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- The upcoming round of refranchising will have big implications for rail companies' profits and share prices, says Kirsty Green It's musical chair time again for train operating companies. Another round of rail refranchising is on the horizon, and the outcome will shape the profits...
- Research articles 2007-05-08
- First in pole position as Stagecoach admits rail bids defeat
- The bus and train group Stagecoach admitted yesterday that it had almost certainly failed in its bid for two prestige rail franchises. Its rival First Group is now seen as the front-runner for one, and possibly both. Shares in Stagecoach fell 6 per cent after the company...
- Research articles 2005-12-08
- Greater Western passenger rail franchise merger inquiries.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-18 November 2005-UK Government: Greater Western passenger rail franchise merger inquiriesC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:18112005 The Competition Commission CC has today published an issues statement as part of its inquiry into the separate proposals for the acquisition of the...
- Research articles 2005-11-18
- Coach firms square up for no-frills battle; the first TV campaign by National Express comes as easyBus and Stagecoach join it on the motorways, but an image revamp may benefit all three coach operators
- NationalExpress is turning to television advertising for the first time in its 30-year history in a bid to put coach travel back on the map. The move comes at a crucial time for the operator, which once enjoyed a near monopoly in scheduled intercity coach travel, but now has a...
- Research articles 2004-07-08
- U.K. bus operators clash over cut-price services.
- By Andrew Leach, Financial Mail on Sunday, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 20--A battle of the buses is about to break out on the motorways between two of the industry's biggest players, National Express Group and Stagecoach. Stagecoach...
- Research articles 2004-06-20
- Ticket to ride; He worked for years with Brian Souter at Stagecoach.
- LOTHIAN BUSES was until recently in danger of being left standing at the bus stop by nimbler rivals such as Stagecoach and FirstGroup. But under the leadership of ex-Stagecoach Scotland chairman, Neil Renilson, the traditional council-run bus operator has been turned around and recently notched up its first increase in...
- Research articles 2000-11-05
- FirstGroup rules out bid for Greyhound
- THE FirstGroup boss, Moir Lockhead, who wants to introduce more US- style school buses to the UK has ruled out taking over another famous American symbol - the Greyhound long-distance bus group. He told the Sunday Herald: "There has been some speculation that we might be interested...
- Research articles 2000-08-20
- British Bus Companies Take Different Approaches to Scandinavia.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 28 -- Bus companies Stagecoach and Arriva are wheeling off in opposite directions in Scandinavia. Stagecoach chairman Brian Souter is selling Sweden's Swebus for UKpound 103.5 million, including debt, after three difficult years. Arriva...
- Research articles 1999-10-27
- Outlook: Ticket to ride
- SUDDENLY AMERICA'S freeways have become clogged with British bus companies scrambling to buy up a slice of the action. National Express was actually there first, albeit in a small way, with the purchase of some modestly-sized school bus operators. But FirstGroup's pounds 600m acquisition last month of Ryder,...
- Research articles 1999-08-17
- Growth Still Constrained-Stagecoach
- LONDON (Reuters UK) - Transport operator Stagecoach SGC said revenue growth remains constrained and that conditions remain tough across the group, although profitability since May was in line with expectations.Like-for-like revenue growth at its rail business, which includes London commuter franchise South West Trains, was 1.7 percent for the 24...
- News items 2009-11-03
- Cosmens Push National Express on Stagecoach
- By Rhys JonesLONDON (Reuters UK) - Spain's Cosmen family is gauging the appetite among other National Express NEX shareholders for pushing the bus operator to restart merger talks with Stagecoach SGC, a source close to the family told Reuters on Monday.Debt-laden National Express walked away from a tie-up with Stagecoach...
- News items 2009-11-02
- National Express Snubs Stagecoach Bid
- By Rhys JonesLONDON (Reuters UK) - Bus and rail operator National Express walked away from a possible merger with rival Stagecoach and will now focus on raising cash by selling shares to cut its debts.Shares in National Express, which have risen by a third in the past quarter on persistent...
- News items 2009-10-29
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- Stagecoach signals fresh interest in Nat Express
- National Express said it remained open to a tie-up with Stagecoach, its bus and train operator rival, in spite of pushing ahead with plans for an emergency rights issue. National Express confirmed yesterday that Stagecoach had approached chairman John Devaney over the weekend proposing an all-share £1.7bn merger. In a...
- News items 2009-10-18
- Sales Growth Constrained-Stagecoach
- By Rhys JonesLONDON (Reuters UK) - Bus and rail operator Stagecoach SGC said revenue growth remained constrained and conditions were tough across the group, although profitability since May was in line with expectations.Like-for-like revenues at its British rail business, which includes London commuter franchise South West Trains, grew 1.7 percent...
- News items 2009-11-03
- Stagecoach loses pounds 12.3m on sale of Swebus
- STAGECOACH, THE bus and rail group, said yesterday it was withdrawing from Scandinavia, booking net losses of pounds 12.3m, as rival company Arriva confirmed that it was in talks to boost its presence in the region. The unconnected announcements underline the different expansion strategies favoured by the...
- Research articles 1999-10-28
- Stagecoach poised to sell Porterbrook
- STAGECOACH, the transport company, is believed to be close to selling its Porterbrook train-leasing subsidiary for pounds 1.3bn to Abbey National, the UK mortgage bank. The deal, which is expected to be finanlised in the next two weeks, would help boost Stagecoach's flagging share price, which has...
- Research articles 2000-03-20
- CC cancels National Express and Stagecoach Greater Western rail franchise inquiry references.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-22 December 2005-UK Government: CC cancels National Express and Stagecoach Greater Western rail franchise inquiry referencesC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:22122005 The Competition Commission CC has cancelled the inquiries into the references about the separate proposals for the acquisition of the...
- Research articles 2005-12-22
- Stagecoach Group joins DSB to bid for rail franchise in the UK
- NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-18 March 2004-Stagecoach Group joins DSB to bid for rail franchise in the UKC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The Danish railway company DSB announced on Thursday (18 March) that it would be joined by the UK-based bus and rail operator Stagecoach Group Plc in a bid for...
- Research articles 2004-03-18
- Herzog Transit - In Transit - Herzog Transit Services, Inc., and Stagecoach Group PLC joint venture - Brief Article
- Saint Joseph, Mo-based Herzog Transit Services, Inc., and Stagecoach Group PLC, Perth, Scotland, have entered into a joint venture that will focus exclusively on contract operations and maintenance services for light, heavy, and commuter rail transit systems in the U.S. The new company is called TransitAmerica LIC. Herzog and Stagecoach...
- Research articles 2002-10-01
- The frontier fed ex.('Stagecoach: Wells Fargo and the American West')(Book Review)
- Stagecoach: Wells Fargo and the American West By Philip L. Fradkin Simon and Schuster, 250 pages, $27.50 Stagecoach: Wells Fargo and the American West By Philip L. Fradkin Simon and Schuster, 250 pages, $27.50
- Research articles 2002-12-01
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