I have been taking photographs of buses in Oxford for some years and I have always been fortunate in having dry weather.
This particular day was in late autumn with a clear, blue and sunny sky.
The only problem is that Oxford is a historic city with narrow streets and many tall buildings which between them create a variety of difficulties with shadows.
As always, it is all about making the best of what you have.
I hope you enjoy this selection.
Earlier blogs re Oxford have dealt with the ‘Go-Ahead’ group’s ‘City of Oxford’ and ‘Thames Travel’ subsidiaries.
They do not have a monopoly in the city.
‘Stagecoach’ also have a presence.
The most significant of which must be the flagship route for the whole group let alone Oxford.
This being the ‘Oxford Tube’ which operates 24/7 into London.
Running between Oxford’s Gloucester Green bus station to London’s Buckingham Palace Road along the M40.
Taking on average a little over an hour and a quarter, traffic permitting to cover the 50 plus miles between the two cities.
YX70 LVE ‘Stagecoach in Oxfordshire’ No. 50439 ‘Oxford Tube’.
Volvo B11RET / Plaxton Panorama /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
YX70 LVE ‘Stagecoach in Oxfordshire’ No. 50439 ‘Oxford Tube’.
Volvo B11RET / Plaxton Panorama /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
YX64 WCV ‘Stagecoach Cambus’ No. 54312 ‘X5’.
Volvo B11RT / Plaxton Elite
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The ‘X5’ links Oxford with the other great university city of Cambridge.
OU10 GGF ‘Stagecoach in Oxfordshire’ No. 12003 ‘electric hybrid’.
Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) Trident 2 / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Wearing ‘Stagecoach’ groups ‘hybrid’ green variation of what was its standard livery.
SK15 HCN ‘Stagecoach in Oxfordshire’ No. 10431.
Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
YM15 FPN ‘Stagecoach in Oxfordshire’ No. 28743, ‘S4’
Scania K230UB / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 300
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Midland Red’ (South).
‘Gold’ branded single deckers are still unusual in my experience
