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« on: December 12, 2016, 13:33:06 »

Whilst browsing the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) today I found it ironic that the following stories to be published on the same day.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-38286727

and the on going saga ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38290260

For purely selfish reasons I wish the new Oxford link had opened a day earlier as I may have been able to take a slight detour home to Thatcham on the way back from my company do in Warwick on Sunday morning.





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« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2016, 16:30:44 »

It did open yesterday, with a soft launch. Today was for the fanfare and razzmatazz.
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« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2016, 17:19:54 »

It did open yesterday, with a soft launch. Today was for the fanfare and razzmatazz.

I wondered because there were replacement bus services between Banbury and Oxford...was this related or just coincidence?
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« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2016, 18:03:13 »

I suspect coincidence. The service started on the first day of the new timetable but as is often the case the operator chose to wait for the first working day as it is perceived to have a bigger PR (Public Relations) impact.
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« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2016, 18:18:17 »

There's also the very practical issue of it not being easy to get the media out on a Sunday for a launch, even the opening of a new line.

Mind you, it can be difficult even getting them to come on a weekday too..........
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« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2016, 19:48:26 »

Thanks, RichardB.  Wink

We'll keep that in mind for the (eventual) reopening of the Portishead Branch.  Grin

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« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2016, 11:13:45 »

Never mind the press, getting civil dignatories & the Secretary of State Grayling out on a Sunday would be impossible!
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