Brian Jensen Posted October 9, 2016 Report Share Posted October 9, 2016 On 2015-04-11 at 10:31 PM, TheAverageJoe said: Greyhound you can also do a transfer in Binghamton NY to Philly from Toronto but that run is once once a day. Megabus could only do a Toronto Detroit route if they did it via Sarnia and they would have to apply to get that right. You can still get to Cleveland via Megabus but you have to plan it well with two trips booked (Toronto to Buffalo and Buffalo to Cleveland). If Megabus was to do a Boston route it would be from either Buffalo or Montreal but that would be basically same routing as Greyhound. Guess they would have to play around with the stops, Harrisburg was drop as that was the old Philly to Toronto route that went the long way to Philly. When the Philly and DC routes were merged Harrisburg was dropped. But from Philly any ways you have better connections to Harrisburg on Megabus if you plan it right. I know Megabus wanted a NYC to Montreal route but Quebec would not let that happen. Way around that I can see is run NYC to Kingston Ontario via Albany and Syracuse from NYC but this would only work with timed connections in Kingston with the Toronto and Montreal buses and same ticket sales would have to be done to make it work. I gotta ask everyone once advice here, I am looking into options here in Alberta on trying to draw investors into helping me start up a 4th express service run between Calgary and Edmonton to compete with Red Arrow, Ebus and Greyhound. I am reading this feed and if I am interrupting all thats being said is that the routes operated by mega bus are only great as express runs. However, outside of that they cram you into small pinch seating, connecting to other destination routes are awkward at best and are more expensive, is this correct? And what is the costumer service like from the sales team to the drivers to their management team? Also, I have never ridden in any of the Van Hool double decker busses and while I am personally a Prevost fan, I am trying to determine if in my efforts of creating another budget service for travellers, that the double decker units are worth the money pre seat that mega bus charges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted October 10, 2016 Board Admin Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 I don't mean to be negative but the market between Calgary and Edmonton is saturated and it would be difficult to compete. Red Arrow is the premium service, and Greyhound/Ebus are the lower cost options. They already have express service so a new service won't be able to get between the cities much faster, and if the draw is Megabus style fares, it may not be profitable while competing with these established names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 13 Injured in Crash Involving 2 Buses, Semitrailer More than a dozen people were injured in a crash near Hillsboro involving two buses and an 18-wheeler Tuesday night, according to authorities. Texas Department of Public Safety officials said the three-vehicle crash happened on northbound Interstate 35E three miles south of Millford at about 10:30 p.m. Traffic was slowed for construction and a Megabus struck a semitrailer, which then struck an Americanos bus.The Megabus had 37 people on board, nine of whom were transported to hospitals with minor injuries. Of the 48 people on the Americanos bus, two passengers and the driver were transported to hospitals with minor injuries.The semitrailer driver was transported with minor injuries to an area hospital.The remaining passengers from the buses were taken to a travel center in Carl’s Corner aboard a Hillsboro Independent School District bus."Safety is our top priority and Megabus.com is fully cooperating with the authorities with their investigation into the incident," Megabus Director of Corporate Affairs Sean Hughes said.Both buses were traveling to the Dallas area.I-35E was shut down until 1 a.m. Wednesday. http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/13-Injured-in-Crash-Involving-2-Buses-Semitrailer-407724195.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megabus Rider Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 On 10/9/2016 at 5:55 PM, Brian Jensen said: I gotta ask everyone once advice here, I am looking into options here in Alberta on trying to draw investors into helping me start up a 4th express service run between Calgary and Edmonton to compete with Red Arrow, Ebus and Greyhound. I am reading this feed and if I am interrupting all thats being said is that the routes operated by mega bus are only great as express runs. However, outside of that they cram you into small pinch seating, connecting to other destination routes are awkward at best and are more expensive, is this correct? And what is the costumer service like from the sales team to the drivers to their management team? Also, I have never ridden in any of the Van Hool double decker busses and while I am personally a Prevost fan, I am trying to determine if in my efforts of creating another budget service for travellers, that the double decker units are worth the money pre seat that mega bus charges? Brian, it's nice that you want to start you own Line Run service whether in Alberta, Ontario or anywhere else. Just like A. Wong stated, I don't want to be negative and kill your dreams. Starting up a Line Run run service is not as easy as pie or cake. First of all you have to obtain a Public Vehicles License with the intent of operating a Line Run service which is not easy to obtain. The Government wants to see demand as in you need to be petitioned by the public. You have keep in mind that other major Carriers such as Greyhound, PW, Coach Canada and etc will oppose you and they will tell the Government that you will put them out of business and the market has no room for you. Not to mention you're a start up. There goes your time, money and effort into starting up your Line Run service. Also I should add, you will NOT find any investors who will put their money into that kind of a business. It also seems to me (correct me if I am wrong) you do not have any experience as a Motor Coach Operator or employed by a Operator who engages in Line Run Service. I personally have been employed by a few and worked in different aspects of the industry to understand that you do not just start up on your own in Line Runs. You may have success as a Charter Operator or operating Sightseeing Tours and Runs to Casinos but Line Runs, stay out of it until you have gotten some experience. Not only knowledge will get you through the industry. With Megabus, they have a very strong financial backing with Coach Canada, Coach USA and their parent company Stagecoach in Europe. These companies started small, Line Runs is a huge business and you need to have strong financial backing. Megabus did not just choose to go with Van Hool's DDs just to stand out, Stagecoach has shares in Van Hool and therefore that's why they buy Van Hool products and now Stagecoach is pressuring Coach USA and Coach Canada to at least buy the SD Coaches. Coach USA already has lot in service and Coach Canada is looking into demo options to try it out in Ontario, Great Canadian Coaches in Kitchener, ON already has 2 T2145s in service. You have the idea, but you need to be mentored and postured before you walk out your idea. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2044 Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 Saw a Trentway-Wagar TD925 numbered 42888. The 8s looked to be newer than the 42. Anyone know more about this bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Coach Canada 86015 has been wrapped for Megabus service, due to a shortage of coaches. It is apparently not equipped with WiFi or the normal fittings of a Megabus coach. Also attached is a photo of 42888 which ADB mentioned above. I'm actually more inclined to think that this is a unit transferred from the US operations (ex-DD888 perhaps), but you can tell the 42 and the 888 are different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2044 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 After quick search, the highest TD925 I could find in the US is DD887, so this could possibly be DD888. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 10 hours ago, Articulated said: Coach Canada 86015 has been wrapped for Megabus service, due to a shortage of coaches. It is apparently not equipped with WiFi or the normal fittings of a Megabus coach. Also attached is a photo of 42888 which ADB mentioned above. I'm actually more inclined to think that this is a unit transferred from the US operations (ex-DD888 perhaps), but you can tell the 42 and the 888 are different. Were you able to see the ex legals on the bottom left side? Also I seen for the past month or so you can now book Philly and DC on the Megabus.ca site as before it was just the USA site. With this change I wonder if they switched to using a Canadian coachs on this routing and or this new used coach is a fire replacement victim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dev161 Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Bunch of MegaBus Double Deckers for sale at ABC http://www.abc-companies.com/inventory.php?stock=&manufacturer=&brand=&yearfrom=2010&yearto=&location= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVTArider Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 ^ Reminds me, I got a couple pics at the beginning of the month: Are they still running TD925 outside of the Midwest? Or is everything in North America being operated by regional Coach USA/Canada affiliate fleet? Personally I'd be more likely to choose Mega to Chicago now, knowing I would likely get a ride on a nice Van Galder J4500 instead of a beat TD925 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 18 minutes ago, MVTArider said: Are they still running TD925 outside of the Midwest? Or is everything in North America being operated by regional Coach USA/Canada affiliate fleet? Personally I'd be more likely to choose Mega to Chicago now, knowing I would likely get a ride on a nice Van Galder J4500 instead of a beat TD925 Yes they are still running TD925 on the routes to/from Toronto. Because of the high mileage that Megabus vehicles rack up, they typically get replaced with newer coaches around 5-6 years. Megabus vehicles have always been owned by the affiliate company, who can choose what vehicle to operate. Some Coach Canada units have been wrapped recently for temporary Megabus service, but they don't have WiFi or other amenities usually in dedicated Megabus coaches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 On 5/21/2017 at 4:32 PM, dev161 said: Bunch of MegaBus Double Deckers for sale at ABC http://www.abc-companies.com/inventory.php?stock=&manufacturer=&brand=&yearfrom=2010&yearto=&location= Those are the older models, They been replaced with new models 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit 20 Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 86015 has been change over into mega bus colors seen it at Charles street terminal today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese Daniel Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 On 2017-5-23 at 8:59 AM, TheAverageJoe said: Those are the older models, They been replaced with new models They will get some TDX25 in this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 On 5/31/2017 at 9:11 PM, Chinese Daniel said: They will get some TDX25 in this year? Who knows when but they will get more TDX25's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese Daniel Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 Why some TD925 Tag axle is single tire, some is dually? but usually i like Dually design，because they can take more weight form the bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 10 hours ago, Chinese Daniel said: Why some TD925 Tag axle is single tire, some is dually? but usually i like Dually design，because they can take more weight form the bus. Dually are the newer ones as they are over weight with just the single tag axle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megabus Rider Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Had a friend who advised me that he found at least 2 ex-Megabus TD925s, still painted blue with Megabus impressions visible. One of them had a impression of DD467. They were found near Windsor Park, CFB Halifax. Anyone want to check that out? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
map.man (Darrin) Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Megabus had air suspension problems on one of their buses pulling out of the Buffalo Transportation Center last night, blocking Ellicott Street for approximately 1 hour. From what I was able to notice, it was traveling from Buffalo on its New York to Toronto line run, due out at 7:10 pm from Buffalo. The bus was still blocking the roadway a little after 8:00 pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerbil Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 I took 42888 yesterday from Toronto to Montreal. It has an updated interior compared to the 2013 models. (Photo from ABC companies website) The seat fabric is the same as on the older Van Hools, but the shape seems slightly different. Also there are two USB ports between each pair of seats next to the outlets. I assume this is because 42888 is (presumably) a 2015 model like the American DD8XX. It was a nice upgrade from the worn out DD426XX. Does anyone know which interior DD42739 has? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megabus Rider Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 I have a friend who works at Coach Canada, they told me that the TD925s are being refurbished. New Paint Job, New Graphics and mechanical work. My friend is not sure if Coach Canada is trying to purchase TDX25s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leylandvictory2 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 they added more J4500 to the fleet. The livery has simplified significantly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 15 minutes ago, leylandvictory2 said: they added more J4500 to the fleet. The livery has simplified significantly. Coach Canada seems to be doing some sort of an odd "staged rebuild" on some of their coaches. Only replacing certain sections of panels at a time. A number of the original Megabus branded coaches ran around for months in this type of scheme, but they eventually did get the remaining Megabus livery on the blank portions. Wouldn't surprise me if this is a similar case. A few Coach Canada J4500s have been newly wrapped for the Megabus fleet, 86015 is another spotted at the beginning of last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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