Megabus+ was also a brilliant scheme that made use of the white elephant that was East Midlands Parkway Station. It also gave healthy competition to other local franchises but once again got people onto public transport. The thought of perhaps doing a coach journey from London to Huddersfield can be incredibly daunting, so to do it only for a significantly smaller part of the journey at a good price and still take the train made a lot of people prefer doing this than taking the car.
Megabus+ might well have been a great scheme but the fact is that the number of services now is pitiful.
A far cry from when I think it went to Burnley / Harrogate / Sunderland as well as West Yorkshire and Hull.
The remaining services seem to be:
Northbound
Monday to Thursday
1034 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Doncaster 1315 / Scunthorpe 1345 / Hull 1445
1134 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Huddersfield 1450 / Bradford 1530
1434 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Huddersfield 1755 / Bradford 1840
1434 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Doncaster 1715 / Scunthorpe 1750 / Hull 1850
2034 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Huddersfield 2335 / Bradford 0005 / Hull 0135
Friday
0834 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Scunthorpe 1140 / Hull 1240
0934 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Huddersfield 1310
1134 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Doncaster 1415 / Scunthorpe 1445 / Hull 1545
1234 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Huddersfield 1550 / Bradford 1630
1434 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Huddersfield 1755 / Bradford 1840
1434 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Doncaster 1715 / Scunthorpe 1750 / Hull 1850
2034 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Huddersfield 2335 / Bradford 0005 / Hull 0135
Saturday
0934 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Scunthorpe 1240 / Hull 1340
1034 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Huddersfield 1410
1234 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Doncaster 1515 / Scunthorpe 1545 / Hull 1645
1334 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Huddersfield 1650 / Bradford 1730
1534 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Huddersfield 1855 / Bradford 1940
1534 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Doncaster 1815 / Scunthorpe 1850 / Hull 1950
1934 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Doncaster 2210 / Scunthorpe 2240 / Hull 2330
Sunday
0930 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Doncaster 1240 / Scunthorpe 1315 / Hull 1415
1000 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Huddersfield 1410 / Bradford 1440
1510 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Doncaster 1820 / Scunthorpe 1855 / Hull 1955
1555 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Huddersfield 1920 / Bradford 2000
2035 St Pancras to East Midlands Parkway for Huddersfield 2335 / Bradford 0005 / Hull 0135
Southbound
Monday to Thursday
0650 Hull / 0735 Scunthorpe / 0815 Doncaster to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 1124
0745 Bradford / 0830 Huddersfield to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 1224
1100 Hull / 1145 Scunthorpe / 1225 Doncaster to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 1425
1200 Bradford / 1240 Huddersfield to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 1625
1715 Hull / 1915 Huddersfield to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 2306
Friday
0640 Hull / 0725 Scunthorpe / 0805 Doncaster to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 1124
0735 Bradford / 0820 Huddersfield to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 1224
0950 Hull / 1035 Scunthorpe / 1115 Doncaster to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 1425
1050 Bradford / 1130 Huddersfield to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 1525
1225 Hull / 1340 Scunthorpe to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 1724
1330 Huddersfield to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 1724
1715 Hull / 1915 Huddersfield to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 2306
Saturday
0740 Hull / 0825 Scunthorpe / 0905 Doncaster to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 1224
0835 Bradford / 0920 Huddersfield to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 1324
1050 Hull / 1135 Scunthorpe / 1215 Doncaster to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 1524
1150 Bradford / 1230 Huddersfield to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 1625
1430 Huddersfield to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 1824
1355 Hull / 1440 Scunthorpe to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 1824
1700 Hull / 1745 Scunthorpe / 1825 Doncaster to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 2124
Sunday
0750 Hull / 0835 Scunthorpe / 0915 Doncaster to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 1241
0850 Bradford / 0930 Huddersfield to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 1344
1310 Bradford / 1350 Huddersfield to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 1723
1320 Hull / 1405 Scunthorpe / 1445 Doncaster to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 1811
1625 Hull / 1810 Huddersfield to East Midlands Parkway for St Pancras 2211