About

On 10 December 2006 First Great Western introduced a new timetable for their train services, and the quality of life of Oxford’s commuters took a dramatic turn for the worse. The new timetable reduced the number of fast direct services from Oxford to London in the crucial 06:00 to 08:00 period from 6 to 3. And to make matters worse the 3 cancelled services used to start empty at Oxford. Overnight the carrying capacity of the service was reduced by 80%, meaning a significant number of people now have to stand all the way from Oxford to London.

Out of this chaos, the OxRailAction campaign was born. It started as a petition signed by over 250 people, and now it has been formed into a fully fledged campaign. Our aim is simple - to restore the previous capacity of fast direct train services from Oxford to London in the crucial period between 0600 and 0800.

Check back to this site for updates on the campaign, but, most importantly, if your are concerned about these changes then consider taking action yourself. We have provided some initial ideas of actions you can take.