Stagecoach Cumberland (National Express contractor) N130 VAO at Glasgow - 28 Mar 2001

Wednesday 28 March 2001 (approx 1050) - Plaxton Expressliner bodied Volvo B10Ms working National Express services seen in Buchanan bus station, Glasgow.

Stagecoach Cumberland 130 (N130 VAO) was working the 0720 Aberdeen to London service 590 and beyond that was Rapson's 646 (V944 JST) working the 0630 Inverness to Coventry service 538.

Passengers changed between services here to reach different destinations. South of Glasgow the London service travelled via Hamilton (1125), Carlisle (1300), Milton Keynes (1815) and Golders Green (1905) with an arrival in Victoria of 1930. The Coventry service travelled via Hamilton (1125), Carlisle (1305), Preston (1520-1525), Manchester (1620-1700), Manchester Airport (1735-1740), Hanley (1830-1835), Birmingham (1940-1945) and Birmingham Airport (2005) arriving in Coventry at 2025.

I was travelling from Aberdeen to Milton Keynes and was aware of two passengers that had travelled from Pitlochry on the Rapson's coach changing to the Cumberland coach to reach London.