First to compete with National Express - Greyhound Buses to run in the UK

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[RailCornwall]

AMERICA^s Greyhound buses, celebrated in song and film, will soon be roaring down UK^▸ (United Kingdom) motorways.

First Group, which bought Greyhound two years ago, is to start services from London next month. The company, led by Sir Moir Lockhead, chief executive, plans to use the famous brand to take on National Express and Megabus, which is owned by Stagecoach. Fares will start at ^1.

The first routes will be to cities within a two-and-a-half hour drive of the capital, in Oxfordshire and the Midlands. First Group declined to comment but it is understood it will start small, with ^tens^ of buses rather than a big fleet, and will use the grey Greyhound livery.

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[JayMac]

AMERICA^s Greyhound buses, celebrated in song and film, will soon be roaring down UK^▸ (United Kingdom) motorways.

First Group, which bought Greyhound two years ago, is to start services from London next month. The company, led by Sir Moir Lockhead, chief executive, plans to use the famous brand to take on National Express and Megabus, which is owned by Stagecoach. Fares will start at ^1.

The first routes will be to cities within a two-and-a-half hour drive of the capital, in Oxfordshire and the Midlands. First Group declined to comment but it is understood it will start small, with ^tens^ of buses rather than a big fleet, and will use the grey Greyhound livery.

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Wonder if they'll go to Bristol and take on NX and Megabus there? Probably not - will want to avoid fare extraction from FGW^▸ (First Great Western)!

[devon_metro]

I'm sure they'd rather it was in the first group pot than national distresses!