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Stagecoach Group Operations

Stagecoach Group Key People

Stagecoach Group plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange. Founder Brian Souter and his sister Ann Gloag were the largest shareholders with a combined 26% shareholding at April 2019.

Stagecoach Group UK Operating Companies

The following is a breakdown of the Stagecoach operating divisions. The centre of each operating region is shown in parentheses. Legal company names are listed alongside the trading names for that company.

Bus Division

Bus division operations are as follows:

Stagecoach UK Bus Divisions

Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire Carlisle
- Stagecoach in Cumbria
- Stagecoach in Lancaster
- Stagecoach in Lancashire

Cumberland Motor Services and Ribble Motor Services, operates in the north west of England

Stagecoach East Cambridge
- Stagecoach in Bedford
- Stagecoach in Cambridge
- Stagecoach in Huntingdonshire
- Stagecoach in Peterborough

Cambus, Stagecoach in the Fens (Huntingdon) now operates the longest Guided busway in the world with the fleet for the busway running on bio fuel. As of September 2010 Stagecoach in Northants transferred to a new Midland division.

Stagecoach East Midlands Lincoln
- Stagecoach in Worksop
- Stagecoach in Mansfield
- Stagecoach in Gainsborough
- Stagecoach in Grimsby
- Stagecoach in Scunthorpe
- Stagecoach in Hull
- Stagecoach in Lincoln

Go West Travel Co, Lincolnshire Road Car Co

Stagecoach East Scotland Dunfermline
- Rennies
- Stagecoach in Perth
- Stagecoach in Fife
- Stagecoach Strathtay
- Fife Scottish Omnibuses, previously operated the Forth Fast hovercraft service from Kirkcaldy to Portobello.
Stagecoach London Canning Town
- East London
- Selkent
- Thameside

East London Bus & Coach Co, South East London & Kent Bus Co. Stagecoach purchased the East London and Selkent divisions of London Buses when they were privatised in 1994. They were sold to Macquarie Bank on 31 August 2006 for £263.6m.

Macquarie continued to use the Stagecoach brand under licence before rebranding the services as East London and Selkent. Stagecoach bought its old London operations from Macquarie Bank in October 2010 for £59.5m and both were rebranded as Stagecoach.

Stagecoach Manchester Ardwick
- Stagecoach in Manchester
- Stagecoach in Wigan
- Magic Bus

Greater Manchester Buses (South)

Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire Liverpool
- Stagecoach in Chester
- Stagecoach in Wirral
- Stagecoach Merseyside
- Stagecoach Preston

Glenvale Transport, has operations in the South Lancashire, Merseyside and Liverpool

Stagecoach Midlands Northampton
- Stagecoach in Warwickshire
- Stagecoach in Northamptonshire
- Goldline

Midland Red (South) in Warwickshire and United Counties Omnibus Company in Northamptonshire.

Stagecoach North East Sunderland
- Stagecoach on Teesside
- Stagecoach in Hartlepool
- Stagecoach in Newcastle
- Stagecoach in South Shields
- Stagecoach in Sunderland
- Tees Flex

Busways Travel Services and Cleveland Transit

Stagecoach Highlands Inverness
- Stagecoach in Orkney
- Stagecoach in Lochaber
- Stagecoach in Skye
- Stagecoach in Inverness
- Stagecoach in Caithness

Took over the Rapsons Group (Orkney Coaches/Highland Country Buses) in 2008.

Stagecoach Bluebird Aberdeen
- Stagecoach in Aberdeen
Stagecoach South Chichester
- Stagecoach in Hants & Surrey
- Stagecoach in Hampshire
- Stagecoach in Portsmouth
- Stagecoach in the South Downs

Stagecoach (South)

Stagecoach South East Canterbury
- Stagecoach in East Kent
- Stagecoach in East Sussex
- East Kent Road Car Company, operating in East Kent and East Sussex
Stagecoach South Wales Cwmbran
- Stagecoach De Cymru
- TrawsCymru
Red & White Services
- Stagecoach South West Exeter
- Stagecoach in Devon
- Stagecoach in Somerset (defunct)
- South West Falcon

Stagecoach Devon

Stagecoach West Gloucester
- Stagecoach in Cheltenham
- Stagecoach in Swindon
- Stagecoach in Gloucester
- Stagecoach in the Cotswolds
- Stagecoach in Oxfordshire
- Oxford Tube
- Stagecoach in the Wye & Dean

Cheltenham & Gloucester Omnibus Co, Swindon & District Bus Co, Thames Transit

Stagecoach West Scotland Ayr
- Stagecoach Western
- Stagecoach A1 Service
- Stagecoach in Glasgow
Western Buses
- Stagecoach Yorkshire & Chesterfield Barnsley
- Stagecoach in Yorkshire
- Stagecoach in Sheffield
- Stagecoach in Chesterfield

Yorkshire Traction Co, Yorkshire Terrier, South Yorkshire Supertram and Andrews (Sheffield)

Stagecoach Group Brands

Apart from the ordinary bus operations and no-frills services, the UK bus division has the following brands that extend across operating divisions.

Stagecoach Express – an express coach service that operates mainly between towns and cities where Stagecoach operate. It tends not to compete with National Express like Megabus, and in some cases tickets are available through the National Express website.
Oxford Tube – an express coach service offering high frequency 24-hour services to London, operated by Stagecoach West.
Citi – some urban networks have received Citi branding, such as Cambridge, Exeter & Peterborough, although much of this brand has now been withdrawn.
Stagecoach Gold – a luxury bus service brand designed to attract middle class travellers to public transport, generally on the most important and high-profile routes within an area served by Stagecoach (e.g. Sheffield to Chesterfield). Gold buses typically feature a special blue and gold colour scheme, leather seats, and on-board Wi-Fi access. Both single-decker and double-decker gold buses are used.
Stagecoach SimpliBus operates in the East Midlands.

Stagecoach Group Fleet Numbers

The Stagecoach Group number their buses using a system that applies for the life of the bus or until it is sold, as follows:

10000 – 19999: double-decker buses.
20000 – 29999: heavyweight single-decker buses.
30000 – 39999: lightweight single-decker buses.
40000 – 49999: minibuses and midibuses.
50000 – 59999: coaches.
60000 – 69999: New Routemasters and other specialised vehicles.
70000 – 79999: series unused.
80000 – 89999: electric and other alternative fuel vehicles.
90000 – 99999: pool cars, staff transport vehicles, etc.

Stagecoach Group Overview

Stagecoach Group Formerly: Stagecoach Group plc

Stagecoach Group Type: Private

Stagecoach Group Industry: Public transport

Stagecoach Group Founded: 1980, 43 years ago

Stagecoach Group Founder: Brian Souter

Ann Gloag

Robin Gloag

Stagecoach Group Headquarters: Perth, Scotland, UK

Stagecoach Group Area Served: United Kingdom

Stagecoach Group Key People: Ray O'Toole (Chairman & Chief Executive)

Stagecoach Group Products: Bus, coach, tram and train services

Stagecoach Group Revenue: Increase £1,372.6 million (2023)

Stagecoach Group Operating Income: Increase £77.8 million (2023)

Stagecoach Group Net Income: Decrease £23.2 million (2023)

Stagecoach Group Number of Employees: 24,000 (2023)

Stagecoach GroupParent: Inframobility