Talk:Megabus
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"Just under half the seats" are sold at £1? Perhaps at first but surely no longer correct. Anyone know better? Shantavira 18:42, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
- the cost is £1 if you book in advance on most routes (if not all?) with a 50p booking fee, though i bought a ticket London-Edinburgh about 8 hours before the journey and it cost £15, which still isn't bad at all. Marge4 02:48, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Blatent Advert
This whole page seems to be a very obvious advert especially with that huge link at the top.
I suggest it be removed.--195.93.21.71 02:31, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
- Yes. Who would go to all this trouble to write about bus routes?! 160.81.133.194 21:51, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
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- Bus geeks? Edward 09:39, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
- I travel on Megabus a lot, and I find it pretty interesting to know more about the company I'm being served by - there's only limited information on their website. There is little advertising as such on the page - no claims of being cheaper, faster, more punctual or just generally better than any of its competitors; no exhortations to buy tickets; just plain information on the company and its services. I must also confess to 'bus-geekery' - I find the information on the different types of buses running Megabus routes interesting. Cammy 17:09, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Schedule update
I just learned that they are going to stop serving Columbus as of 6/4/06. [1] Ben moss 19:30, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
Starting April 2nd there will be a hosting of new cities served, this needs to be updated.Changes can be found here [2] Sam metal 19:40, 28 February 2007 (UTC)sam metal
[edit] Coach crash
I have deleted incorrect information saying that Megabus.com's neoplan skyliners fleet were withdrawn. The coach involved in that a crash was NOT a megabus,it was a National Express coach. Megabus did NOT withdraw their fleet. They just checked over their fleet for faults. Thank you Olster99 19:54, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
- Well spotted. Edward 23:55, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Updating the USA route charts
The route information paragraph near the top of the article has already been changed to reflect the addition (on April 2 2007) of service to Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Louisville and Ann Arbor, as well as the resumption of service to Columbus, Ohio; the route charts at the bottom, though, do not reflect those changes.
I may be inclined to edit those at some time if they're still unupdated (busy with other stuff right now); I don't want to screw up the format, though. Fatwa Dakkash 03:57, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Megabuslogo2.PNG
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[edit] Statements removed...
In Spring 2008, megabus took it upon themselves to increase the number of passengers on their buses even more, in order to help get cars off the road and cut CO2 admissions. Megabus gave away 10,000 free seats in this promotion. Due the high ridership, efficient vehicles and elimination of waste (such as tickets), megabus is suspected to be the most environmentally friendly service offered in the United States. In fact, it is more efficient that driving in a hybrid car or taking the train.
I removed these statements because:
- There's no indication that reduction in CO2 emissions was the primary reason for the promotion - seems like increasing ridership was the main goal
- Ridership isn't high in all areas of the country
There's no indication that megabus's service is any more environmentally friendly than any other bus service
- Public transportation of any type typically more efficient than driving (this isn't unique to megabus)
If someone wants to re-add them with appropriate references, be my guest.--76.205.25.141 (talk) 17:32, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Picture in infobox
As you may notice, I put in a picture of a Megabus USA bus in the infobox and moved the previous picture into the article namespace. If anyone objects, please let me know. --AEMoreira042281 (talk) 03:06, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
- Update: The Megabus UK picture was moved into the infobox, and the logo moved to the article namespace. --AEMoreira042281 (talk) 13:36, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Spinning off Megabus routes into separate article
To make the article clearer to read, I am moving the routes to a separate article, to be titled List of Megabus routes. --AEMoreira042281 (talk) 15:54, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
- Route spinoff completed. --AEMoreira042281 (talk) 16:18, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
