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More information about the new Megabus sleeper service

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On the Stagecoach’s website, you can now find more detailed information about new Megabus sleeper service. Coaches  run between London and Glasgow. More information, we’ve already placed on our blog, click on the links below: Stagecoach to trial UK's first budget sleeper coach service Megabus’s sleeper - new picturesStagecoach group is trialling the UK’s first budget sleeper coach service between glasgow and London, offering passengers their own bed as well as a standard seat for greater comfort during their journey.On the new pilot service, operated by market-le...

The big success of Stagecoach's luxury Citylink Gold

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Scots motorists are ditching their cars to travel by citylink gold’s luxury express coach service, new research has revealed. The service operates six services a day on two routes linking Glasgow with Aberdeen and Inverness, attracting more than 130,000 passengers in just 12 months. And the latest Scottish Citylink research found more than a third of these used to travel by car, while another 31% had previously gone by rail. The survey also revealed 94% of all customers said Citylink Gold offered value for money, while nine out of 10 were ‘satisfied’ or ‘very sat...

Megabus announces new Birmingham - Edinburgh service

Additional service provides new travel options for passengers Bookings available now at www.megabus.com Market-leading budget coach provider megabus.com has announced a timetable enhancement which will provide additional journey options for travellers as well as a new link between Birmingham and Edinburgh.The low-cost coach operator – which offers journeys from £1* – is introducing two new daily journeys between Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh. From 2 October there will be a new northbound service each morning and a new southbound service each after...

Why taking the bus is good for your health

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First study of its kind reveals catching the bus achieves half the Government recommended daily exercise Daily bus users clock up annual equivalent of 11 marathons Regular bus travel beats car for health benefits Daily short walk to and from bus stop and destination can burn 22,630 calories a year. The simple act of taking a journey by bus can help achieve half the Government recommended 30 minutes of exercise per day, according to a study released today. Commissioned by Greener Journeys, whose aim is to encourage more people to consider using buses, and conducted ...

The new National Express coach service

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National Express, Britain's biggest coach carrier, has decided to launch a new service between Ipswich, Colchester, Stansted Airport and Heathrow Airport. The new Nat Ex’s line 250, will start operation on September 26 this year. The new service will operate 10 times a day and will take you direct to the airport door. TimetableMore information...

London Victoria Coach Station - now on Youtube

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As you know Victoria Coach Station is London's largest hub for intercity and international coach services. It handles more than 200,000 coach departures a year, carrying 10 million passengers. The main coach operators are the domestic services National Express and Megabus, and the European coach service Eurolines. Some people forgo travel by coach, in spite of it is much cheaper than travel by train, because they don’t know the layout of the station. Now, thanks to several recordings, you can see how London Victoria Coach Station looks like. Check the videos below. Victor...

VDL Futura proclaimed ‘International Coach of the Year 2012'

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  And the winner is .... VDL Bus & Coach beat the tough competition and has been awarded the prestigious title ‘International Coach of the Year 2012’. During the ‘Coach Euro Test 2011’, held in Norway, the Futura was chosen as the winner from a field of strong competitors. The members of the jury based their decision primarily on the total concept of the participating coaches, with special focus on practical usability, fit and finish, and efficiency. Coach of the Year 2012 
The ‘Coach of the Year 2012’ jury included professional journalists from 19 Eur...

Cleaves is checking the quality of National Express services

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NatEx boss Cleaves is making long coach marathonThe managing director of the National Express coach business, Andrew Cleaves, is to spend next week travelling the country on his own coach services to experience life as a NatEx customer. Cleaves explains: I do spend a lot of time visiting National Express locations around the UK, but it’s for a few hours here and there. I want to dedicate some quality time travelling on coaches to not only meet customers and staff, but to travel as a customer does.I want to experience what’s great and what’s not so great about the s...

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