Stagecoach’s ‘onesie’ way ticket to London
Stagecoach has announced that it is to launch ‘Megabus Gold’, its latest concept in sleeper services from London to Scotland. Following successful trials with Megabus Sleepers which we featured on the blog a while back, Stagecoach has invested in a fleet of brand new 42-berth Van Hool double deckers to go full-time with the service. Initial […]
In pictures: Margaret Thatcher’s transport legacy
The Right Honourable Baroness Thatcher passed away today, aged 87. We take a second to remember her transport legacy. Many in the transport (and related) industries will recount that there are two words almost synonymous with Thatcher’s time in office: privatisation and deregulation. It’s fair to say that Thatcher irreversibly changed the face of the transport industry […]
Turning over a new leaf: UK electric hybrids
We all love a good marketing campaign. Ever since ‘low floor’ became old hat, UK operators had been left wondering what the next big thing in bus branding would be. And now, it appears that they’ve found it. Electric hybrids tick all the boxes – they’re the latest in modern technology, good for the […]