Operators in the Oxfordshire Area
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Enthusiast site about bus operators in or near to Oxford and High Wycombe. The Oxford & Chilterns Bus Page Weekly news and reviews about operators in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and the Chilterns. Other companies operating in the area (some of which are featured on the Other Reading Operators page, or further down on this page):
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Whilst Wycombe is not in Oxfordshire the bus operations in the two towns became linked in enthusiast circles because Go-Ahead ran a large number of services in both towns, whilst their main operating area was the north east of England. Go-Ahead branded the operations in the two towns the Oxford Bus Company and the Wycombe Bus Company respectively, but sold The Wycombe Bus Company to local competitor Arriva in December 2000. Arriva quickly repainted the fleet into their corporate livery, absorbing the services into their existing Shires & Essex subsidiary.
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Other Oxfordshire Operators
part of the Heyfordian Group.
Plaxton Paramount G505 LVU at Reading Station on 13th May 2001.
VanHool T8 Alizée N173 LHU at St. Marys Butts in Reading on 10th September 2002.
VanHool T9 Alizée R184 VSJ on rail replacement duties at Leamington Spa station on 23rd February 2003. This is one of the first vehicles to carry a new restyled version of the fleet livery.
Optare Spectra T124 AUA outside Fox's Diner at Berinsfield Interchange on 21st July 2008. The vehicle was acquired for a school service won by Heyfordian in the Wallingford area from 1st June 2008 but has has 'Operated by Tappins' lettering by the front door. Still in as-acquired condition the centre door conversion is clearly visible.
T124 AUA seen at the same location two months later on 19th September 2008, now in full fleet livery after a repaint over the summer holiday.
Oxford City Sightseeing
Now separate from the Tappins Coaches business, Tom Tappin Ltd continues to run the City Sightseeing tours in Oxford.
This is half-open top Volvo B7TL / East Lancs PO55 NXU on 21st October 2005. The bus has been specified to allow it to be used on a school contract in the morning and then sightseeing tours for the rest of the day, the top deck has a fully glazed partition separating the inside and outside with an opening door, something that has never been done before in Britain. It is also thought to be the first ever new vehicle purchased for sightseeing tours in Oxford.
Carousel Bus and Coach
MCW Metrobus KYV 758X on rail replacement services in Reading on 24th November 2001.
The company's first coach UIB 4752 on display at the Showbus rally at Duxford on 23rd September 2001.
Jonckheere Jubilee SJI 8101 at the Rivermead Leisure complex in Reading on 11th August 2001.
Plaxton Premiere N289 OYE at the Rivermead Leisure complex in Reading on 11th August 2001.
Former Oxford Bus Company Leyland Leopard / Willowbrook Warrior ABW 310X is seen here in the Woottens yard on 13th April 2002.
Tiger Line branded A12 WTN on 31st May 2008. Thanks to Woottens for this photo.
Bristol VR WJI 2849 is used solely on school contracts, and is seen here in the Woottens yard on 13th April 2002.
Leyland Olympian E227 CFC on hire to Reading Transport for football shuttles at Reading Station on 25th October 2008.
Preserved Daimler Fleetline KON 323P is seen here in the Woottens yard on 13th April 2002. This bus acts as a spare for schools services when the regular schools vehicles are unavailable.