159 new electric buses for the county, but none will serve Banbury

03/02/2023

Funding for the project has come from a government grant, the county council and the bus companies

159 new electric buses are coming to Oxfordshire – paid for in part through funds from the County Council and central government – but none of them will serve Banbury.

The first vehicles in the fleet are set to arrive in September, after an £82.5 million deal was sealed.

Oxfordshire County Council was awarded £32.8 million from the government’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme last March, which has gone towards the cost of the project.

The county council has added a further £6m.  

The remaining £43.7m will come from the bus companies: Stagecoach and the Go-Ahead Group (which includes the Oxford Bus Company, Thames Travel, and City Sightseeing Oxford).

The project will deliver the electric buses and the infrastructure to charge them.

Councillor Andrew Gant, Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways Management, said: “This is a huge boost in the move towards creating a sustainable, decarbonised public transport system, and improving air quality.

“We believe that, along with other schemes proposed in the county, this new fleet of electric buses will transform our public transport system and encourage more people to travel by bus.”

However, a spokesperson for Stagecoach confirmed to Banbury FM the buses would be used on the Oxford city network and wouldn’t cover Banbury.


Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam

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