RH Transport: replacement school buses found

The school bus contracts that have been put in place start from Monday 8 October and will run until March 2013 when a further tendering process for a longer period in to the future will take place.

The replacement buses will run to the exact timetables as before.

RH Transport provided school transport for around about 8.5 per cent of school routes. Three affected schools (Chipping Norton, Henry Box and Wood Green) were in on an inset day yesterday and so were unaffected.

Hard work ​and wor​d​s of thanks

Councillor Rodney Rose, the Deputy Leader of Oxfordshire County Council and Cabinet Member for Transport, said: “We’ve made a lot of progress in a very short space of time and that is testament to the experience and knowledge of the staff in our public transport team and the strong professional relationships they have with personnel at bus companies throughout Oxfordshire and beyond.”

“I’d also like to thank all of the different bus companies with whom we’ve been in dialogue over the last couple of days. They’ve shown a great deal of flexibility and understanding.

“Regular users of services previously provided by RH Transport should also be thanked for their forbearance and I hope they can see that all at the council have rolled up their sleeves and worked hard on their behalf to minimise disruption."

RH Transport also provides various commercial services.