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West Midlands Buses in Discussion => Other Operators => Topic started by: Wumpty on March 29, 2022, 09:59:27 AM

Title: Megabus
Post by: Wumpty on March 29, 2022, 09:59:27 AM
Does anyone know which garage/operator does the 0720 Birmingham to Heathrow service? Nothing on their website to indictae other than it's a Megabus own service.
Title: Re: Megabus
Post by: DJ on March 29, 2022, 07:39:39 PM
Quote from: Wumpty on March 29, 2022, 09:59:27 AM
Does anyone know which garage/operator does the 0720 Birmingham to Heathrow service? Nothing on their website to indictae other than it's a Megabus own service.

There isn't an 0720 to Heathrow, the earliest departure for London is the daily 0905 M15 ran by MP Travel, or the 0305 M15 departure which is ran by Stagecoach.
Title: Re: Megabus
Post by: Wumpty on April 05, 2022, 09:47:39 AM
Quote from: DJ on March 29, 2022, 07:39:39 PMThere isn't an 0720 to Heathrow, the earliest departure for London is the daily 0905 M15 ran by MP Travel, or the 0305 M15 departure which is ran by Stagecoach.

This is the service we've booked.

Megabus BHM-HTR3 (https://uk.megabus.com/journey-planner/journeys?days=1&concessionCount=0&departureDate=2022-04-10&destinationId=265&inboundDepartureDate=2022-04-15&inboundOtherDisabilityCount=0&inboundPcaCount=0&inboundWheelchairSeated=0&nusCount=0&originId=8&otherDisabilityCount=0&pcaCount=0&totalPassengers=7&wheelchairSeated=0)
Title: Re: Megabus
Post by: DJ on April 05, 2022, 11:11:35 AM
Quote from: Wumpty on April 05, 2022, 09:47:39 AMThis is the service we've booked.

Megabus BHM-HTR3 (https://uk.megabus.com/journey-planner/journeys?days=1&concessionCount=0&departureDate=2022-04-10&destinationId=265&inboundDepartureDate=2022-04-15&inboundOtherDisabilityCount=0&inboundPcaCount=0&inboundWheelchairSeated=0&nusCount=0&originId=8&otherDisabilityCount=0&pcaCount=0&totalPassengers=7&wheelchairSeated=0)

Ah right, yeah, there's some extra services as of Monday as we've gone back to a full timetable. I'll post the Birmingham departures list once I receive it today, before it goes up at the stop tomorrow.
Title: Re: Megabus
Post by: Wumpty on April 05, 2022, 11:12:42 AM
Quote from: DJ on April 05, 2022, 11:11:35 AMAh right, yeah, there's some extra services as of Monday as we've gone back to a full timetable. I'll post the Birmingham departures list once I receive it today, before it goes up at the stop tomorrow.
Which garage operates this service please DJ?
Title: Re: Megabus
Post by: DJ on April 05, 2022, 02:54:17 PM
Here's the full list of departures from Birmingham, copied over from the actual poster that'll be going up tomorrow. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kEViHfWdwzeeUin3DlNHge0whVjvBkEuc4SVVNd2E3U/edit?usp=sharing

Quote from: Wumpty on April 05, 2022, 11:12:42 AMWhich garage operates this service please DJ?

I don't know what garage will be running it I'm afraid, if I had to guess, it'll be a Rugby duty from Brum to London, but I don't have access to the duties, and the vehicles end up all over the place. All I know is it'll be a regular Elite-i, unless it gets replaced by a hired in vehicle.
Title: Re: Megabus
Post by: IMarkeh on April 06, 2022, 02:21:48 PM
Has Stotts swapped from NatEx to Megabus?
Title: Re: Megabus
Post by: DJ on April 06, 2022, 07:58:13 PM
Quote from: IMarkeh on April 06, 2022, 02:21:48 PMHas Stotts swapped from NatEx to Megabus?

They operate both National Express and Megabus services.
Title: Re: Megabus
Post by: IMarkeh on April 07, 2022, 07:21:21 PM
Quote from: DJ on April 06, 2022, 07:58:13 PMThey operate both National Express and Megabus services.
Wow, surprised that Megabus and NatEx are happy with that being the case. Certainly not heard of it before.
Title: Re: Megabus
Post by: Tony on April 07, 2022, 07:23:20 PM
Quote from: IMarkeh on April 07, 2022, 07:21:21 PMWow, surprised that Megabus and NatEx are happy with that being the case. Certainly not heard of it before.

Stagecoach Yorkshire are on the network, there's been a couple in the past doing both. All NatEx are worried about is the quality of the service provided