Stagecoach West
 Alexander Dennis Enviro300 in Oxford in October 2008 on the 66 (Oxford to Swindon) | |
| Parent | Stagecoach |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | Gloucester |
| Service area | Gloucestershire South Herefordshire Wiltshire Bristol |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Destinations | 25 |
| Depots | 6 (September 2017) |
| Fleet | 324 (August 2018) |
| Website | https://www.stagecoachbus.com |
Stagecoach West[1] is a bus operator providing services in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and South Herefordshire, in the west of England. It is a subsidiary of Stagecoach Group.
History
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In 1983, Bristol Omnibus Company's Gloucestershire based operations were transferred to the Cheltenham & Gloucester Omnibus Company.[2] In 1985 the National Bus Company's Swindon and District operation was transferred to the same company. In 1986, all the assets were transferred to a new legal entity, Western Travel.[1]
In 1986, Western Travel was privatised in a management buyout and in December 1987 purchased Midland Red South.[3] In 1993, Western Travel purchased City Circle of Gloucester before being sold to Stagecoach in November 1993.[4][5]
In 1988, National Welsh Omnibus Services was privatised in a management buyout. After being placed in receivership in January 1992, the eastern division was purchased by Stagecoach South Wales. After the Western Travel purchase, the Wye & Dean operations were transferred to Stagecoach West.
The operation is now split into different divisions:
- Stagecoach in Cheltenham
- Stagecoach in the Cotswolds
- Stagecoach in Gloucester
- Stagecoach in Swindon
- Stagecoach in Wye & Dean
- Stagecoach in North Bristol
All have been combined as Stagecoach West.
In September 2018, the company took over the operation of eight routes and nine buses from Wessex Bus.[6][7]
Depots
Stagecoach West operate six depots:[8]
- Cheltenham (Lansdown Industrial Estate, Gloucester Road)
- Gloucester (London Road)
- Ross On Wye (Great Western Court)
- Stroud (London Road)
- Swindon (Cheney Manor)
- Bristol (South Gloucestershire Bus & Coach Company, Gypsy Patch Lane, Patchway)
Routes
Stagecoach West mainly operates services across Gloucestershire, South Herefordshire, Wiltshire and into South Gloucestershire, although some routes serve more distant destinations including Hereford, Monmouth, Oxford, Bath and Bristol.
Routes operated as Stagecoach Gold services are: 10 Cheltenham to Gloucester and Lower Tuffley, S6 Swindon to Oxford, 93 Cheltenham to Cheltenham Ale Cought Park and Ride and Gloucester (peak times only), 94 Cheltenham to Gloucester, 63 Forest Green, Nailsworth and Stroud to Gloucester, 66/66S/66Q/66F Stroud, Stonehouse and Kingsway to Gloucester, 97/98 Cheltenham to Gloucester and 55 Chippenham and Royal Wootton Bassett to Swindon.
Fleet
In August 2018 the fleet consisted of 324 buses, as follows:[9]
10x Scania N250UDs with ADL Enviro 400 MMC Bodywork
64x Scania N230UDs with ADL Enviro 400 Bodywork
29x ADL Tridents Including 1 E400 Bodied
22x MANs with ADL Enviro 300 Bodywork
22x ADL Enviro 300s 2 of which have Transbus International bodywork
8x Scania K230UBs With ADL Enviro 300 Bodywork
35x Dennis Dart SLFs with Plaxton Pointer Bodywork
29x Dennis Dart SLFs with ADL Enviro 200 Bodywork
26x ADL Enviro 200s
26x Optare Solos
See also
References
- ^ a b Companies House extract company no 2041677 Stagecoach West Limited formerly Western Travel Limited
- ^ Companies House extract company no 1713578 Cheltenham & Gloucester Omnibus Company Limited
- ^ Companies House extract company no 1556310 Midland Red (South) Limited
- ^ Stagecoach acquires Western The Independent 27 November 1993
- ^ Midland Red Depots Archived 3 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine MidlandRed.net
- ^ Important Changes for Wessex Bus Wessex Bus 20 July 2018
- ^ Wessex bus to close and services 42, 12 and 51 cancelled in Bristol and Bath Bristol Post 20 July 2018
- ^ Annual Report May 2012 - April 2013 Archived 17 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Stagecoach West
- ^ http://mbonwick.byethost7.com/SCNW/Fleetcards/?dir=17%2FWest
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