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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 ...
In August 2007 the franchise was awarded to National Express, [15] [16] and GNER's services transferred to National Express East Coast (NXEC) on 9 December 2007. By 2009, NXEC was under increasing financial pressure due to rising fuel prices and the economic downturn.
Amtrak replaced Metroliner service with the high-speed Acela Express, which runs up to 150 mph (240 km/h) in revenue service. [2] [3] [4] The first Acela Express trains ran in 2000, but due to equipment difficulties at the time they did not fully replace the Metroliners until 2006. [1]
National Express East Anglia: None Bombardier Derby 2010-2011 30 x 4-car sets 2022 Class 380 Desiro: First ScotRail: ScotRail: Siemens Mobility 2009-2011 22 x 3-car sets 16 x 4-car sets still in use: Class 381 [a] Networker: proposed Network SouthEast express units - (never built) - Never built: Never built: Class 385 AT200: Abellio ScotRail ...
The discontinuance of the Atlantic City Express in 1995, and the arrival of the California Cars in 1996 and the Surfliner railcars in 2000–2002, lessened the need for the Metroliner-based cab cars. However, the Vermonter corridor service began using them when a reverse move was added between Springfield, Massachusetts and Palmer ...
Due to customer confusion with the Acela Express, the name was changed again on March 17, 2003, to simply "Regional." [12] As part of rebranding and service improvements, the name was changed to "Northeast Regional" on June 23, 2008 (though it also appeared on schedules several months beforehand). [13] [14]
The MCW Metrobus is a two and three-axle double-decker bus manufactured by Metro Cammell Weymann (MCW) between 1977 and 1989, with over 4,000 built. The original MkI was superseded by the MkII which had a symmetrical windscreen with an arched top in 1981, although production of the original MkI continued for the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive and London Regional Transport ...
In 2009, as part of the government's wider rolling stock plan, an order was placed for thirty four-car Class 379 Electrostar units intended for use by National Express East Anglia (now operated by Greater Anglia) on the Stansted Express and West Anglia services. [6] The first of these units entered passenger service on Thursday 3 March 2011.