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The Caetano Levante is a coach body built by Salvador Caetano on Mercedes-Benz OC 500 RF, Scania K EB, Volvo B8R, Volvo B9R, Volvo B11R, Volvo B12B and Volvo B13R chassis, exclusively for National Express in the United Kingdom. It was specifically designed to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act 2005. [1] [2] [3]
The first six entered service with National Express mainly for use between London Victoria and Luton Airport in October 2016, [33] with the additional four later purchased by Edwards Coaches during 2018. [34] National Express had previously standardised on the double-deck variant of the MCW Metroliner for 'Rapide' coach services in 1980s ...
Five major bus groups emerged - two (FirstGroup and Go-Ahead Group) were formed from NBC bus companies sold to their management, two (Stagecoach and Arriva) were independent companies which pursued aggressive acquisition policies, and National Express was the privatised coach operator which diversified into bus operation.
Mobico Group, formerly National Express Group, is a British multinational public transport company with headquarters in Birmingham, England. [3] Domestically it currently operates bus and coach services under brands including National Express.
In 2005 the Worthing Coaches [3] business was purchased followed in March 2006 by Flagship from Eastbourne Buses. [4] [5]In January 2009 Lucketts Travel took over operation of National Express routes from Portsmouth to London Victoria Coach Station (030), Heathrow Airport (203) and Bristol (300) from Tellings-Golden Miller.
National Express 'Rapide' MCW Metroliner DR130 operated by Northumbria Motor Services. The most numerous type of Metroliner was the double deck DR130 design. This was designed specifically for express coach services in the United Kingdom and thus differed from contemporary double-deck coaches in its height: most double-deck coaches are built to under 4 metres (13 ft) in height as this is the ...
The name Plaxton Expressliner or National Expressliner can refer to one of three designs of coach built by Plaxton for National Express use: The original Expressliner was a Plaxton Paramount III 3500 to National Express specification, easily recognisable from the standard Paramount by having a windowless rear end incorporating the National ...
[3] [4] In 1981 it began operating these services in an alliance with National Express. [5] In 1990, Narburgh Coaches of Alveley was purchased with 16 vehicles, taking the fleet to 53. [6] [7] In January 2004, the business was purchased by East Yorkshire Motor Services with 49 vehicles. [7] [8] In December 2014, the coach business was sold to ...