THE UK MIDLANDS BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Oxford Tube
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Tube 50114 (KP04GKE) is seen on the M40 at High Wycombe's Handy Cross junction heading for London in May 2005.
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Skyliner 50117 (KP04GKJ) nears the end of its journey from London as it arrives at Oxford's Headington roundabout.
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Handy Cross junction again and the rear styling on this Oxford bound Skyliner can be seen. Note the rear route number blind is used as a scrolling advert for the service.
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On May 26th 2005 there was a major incident on the M40 when a north bound car transporter caught fire, closing the motorway. Chaos ensued for several hours from around 5.00pm onwards. Whilst Oxford espress services diverted via the M4 and A34, Tubes needed to call at Lewknor. This Skyliner is seen leaving the M40 at Junction 4 to head into High Wycombe and along the A40. The Handy Cross junction is notorious for jams and requires police on all 7 entrance roads to the roundabout above the motorway to prevent frustrated motorists ignoring the traffic lights and grid locking the roundabout by blocking access to all 7 exits. That evening at one time there were 8 entrances and 6 exits to the roundabout as the police used the northbound M40 entry slip road to get traffic off the M40!
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Off route Skyliner 50117 (KP04GKJ) seen later in the evening plodding along the A40 London Road in Wycombe. The jam stretched for miles!
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