Consultation on changes to bus services 16, 17, 18
We received a large number of responses to this consultation and would like to thank those who took the time to respond.
While many of those responding agreed with the need to make changes to reflect the numbers of passengers actually travelling on certain sections of route and also that we are required to work within reduced budgets, a number of common requests emerged:
- Early peak time buses to be retained from the Waddesdon area to Aylesbury and allow connections to trains at Parkway Station and onward buses from Aylesbury.
- At least one peak hour journey into and out of Bicester for commuters from the Steeple Claydon / Twyford / Marsh Gibbon area.
- An improved service 18 timetable, including an afternoon journey from Bicester and Buckingham later than those originally proposed.
- There was a strong view expressed that those in Twyford, Charndon and Marsh Gibbon would prefer more journeys to Bicester or Buckingham than Aylesbury and the new timetables reflect this.
We have listened to the feedback received and through combining some journeys together and reducing some journeys on a Saturday; have been able to revise the original proposals to accommodate many of the changes requested. Final timetables for Service 16 will be operated by Arriva and an expanded Service 18 timetable will be operated by Langston & Tasker. Timetables can be found on in the related files below and will take effect from Monday 6th February. A list of FAQs will also be found below.