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Blog post from Stagecoach Regional Director North, Catherine Acton-Brazier

• Societal changes seen during pandemic lead to options for more flexible public transport
• Range of products on offer to help businesses easily find the right transport solution
• Dedicated education buses, simple corporate ticketing packages, demand responsive services, business shuttles and event travel support all available
• Provides a more sustainable alternative to single use car trips
• Building on success of tailored solutions introduced during Covid-19 pandemic
• Additional options to run alongside regular bus, coach and tram services
• Dedicated website can be found at www.stagecoachsolutions.com

• Stagecoach teams up with makeup influencer @hartyyy for a masked makeup tutorial
• Face coverings already compulsory on all public transport and must be worn in shops from 24 July
• Bus services provide an easy, safe and convenient way to catch up with friends
• Extra safety measures in place including enhanced cleaning and contactless payment

• 15 July re-start coincides with reopening of leisure sector and many hospitality services in Scotland and England
• Travel bookings can be made now at uk.megabus.com
• London, Glasgow, Manchester, Manchester Airport, Preston and Birmingham to be served
• Connections available to and from Edinburgh, Stirling, Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness
• Extra safety measures including enhanced cleaning and social distancing

• UK’s leading low-cost intercity coach operator re-starts services today
• Most popular destination for trips revealed as London with Birmingham and Bristol also high on the list
• People taking to megabus for staycations and family reunions
• Extra safety measures including enhanced cleaning and social distancing
• Travel bookings can be made at https://uk.megabus.com/

• Local bus links and Citylink coach services to increase across Scotland from 29 June
• Step up follows easing of lockdown restrictions and government restart funding for buses
• Extra measures to help customers plan journeys include new smartphone “busy bus” tool
• Customers urged to follow mandatory face coverings rule on all public transport
• Updated timetables and key information available at stagecoachbus.com/coronavirus

• Start up to coincide with reopening of leisure sector and many hospitality services
• Meeting demand for Staycations as hotels, B&Bs and campsites get green light to reopen
• Travel bookings can be made now at https://uk.megabus.com/
• London, Bristol, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Birmingham, Leicester, Nottingham and Norwich amongst the places to be served on the revised network
• Connections to many other towns and cities across the country
• Extra safety measures including enhanced cleaning and social distancing

• Christopher Ball Memorial Awards scheme held as a tribute to a former employee
• Stagecoach Oxfordshire recognised as top company for sixth consecutive year
• Individual driver award goes to Birkenhead’s Dave Birch for the fifth time
• Leyton, part of Stagecoach London, named best depot for eco-driving performance
• System continues to help achieve across the board improvement in fuel efficiency

• App will use data and artificial intelligence to help customers socially distance
• Traffic light indicator will give easy guide to quieter services on bus networks
• Part of a range of extra safety measures to help customers travel with confidence

• Supertram timetables to be stepped up from 14 June
• Yellow and Blue services to run every 15 minutes Monday to Saturday daytime
• Tram-train to operate two services per hour each direction
• Extensive measures in place to provide clean and safe tram services
• Lower capacity on individual trams to maintain social distancing
• Timetable information can be found at supertram.com

• Timetables planned to initially return to 70% of pre-COVID-19 levels to help restart economy and daily life
• Step up in bus services follows new UK Government bus, tram and light rail restart programme
• Bus operators working with local authorities to target services where needed most
• Extensive measures in place to provide clean and safe bus services for passengers
• Lower capacity on individual buses to maintain social distancing
• Updated timetables and key information available at stagecoach.com/coronavirus