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Skegness Seasiders bring passenger boost
The re-launch of the open-top Skegness Seafront service has seen Stagecoach East Midlands reap the rewards with a year on year increase of 14.6%, the company has revealed.
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Martin Griffiths criticises Labour plans as Stagecoach profits slow
Stagecoach CEO heavily critical of concessionary fares scheme and regulation plans Stagecoach’s shares saw a reported 9% drop after it reported a slowdown in profit.
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Stagecoach North East launches ‘Zone’ branded Envrio300s
Stagecoach North East has launched 25 WiFi-enabled Alexander Dennis Enviro300s, part of a £3.5m investment by the company.
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Oyster-style smart ticketing to be introduced to city regions
‘Big five’ bus operators agree to work together in what is being described as biggest smart-ticketing initiative ever in the UK Britain’s biggest bus operators announced on November 3 plans to launch London-style smart ticketing […]
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First Stagecoach Gold service for East Kent
Stagecoach in East Kent launched its first ever Stagecoach Gold bus service on Friday, October 31.
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Labour announces plans to devolve bus services
A Labour government would give more control over deregulated bus service to local authorities, says Ed Miliband A Labour government would pass an English Devolution Act, transferring control of over £30bn worth of funding to […]
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Unanimous vote for Quality Contracts
Members of the North East Combined Authority reject operators’ partnership proposal and vote for franchising. Gareth Evans reports In a move which could signal the biggest changes to the way buses operate across Tyne & […]
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Stagecoach critical as Liverpool loses majority of bus lanes
Liverpool City Council has chosen to remove all but four of the city’s bus lanes, a move which has drawn criticism from Stagecoach.
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More low carbon buses for Scotland’s fleet
Nine operators benefit form £3.7m of funding, including First, Stagecoach and Lothian Buses The Scottish Government has allocated £3.7m of the Scottish Green Bus Fund (GBF), to help fund 83 new buses.
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Megabus appoints new management team
Large number of new appointments made after a 50% growth in passenger numbers in Europe Stagecoach Group announced that it has strengthened the management team at its megabus.com business with a number of new appointments […]
