Stagecoach’s X4 line linking Peterborough, Oundle, Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough, Northampton and Milton Keynes changes into a gold-standard service. But what does this mean? From November 26th, Stagecoachs’ buses on this route will be equipped with some extras:Passengers on board the new "Gold X4" will benefit from free Wi-Fi and they’ll sit in comfortable hand-stiched Italian leather seats. The Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 bodied Scania N230UD's buses are equipped with environmentally friendly Euro 5 engines. The drivers operating the new X4 Gold route will be ...

Stagecoach Group co-founder and Chief Executive Sir Brian Souter today (18 November 2011) received his knighthood at an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Sir Brian (57) was awarded a knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in June 2011 for services to transport and the voluntary sector. One of the UK’s foremost entrepreneurs, Sir Brian is a significant supporter of charitable causes and the country’s leading public transport innovator. He co-founded Stagecoach with his sister, Ann Gloag, in 1980 with just two buses and has developed the company into...

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 connections in Eurolines’ network. The reason is very high price for petrol....

From December 1st, the new bus company WESTBUS (www.westbus.at) which is cooperating with the new railway operator WESTBAHN (www.westbahn.at) will provide public transportation on the following domestic and international routes: Vienna - Klagenfurt Klagenfurt - Villach - Salzburg Salzburg - Munich Airport Graz - Linz Linz - Ceske Budejovice - Prague Furthermore coaches and trains of Westbahn and Westbus will be coordinated. Coach fleet 4 Setra double decker coaches, type S 431 DT with 78 seats - used on the routes: Salzburg - Munich Airport and Klagenfurt - ...

The new connection that provides Megabus between London and Glasgow, has been tested by Richard Lister from BBC.New connection operated by Megabus, lets you travel in special beds. Each 60 foot bendy-bus is equipped with 24 bunks in stacks of three. There are 24 seats too, so you don't have to get into bed the moment you get on board. Customers have access to a toilet, free wi-fi, on-board refreshments and a complimentary overnight pack containing a toothbrush, toothpaste, a bottle of water, an eye mask and a luggage label. The new service provides cost-conscious tra...

Venue: Wembley Stadium Date: Tuesday 15 November 2011 Event: England v Sweden - football game Kick off at 8pm Travel direct to Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium Events Watch some of the greatest events, at Wembley Stadium, by coach. National Express is the official coach supplier to Wembley Stadium providing direct coach travel to a host of events. For some events National Express offers travel and admission, for others they provide travel only.  Whatever you want, they provide inexpensive and comfortable transport.It will be Sweden's first visit to the new Wembley...

Megabus has added a new cross-border option to its popular routes. The market-leading budget coach provider has introduced two new daily journeys between Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Ian Laing, Operations Manager for megabus.com  said: More and more people are looking for budget travel to help make their money go further. We are pleased to be able to expand our service to ensure we can offer passengers even more journey options than ever before. Visit the megabus.com and check the brand new services between England and West Scotland; Campbeltown...

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 said: We have been delighted with the success of PolskiBus.com since its launch four months ago. This major new investment reflects our commitment to expanding the PolskiBus.com bu...