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Title: Megabus offer 1st uk sleeper coach service Post by: anthony215 on August 02, 2011, 13:19:54 Seen this on uk railforums:
STAGECOACH-GR-Stagecoach-to-trial-UK-s-first-budget-sleeper-coach-service-13735986 how about 1 from south wales then? Also megabus have extended some of their services west of cardiff to Swansea & Pemrboke dock to connect with ferry services, with through ticketing available Title: Re: Megabus offer 1st uk sleeper coach service Post by: JayMac on August 02, 2011, 16:17:57 Press release from Stagecoach Group:
http://www.stagecoachplc.com/scg/media/press/pr2011/2011-08-02/ News item from the guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/aug/02/megabus-overnight-coach-sleeper Title: Re: Megabus offer 1st uk sleeper coach service Post by: inspector_blakey on August 02, 2011, 16:26:40 Think that trying to lie down and sleep on a bus might be a fast-track to Chunderland, for me at least!
Title: Re: Megabus offer 1st uk sleeper coach service Post by: Tim on August 02, 2011, 16:29:46 looks good to me. I wonder how it compares to railway sleepers - in costs, comfort and environmentally.
As you are overnight speed becomes less of an issue, which means that rail looses its key advanatge over coaches. Title: Re: Megabus offer 1st uk sleeper coach service Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on August 02, 2011, 19:44:27 do the coach users get the use of showers at the destination..............
Title: Re: Megabus offer 1st uk sleeper coach service Post by: Tim on August 03, 2011, 09:37:00 ...not if it is Megabus which doesn't operate from coach stations. It just drops you off at the kerb side. The beds look wider than the rail sleeper offering though.
Title: Re: Megabus offer 1st uk sleeper coach service Post by: bobm on August 03, 2011, 11:15:20 I am not sure what it is but while I can easily get to sleep on the Night Riveria or the Caledonian Sleepers I don't think it would be as easy on a road coach. That is even allowing for the slower speeds the timetable suggests. However one thing which might persuade people to give it a try, apart from price, is the fact it runs on Saturday nights/Sunday mornings.
Title: Re: Megabus offer 1st uk sleeper coach service Post by: grahame on February 10, 2015, 06:40:17 From the MegaBus site - news
Quote S35 Service Withdrawn from 01 March 2015 Posted: Wednesday, 04 February 2015 megabus.com have worked hard and made considerable investment to make S35 Cardiff - Glasgow Sleeper Service economically viable and unfortunately have not been able to do so. It is therefore with regret megabus.com will be withdrawing this service from 1st March 2015. megabus.com would like to thank all customers and staff who have supported this service I'm not sure how big their sleeper network has become, nor where there's a map Title: Re: Megabus offer 1st uk sleeper coach service Post by: JayMac on February 10, 2015, 07:07:39 http://www.megabusgold.com/Our-Routes/megabusGold-Network/
Title: Re: Megabus offer 1st uk sleeper coach service Post by: Alan Pettitt on February 10, 2015, 08:56:36 Seeing as I managed to fall asleep on the 267 from Bath to Frome yesterday evening (nothing to do with the Doom Bar just before boarding) I don't think I would have a problem with a proper sleeper service. It is a very strange feeling to doze off on a full bus and wake up as the only passenger still on. Hope I wasn't snoring.
Title: Re: Megabus offer 1st uk sleeper coach service Post by: grahame on February 10, 2015, 09:51:36 It is a very strange feeling to doze off on a full bus and wake up as the only passenger still on. Hope I wasn't snoring. Crowds going to Rode? Dangerous place, Rode ;) ... hope they left you possessions on the bus with you. http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/8260210.Crowds_flock_to_see_murder_mystery_house/ Quote More than 700 people flooded through the gates of a country manor house in Rode, which was the scene of a gruesome murder 150 years ago. Crowds of visitors turned out to see the gardens of Langham House, formerly Road Hill House, on Sunday, where three-year-old Saville Kent was found murdered on June 30, 1860. Off topic for this thread, but as I recall one of the bus routes through Rode was pulled out from the village but then re-instated. Was that the 267? How are passenger numbers holding up? Title: Re: Megabus offer 1st uk sleeper coach service Post by: Alan Pettitt on February 10, 2015, 10:15:08 Quote Off topic for this thread, but as I recall one of the bus routes through Rode was pulled out from the village but then re-instated. Was that the 267? How are passenger numbers holding up? There were 7 or 8 got on at Rode on my morning journey about 0730 ish, I'm afraid I didn't notice how many got off on the return trip. Incidentally, only the First Bus 267 goes through Rode, the Faresaver 267 gives the bandit country a miss. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |