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The stage buses do not have seatbelts fitted, whereas the 'coaches' which ply the same routes are fitted with seatbelts and have signs stating that seatbelts must be worn, but nobody bothers with them.
A bus is best described (by me) as having a low floor and with space for pushchairs and wheelchairs, with double folding doors, whereas a coach has standard (high) floor and a 'plug' door and lockers underneath for luggage accessible from outside only.
Bus - Mercedes Citaro or Volvo B10BLE Wrightbus Renown
Coach - DAF SB3000 Plaxton Prima
The coaches require tachographs whereas the buses don't (though they seem to be fitted). This is because the 'route' is less than 50 km (31 miles). The 'coach' route extends to 40 miles (65 km).
When operating over common sections of the route the stops are the same for both buses and coaches, however, the coaches tend to travel between settlements (towns and villages) using major roads whereas the buses tend to stick to local roads.
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