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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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