#AYearOfBuses 76: X76 Glasgow – Kilmarnock
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Once home to a small fleet of monstrous articulated coaches, we’re shining the spotlight on Stagecoach West Scotland’s X76 today on #AYearOfBuses. Once again, #AYearOfBuses takes us back to Scotland, where today, you’ll find a sparkling fleet of high spec, double decker Plaxton Panorama-bodied coaches running between Glasgow and Kilmarnock. They’re the first of Plaxton’s […]
#AYearOfBuses 74: X74 Glasgow – Dumfries
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We’re taking a trip back to Scotland for day 74 on #AYearOfBuses – it’s Stagecoach’s award-winning interurban coach route, the X74. A fleet of ultra high-spec and strikingly-conspicuous Volvo B11RT/Plaxton Elite I coaches runs between Glasgow and Dumfries on the X74, taking a breathtakingly scenic route through western Scotland along the A74(M). They wear a […]
5 modern British bus designs that have stood the test of time
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There are plenty of articles out there which gleefully and rightfully celebrate the glorious lines of the Metro-Cammell bodied Leyland Titan PD2, but here at Transport Designed, we unashamedly prefer something a little less…prehistoric. Enter five of our favourite bus designs from the late 1990s and early 2000s. Before the inevitable barrage of comments about […]
Plaxton’s new profile
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Plaxton has revealed the first details of it’s ‘budget’ successor to the Profile. Describing the Profile successor as a ‘giant leap’, Plaxton claims its newest offering will be a winner with operators looking for an attractive, economic vehicle. The vehicle will be built on Euro 5 Volvo B9R chassis and the Euro 6 B8R – […]
People-eaters: world’s biggest coaches
Following the recent introduction of Stagecoach’s Plaxton Interdeck Elite-i on Megabus UK work, we thought we’d compile some of the world’s largest buses and coaches for your viewing pleasure! You can post your examples on our Facebook page – or tweet us!