Stagecoach East Midlands

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Stagecoach East Midlands
Stagecoach 28803, Retford 2011-02-07.jpg
Stagecoach East Midlands Scania in Retford in 2011
ParentStagecoach Group
Founded1989
HeadquartersLincoln
Service area
Service typeBus and coach
Depots8[1]
Managing DirectorMatt Cranwell
Websitehttps://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/east-midlands

Stagecoach East Midlands is a bus operator providing local and regional services across the East Midlands, the city of Kingston upon Hull and Lincolnshire. The company is a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group.

The company is headquartered and registered in Lincoln, and is registered under 6 sub-division brands: Stagecoach in Bassetlaw, Stagecoach in Mansfield, Stagecoach Grimsby-Cleethorpes, Stagecoach in Hull, Stagecoach in Lincolnshire and Stagecoach in Newark.[2]

Services[]

East Midlands[]

Main articles: Stagecoach in Bassetlaw and Stagecoach in Mansfield

Stagecoach first entered the East Midlands with the purchase of former National Bus Company subsidiary East Midland Motor Services in 1989, following a bus war which was condemned by local Labour MPs in a Parliamentary early day motion.[3] In 1996, Stagecoach East Midlands would go on to acquire municipal operator Chesterfield Transport, whose operations would later be transferred to Stagecoach Yorkshire.[4][5]

Services are currently run under the Stagecoach in Bassetlaw and Stagecoach in Mansfield subsidiaries, operating services in Worksop and Mansfield respectively, as well as surrounding areas. Stagecoach in Mansfield are also home to the Pronto inter-town express service, operating between Mansfield and Nottingham, formerly ran in a joint operation with trentbarton.

Lincolnshire[]

Main articles: Stagecoach in Lincolnshire and Stagecoach Grimsby-Cleethorpes
Alexander Dennis Enviro400 in Lincoln in 2008

Stagecoach acquired the Traction Group in 2005, and with it, Lincolnshire RoadCar, also a former NBC subsidiary.[6][7] Stagecoach in Lincolnshire operate local services across Lincolnshire for towns such as Lincoln, Gainsborough, Scunthorpe and Skegness, as well as the InterConnect brand which provides links between these towns.

Stagecoach Grimsby-Cleethorpes, meanwhile, was acquired earlier, with municipal operator Grimsby-Cleethorpes Transport (GCT) being sold by the councils of Grimsby and Cleethorpes to Stagecoach Holdings in 1993, following a protracted bidding process that saw off the Traction Group, the EYMS Group and a management buyout offer.[8] Following the acquisition of Lincolnshire RoadCar in 2006, Stagecoach Grimsby-Cleethorpes was amalgamated into the Stagecoach in Lincolnshire brand. The Grimsby-Cleethorpes mostly operates services in the towns of Grimsby and Cleethorpes, as well as outlying areas, however it also operates an express service to Hull known as the 'Humber Flyer'.

Hull[]

Main article: Stagecoach in Hull
Stagecoach in Hull Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Trident 2 painted in retro KHCT livery in 2009

Stagecoach in Hull was formed in September 1994 with the purchase of Cleveland Transit, who owned Kingston upon Hull City Transport (KHCT) at the time. They are Kingston upon Hull's main bus operator, alongside East Yorkshire, and operate a number of services around the city, as well as longer services for Beverley, Hedon and Bridlington. In 2019, Stagecoach was contracted by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council to run Bridlington's Park & Ride service following the expiry of East Yorkshire's tendering contract.[9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ "About Stagecoach East Midlands". Stagecoach East Midlands. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "East Midlands FAQs & Contact". Stagecoach East Midlands. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ "East Midlands Motor Services Ltd". UK Parliament. 21 December 1989. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Stagecoach takeover of Chesterfield Transport cleared". Local Government Chronicle. London. 18 January 1996. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Chesterfield win perks up shares in Stagecoach". The Herald. Glasgow. 19 January 1996. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Acquisition of Traction Group Limited" (Press release). Perth: Stagecoach Group. 15 December 2005. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Stagecoach buys Yorkshire Traction". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Huddersfield. 16 December 2005. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Declaration in relation to assistance for the acquisition of shares". Companies House. 2 December 1993. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Vehicle Operator Licensing - GOV.UK". www.vehicle-operator-licensing.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Fast Link to the Coast launches in Hull". www.stagecoachbus.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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