Stagecoach East Midlands is a bus operator providing local and regional services across the
East Midlands, the city of
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from the North Sea and south-ea ...
and
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-we ...
. The company is a subsidiary of the
Stagecoach Group.
The company is headquartered and registered in
Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincol ...
, 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''.
Services
East Midlands
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
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for ...
which was condemned by local
Labour
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* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
MPs in a Parliamentary
early day motion
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. In 1996, Stagecoach East Midlands would go on to acquire employee-owned former municipal operator Chesterfield Transport, the combined
Chesterfield
Chesterfield may refer to:
Places Canada
* Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261, Saskatchewan
* Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut United Kingdom
* Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a market town in England
** Chesterfield (UK Parliament constitue ...
operation later being transferred to
Stagecoach Yorkshire
Stagecoach Yorkshire is an operating division of Stagecoach Group.
It was formed in 2005 to take over the former Traction Group fleets in Yorkshire by Stagecoach Group, which took over Traction from Frank Carter on 14 December 2005; Yorkshire ...
.
Services are currently run under the ''Stagecoach in Bassetlaw'' and ''Stagecoach in Mansfield'' subsidiaries, operating services in
Worksop
Worksop ( ) is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located east-south-east of Sheffield, close to Nottinghamshire's borders with South Yorkshire and Derbyshire, on the River Ryton and not far from th ...
and
Mansfield respectively, as well as surrounding areas. Stagecoach in Mansfield are also home to the ''Pronto'' inter-town express service, operating between Chesterfield, Mansfield and
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...
, formerly run in a joint operation with
trentbarton
Trentbarton operates both local and regional bus services in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire, England. It is a subsidiary of the Wellglade Group.
History
In October 1913, Trent Motor Traction Company was foun ...
.
Lincolnshire
![Stagecoach bus 19126 Alexander Dennis Trident II Enviro400 FX07 CMK in Lincoln 11 July 2008](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Stagecoach_bus_19126_Alexander_Dennis_Trident_II_Enviro400_FX07_CMK_in_Lincoln_11_July_2008.jpg)
Stagecoach acquired the
Traction Group in 2005, and with it, Lincolnshire RoadCar, also a former NBC subsidiary. ''Stagecoach in Lincolnshire'' operate local services across Lincolnshire for towns such as
Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincol ...
,
Gainsborough Gainsborough or Gainsboro may refer to:
Places
* Gainsborough, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
** Gainsborough Ward, Ipswich
* Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, a town in England
** Gainsborough (UK Parliament constituency)
* Gainsborough, New South Wales, ...
,
Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe () is an industrial town and unparished area in the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England of which it is the main administrative centre. Scunthorpe had an estimated total population of 82,334 in 2016. A ...
and
Skegness
Skegness ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey District of Lincolnshire, England. On the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, the town is east of Lincoln and north-east of Boston. With a population of 19,579 as of 2011, ...
, 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
Grimsby or Great Grimsby is a port town and the administrative centre of North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England. Grimsby adjoins the town of Cleethorpes directly to the south-east forming a conurbation. Grimsby is north-east of L ...
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. 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
![Stagecoach in Hull 10743 - SN66 VWL](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Stagecoach_in_Hull_10743_-_SN66_VWL.jpg)
''Stagecoach in Hull'' was formed in September 1994 with the purchase of
Cleveland Transit
Stagecoach North East operates both local and regional bus services in County Durham, Northumberland, North Yorkshire and Tyne and Wear, England. It is a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group, which operates bus, coach, rail and tram services acr ...
, who owned Kingston upon Hull City Transport (KHCT) at the time. They are
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from the North Sea and south-ea ...
's main bus operator, alongside
East Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to th ...
, and operate a number of services around the city, as well as longer services for
Beverley
Beverley is a market and minster town and a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, of which it is the county town. The town centre is located south-east of York's centre and north-west of City of Hull.
The town is known fo ...
,
Hedon
Hedon is a town and civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre. It lies to the north of the A1033 road at the crossroads of the B1240 and B1362 roads.
It is ...
and
Bridlington
Bridlington is a coastal town and a civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is about north of Hull and east of York. The Gypsey Race enters the North Sea at its harbour. The 2011 ...
. In 2019, Stagecoach was contracted by the
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is the local authority of the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government serv ...
to run Bridlington's Park & Ride service following the expiry of East Yorkshire's tendering contract.
References
{{Bus companies in the East Midlands
Stagecoach Group bus operators in England
Bus operators in Lincolnshire
Companies based in Lincoln, England