Nolan Coaches Competitors

The integration of Citybus, Northern Ireland Railways and Ulsterbus began in January 1995 when the government announced comprehensive changes to the provision of public transport. The principal objective was to promote the transfer from private car to public transport on a sustainable basis and the co-ordination of bus and rail services. Among the many measures to be introduced was the new policy of co-ordination between the bus companies, Citybus (now Metro) and Ulsterbus, and the railway company, NI Railways. The aim was to improve services for the public by offering co-ordinated timetables, through-ticketing, feeder buses to railway stations and the joint development of transport facilities. Since the announcement, a common management structure has been developed, reporting to a single Board. Translink Divisions The organisation is now one of Northern Ireland's largest employers with approximately 4,000 employees and a turnover in excess of £168m. Over 80 million passenger journeys are made on Translink services each year. The company is split into: Operations - Rail & Bus Marketing Human Resources Finance Infrastructure and Property. Projects & IT Translink is the brand name of the integrated public transport operation of Citybus, NI Railways, and Ulsterbus. The three operating companies have retained their legal status. Translink is also committed to improving the accessibility of its services for all passengers including people with disabilities.

Bus Éireann was formed in 1987 as a subsidiary of CIÉ to provide bus services throughout Ireland, with the exception of Dublin City. Bus Éireann employs almost 2,800 people directly and operate a fleet of over 1,100 buses and coaches. We offer a wide range of services catering for different customer groups and market sectors: • Expressway Inter- urban coach services • Eurolines coach services to Britain and Europe • City Bus Services - in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford • Town services in Athlone, Balbriggan, Drogheda, Dundalk, Navan and Sligo • Commuter bus services radiating from Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford • Local bus services throughout Ireland • School Bus Services - on behalf of the Department of Education & Science • Ancillary Services - coach and bus hire.

Aircoach is Ireland's leading private bus and coach operator and provides a range of high frequency, quality scheduled coach services to and from Dublin City Centre and Dublin Airport. We operate 6 key services connecting Dublin Airport with Dublin City Centre and its suburbs, as well as non-stop express services connecting Dublin Airport with Cork and Derry/L'Derry via Belfast. Across the UK and Ireland, First's bus businesses provide approximately 2.5 million journeys a day for customers across a broad range of operating environments. This wide range of services includes commercial urban bus networks, inter urban routes, Park & Ride services, private hire, rail replacement services and further key airport connections including Heathrow RailAir, Glasgow Shuttle and Bristol International Flyer. Aircoach is committed to delivering high quality public transport services and has been instrumental in increasing the level of public transport usage in Ireland over the last number of years. We also have extensive experience of providing car park and shuttle bus services including operating all car park shuttle bus services on contract to Dublin Airport Authority. We are forecasting to carry over 2 million passengers this year on our high quality services to and from Dublin City Centre and Dublin Airport. Our current services include: Dublin Airport Bus – Dublin City Centre – Donnybrook - Leopardstown Dublin Airport Bus - Dublin City Centre Dublin Airport Bus - Port Tunnel - Ballsbridge – Booterstown – Blackrock – Dalkey Cork - Dublin City Bus – Dublin Airport Derry/L'Derry Bus - Maghera - Belfast International Airport - Belfast – Dublin Airport – Dublin City