here is the Ox Mail story:
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/9100485.D_Day_set_for_Oxford_buses_shake_up/
The scheme will be branded as Smart Zone. Here is the story as told by the bus
companies:
http://www.stagecoachbus.com/oszindex.aspx
http://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/main.php?page_id=224
One of the upshots of the scheme, I have been told, is that an evening service
to Risinghurst will start. THere is nothing about this on the press releases,
so I'll keep my eyes out for that one.
All in all this is a 'good news' story; the one possible issue is that there
will be fewer buses on the road so loadings will be higher and loading times in
turn could increase. The hope is I think that higher use of smart cards will
mitigate this. Both OBC and Stagecoach smart cards will be part of the scheme;
within the Smart Zone you will be able to use an OBC smart card on a Stagecoach
service and vice versa.
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