Editing Brian Souter (section)

===Megabus===

In 2003, Souter added the bus and coach operator [[Megabus (Europe)|Megabus]] to the group.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/stagecoach-entrepreneur-brian-souter-still-as-driven-as-ever-1.28481 |title=Stagecoach entrepreneur Brian Souter still as driven as ever |work=[[The Courier (Dundee)]] |access-date=28 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052122/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/stagecoach-entrepreneur-brian-souter-still-as-driven-as-ever-1.28481 |archive-date=4 March 2016  }}</ref> With its slogan "Low Cost Inter City Travel Serving Europe", it offered discounted travel across the UK and Europe. In 2012 it operated in 31 cities in the UK with a turnover in excess of £2 billion, with annual profits of over £250 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stagecoach.com/~/media/Files/S/Stagecoach-Group/Attachments/media/publication-financial-reports/ar2012.pdf |title=Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012 |publisher=Stagecoach Group |access-date=28 October 2013}}</ref>

In April 2013 Souter announced a new Megabus overnight sleeper service from Scotland to London. The sleeper coaches cost £5 million to build, and have 53 leather seats which can be converted into 42 bunk beds. Passengers receive a [[Onesie (jumpsuit)|onesie]] for sleeping in during the trip.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sunday-mail-100/sm100-news/stagecoach-chairman-sir-brian-souter-1860149 |title=Stagecoach chairman Sir Brian Souter shows the way to Onesie Day |newspaper=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |date=29 April 2013 |access-date=7 November 2013}}</ref> This service ended in May 2017, due to it being consistently loss-making, and the coaches are now only used on daytime services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/megabusgold-axed-uk-luxury-bus-sleepercoach-service-london-scotland-ryanair-victoria-coach-station-a7674681.html|title=Megabus is axing their luxury coach service|website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |date=9 April 2017|access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref>