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In Oxfordshire, there are many examples of actions with negative effects that have been taken with at least partial public sector approval or sign-off. They include the withdrawal of high-speed trains from Great Western Railway, leading to inter-city trains with fewer carriages elsewhere; CrossCountry’s current temporary timetable, leading to major service gaps through Oxford, particularly in the evening peak period, which I am pleased to say the Secretary of State has heavily criticised; and timetable cuts on Chiltern Railways since the pandemic, combined with rolling-stock reliability problems that contribute to overcrowding.