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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 ...
The name Plaxton Expressliner or National Expressliner can refer to one of three designs of coach built by Plaxton for National Express use: The original Expressliner was a Plaxton Paramount III 3500 to National Express specification, easily recognisable from the standard Paramount by having a windowless rear end incorporating the National ...
A National Express Plaxton Premiere bodied Volvo B10M Rapide coach A National Express MCW Metroliner Rapide double-decker bus. In April 2001 National Express phased out its on-board catering service, having already phased out its on-board television service in the 1990s. However, in late 2004 National Express launched NXTV or National Xpress ...
Preserved Travel West Midlands Mk2 MCW Metrobus in Highter's Heath, Birmingham Kowloon Motor Bus 3-axle Metro Cammell Weymann Super Metrobus (11 metres (36 ft)) in Hong Kong Kentish Bus MCW Metroliner DR130 on Buckingham Palace Road in London London Country North West MCW Metrorider in Hemel Hempstead in 1992
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]
The first-generation Acela Express trainset is a unique set of vehicles used on the Acela, Amtrak's flagship high-speed service along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the Northeastern United States. When they debuted in 2000, the sets were the fastest in the Americas , reaching 150 mph (240 km/h) on 33.9 mi (54.6 km) of the route.
On October 28, 1995, Amtrak introduced the "NortheastDirect" brand for all trains on the Northeast Corridor (and its extension to Newport News, Virginia) except for the express Metroliner and hourly Clocker services. The November 10, 1996, timetable restored the old names in addition to the NortheastDirect brand. [8]
Armstrong Galley introduced a flagship service to London in the early 1980s, competing with National Express, using MCW Metroliner coaches branded as the "Non-Stop Clipper". [ 24 ] The Armstrong Galley operations continued unchanged with the creation of Busways in October 1986, however in the early 1990s, it expanded into low-cost bus operation ...