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Scottish Citylink [1] is a long-distance express coach operator in Scotland and Ireland (where it operates as Irish Citylink) and formerly England (where it operated as Stansted Citylink). The company was formed as a subsidiary of Scottish Transport Group in March 1985.
Leger started operating coach tour holidays between the United Kingdom and Continental Europe, from their base in Rotherham, South Yorkshire since 1983. [3] [7] [8]The parent company, as of 2022, is Leger Shearings Group which is 70% owned by Ian and Kathleen Henry, with the remaining 30% owned by company directors, Liam Race, Andrew Oldfield and Chris Plummer.
Scottish Citylink is a longstanding joint venture between Stagecoach Group and ComfortDelGro, which also took over Falcon at the same time. [21] [22] Contracts to operate Megabus services are still held mainly by Stagecoach subsidiaries. In October 2024, Megabus announced reductions in routes due to low passenger numbers. [23]
As of July 2024, three of these coaches have entered service, with the remainder being kitted out and branded. In January 2024, the company introduced a new "short but useful" service between Dundee Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc & the city centre. Over 40 services run per day in each direction with three pre-booked stops along the way.
In London, a variety of companies run buses under contract to London Buses.They are: companies owned by three of the 'Big Five': Arriva London; Go-Ahead London (London Central, London General, Blue Triangle, Docklands Buses)
A Stagecoach Bluebird bus driver died in hospital following an assault by a teenage passenger in Elgin bus station on 2 February 2024. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The Stagecoach Group announced in June 2024 that it had opened a review of its Bluebird operations as a result of the cost of operating the business making it increasingly unsustainable to run.
[1] Many musicians, entertainers, dancing crews and bands travel in sleeper buses, commonly referred to as "tour buses". While most if not all of the buses and coaches listed above are for commercial applications, there are many coaches manufactured for personal use as motorhomes. These bus based motorhomes are considered the top end of the RV ...
Magic Bus was a brand of the Stagecoach Group for local bus operations in the United Kingdom, usually operated on routes with strong competition from other operators.Until the rollout of the Bee Network, the brand was most commonly used in Manchester, though in the past, it was also employed in Glasgow, Newcastle, Liverpool, and Rotherham.