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DSC_0254 - DZ-507-RB - VDL Futura 2 FHD2 - Cab Prestige (Flixbus) - Victoria, Victoria Street 01/05/17
DSC_3502 - 0566 - SG24 UHX - Yutong GT12 - McGills (FlixBus) - Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station 25/04/25
DSC_0991 - 344 - GH 638XJ - Irziar i6s Integral - Air Pullman SpA (FlixBus) - Paris, Bercy Seine Coach Station 01/09/23
Row between Stagecoach and FLiXBUS intensifies
A dispute between FLiXBUS and Stagecoach over access to Union Square bus station in Aberdeen for scheduled coach services has escalated after FLiXBUS on 2 June 2023 accused Stagecoach of “deliberate misuse of space to keep out competitors.”
The remarkable claim comes after the row began in early May. FlixBus claimed that its bid for further slots in Union Square was refused by Stagecoach, which manages the bus station. At that time, FLiXBUS threatened to complain to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over the allocation of stand space in the facility.
Allegations made then by FLiXBUS were robustly denied by Stagecoach, which cited health and safety concerns. It fired back by accusing FLiXBUS of making “inaccurate” statements, but FlixBus has repeatedly claimed that Stagecoach’s stake in FLiXBUS competitor Scottish Citylink it at the root of the refusal to permit more FLiXBUS departures.
In early June, FLiXBUS – which is calling the unsavoury debacle a “bus war” – said it has compiled evidence that stand space in Union Square is not being maximised and is “in fact being used largely as a parking facility for coaches and buses rather than a pickup point for passengers.”
FLiXBUS UK Managing Director Andreas Schorling adds the serious allegation that Stagecoach is engaging in “deliberate misuse” of the bus station in a bid to keep out the green coaches, which are operated by McGill’s Buses. FLiXBUS is now seeking an urgent meeting with Aberdeen City Council to seek its support in finding a resolution.
Core to FLiXBUS’s argument is the resulting need for passengers to board and alight at the roadside. In a pointed response, Stagecoach notes that “it is… normal for buses to stop and allow passengers to board from the street in the form of bus stops and bus shelters, which is common across the UK.”
In a further bizarre turn, both FLiXBUS and Stagecoach claim that the other party has not made recent contact. Stagecoach says it has heard nothing from FLiXBUS for “over a month.” FLiXBUS meanwhile claims that it has received no communication from the large group for twice that period. Mr Schorling adds that an attempt by McGill’s to arrange a meeting with Stagecoach has come to nowt.
In a further response to FLiXBUS’s original complaint, Stagecoach says that FLiXBUS has not used the four departure slots that it is allocated and has voluntarily decided to stop at the roadside in Littlejohn Street. A spokesperson has vehemently denied claims that Stagecoach has “forced” FLiXBUS out of the bus station.
They continue: “FLiXBUS has continued to fail to raise these complaints through the [correct channels], yet we are open to discussion via the proper method [rather] than the current, public ‘bus war’ that it is intending.”
Stagecoach continues to carry out recommendations from its safety review of Aberdeen bus station, it says. “A further meeting is scheduled for 14 June, where we will agree the new departure slots available following the redesign of Union Square bus station. Operators will be informed of slot availability after that meeting.”
FLiXBUS legal adviser Prof Peter Watson of PBW Law has hinted that the previously-threatened complaint to CMA will be submitted if the dispute is not “immediately resolved.” Prof Watson claims that it is a matter of public interest that the matter requires “a full and open investigation by CMA.”
So the dispute grows increasingly belligerent and as such, coaches such as 0639 (BV71HYK) continue to drop off and pick up away from the bus station.
McGill's 0611 SJ21NDN Volvo 9700 seen at Edinburgh bus station working Flixbus service 010 (22/01/23)
Setra S515 HD n°510 de BusWorld International GmbH du réseau Flixbus sur la ligne 090 vers Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof à la Gare Routière de Metz.
DSC_2393 - FX34 - OU22 ZWX - Neoplan N2216/3SHDC Tourliner - Whippet Coaches (FlixBus) - Manchester, Shudehill 27/07/23
YG25 FEP
2025 Yutong GT12 C53DTL
Belle Vue (Manchester) Ltd, Heaton Chapel, Stockport (on contract to Flixbus UK)
Service 023, M1 Junction 17, 30 May 2025
I've not been to Victoria Coach Station for a long time and had forgotten how busy it is! Gone are the Megabuses (shame) but there is still plenty of variety to be seen despite almost every National Express coach being a Levante 3/3a (shame). It makes the other stuff stand out I suppose!
Seen arriving at Broxden Park & Ride in Perth is McGill's Dundee based Mercedes-Benz Tourismo 0640 - BV71HYL with the Saltire on the rear.
Hearn's Coaches YD23FOH seen parked up on Church Street, Manchester in between duties on Flixbus 023 to London Victoria
Location: Meadowhall Interchange
Route: 010 to Glasgow
Operator: Flixbus (on behalf of McGill’s)
Depot: Inchinnan
Fleet No: 0639
Reg: BV71 HYK
Chassis: Mercedes-Benz Tourismo L
Body: Integral
Livery: Flixbus Green
New to: McGill’s - 9/2021
Amsterdam Sloterdijk 06-07-2018. Pouw Vervoer, Vianen (NL) 58-BLB-1 (57), Mercedes-Benz Tourismo new 06/2018.
Here's our FlixBus tour bus! Photos of the outside and inside... what a great home base for us. The bottom floor has a bar, a lounge, and the kitchen. Halfway up the stairs is a bathroom (no number 2's allowed Rene Smith!). Then the top floor has two lounges, the bedrooms, and a home theater where we are watching a lot of geeky and funny movies!
Next up on the tour is Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Moscow, then ending in Frankfurt to spend the day with Hans Zimmer and the giant 40,000 seat concert. I'm so excited! See our full tour schedule at 80stays.treyratcliff.com/