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Archive: November 2011

National Express - 150,000 seats now available for £6 or less

Posted in Budget travel

National Express - 150,000 seats now available for £6 or less The Nat Ex’s great „Funfare” offer is back. Funfares are the cheapest tickets available only online on a limited number of routes. The earlier you book the ticket, the more likely it is that you get the lowest price. Now everyone travelling around Britain, may travel in comfortable coaches at low prices. 150,000 seats available now at http://www.nationalexpress.com/coach/offers/funfare/funfares.cfm Travel for just six pounds or under by clicking the link above. National Express is the biggest coach ...

John Gilbert re-elected Eurolines president at annual conference

Posted in Industry news

The Eurolines Organisation has reappointed John Gilbert as President for a second term at their annual conference in Ulm, Germany.The Eurolines group is composed of 32 independent transport operators which together form Europe's largest regular coach network. As well as being President of the Organisation John Gilbert is also Managing Director of Eurolines UK, part of National Express.Eurolines members from across Europe, including representatives from Veolia Transdev and Deutsche Touring met at the two day conference in Germany earlier this month. Key items on the agenda i...

Stagecoach transforms buses into gold

Posted in New coach services

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 ...

Sir Brian Souter receives knighthood at Buckingham Palace Investiture

Posted in Industry news

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...

Lux Express reduced the number of international routes

Posted in Industry news

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....

New domestic and international coach operator in Austria

Posted in New coach services

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 - ...

BBC correspondent tested Megabus sleeper

Posted in New coach services

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...

England v Sweden - travel direct to Wembley Stadium with National Express

Posted in New coach services

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...

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