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Easy Easter bus travel

Xplore Dundee is making it easy to get around this holiday weekend, with its Easter Egg-spress, city circle service and great value ticket options.

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National Express is flying high at London Stansted Airport

National Express has been successful in retaining its contract to run airside and landside shuttle bus services for the transfer of passengers, staff and crew at London Stansted Airport.

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Xplore Dundee’s Outdoors

Xplore Dundee is lending its support to a brand new bus map which helps people find their way to the city’s parks to get some exercise outdoors.

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Beauty and the Beast - ballet and the buses

National Express West Midlands is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with Birmingham Royal Ballet, having been newly appointed as the dance company’s 2019 Accessibility Partner.

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Xplore Dundee assesses Whitfield bus services

Xplore Dundee is proposing some route changes in response to customer feedback to fine-tune the bus network in Whitfield following its recent network review.

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National Express West Midlands signs up to new ticket scheme in Staffordshire

Local bus operators in Staffordshire including First Potteries, D&G, Arriva, Midland Classic, and National Express West Midlands with support from Staffordshire County Council have all signed up to a new multi-operator bus ticket scheme, giving people the flexibility to use any bus, any time, anywhere across the county of Staffordshire.

Wishing a local legend a very happy retirement - Dave drives his last bus

After 53 years of driving millions of customers right across the Black Country, local legend Dave Gerrard has finally driven his last bus journey.

National Express celebrate partner operators with awards night

National Express UK Coach celebrated the hard work of its partner operators at their annual awards ceremony in Coventry.

National Express to run some iGo services from 1st April 2019

From Monday 1st April 2019, National Express has taken over the operation of several bus services previously provided by iGo buses.

National Express West Midlands accelerate its fundraising and raise over 4K for children’s cancer charity

National Express West Midlands has revealed that its fundraising throughout 2018 raised £4,275 for CLIC Sargent, the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people after a driver’s son used the services of the charity whilst fighting leukaemia.

Travellers will benefit from increased access to Stansted Airport

It's easier than ever before for holiday makers to get to Stansted Airport thanks to National Express.

West Midlands bucking the trend as bus usage begins to grow

Half-price travel for under-18s and low fare zones are driving growth in bus usage in West Midlands.

It’s a double whammy as National Express crown two Coach Drivers of the Year

Not one, but two coach drivers from Suffolk and Salsburgh have beaten the best in the business to be crowned the joint ‘Drivers of the Year’ after a thrilling racing event.

Not a model bus, but a bus model

  A Wolverhampton mum-of-two has accidentally become the “face” of a six-figure advertising campaign.

Getting on and loving it

  Kevin Beresford is getting on - and loving it.

Xplore excels in satisfaction survey

Dundee’s bus passengers are among the most satisfied travellers in Scotland, according to the latest survey by Transport Focus.

Students celebrate National Express Coventry going Platinum

National Express Coventry has recently invested in £5 million worth of brand new buses for the city.

Students get a helping hand from National Express West Midlands

Students at the Queen Alexandra College in Harborne are better able to travel independently on public transport, thanks to support offered by National Express West Midlands.

Xplore Dundee backs Living Wage City bid

Dundee’s main bus operator’s supporting an Action Plan aiming to make Dundee a Living Wage City.

East Anglian coach operator retains its gold status with National Express

East Anglia’s Galloway Coach Travel has won National Express’ top award for engineering standards for the second year running.

National Express boosts late night travel connections

Late night, weekend travel connections to and from the UK’s capital have received a welcome boost, thanks to National Express.

King now reigns at National Express Coventry

Matt King has taken over the reins as Operations Manager for National Express Coventry.

National Express Boosts Funds for Cancer Charity

A runner has received a £250 boost to his fundraising efforts for a local cancer charity thanks to National Express.

National Express celebrates nearly 100 years of Dimmock drivers

Starting in the 1920s, the Dimmock family has followed in each other’s footsteps by driving National Express buses - for nearly 100 years.

mTickets are the smart choice

Xplore Dundee is celebrating one year of its innovative mTicket app by giving one customer the chance to win a months’ worth of free bus travel.

Tap 'n' grow - 3 million people pay contactless on the bus

  Public transport in the West Midlands is way ahead of New York! A quarter of all bus fares here are now paid for with contactless cards - less than a year after the system was introduced.

Coventry to get new fully electric buses for greener, cleaner journeys

10 fully electric buses will be introduced to Coventry’s bus fleet after National Express and Coventry City Council won £2.

National Express goes the extra mile for the Grand Brighton Half Marathon

National Express is saving the day for runners and spectators of next month’s Grand Brighton Half Marathon by putting on extra coach services from London to Brighton, when no train services are available.

Mayor welcomes jailing of man after spate of thefts

Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street has welcomed the jailing of a man who carried out a series of thefts on West Midlands buses.

Make the smart move!

More bus passengers in Dundee can do away with paper tickets and move to smartcard.

Bus changes on the way

Xplore Dundee is reminding its customers to check the most up-to-date journey information ahead of timetable changes coming into place on Sunday 13th January.

Trends in UK Travel Help A Very Merry Record Breaking Christmas

Boxing Day was the busiest single day in company history with over 74,000 passenger journeys More passengers than ever before on both 25th and 26th December 15% increase in passengers during the festive season An extra 76,000 seats were added onto services during the festive period, 22,000 more than the previous year Latest passenger figures from National Express reveal a record breaking 2018 as well as an interesting insight into the changing trends of what the UK public get up to over the Christmas period.

A Platinum makeover for route 50

  National Express West Midlands is turning Birmingham’s iconic 50 bus route Platinum.

New Year Savings on travel with National Express

  Travellers can take advantage of great value coach travel in the New Year with National Express.

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