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National Express cutting bus fares

  National Express is making bus travel in the West Midlands cheaper, simpler and more flexible.

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Safer Travel Relaunch Text Service For Reporting Antisocial Behaviour

Safer Travel has relaunched their See Something Say Something campaign, a text service for bus users to report incidents of antisocial behaviour (ASB) on their journey.

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Ride to Refuge - free bus travel for survivors of domestic abuse

  National Express West Midlands is giving free bus tickets to survivors fleeing domestic abuse during the coronavirus pandemic.

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National Express West Midlands puts on more buses as region reopens

  National Express West Midlands bus timetables are changing on Sunday 18 April 2021.

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Buses for Bloxwich

National Express West Midlands has brought a lifeline bus service to a cut-off estate in Bloxwich.

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Uplift in demand shows increased confidence in coach travel

Latest figures from the UK’s largest coach operator show strong signs of the public’s increased confidence in domestic travel as the country moves toward the next step in the roadmap.

NHS shuttle buses return to regular duties after helping thousands of key workers through dark days of the pandemic

Free NHS shuttle bus services set up last year to support hospital staff during the Covid-19 pandemic are to return to their regular Ring and Ride service later this month.

A Better National Express Gets Back Behind The Wheel

The familiar sight of National Express white coaches will return to the UK roads on Monday 29 March with the UK’s largest coach operator promising its customers more in 2021.

Green light for Coventry to become UK’s first £50m All Electric Bus City

Pollution-busting plans for Coventry to become the UK’s first all-electric bus city have been backed by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) leaders today.

Commuters Favour Flexible Travel

As the recently announced government roadmap outlines when the UK public can expect to return to the office, a long-running London commuter service has scrapped its traditional ticket types in response to changes in travel patterns.

Stotts Coaches Crowned as National Express Operator of the Year

The UK’s largest coach operator has crowned West Yorkshire Stotts Coaches as its Operator of the Year for 2020.

Safety success for National Express

  National Express is celebrating further recognition for its continued commitment to safety.

National Express Accessible Transport plays its part with Covid vaccination transport

With the continued roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination programme, National Express Accessible Transport (NEAT) is playing its part by taking vulnerable customers to get their vaccinations.

Safer Travel relaunch anti-hate crime campaign to encourage passenger reporting

Safer Travel has relaunched an anti-hate crime campaign to encourage passengers to report if they are victims of hate crime on their journey.

National Express welcomes tyre ban but warns more needs to be done

National Express has welcomed new legislation coming into force next week (Monday 1 February 2021) banning the use of tyres over 10 years old on buses, coaches, minibuses and HGVs.

Bus timetable changes - 24 January 2021

  National Express West Midlands timetables are changing on Sunday 24 January 2021.

Vaccine confidence encourages grey pound to spend on UK coach holidays in 2021

  A UK package coach holiday operator is reporting signs of growing confidence from the ‘grey pound’ in their ability to start to travel again in 2021.

Update from National Express UK Coach: Full suspension of Services

  National Express will fully suspend its national network of scheduled coach services with effect from 23:59 on Sunday 10 January 2021.

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