Archive for the ‘First Great Western’ Category

New parking at Bicester Village

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Bicester Villlage have now completed their new car park next to Bicester Town station. This area will be available from Monday 26 July for rail users travelling on the Bicester Link line. More details can be found in this press release from FGW.

OBRAG members may also be interested to know that our chairman, Ian East, has recently published a book called The Cost of the Car: Human, Environmental and Economic. It is available in hardback and paperback from Amazon.co.uk.

The Cost of the Car by Ian East

The Cost of the Car by Ian East

Outcome from recent vandalism at Islip

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Regular rail users at Islip will be aware that the shelter was recently vandalised. We have the following report from Geoff Capes, FGW Station Manager at Oxford, on the outcome of the police investigation.
(more…)

Oxfordshire train journey figures

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Figures released show growing numbers using the Oxford-Bicester line, highlighting the need to continue the extra train services introduced recently. Dr Ian East, chairman of the Oxford-Bicester Rail Action Group quoted here.

Meeting with Chiltern Railways

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Updated, as date of meeting has changed:

The OBRAG committee will be meeting with Chiltern Railways on 19 April 2010. The purpose is to talk about concerns that we have, as a group, about the proposed service level after Chiltern take over from FGW on the Bicester Link line.

Currently on the agenda are: loss of enhanced service, fares, bikes, station facilities, car parking. If you have any specific queries or additional areas for discussion, please contact us or comment here.

Customer Information Systems

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

FGW are planning to replace the existing help points and Customer Information System (CIS) at Islip and Bicester with a new system. (more…)