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National Express Group plc () is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Birmingham that operates bus, coach, train and tram services in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Malta and Morocco and long-distance coach services across Europe. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. ==History==
In 1972 the state owned National Bus Company decided to bring together the scheduled coach services operated by its bus operating companies in the United Kingdom under one brand. Sir Frederick Wood, a prominent businessman and industrialist, was asked to oversee the creation of this new business model and led the group as its chairman from 1972 to 1978.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sir Frederick Wood )〕 Initially branded as ''National'', the ''National Express'' brand was first used in 1974.〔(National Express Group: Our History ) National Express〕〔(National Express Group PLC and Saltire Holdings Ltd ) Monopolies and Mergers Commission February 1994 page 3〕 The National Express network was largely a branding exercise, with services continuing to be operated by the individual companies. With the privatisation of the National Bus Company in the 1980s, National Express was subject to a management buyout in March 1988. The management team began to diversify, and in 1989 purchased Crosville Wales〔(Arriva Buses Wales history ) Arriva〕 but its financial performance began to deteriorate from early 1990. A new management team took over the company in July 1991, with the backing of development and venture capital investors. The new team refocused the group on its core activities and sold Crosville Wales to British Bus.〔(Competition Commission report 1996 ) paragraphs 3.5 to 3.7〕 In October 1991 it purchased Speedlink, an operator of coach services between Gatwick and Heathrow Airports.〔 In December 1992 National Express Group plc was floated on the London Stock Exchange.〔 The prospectus stated the objectives of the company were to refocus and improve the profitability of the core coach business, to develop new products and services within its existing operations, and to acquire new businesses in the passenger transport market.
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