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Bus service is a shambles
What a shambles Stagecoach is making of its No 10 service from Oxford city centre to the John Radcliffe Hospital.
No wonder people from the Cowley and Wood Farm areas can never arrive on time for their appointments.
My wife and I waited 45 minutes for the No 10 bus at Carfax to go home on Wednesday, April 30.
When we arrived at Wood Farm, three No 10 buses came down Wood Farm Road in convoy.
It should be a 15-minute service, hence our three-quarter hour wait at Carfax.
On Thursday morning, May 1, we waited 45 minutes for the No 10 bus from Wood Farm to Templars Square, Cowley.
We couldn't get my wife's wheelchair on the 9.10am bus because there were four buggies on board.
So we waited until 9.50am for the next one. While we were waiting, four buses went to the JR.
When we got to Horspath Road, another No 10 to the city centre caught us up and passed us.
Often a bus has been taken off to fill gaps in the No 1 route to Blackbird Leys.
Why do this when there are more than enough buses on the No 1 route?
They run every two or three minutes and there are so many buses in convoy that they jam up Cowley Road.
You see two or three No 1 buses waiting at Carfax at any given time. Where is the sense in that?
This is one of the main reasons for air pollution in the city centre - and Stagecoach drivers are the biggest culprits for leaving their engines running.
I suffer from asthma and when I've approached drivers and asked them to turn their engines off, they have sworn at me.
So I am pleased now that the council has said it will issue fines to these inconsiderate drivers. Well done, keep it up.
PETER COLLETT
The Slade
Headington
Oxford
5:49pm Wednesday 14th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: mcflurryco on 8:50pm Wed 14 May 08
Yes, the 10 is A very unreliable service. Having to wait 45mins then 3 turn up at 1ce. They should take some of the unnecessary buses off the 1 and put them on the 10.
Yes, the 10 is A very unreliable service. Having to wait 45mins then 3 turn up at 1ce. They should take some of the unnecessary buses off the 1 and put them on the 10.
Posted by: Cak, - on 10:08pm Wed 14 May 08
awww diddums Peter.. well you could put your precious trams in place and then think of the dirty electricity they are running on generated by didcot power station..
awww diddums Peter.. well you could put your precious trams in place and then think of the dirty electricity they are running on generated by didcot power station..
Posted by: Anon, Oxford on 3:49pm Thu 15 May 08
McFlurry - get your facts straight. The Headington / Tourist buses are more reliable than the No. 1. You try waiting at Queens Lane
McFlurry - get your facts straight. The Headington / Tourist buses are more reliable than the No. 1. You try waiting at Queens Lane
Posted by: Anon, Oxford on 3:51pm Thu 15 May 08
McFlurry - get your facts straight. The Headington / Tourist buses are more reliable than the No. 1. You try waiting at Queens Lane
McFlurry - get your facts straight. The Headington / Tourist buses are more reliable than the No. 1. You try waiting at Queens Lane
Posted by: Anon, Oxford on 3:51pm Thu 15 May 08
McFlurry - get your facts straight. The Headington / Tourist buses are more reliable than the No. 1. You try waiting at Queens Lane
McFlurry - get your facts straight. The Headington / Tourist buses are more reliable than the No. 1. You try waiting at Queens Lane
Posted by: mcflurryco on 7:56am Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]Anon[/bold] wrote:
McFlurry - get your facts straight. The Headington / Tourist buses are more reliable than the No. 1. You try waiting at Queens Lane[/quote] I know but they shouldn't be taking buses off the 10 to fill in gaps on the 1. Trams would be A good idea.
Anon wrote:
McFlurry - get your facts straight. The Headington / Tourist buses are more reliable than the No. 1. You try waiting at Queens Lane
I know but they shouldn't be taking buses off the 10 to fill in gaps on the 1. Trams would be A good idea.
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