I can't remember who said it to me, but it’s perfect.
"Paris to London is like catnip for railway companies - they go wild for it”
There's no way in the world Mobico or Evolyn will be rivalling Eurostar in 2025. #CrossBorderRail
jonworth.eu/if-theres-to...
"Paris to London is like catnip for railway companies - they go wild for it”
There's no way in the world Mobico or Evolyn will be rivalling Eurostar in 2025. #CrossBorderRail
jonworth.eu/if-theres-to...
If there's to be a rival to Eurostar through the Channel Tunnel, it's not going to be Mobico (or Evo...
Update 12.10.2023 – this will not now be called Mobico, but a new brand called Evolyn but with the same backers – see Sky News and Railway Gazette. The Evolyn website is very sketchy. Alstom – t...
jonworth.eu
October 12, 2023 at 9:48 AM
I can't remember who said it to me, but it’s perfect.
"Paris to London is like catnip for railway companies - they go wild for it”
There's no way in the world Mobico or Evolyn will be rivalling Eurostar in 2025. #CrossBorderRail
jonworth.eu/if-theres-to...
"Paris to London is like catnip for railway companies - they go wild for it”
There's no way in the world Mobico or Evolyn will be rivalling Eurostar in 2025. #CrossBorderRail
jonworth.eu/if-theres-to...
UK's Mobico to sell North America school bus unit for up to $608 million reut.rs/3YNxqpH
UK's Mobico to sell North America school bus unit for up to $608 million
British transport company Mobico will sell its North America school bus unit to I Squared Capital for up to $608 million, it said on Friday, as the business had become too costly to run due to wage inflation and potential costs from U.S. tariffs.
reut.rs
April 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM
UK's Mobico to sell North America school bus unit for up to $608 million reut.rs/3YNxqpH
The great British retreat from the American passenger transportation market is complete after the National Express group Mobico announced the sale of its US yellow school bus business ⬇️
National Express owner’s profit alert overshadows US school bus sale
www.thetimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The great British retreat from the American passenger transportation market is complete after the National Express group Mobico announced the sale of its US yellow school bus business ⬇️
Ich habe mal an einer Mobilitätsstudie teilgenommen, die App läuft halt noch im Hintergrund. www.mobicoapp.de
Zu meiner aktiven Zeit sah die Verteilung und Gesamtstrecke auch anders aus,
Zu meiner aktiven Zeit sah die Verteilung und Gesamtstrecke auch anders aus,
infas mobico – Mobilität und Alltag
mobico - Ihr Mobilitäts-Tagebuch
www.mobicoapp.de
January 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Ich habe mal an einer Mobilitätsstudie teilgenommen, die App läuft halt noch im Hintergrund. www.mobicoapp.de
Zu meiner aktiven Zeit sah die Verteilung und Gesamtstrecke auch anders aus,
Zu meiner aktiven Zeit sah die Verteilung und Gesamtstrecke auch anders aus,
National Express UK Coach and fellow Mobico Group business Alsa – which is its Spanish-headquartered transport division – will join forces in January 2026 to create what National Express says will be “a pan-European coach powerhouse.”
www.route-one.net/news/nationa...
www.route-one.net/news/nationa...
National Express and Alsa to create 'European coach powerhouse'
National Express UK Coach and Alsa will join forces in January 2026 to create was is termed ;a pan-European coach powerhouse'.
www.route-one.net
September 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
National Express UK Coach and fellow Mobico Group business Alsa – which is its Spanish-headquartered transport division – will join forces in January 2026 to create what National Express says will be “a pan-European coach powerhouse.”
www.route-one.net/news/nationa...
www.route-one.net/news/nationa...
Los ingleses, en general, son flojos. Una curiosidad
La mayor empresa de autobuses de allí, National Express ahora Mobico, compró Alsa hace bastante tiempo.
Ahora los comprados pasan a dirigir a los compradores
La mayor empresa de autobuses de allí, National Express ahora Mobico, compró Alsa hace bastante tiempo.
Ahora los comprados pasan a dirigir a los compradores
September 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Los ingleses, en general, son flojos. Una curiosidad
La mayor empresa de autobuses de allí, National Express ahora Mobico, compró Alsa hace bastante tiempo.
Ahora los comprados pasan a dirigir a los compradores
La mayor empresa de autobuses de allí, National Express ahora Mobico, compró Alsa hace bastante tiempo.
Ahora los comprados pasan a dirigir a los compradores
1️⃣ "Los Cosmen y Trenitalia negocian comprar 20 trenes para el Eurotúnel"
www.expansion.com/empresas/tra...
"se han intensificado conversaciones con la francesa Alstom"
Eso fue hace bastantes meses, cuando aún no había aparecido Trenitalia.
www.expansion.com/empresas/tra...
"se han intensificado conversaciones con la francesa Alstom"
Eso fue hace bastantes meses, cuando aún no había aparecido Trenitalia.
Los Cosmen y Trenitalia negocian comprar 20 trenes para el Eurotúnel
Evolyn, el operador ferroviario creado por la familia Cosmen (accionistas mayoritarios de la británica Mobico y fundadores de Alsa), y Trenitalia han trazado conjuntamente una...
www.expansion.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
1️⃣ "Los Cosmen y Trenitalia negocian comprar 20 trenes para el Eurotúnel"
www.expansion.com/empresas/tra...
"se han intensificado conversaciones con la francesa Alstom"
Eso fue hace bastantes meses, cuando aún no había aparecido Trenitalia.
www.expansion.com/empresas/tra...
"se han intensificado conversaciones con la francesa Alstom"
Eso fue hace bastantes meses, cuando aún no había aparecido Trenitalia.
Mobico nombra CEO a Francisco Iglesias, el primer ejecutivo de Alsa
Mobico nombra CEO a Francisco Iglesias, el primer ejecutivo de Alsa
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dlvr.it
March 25, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Mobico nombra CEO a Francisco Iglesias, el primer ejecutivo de Alsa
Ernsthaft gefragt?
Wenn nein: sorry. 😔
Wenn ja: weil die britische Mutter der »National Express GmbH«, die »Mobico Group« früher »National Express Group plc« hieß.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobico_...
Wenn nein: sorry. 😔
Wenn ja: weil die britische Mutter der »National Express GmbH«, die »Mobico Group« früher »National Express Group plc« hieß.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobico_...
Mobico Group – Wikipedia
de.wikipedia.org
May 3, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Ernsthaft gefragt?
Wenn nein: sorry. 😔
Wenn ja: weil die britische Mutter der »National Express GmbH«, die »Mobico Group« früher »National Express Group plc« hieß.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobico_...
Wenn nein: sorry. 😔
Wenn ja: weil die britische Mutter der »National Express GmbH«, die »Mobico Group« früher »National Express Group plc« hieß.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobico_...
Mobico Group #MCG
Share Price 23.38p (pre-open)
German Rail fixed ✅
UK Bus being sold ✅
Alsa growing strongly ✅
Loss-making US contracts being removed ✅
£100m cost savings on track ✅
2026 profit guidance maintained at £215–230m
Turnaround looks close. Now only need debt falling
Too early likely.
Share Price 23.38p (pre-open)
German Rail fixed ✅
UK Bus being sold ✅
Alsa growing strongly ✅
Loss-making US contracts being removed ✅
£100m cost savings on track ✅
2026 profit guidance maintained at £215–230m
Turnaround looks close. Now only need debt falling
Too early likely.
September 8, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Mobico Group #MCG
Share Price 23.38p (pre-open)
German Rail fixed ✅
UK Bus being sold ✅
Alsa growing strongly ✅
Loss-making US contracts being removed ✅
£100m cost savings on track ✅
2026 profit guidance maintained at £215–230m
Turnaround looks close. Now only need debt falling
Too early likely.
Share Price 23.38p (pre-open)
German Rail fixed ✅
UK Bus being sold ✅
Alsa growing strongly ✅
Loss-making US contracts being removed ✅
£100m cost savings on track ✅
2026 profit guidance maintained at £215–230m
Turnaround looks close. Now only need debt falling
Too early likely.
Mobico has agreed in principle to sell its West Midlands bus business to WMCA for about £24m upfront, plus £5.5m deferred. The deal is expected to complete in November 2026, reducing Mobico’s exposure to regional bus franchising.
www.mobicogroup.com/media/news-r...
www.mobicogroup.com/media/news-r...
Proposed Sale of UK Bus to the West Midlands Combined Authority
www.mobicogroup.com
August 19, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Mobico has agreed in principle to sell its West Midlands bus business to WMCA for about £24m upfront, plus £5.5m deferred. The deal is expected to complete in November 2026, reducing Mobico’s exposure to regional bus franchising.
www.mobicogroup.com/media/news-r...
www.mobicogroup.com/media/news-r...
Breaking news out of the WM combined authority as they acquire National Express West Midlands bus operations - covering 94% of the region's network.
Mobico, the parent company, are "derisking" as franchising looms and getting out of the bus business in the region.
www.wmca.org.uk/news/mayor-a...
Mobico, the parent company, are "derisking" as franchising looms and getting out of the bus business in the region.
www.wmca.org.uk/news/mayor-a...
Mayor acts to protect West Midlands bus services as WMCA Board approves acquisition deal
Services to continue as normal after West Midlands Leaders approve acquisition deal for regional bus operation
www.wmca.org.uk
August 18, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Breaking news out of the WM combined authority as they acquire National Express West Midlands bus operations - covering 94% of the region's network.
Mobico, the parent company, are "derisking" as franchising looms and getting out of the bus business in the region.
www.wmca.org.uk/news/mayor-a...
Mobico, the parent company, are "derisking" as franchising looms and getting out of the bus business in the region.
www.wmca.org.uk/news/mayor-a...
No, it’s not. Mobico use the National Express brand for regional trains around Kőln and Bonn.
January 15, 2026 at 10:10 PM
No, it’s not. Mobico use the National Express brand for regional trains around Kőln and Bonn.
Der Investor Mobico rechnet mit Rückstellungen von 40-70 Mio GBP zum 31.12.2024. Grund ist der branchenweite Fahrermangel und die Volatilität der Energiepreise. Wir sehen dem Sterben eines weiteren EVU in die Augen.
February 24, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Der Investor Mobico rechnet mit Rückstellungen von 40-70 Mio GBP zum 31.12.2024. Grund ist der branchenweite Fahrermangel und die Volatilität der Energiepreise. Wir sehen dem Sterben eines weiteren EVU in die Augen.
BUSINESS LIVE: UK borrowing soars; Mobico to sell US school bus unit www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/market...
August 21, 2024 at 4:45 PM
BUSINESS LIVE: UK borrowing soars; Mobico to sell US school bus unit www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/market...
Lore drop!
In 2021, Stagecoach was acquired by Mobico with NXWM merging with Stagecoach Midlands to become Stagecoach West Midlands. DWS lost.
In 2021, Stagecoach was acquired by Mobico with NXWM merging with Stagecoach Midlands to become Stagecoach West Midlands. DWS lost.
October 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Lore drop!
In 2021, Stagecoach was acquired by Mobico with NXWM merging with Stagecoach Midlands to become Stagecoach West Midlands. DWS lost.
In 2021, Stagecoach was acquired by Mobico with NXWM merging with Stagecoach Midlands to become Stagecoach West Midlands. DWS lost.
This needs to be taken with a hefty pinch of salt (preferably low sodium). @jonworth.eu adds some insight into the “announcement”:
jonworth.eu/if-theres-to...
jonworth.eu/if-theres-to...
If there's to be a rival to Eurostar through the Channel Tunnel, it's not going to be Mobico (or Evo...
Update 12.10.2023 – this will not now be called Mobico, but a new brand called Evolyn but with the same backers – see Sky News and Railway Gazette. The Evolyn website is very sketchy. Alstom – t...
jonworth.eu
October 12, 2023 at 11:17 AM
This needs to be taken with a hefty pinch of salt (preferably low sodium). @jonworth.eu adds some insight into the “announcement”:
jonworth.eu/if-theres-to...
jonworth.eu/if-theres-to...
I believe they might have to wang Mobico another £10m if they deviate from the franchising scheme. But that might not be a bad thing longer term if you're removing all the external management costs.
August 20, 2026 at 10:28 AM
I believe they might have to wang Mobico another £10m if they deviate from the franchising scheme. But that might not be a bad thing longer term if you're removing all the external management costs.
Es liefen wohl schon längere Verhandlungen um den Vertrag zu erneuern. Im Juli war Mobico (der Konzern dem RRX gehört) noch überzeugt, dass die Verhandlungen mit VVR gut laufen. Das hat sich seitdem wohl geändert...
www.mobicogroup.com/media/tw5p31...
www.mobicogroup.com/media/tw5p31...
October 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Es liefen wohl schon längere Verhandlungen um den Vertrag zu erneuern. Im Juli war Mobico (der Konzern dem RRX gehört) noch überzeugt, dass die Verhandlungen mit VVR gut laufen. Das hat sich seitdem wohl geändert...
www.mobicogroup.com/media/tw5p31...
www.mobicogroup.com/media/tw5p31...
New for October: Liminal Horror module The Parthenogenesis of Hungry Hollow by @goblinarchives.itch.io + @unenthuser.bsky.social + @spacepenguinink.bsky.social
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BODY HORROR AND BEE CULTS! It's the first hardbound LH module, a fully-stocked sandbox for Investigators - 56 locations, 89 NPCs, +more
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BODY HORROR AND BEE CULTS! It's the first hardbound LH module, a fully-stocked sandbox for Investigators - 56 locations, 89 NPCs, +more
October 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
New for October: Liminal Horror module The Parthenogenesis of Hungry Hollow by @goblinarchives.itch.io + @unenthuser.bsky.social + @spacepenguinink.bsky.social
🐝
BODY HORROR AND BEE CULTS! It's the first hardbound LH module, a fully-stocked sandbox for Investigators - 56 locations, 89 NPCs, +more
🐝
BODY HORROR AND BEE CULTS! It's the first hardbound LH module, a fully-stocked sandbox for Investigators - 56 locations, 89 NPCs, +more
Evolyn, el operador ferroviario creado por la familia Cosmen (accionistas mayoritarios de la británica Mobico y fundadores de Alsa), y Trenitalia han trazado conjuntamente una...
Los Cosmen y Trenitalia negocian comprar 20 trenes para el Eurotúnel
www.expansion.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Evolyn, el operador ferroviario creado por la familia Cosmen (accionistas mayoritarios de la británica Mobico y fundadores de Alsa), y Trenitalia han trazado conjuntamente una...
Mobico ha anunciado esta mañana que integrará la operativa de autocares de Reino Unido (UK Coach, que opera con la enseña National Express) en Alsa, la filial española, con el...
Los Cosmen engordan Alsa con los autocares británicos para crear un gigante europeo
www.expansion.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Mobico ha anunciado esta mañana que integrará la operativa de autocares de Reino Unido (UK Coach, que opera con la enseña National Express) en Alsa, la filial española, con el...
Mobico #MCG
Share Price 23.4p
My mistake:
£1.08bn net debt & a deferred (skipped) hybrid interest bill means 2026 cash flows will flatter.
Once £40m interest hits in 2027, organic cash flow won’t dent borrowings much. Operational upside will be swallowed by debt.
I have Exited4Now.
Share Price 23.4p
My mistake:
£1.08bn net debt & a deferred (skipped) hybrid interest bill means 2026 cash flows will flatter.
Once £40m interest hits in 2027, organic cash flow won’t dent borrowings much. Operational upside will be swallowed by debt.
I have Exited4Now.
June 22, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Mobico #MCG
Share Price 23.4p
My mistake:
£1.08bn net debt & a deferred (skipped) hybrid interest bill means 2026 cash flows will flatter.
Once £40m interest hits in 2027, organic cash flow won’t dent borrowings much. Operational upside will be swallowed by debt.
I have Exited4Now.
Share Price 23.4p
My mistake:
£1.08bn net debt & a deferred (skipped) hybrid interest bill means 2026 cash flows will flatter.
Once £40m interest hits in 2027, organic cash flow won’t dent borrowings much. Operational upside will be swallowed by debt.
I have Exited4Now.
Mobico #MCG
Share Price 22.68p (pre-open)
Locks in German rail contracts! 📑 RME revenue risk gone, loss-making RRX routes slashed 3 yrs.
Triggers required upgrade to earnings guidance & sets up a major balance sheet write-back in July. 📈
Turnaround thesis delivering on schedule.
A Core Holding
Share Price 22.68p (pre-open)
Locks in German rail contracts! 📑 RME revenue risk gone, loss-making RRX routes slashed 3 yrs.
Triggers required upgrade to earnings guidance & sets up a major balance sheet write-back in July. 📈
Turnaround thesis delivering on schedule.
A Core Holding
June 19, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Mobico #MCG
Share Price 22.68p (pre-open)
Locks in German rail contracts! 📑 RME revenue risk gone, loss-making RRX routes slashed 3 yrs.
Triggers required upgrade to earnings guidance & sets up a major balance sheet write-back in July. 📈
Turnaround thesis delivering on schedule.
A Core Holding
Share Price 22.68p (pre-open)
Locks in German rail contracts! 📑 RME revenue risk gone, loss-making RRX routes slashed 3 yrs.
Triggers required upgrade to earnings guidance & sets up a major balance sheet write-back in July. 📈
Turnaround thesis delivering on schedule.
A Core Holding