Passengers' groups have reacted with disappointment to the compensation packages offered to Oxfordshire's commuters following the Rail crisis.

Although the county was not one of the worst-hit areas, emergency timetables, speed restrictions, delays and cancellations caused by flooding and maintenance work have made life a misery for thousands who rely on train services.

Chiltern Railways, is offering monthly season ticket holders up to ten days free travel, Thames Trains offers 15 days, Virgin Cross Country 21 days and First Great Western 15 days.

The Association of Rail Operating Companies described the compensation packages as "generous".

But Sean O'Neill, the secretary of the Western Rail Passengers' Committee, said some of the deals should be better. He said:

"Virgin's offer is one of the highest in the country, but when you consider that their services were pretty dismal even before the crisis when services were very, very seriously disrupted, it does seem a little on the low side."

Mr O'Neill also criticised the form compensation would take. Commuters with monthly season tickets will receive a refund, but passengers with daily or weekly tickets will get compensation in the form of rail vouchers and the delays will be calculated on the emergency timetable.