14th of October 2011 was the last day for 2 Lux Express services on the route Riga – Tallinn (departures from Tallinn at 00.30 and from Riga at 21.30)The last departures on the above mentioned journeys were the following: Tallinn - Riga at 00.30 – on 14th of October 2011 Riga –Tallinn at 21.30 – on 14th of October 2011 It is a pity that the carrier was forced to reduce number of con...

Stagecoach Bluebird and East Scotland passengers are to benefit after the companies invested £3.4 million in 15 brand new vehicles.Bluebird and Strathtay recently unveiled an investment of £1.4 million in six new luxury coaches in a major boost for public transport in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Angus and Dundee.In addition, Bluebird has also spent a further £2 million on nine new coaches for Aber...

Polish equivalent of the British megabus.com turned out to be a large success on the Polish market for passenger transport. This led the Souter Holdings Poland (the owner of PolskiBus.com) to invest in 50 new Van Hool coaches, expanding the fleet to 68 vehicles. The company carried over 175,000 people in its first three months of operation. We wrote more about PolskiBus.com here Brian Souter sai...

The move follows the removal of the Government funded concessionary scheme at midnight on 31 October, which offered these passengers up to 50% discount off all coach journeys made within England or across the Scottish and Welsh borders. The UK’s largest coach operator will offer the over 60’s and disabled passengers a third off coach travel at all times – even during Christmas and other pe...

Transport Group shortlisted as Low Carbon Vehicle Operator of the Year Stagecoach Group is in line for a top green honour after being named as a finalist at the 2011 Low Carbon Champions Awards.The Perth-based transport group has been shortlisted in the Low Carbon Vehicle Operator of the Year category at the awards ceremony to be held in London on 14 November.Stagecoach Group Director of ...

Denmark has begun controls at its borders a few months ago. This plan met with considerable opposition from Denmarks’ neighbors and the European Union.At the border crossing with Germany, 30 additional customs officers is carry out random checks, while on the border with Sweden about 20 additional officers.It is planned to double the number of customs officers and the introduction of electronic ...

New budget coach services out of Atlanta, Georgia, to 11 major cities Over 70 locations now served across the United States and Canada More than 13 million customers benefit from great value travel deals Successful low-cost coach provider has created more than 500 jobs Stagecoach Group announced today (25 October 2011) that it is expanding the North American network run by its market-leadi...

Overnight megabus.com service with beds to run between Glasgow and London New service offers budget fares, free wi-fi, toilets and on board refreshments Britain’s first budget sleeper coach service starts running between Glasgow and London from this evening (21 October 2011). The new pilot service is operated by Stagecoach Group’s market-leading budget coach provider megabus.com and off...