National Express
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| Stock price | NEX |
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| Headquarters | Birmingham |
| United Kingdom | |
| Ceo | Dean Finch |
| Revenue | 2. 45 billion GBP (2018) |
| Number of employees | 45,000 (2018) |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Subsidiaries | National Express Coaches |
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| ID | 1646462 |
About National Express
National Express is a multinational public transport company headquartered in Birmingham, England. It operates bus, coach, train and tram services in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Malta, Germany, Bahrain and Morocco and long-distance coach services across Europe.
Train strikes prompt sports fans to set off by bus
... John Boughton, commercial director at National Express, said: " On a normal strike day we d expect to see at least 80% more passengers travelling on our network than on an equivalent non-strike day...
Train strikes: Passengers face second day of industrial action
... However, National Express said it had responded to the planned rail strikes by adding 33 extra services to Liverpool to " help fans get to Eurovision"...
Eurovision 2023: What fans affected by train strikes travelling to Liverpool can do
... " National Express told BBC News: " Demand for coach travel to Liverpool during the Eurovision Song Contest is high and we re seeing an increase in both enquiries and bookings on our UK-wide scheduled network on and around the dates of the strikes...
More than 130 bus operators to offer £2 tickets
... National Express and Stagecoach will be among those to introduce the cap in England from 1 January to 31 March...
Queen Elizabeth II: First night trains for mourners set to depart
... With road closures in place on Monday, National Express coaches that would have started and finished at Victoria coach station will run from Wembley instead...
Train strikes: Why haven't they caused more disruption?
... A rise in bus use was recorded by National Express, which saw a " significant increase" in enquiries and bookings for strike dates...
Glastonbury Festival: Travel problems warning due to strikes
... National Express, the official coach partner of the festival, will carry more than 30,000 music fans to and from the site but a spokeswoman warned of congestion in the surrounding area...
Rail strikes and flight cancellations: Are UK travellers heading for a summer of misery?
... Chris Hardy, managing director of National Express, said the firm had seen an increase in enquiries and bookings during the days of the rail strikes...
More than 130 bus operators to offer £2 tickets
More Than 130 bus operators outside London will begin capping single adult fares at £2 next month as part of a government-funded scheme to help people save money.
National Express and Stagecoach will be among those to introduce the cap in England from 1 January to 31 March.
Single Local Bus fares in England cost £2. 80 on average but can exceed £5 in rural areas, the government says.
Labour described it as a " half measure" after " years of soaring fares".
The cities of Manchester, Liverpool and West Yorkshire - All of which have Labour mayors - have already introduced £2 caps as part of longer-term schemes.
The Department for Transport, which originally announced the scheme in September, said buses were The Most popular form of Public Transport in England, Making Up half of All journeys.
It said the government was spending £60m on the cap to " help families, students and commuters" while taking " two million car journeys off the road".
According to, The Number of people travelling by bus has been rising but remains well below pre-Covid levels.
At the same time Local Bus fares in England were up 4. 2% in the three months to 30 June when compared with the same period Last Year .
The government says the scheme will help the bus industry's recovery, while also enabling passengers to save.
It also said the cap was " an important step" in ensuring passengers got a fair deal.
The Campaign for Better Transport, a charity, welcomed the cap but said it should be extended.
Spokesman Norman Baker said: " Capping bus fares will help struggling households, cut Traffic Congestion and carbon emissions, and inject New Life into dwindling bus services.
" It's such a win-win that it shouldn't be restricted to three months, but should be extended indefinitely, for the sake of our pockets, our economy and our environment. "
Source of news: bbc.com
