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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.
SEMTA Commuter Rail, also known as the Silver Streak, was a commuter train operated by the Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority (SEMTA) and the Grand Trunk Western Railroad between Detroit and Pontiac, Michigan. It began in 1974 when SEMTA assumed control of the Grand Trunk's existing commuter trains over the route.
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
Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart in Walsall in June 2007. In 1984, Geoff Howle commenced a coach operation trading as the Birmingham Coach Company. Following deregulation of the bus industry in 1986, Howle applied to operate route 16 between Hamstead and Birmingham in competition with West Midlands Travel.
The first motor coaches were acquired by operators of those horse-drawn vehicles: for example, W. C. Standerwick of Blackpool acquired their first motor charabanc in 1911 [4] and Royal Blue of Bournemouth acquired their first motor charabanc in 1913. [5] Motor coaches were initially used only for excursions. [6]
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.
Birmingham was a stagecoach stop in the 19th century between Detroit and Pontiac. In 1839, the railroad tracks were extended to Birmingham with two steam trains a day running to Detroit. On June 18, 1896, the Oakland Railway, the electric interurban, was constructed to Birmingham; it provided service to Detroit in 40 minutes. This service ended ...
As well as coaches, Bullocks formerly operated four Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B5Ls on route 147, [11] In 2018 these passed to Lothian Buses [12] in exchange for several Scania Omnicities, which will be used on school services. As at September 2013, the fleet consisted of 39 buses and coaches. [13]