxford’s decades-old traffic problems will be tackled by new Traffic Filters, planned since 2015, and due to be trialled once Network Rail complete their works on the Botley Road bridge, which themselves will open up a new range of rail services. These should reduce congestion to the free-flowing traffic we see in school holidays. The Traffic […]