Stagecoach Group

The Stagecoach Group is the second largest transport companies in the UK behind the First Group, with a market share of 16% in the bus and 25 % for the railway sector. Stagecoach is there and in Ireland, mainland Europe, the United States of America and Canada actively and transported 2.5 million passengers daily.

  • 3.1 Megabus 3.1.1 Megabus North America
  • 3.1.2 Megabus in Europe
  • 3.2.1 The Train Line

History

The company was founded as a result of the liberalization of the UK transport market of today's CEO Brian Souter, his sister Ann Gloag and her ex-husband Robin Gloag. Stagecoach emerged from the operated since 1976 by ​​Mr. and Mrs. Gloag caravan rental. As part of the Transport Act 1980, they could introduce a bus service from Dundee to London. The services were performed with rented buses. Souter acted as a driver, Ann Gloag served travelers during the trip sandwiches and snacks. The rise of the company began in 1981 when Stagecoach also based in Perth McLennan of Spittalfield took over. Then both Unternehmenansteile the National Bus Company and the Scottish Transport Group and urban operations were acquired. 1988 Stagecoach Group increased with the resale of the National Express Group for the time being out of the Überlandbusgeschäft.

1996 acquired the company Porterbrook, one of the three major leasing companies for rail vehicles, the company has sold but Jaher 2000 to the Abbey National Bank. That same year, Stagecoach took over the specially created by South West Trains train operation on the South Western Main Line from London Waterloo station to Weymouth in Dorsetshire.

Between 1998 and 2001 the company was the owner of the airport Glasgow -Prestwick. 2003 Stagecoach increased with the establishment of " Megabus " back into a Überlandbusgeschäft to make the market leader National Express with former Stagecoach daughters competition.

2006 Stagecoach sold the East London Bus Group, formerly known as Stagecoach London known, and thus separated from the ride with the London city buses, but in 2007 he became the management of the Manchester Metrolink.

As of 2007, the franchises of the National Express daughters Midland Mainline and Central Trains Ltd expired and the concessions were fused by the Ministry of Transport, Stagecoach acquired this and has since operated the East Midlands Trains. Trains operate to London's St Pancras Station.

Activities

Railway

Light rail

  • Manchester Metrolink
  • Sheffield Supertram

Bus (selection)

Low -cost carrier offers

" Megabus " and " Mega Train" operate under a revenue management model, which typically also with low-cost airlines ( so-called " low cost " ) is used, and with a no-frills concept. Fares for initial quotas (the first seats) are advertised with " from a £ 1 ", with additional booking fee. Cheapest offers available for early booking or to less congested links ready, tickets are available in advance via the website or telephone, extra services are paid.

Departures or arrivals at limit or interchanges tend to take place on city outskirts, the drive may need to be continued with other means of transportation. It is served by many bus routes for example, not Sheffield Interchange, although this breakpoint would be central, but Meadowhall Interchange in the north of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. There you will find the bus station, a station on the Midland Main Line, a stop on the Sheffield Supertram, a ramp to the M1 motorway and Meadowhall Shopping Centre. Thus, the driving into cities is to be avoided, which would lead to longer overall travel times.

Megabus

Since 2003, intercity bus lines are in the UK under the brand name " Megabus " of the Stagecoach Group operated with reasonable ticket prices, in conjunction with some mega - Train Offered by Stagecoach. In March 2007, buses were canceled, introduced similar Megatrain - Train links to East Midlands Trains routes (see below) in the following year.

In May 2011, offers between Norwich and London, Edinburgh and Leeds and between London and Swansea and Pembroke Dock were introduced, with crossing via Irish Ferries to Rosslare in Ireland. There were improvements of existing compounds.

The following transfer points are currently in use in the UK:

  • London (Victoria Coach Station)
  • Perth ( Broxden Park & ​​Ride)
  • Glasgow ( Bus Station)
  • Aberdeen ( Union Square )

Megabus North America

In March 2006 introduced the Megabus brand in the North American market by Stagecoach subsidiary Coach USA. Companies are the overland bus with a network of Umsteigeknotenpunkten of Coach USA / Coach Canada and DATTCO, a contractor, to the east and west of the United States of America and in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

Megabus in Europe

From April 2012 there were connections from Birmingham and London to Paris and from Leicester and London to Brussels and Amsterdam, furthermore, the route Paris -Brussels- Amsterdam. Since the end of 2012 60 destinations in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, France, Belgium and the Netherlands are approached.

Megatrain

Under the brand name "Mega Train" offered on routes from East Midlands Trains and South West Trains since mid-November 2005 cheap intercity train, which both belong to the Stagecoach Group. The offers are available for travel from Monday to Saturday, but not Sundays and holidays.

We started with the concept at the first Stagecoach subsidiary, South West Trains, with connections from London Waterloo station, the operation center of the society, to Portsmouth or Southampton. The trains run further runs regularly in South -West Trains aegis, but with certain for Megatrain users areas. The prices are in the range of £ 1 to £ 19. As of April 2006, the offer was extended to access to Bristol, Bath, Exeter, Yeovil, Bournemouth, Weymouth and Salisbury. Poole was optional destination on the way to Weymouth. From the end of October 2007 connections to Havant, Honiton and Axminster are offered. Nevertheless, it was found approximately one and a half years later, that only a 1 of 900 Virgin or South -West Trains - traveler bought a Mega Train Ticket.

In January 2008, the Mega Train service to train the East Midlands daughter between London St Pancras International and Sheffield and Chesterfield, as well as to Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham and Derby was extended. 2009 were added Norwich Nottingham and Leicester Sheffield.

The following relations are currently down:

  • Portsmouth Harbour, Portsmouth and Southsea London Waterloo ( since 2005)
  • Southampton Central London Waterloo ( since 2005)
  • Bournemouth / Poole / Weymouth London Waterloo ( since 2006)
  • Salisbury- London Waterloo ( since 2006)
  • Yeovil Junction - London Waterloo ( since 2006)
  • Exeter St Davids Exeter Central London Waterloo ( since 2006)
  • Bath Spa London Waterloo ( since 2006)
  • Bristol Temple Meads - London Waterloo ( since 2006)
  • Axminster London Waterloo ( since 2007)
  • Honiton - Waterloo London (since 2007)
  • Havant London Waterloo ( since 2007)
  • Sheffield - Chesterfield Derby Loughborough Leicester London St Pancras International ( since 2008)
  • Nottingham - Loughborough - Leicester - London St Pancras International ( since 2008; substitute for Megabus route M13)
  • East Midlands Parkway - London St Pancras International ( since 2009; Megabusplus route, with bus feeders )
  • Sheffield - Chesterfield Nottingham Peterborough - Norwich ( since 2009)
  • Birmingham New Street Coventry - London (since 2009; selected trips, as part of Virgin Trains )

Furthermore, the services of Virgin Trains were ( 49% owned by Stagecoach ) the Megatrain connections Penzance - Bristol, Bournemouth and Southampton - Birmingham, Manchester-Glasgow/Edinburgh and Morpeth -Edinburgh offered in the frame. There were also cards for intermediate stops available on the routes. The Virgin Group operated the connections on the cross-country route from January 1997 to November 2007, when the concession in the possession of Arriva (see also Cross Country for the subsidiary ) passed. To ensure that supply has been discontinued.

The following relations are rarely or no longer served:

  • Manchester Piccadilly to Glasgow Central / Edinburgh Waverley (April 2006 - November 2007; since 2008, a ride in the morning and evening)
  • Penzance - Bristol Temple Meads (April 2006 - November 2007, and as part of the Cross Country franchise )
  • Bournemouth / Southampton Central - Birmingham New Street (April 2006 - November 2007)
  • Morpeth -Edinburgh Waverley (April 2006 - November 2007)
  • Manchester Piccadilly to Glasgow Central ( January 2008 to 2009, A ride in each direction as part of Virgin Trains )

The Train Line

Add to Virgin Trains West Coast services between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly Station is moved by a similar scheme. The Train Line ( thetrainline.com ) is An Operating since 1999 online and telephone service to the sale of tickets in the UK and was originally part of the Virgin Group.

Megabusplus

By March 2009, the introduction of the " Megabusplus " offer, which allowed combined rail - bus travel began. A Megatrain rail link departs from East Midlands Parkway station at Ratcliffe -on- Soar in Nottinghamshire. This station in central England is approached by bus from cities in Yorkshire, northern England, in Megabus shuttle service. From then on, trains are used to London St Pancras International. There is since November 2007, the southern terminus of the Midland Main Line of the company East Midlands Trains.

The following combined compounds are offered:

  • London St Pancras International, East Midlands Parkway, Scunthorpe - Doncaster -Hull ( Megabusplus route MP3 Hull- London)
  • London St Pancras International, East Midlands Parkway - Castleford - York - Harrogate
  • London St Pancras International, East Midlands Parkway Bradford Halifax Huddersfield Keighley - Skipton - Nelson - Colne Burnley

Megabus buses will be driven in Hampshire since 2012 also to and from Southampton Airport Parkway railway station in Eastleigh. From there Megatrain offers can be perceived on the South West Trains route to Bournemouth.

Trivia

  • The Stagecoach Group in 2007, the accused discrimination, as two gay teenagers were expelled from the driver of a bus than the one put his arm around the shoulders of the other.
  • Stagecoach took over the bus services of Eastbourne in 2008, although the workforce for a takeover by the Go- Ahead Group - which also bus services of Brighton and Hove, as well as a joint venture with Keolis the railway companies Southern, Southeastern and London Midland are - had spoken, mainly due to better working conditions.
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