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The eye-catching bright green livery of FlixBus added a splash of colour to the competitive Plymouth-Exeter-London express coach market on April 28, when it became a second low-cost challenger to the ubiquitous white brand of the long established market leader National Express currently celebrating its 50th anniversary. It is the fast-growing German global budget brand's second attempt to disrupt the fairly saturated UK long distance coach services market - its first from July 2020 thwarted by Covid - with its foray into South Devon coming one year into its current campaign. It takes Flixbus to an estimated 35-40 UK vehicles, compared to around 500 for National Express and 100-120 for Megabus pre-Covid. FlixBus UK boldly aims to have the UK's largest network by 2025, saying it is focusing on modal shift rather than existing coach passengers. |