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Megabus Drives Ahead in States AM I HOVERED? PAGES 8&9 The newspaper of Stagecoach Group Issue 68 Autumn 07 Sheepish celebration 3 Neville’s 55 not out 7 Girls on the move 11 Plane’s train tribute 13 MEGABUS DRIVES AHEAD IN STATES r#VEHFUDPBDIPQFSBUPSPQFOTIVCJO-PT"OHFMFT rNJMMJPOJOWFTUNFOUJOOFXEPVCMFEFDLFST What a Lott we got! r/FXSPVUFTBOEEFTUJOBUJPOTBEEFEUP6,OFUXPSL MEGABUS.COM is on the road to further success – the brand in North America. Within little more than a thanks to expansion in Britain and America. year, we have built a network covering 20 key locations. The budget coach operator has taken a big step forward “Megabus.com is clearly attracting passengers out of with the launch of a major new hub in Los Angeles. their cars and we have seen a positive response from Passengers can now travel from the city to Las Vegas, female passengers in particular, who are responding to the Oakland, Phoenix/Tempe, San Diego, San Francisco and safe and comfortable travelling environment on board. San Jose. “We believe there is further potential to attract more Low-cost fares are already available for express travel people in the US to the benefi ts of low-cost inter-city coach to 12 midwest cities through its Chicago hub, and the travel.” number of passengers has now broken through the The American expansion follows the UK success 500,000 barrier. of megabus.com, which carries around two million Stagecoach has also invested $10 million in America’s passengers a year from a network which now boasts 40 fi rst inter-city double-decker coaches for its megabus.com locations. network. Chester and Newport were recently added to the list The fi rst of the fl eet of 17 Van Hool wheelchair-accessible of destinations and there are new journey options for vehicles has already gone into service, with the full fl eet passengers in Scotland, the Midlands and the South Coast. due in operation by January, 2008. The 79-passenger state- of-the-art coaches will run on megabus.com Midwest &9$&--&/5 routes operated out of Chicago, and feature seatbelts, We’re in the money! Ernie, John and Kev celebrate their windfall. toilets and air conditioning. The company’s main hub is also set to be moved Brian Souter, Stagecoach Group Chief Executive, said: to London’s Victoria coach station, from the existing 5)3&&4UBHFDPBDIESJWFST &SOJF +PIO BOE,FW “We have been delighted with the growth of megabus. Greenline Terminal in the capital’s Bulleid Way. TIPXFEUIFZXFSFXIFFMZMVDLZ mXIPIBWFDMPDLFEVQBMNPTU com in the United States and the positive response of The fi rst megabuses will run out of the station from mBGUFSUIFZTDPPQFEBTIBSFPGB ZFBSTPGCVTESJWJOHCFUXFFO passengers to our high-quality of service and low-cost this month and customers will benefi t from much better XIPQQJOHb -PUUFSZXJO UIFNmBSFQBSUPGBTFWFO fares. facilities, including a new Mobility Assistance Lounge, re- &SOJF3VUIFSGPSE +PIO&MTZBOE TUSPOHTZOEJDBUFUIBUQVUTPOUIF “The latest expansion is part of our strategy to develop freshments, seating, toilets, retail outlets and information ,FW+PIOTPO BCPWF DPJOFEJO TBNFOVNCFSTFWFSZXFFLGPS screens. BMNPTUb FBDIXIFOUIFJS UIF4BUVSEBZESBX Passengers will also be able to buy tickets from Victoria’s TZOEJDBUFTOVNCFSTDBNFVQJO &SOJFBEEFEi*UTBMPWFMZ ticket offi ce for travel up to ten minutes before departure. +VMZ BNPVOUUPXJOBOEXFWFBMM Megabus drivers will also benefi t from the move, as #VUUIFQBMTIBWFOPQMBOTUP CFFOBCMFUPEPUIJOHTXFEJEOU control staff will be able to provide them with RVJUUIFJSKPCTmBOEQMBOUPDPO UIJOLXFSFQPTTJCMF up-to-the-minute boarding information UJOVFXPSLJOHGSPN4UBHFDPBDIT i*WFQBJEPGGNZNPSUHBHF thanks to on-line access from offi ces at the 4PVUI4IFJMETEFQPU +PIOIBTCPVHIUB#.8BOE station. &SOJF TBJEi*DPVMEOUCF QBJEGPSIJTEBVHIUFSTIPOFZ Mr Souter added: “The new base for our MJFWFJUXIFO*HPUBQIPOFDBMMUP NPPOBOE,FWCPVHIUBOFXDBS London services at Victoria coach station is UFMMNFPVSOVNCFSTIBEDPNF UPPu excellent news for our passengers and our VQ*UIPVHIU*XBTESFBNJOH* 4PVUI4IJFMET0QFSBUJPOT growing operation. IBEUPSJOH+PIOBOEHFUIJNUP .BOBHFS#SJBO4MFJHIUIPMNF “The new destinations and additional EPVCMFDIFDLCFGPSF*SFBMJTFEJU TBJEi8FBSFBMMWFSZQMFBTFE services will give even more areas of the XBTUSVFu GPSUIFNu country access to affordable inter-city travel.” YOUR 8FMDPNFUPZPVSOFX MPPL0O4UBHF*IPQFZPV MJLFUIFGSFTIEFTJHO 5IFOFXMBZPVUTIPVME NBLFUIFQBQFSFBTJFSUP SFBE XJUICSJHIUFSVTF PGQJDUVSFTBOETOBQQJFS TUPSJFT *UTTUJMMQBDLFEXJUIOFXT GSPNBDSPTTUIFDPNQBOZ BCPVUUIFQFPQMFUIBUBSF BUUIFIFBSUPGNBLJOH 4UBHFDPBDIUJDL East Midlands Trains begins its seven-year franchise next month. 8FXBOUUPIFBSXIBU ZPVUIJOLBCPVUUIFOFX MPPL(PPEPSCBE ESPQVT BMFUUFSPSBOFNBJMBOE MFUVTLOPX 'SPNOFYUTQSJOH XFXJMM STAR IS BORN IN BMTPCFMBVODIJOHBTMPUGPS ZPVUPIBWFZPVSTBZPO UIFJTTVFTUIBUBGGFDUUIF DPNQBOZZPVXPSLGPS *GZPVXBOUUPQBZUSJCVUF UPUIFXPSLPGBDPMMFBHVF EAST MIDLANDS PSMFUVTLOPXZPVSJEFBT UPJNQSPWFUIFXBZXF EFMJWFSPVSUSBOTQPSU *NQSPWFNFOUTQSPNJTFEBTOFXTFSWJDFHPFTPOUSBDL TFSWJDFT HFUXSJUJOH 8FXJMMPGGFSBDBTIQSJ[F AN EXCITING new train com- The firm plans to plough Network Rail to improve excited about creating this new FBDIJTTVFGPSUIFCFTU pany has unveiled its name, millions of pounds into station performance and the creation train company for the East MFUUFS logo and livery. and train improvements – of an integrated control centre Midlands and the wider region. "OE JGZPVSFBCVEEJOH East Midlands Trains – which is including refurbishments, more where colleagues from each or- “It will bring better harmony QIPUPHSBQIFS XFBSFBMTP run by Stagecoach Group’s rail between the regional and MPPLJOHGPSZPVSTFBTPOBM division – starts its seven-year mainline train services and link USBOTQPSUQJDUVSFTGPSPVS franchise at 2am on November into the revamped St Pancras OFXGFBUVSF 11. station, which will also be home 'PSUIFOFYUJTTVF JGZPV A brand-new franchise map has to Eurostar from November. IBWFBTIPUUIBUDBQUVSFT been drawn up to encompass “We have lots of plans to CVT DPBDI USBJOPSUSBN all of the existing mainline train CCTV cameras, more ticket ganisation will work together to improve the travelling experience TFSWJDFTBUXJOUFS TIBSFJU services running to London St machines and improved journey run the train service. for passengers and will bring the XJUIVTBOEZPVDPVMEXJO Pancras and the regional rail times. David Horne, Mobilisation expertise we have in running our bPG.4WPVDIFST8F services in the East Midlands and There will also be a closer Director for East Midlands other train company, South West IBWFLJDLFEUIJOHTPGGPO South Yorkshire area. working relationship with Trains, said: “We are really Trains, to this new business.” QBHF 1MFBTFTFOEZPVSMFUUFST BOEQJDUVSFTUPTUFWFO Bike heroes: We’re tyred out after 50-mile bridges ride TUFXBSU!TUBHFDPBDI HSPVQDPN"MUFSOBUJWFMZ A GROUP of caring bus drivers raised ZPVDBOTFOEUIFNCZQPTU nearly £4,000 for charity by travelling from UP the Tay Bridge to the Forth Bridge – on their BIKES. 4UFWFO4UFXBSU The fourteen saddle-sore Stagecoach &EJUPS employees arrived exhausted at the famous 0O4UBHF Queensferry landmark after the gruelling 4UBHFDPBDI(SPVQ 50-mile marathon. %VOLFME3PBE Stagecoach Group then matched the 1FSUI £3988.22 raised to take the total donated to 1)58 Cancer Research Scotland and Maggie’s Centre to £7976.44. 8FBSFBMTPMPPLJOHUP The riders – who set off in two relay teams HFUZPVSTUPSJFTGPSGVUVSF – were followed by a bus carrying all their FEJUJPOT5IFDPOUBDUT food, water and puncture repair equipment. JOZPVSBSFBBOEUIF Elizabeth Adams, Fundraising Co-ordi- EFBEMJOFTGPSGVUVSFJTTVFT nator of Maggie’s Fife, said: “A huge thank BSFPOQBHF you to everyone who took part in the event. “It was no mean feat and they all did it *MPPLGPSXBSEUPIFBSJOH with a smile! It’s wonderful when local GSPNZPV companies offer support to charities.” Marion Taylor, of Cancer Research UK, 5IF&EJUPS said: “This helped raise vital funds for us, while raising the awareness of keeping fit and reducing your risk of cancer.” Pedal power: The marathon bikers hand over their hard-earned cash. Autumn 07 2 &OWJSPONFOUBMáFFUJTOBNFEBGUFSTIFFQ Bus treat for EWE WILL LOVE Jock’s birthday OUR NEW BUSES Nathan Williams, Marketing Man- STAGECOACH bosses have ager for Stagecoach West, with hailed a new fleet of environ- Dave Rosaman and Jock Kinnaird. mentally-friendly buses the best baaa none – by naming 3&5*3&%JOTQFDUPS+PDL them after SHEEP. ,JOOBJSEHPUCBDLPOUIF The Enviro 200 buses use a CVTFTUPDFMFCSBUFIJTUI special exhaust treatment called CJSUIEBZUIJTTVNNFS Adblue, which uses a chemical +PDLmXIPXPSLFEGPS version of urea to reduce their ZFBSTJOUIFJOEVTUSZmTQFOU carbon footprint by up to 100 UIFBGUFSOPPOUPVSJOHSPVOE tonnes compared to other buses XJUIDVSSFOU4UBHFDPBDI on the same routes. 8FTUJOTQFDUPS%BWF3PTB The urea is mixed in the NBO catalytic converter at high )FJOJUJBMMZXPSLFEBT temperature, which creates a BDPOEVDUPSXJUI#SJTUPM chemical reaction that reduces 0NOJCVTCFGPSFNPWJOHUP harmful gases, such as nitrogen 4XJOEPOBOE%JTUSJDUBTB oxide. ESJWFS Andrew Dyer, MD of *OIJTCVTDBSFFSUPPL Stagecoach South, claimed that BEJGGFSFOUUVSO XIFOIF the decision to name the buses CFDBNFBNPCJMFJOTQFDUPS after sheep came from jokes that CBTFEJO4XJOEPO urea is sheep’s pee. +PDLmXIPSFUJSFEBHFE He added: “As we are Flocking together: Stagecoach and Winchester Council representatives show off the new names. mOPXFOKPZTQMBZJOHCPXMT launching the cleaner and BOEJTBNFNCFSPGUIF greener vehicles to our fleet, it Woolly and Flossy. coaches are running the Spring A0VSTIFFQ 8FTUBDPUU$MVCJO4XJOEPO seems appropriate to name them They will run on two
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