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First Bus becomes long-distance coach player as Megabus English services end

17 November 2024
Andreas Schorling, FlixBus UK MD & Andrew Jarvis, First Bus COO
Andreas Schorling, FlixBus UK MD & Andrew Jarvis, First Bus COO
 

First Bus has signed up as a partner with the UK business of inter city coach operator FlixBus, taking a position in the market shared by dominant provider National Express, and formerly Stagecoach- owned Megabus, now part of Scottish Citylink. First will put 21 new Yutong GT12 coaches onto eight scheduled routes over the coming 12 months via a five-year partnership.

The move comes as it was announced by Citylink that all Megabus services within England are to cease from 4 December, due to low...

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