Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 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 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]
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 June 2011, a number of National Express contracts including a depot in Durham were purchased from Veolia Transport. [3] [4] In January 2012, further National Express contracts were won, by this stage Yourbus were operating 55 coaches on express services. [2] In July 2013, a depot was opened in Bradford, primarily to stable coaches on ...
This is a list of bus and coach operators of the United Kingdom. The list includes both current and historic entities, private companies and public operators, sub-brands and holding companies and public transport , private hire and tour operators.
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.
In 1973 the National Bus Company formed National Travel (later National Express) to run coach services, and all Associated Motorways' services were transferred to National Express in 1974. Like Associated Motorways before it, National Express was a marketing operation which relied mostly on coaches supplied by other companies.