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===Buses=== [[File:Wright StreetDeck SK66 HTY Oxford StGiles.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[Oxford Bus Company]] [[Hybrid electric bus|hybrid bus]] on a [[park & ride]] service]] [[File:Oxford Bus Company 604 on Route U1, Oxford Station (14966079163).jpg|thumb|[[Oxford Bus Company]] [[flywheel energy storage]] bus on a BrookesBus service]] Bus services in Oxford and its suburbs are run by the [[Oxford Bus Company]] and [[Stagecoach West]] as well as other operators including [[Arriva Shires & Essex]] and [[Thames Travel]]. Oxford has one of the largest urban [[park and ride]] networks in the United Kingdom. Its five sites, at Pear Tree, [[Redbridge, Oxford|Redbridge]], [[Seacourt]], Thornhill, [[Water Eaton, Oxfordshire|Water Eaton]] and [[Oxford Parkway]] have a combined capacity of 4,930 car parking spaces,<ref>{{cite web|title=Park and ride car parks|url=http://voyager.oxfordshire.gov.uk/Carpark.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925095850/http://voyager.oxfordshire.gov.uk/Carpark.aspx|archive-date=25 September 2015|access-date=24 September 2015|work=Roads and transport|publisher=[[Oxfordshire County Council]]}}</ref> served by 20 Oxford Bus Company double decker buses with a combined capacity of 1,695 seats.<ref>{{cite web|date=August 2015|title=Oxford Bus Company Fleet List|url=http://assets.goaheadbus.com/media/cms_page_media/72/OBC%20fleetlist-aug2015.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925091420/http://assets.goaheadbus.com/media/cms_page_media/72/OBC%20fleetlist-aug2015.pdf|archive-date=25 September 2015|access-date=24 September 2015|publisher=Oxford Bus Company}}</ref> [[Hybrid electric bus|Hybrid buses]] began to be used in Oxford in 2010, and their usage has been expanded.<ref>{{cite news|last=Little|first=Reg|date=15 July 2010|title=Transport revolution|pages=1β2|newspaper=[[The Oxford Times]]|publisher=[[Newsquest]] (Oxfordshire) Ltd|location=Oxford|url=http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/8272347.Green_revolution_on_buses/|url-status=live|access-date=15 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726195919/http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/8272347.Green_revolution_on_buses/|archive-date=26 July 2011}}</ref> In 2014 Oxford Bus introduced a fleet of 20 new buses with [[flywheel energy storage]] on the services it operates under contract for [[Oxford Brookes University]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Holley|first=Mel|date=10 September 2014|title=Gyrodrive debuts in Oxford|work=RouteOne|publisher=Diversified Communications|url=http://www.route-one.net/industry/gyrodrive-debuts-oxford//|url-status=dead|access-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131202053/http://www.route-one.net/industry/gyrodrive-debuts-oxford/|archive-date=31 January 2016}}</ref> Most buses in the city now use a [[smartcard]] to pay for journeys<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.go-ahead.com/sustainability/customers/smart-ticketing.aspx |title=Smart ticketing |work=Sustainability |publisher=Go-Ahead Group |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206134929/http://go-ahead.com/sustainability/customers/smart-ticketing.aspx |archive-date=6 February 2015 |access-date=21 April 2015 }}</ref> and have free [[WiFi]] installed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxford.gov.uk/PageRender/decN/newsarticle.htm?newsarticle_itemid=55527 |title=Free Wi-Fi on city buses and buildings as Oxford gets Super Connected |work=Newsroom |publisher=Oxford City Council |date=13 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421085613/http://www.oxford.gov.uk/PageRender/decN/newsarticle.htm?newsarticle_itemid=55527 |archive-date=21 April 2015 |url-status=dead |access-date=21 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://oxfordbus.wordpress.com/tag/travel/ |title=Free Wi-Fi on buses announced as Oxford gets Super Connected! |author=Oxford Bus Company |publisher=WordPress |date=4 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525121131/https://oxfordbus.wordpress.com/tag/travel/ |archive-date=25 May 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2014-10-15/oxford-bus-users-to-get-free-wifi/ |title=Oxford bus users to get free wifi |work=News |publisher=ITV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525140741/http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2014-10-15/oxford-bus-users-to-get-free-wifi/ |archive-date=25 May 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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