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A number of operators attempted to compete with the company after deregulation in 1980, the largest being the British Coachways consortium, but most had ceased to compete by the end of the decade. [13] However, in 2003, Stagecoach introduced Megabus, a no-frills service whose £1 fares sparked a price war with National Express in autumn 2004. [14]
On 4 February 1998, Travel West Midlands were poised to become the first bus operator in the United Kingdom to operate a double-decker low-floor bus in service, with Birmingham Central garage having taken delivery of one of two Optare Spectra bodied DAF DB250LFs in October 1997.
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.
West Midlands Bus route 8, also known as the Birmingham Inner Circle, is a roughly circular bus route in Birmingham, England. [1] It follows the city's middle ring road with some small deviations on parts of the route. The service dates back to the days of Birmingham City Transport.
Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TL with PrimeLines 13 branding in 2006. PrimeLines was a partnership between National Express Coventry, other bus operators, Coventry City Council and Centro to deliver high quality bus corridors in Coventry complete with real-time information, bus priority schemes and modern buses.
A full circuit can take up to three hours to complete, with the service carrying 50,000 passengers each day. [4] There are 266 bus stops on the route. [6] The route serves 233 schools, colleges or universities, 69 leisure and community facilities, 40 pubs, 19 retail centres, six hospitals, and one prison. [17]
L denotes Limited stop service, where not all local stops are served. Used on Routes 46L and NL. R denotes Rapid service, which is limited-stop service with some bus rapid transit characteristics. Used on Route 72R. X denotes Express service, where portions of the main route are skipped entirely. Used on Routes NX, NX1, NX2, NX3, NX4, NXC, and OX.
On December 5, 2009, the N Judah was cut to Embarcadero on weekends as part of widespread service reductions. [14] Weekend service was re-extended on October 15, 2011. [15] After concerns from riders of constant overcrowding of the trains on the N Judah line, Muni debuted an express bus route called the NX Judah Express on June 13, 2011. [16]