New fleet of double deckers for Oxfordshire's Milton Park

A fleet of 13 new Milton Park-branded double decker buses, replacing the single deckers, can now be seen on Oxfordshire's roads travelling to and from the business park.

It follows the renewal of the partnership between Milton Park and Thames Travel and after an 18% increase in bus usage at the technology and science park since the pandemic.

It also comes after the adoption of a refreshed Local Development Order (LDO) at Milton Park, enabled by a Section 106 (S106) planning agreement with the Vale of White Horse district council, which focuses on green travel.

Veronica Reynolds, sustainability and community manager at Milton Park, said: "We’re delighted to have renewed our partnership with Thames Travel, which has coincided with the reveal of our new-look double decker buses. Thank you to everyone who helped to name them.

"Newer double decker buses will now be operating on the majority of routes to and from Milton Park, greater enhancing the comfort of journeys for our occupiers. I would encourage anyone in need of a New Year’s resolution to trial the double deckers in 2025, and if you work at Milton Park, don’t forget to sign up for the £20 bus pass!"

People working at Milton Park were asked to give each of the new vehicles a name by picking their favourite names beginning with ‘M’.

The buses connect the park to Didcot Parkway station every 8-10 minutes. There are also connections to Milton Park from Abingdon, Didcot, Wallingford, Wantage and Henley and fast services to Headington’s Life Sciences sector in Oxford.

Luke Marion, managing director of Thames Travel, added: "We look forward to seeing the public making the most of the increased bus capacity, which we hope will lead to a further increase in sustainable travel to Milton Park this new year."

Milton Park is the UK's largest single ownership innovation community for science and technology. It is home to more than 250 organisations collectively employing thousands of people.