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==Former operations==
===Europe===
====Bus and coach====
=====Bus=====
[[File:Travel Surrey 8708 R508 SJM.JPG|thumb|[[Travel Surrey]] [[Plaxton Pointer]] bodied [[Dennis Dart]] in [[Byfleet]] in December 2008]]
In May 2009, National Express sold some of its bus operations to [[Abellio (transport company)|Abellio]]:
* [[Travel London]] (bus operation under contract to [[Transport for London]] in [[London]])
* [[Travel Surrey]] (bus operation [[Surrey]] and [[South West (London sub region)|South West London]] – a subsidiary of Travel London)

In December 2020, National Express sold its [[Xplore Dundee]] business to [[McGill's Bus Services]].<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/xplore-dundee-and-xplore-more-sold-to-greenock-based-firm-mcgills-buses/amp/ |title = Bus Firm Xplore Dundee Sold to McGill's Services |work = [[Evening Telegraph (Dundee)|Evening Telegraph]] |date = 22 December 2020}}</ref>

=====Coach=====
* [[Scottish Citylink]] sold to [[Metroline]] in August 1998 in order to comply with a [[Competition Commission]] requirement for National Express to operate the [[ScotRail (National Express)|ScotRail]] rail franchise
* [[City2City]] an express coach services in Germany that ceased on 14 October 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.passengertransport.co.uk/2014/09/national-express-exits-german-coach-business/ |title = National Express exits German coach business |publisher = Passenger Transport |date = 17 September 2014}}</ref>
* Stewarts Coaches (private coach hire and tours), previously part of National Express Transport Solutions, sold to the Coach Travel Group in December 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Coach Travel Group signs a deal to acquire Stewarts Coaches {{!}} Coach Travel Group |url=https://coachtravelgroup.com/news-and-media/coach-travel-group-signs-deal-acquire-stewarts-coaches |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=coachtravelgroup.com}}</ref>

====Railway and tram====
=====Railway=====
[[File:Upminster station MMB 15 357046.jpg|thumb|[[c2c]] [[British Rail Class 357|Class 357]] at [[Upminster railway station|Upminster]] in September 2010]]
[[File:Central Trains 153375 at Lincoln Central 01.jpg|thumb|[[Central Trains]] [[British Rail Class 153|Class 153]] at [[Lincoln railway station|Lincoln]] in May 2004]]
Rail franchises formerly operated:
* [[Wales & Borders]] passed to [[Arriva Trains Wales]] in December 2003
* [[ScotRail (National Express)|ScotRail]] passed to [[First ScotRail]] in October 2004
* [[Wessex Trains]], absorbed into [[Greater Western franchise]] and passed to [[First Great Western]] in April 2006
* [[West Anglia Great Northern]] split into two parts: West Anglia services transferred to [[National Express East Anglia]] April 2004, Great Northern services passed to [[First Capital Connect]] in April 2006
* In November 2007 several franchises were lost in a general restructure:
**[[Central Trains]] split between [[CrossCountry]], [[East Midlands Trains]] and [[London Midland]]
**[[Midland Mainline (train operating company)|Midland Mainline]] absorbed into [[East Midlands Trains]] franchise
**[[Silverlink]] split between London Midland and [[London Overground Rail Operations|London Overground]]
* [[Gatwick Express]] incorporated into [[Southern (train operating company)|Southern]] franchise in June 2008
* [[National Express East Coast]] passed to [[Directly Operated Railways]] in November 2009
* [[National Express East Anglia]] (including [[Stansted Express]] service) passed to [[Greater Anglia]] in February 2012
* [[c2c]] operated from May 1996 until sold to [[Trenitalia]] in February 2017<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/newsmedia/corporate-news/2017/acquisition-of-c2c-franchise-by-trenitalia/ |title = Acquisition of c2c franchise by Trenitalia |publisher = National Express |date = 11 January 2017}}</ref>

=====Tram=====
* [[National Express Midland Metro]] (now [[West Midlands Metro]] tram line), passed to [[Transport for West Midlands]] in 2018.

=====London & Continental Railways=====
National Express had a 17.5% shareholding in [[London & Continental Railways]] (L&CR) from its formation in September 1994 until it was nationalised by the [[Government of the United Kingdom]] in 2009. L&CR was responsible for building the [[High Speed 1]] project. National Express also held a 40% stake in the Inter-Capital and Regional Rail consortium which held the management contract for the UK arm of the [[Eurostar]] operation, L&CR's subsidiary [[Eurostar International]] from 1998 to 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Eurostar restructure sees UK expand rail stake |publisher=AllRailJobs.co.uk |url=http://www.allrailjobs.co.uk/article/eurostar-restructure-sees-uk-expand-rail-stake-5377.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=22 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061754/http://www.allrailjobs.co.uk/article/eurostar-restructure-sees-uk-expand-rail-stake-5377.htm |archive-date=23 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Annual Report and Accounts 2010 |publisher=National Express Group plc |url=http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/ar2010/business-review/performance-and-financial-review.html |url-status=dead |access-date=22 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061517/http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/ar2010/business-review/performance-and-financial-review.html |archive-date=23 October 2013 }}</ref>

===Airports===
In the 1990s, National Express moved into the privatisation of airports, purchasing [[East Midlands Airport|East Midlands]], [[Bournemouth Airport|Bournemouth]], and [[Humberside Airport]]s. In a move to concentrate on bus and rail provision, Humberside was sold to [[Manchester Airports Group]] in 1999 followed by Bournemouth and East Midlands in February 2001.<ref>[http://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/manweb.nsf/alldocs/314061A7BF7257488025738D004BB429/$File/Annual+Report+and+Accounts+0001.pdf Manchester Airports Group Annual Report 31 March 2001]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Manchester Airport Group</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/1179057.stm |title = Manchester Airport spreads its wings |work= BBC News |date = 19 February 2001}}</ref>

Until November 2007, the group also operated [[Stewart International Airport]] in [[New Windsor, New York]]. However, the lease was sold to the public [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/25/nyregion/25airport.html?_r=1&oref=slogin |title = 4th Major Hub for Air Traffic moves ahead |work = [[New York Times]] |date = 25 January 2007}}</ref>

===Australian operations===
====Bus and coach====
[[File:HillsBus.JPG|thumb|[[Westbus]] [[Custom Coaches]] bodied [[Mercedes-Benz O405]] in [[Sydney]]]]
Australian bus companies previously operated:
* [[Westbus]] and [[Hillsbus]] in [[Sydney]], sold to [[ComfortDelGro Australia|ComfortDelGro Cabcharge]] in 2005, Westbus ceased operating in 2013, Hillsbus rebranded [[CDC NSW]] in 2023.
* Blue Ribbon in the [[Hunter Valley]], sold to ComfortDelgro Cabcharge and rebranded [[Hunter Valley Buses]] in 2005.
* [[National Bus Company (Australia)|National Bus Company]], [[Melbourne]], sold to [[Ventura Bus Lines]] in 2004, ceased operating in 2013.
* National Bus Company, [[Brisbane]], sold to [[Veolia Transport|Connex]] in 2004, now operating as [[Transdev Queensland]].
* [[Transdev WA|Southern Coast Transit]], [[Perth]], sold to Connex in 2004, now operating as [[Transdev WA]].

====Railway and tram====
[[File:M-Tram.jpg|thumb|[[M-Tram|M>Tram]] [[B-class Melbourne tram|B-class tram]] in [[Melbourne]] in August 2001]]
In 1999, the Group gained the Australian franchises [[M-Train|M>Train]], [[M-Tram|M>Tram]] and [[V/Line|V/Line Passenger]], following the privatisation of rail and tram services by the [[Government of Victoria]]. After incurring large losses and being unable to renegotiate the franchise contracts, the operations were handed back to the State Government. M>Train was re-let to [[Veolia Transport|Connex]] and M>Tram to [[Transdev (historic)|Transdev]]. V/Line became a government-owned corporation.<ref>[http://www.vline.com.au/pdf/publications/annualreports/AnnualReport12-13.pdf Annual Report 30 June 2013] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420132627/http://www.vline.com.au/pdf/publications/annualreports/AnnualReport12-13.pdf |date=20 April 2014 }} V/Line</ref>

===USA and Canada===
====Bus and coach====
* ATC (transit and paratransit operations in the United States and Canada, sold to [[Veolia Environnement]] in 2005 and since renamed [[Veolia Transport]]).<ref>[http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/lib/docs/094157-ar2005a.pdf Annual Report 31 December 2005] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014140105/http://nationalexpressgroup.com/lib/docs/094157-ar2005a.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014140105/http://nationalexpressgroup.com/lib/docs/094157-ar2005a.pdf |archive-date=14 October 2011 |url-status=live |date=14 October 2011 }} National Express</ref>
* [[Yuma County Area Transit]]
* [[Arlington Transit]] (transit and paratransit operations in the United States from 2009 to 2019, transferred to [[First Transit]] in 2019)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insidenova.com/news/transportation/arlington-leaders-hopeful-changes-in-bus-service-will-pay-off/article_c0d3a9d6-2264-11ea-b214-1b4349a8a4ae.html |title=Arlington leaders hopeful changes in bus service will pay off |date=19 December 2019 |access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref>
* [[SolTrans]]