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A national network links more than 550 routes, including many of the UK mainland's cities, with 11,000 cross-country journeys every week as of 2022. [16]Plaxton Premiere bodied Volvo B10M at Manchester Airport in April 2003 Stagecoach Yorkshire Plaxton Panther bodied Volvo B12B in the 2003 livery at Southampton in 2008 Selwyns Travel's Plaxton Elite bodied Volvo B9R in Liverpool
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.
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.
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]
In June 2011, Mike de Courcey Travel took over the Birmingham depot of Veolia Transport and several National Express contracts from them. [2] [3] In April 2017 Mike de Courcey Travel was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the sustainable development category. [4]
The Kings Ferry started in 1968 with one mini coach operating private hires and grew throughout the 1970s to a fleet of approximately 15 coaches. In 1982 after deregulation of bus services started commuter services from Medway to London. With constant upgrading of the fleet, The Kings Ferry was established as a premier operator in the coach sector.
Stock Transportation was founded in 1958 by Jeff and Jerry Stock. In July 2002, Stock Transportation was acquired by National Express, now known as Mobico Group. [1] [2] That year a number of acquisitions were made such as the purchase of Deluxe Coach Lines and Alouette Bus Lines of North Bay. In August 2024, Mobico announced it had formally ...
Sleeper coaches have come a long way from the old days, when ex-National Express coaches were retired into sleeper coach use. Now, the leading companies are buying new coaches, which, after fitting out, cost over £350,000 (US$535,000), [Exchange rate is out of date] though the rates for these coaches are not much more than conventional coaches.