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Stagecoach in South WalesCompanies House extract company no 2555509
Red & White Services Limited is a bus operator providing services in
South East Wales South East Wales is a loosely defined region of Wales generally corresponding to the preserved counties of Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and Gwent. Highly urbanised, it includes the cities of Cardiff and Newport as well as large towns in th ...
. It is a subsidiary of Stagecoach. A number of operator's licences were used by the company to operate services, however in April 2013 all services were consolidated under the Red & White Services licence. The previous licences were as follows (the names of which generally come from companies which have been acquired in the past): *Aberdare Bus Company Limited (Aberdare Depot) *Crosskeys Coach Hire LimitedCompanies House extract company no 2141867
Crosskeys Coach Hire Limited (Pontllanfraith Depot) *Islwyn Borough Transport LimitedCompanies House extract company no 2002020
Islwyn Borough Transport Limited (Blackwood Depot) *Parfitts Motor Services Limited (Caerphilly Depot) *Red & White Services Limited (Brynmawr and Cwmbran Depots) *Rhondda Buses LimitedCompanies House extract company no 2683764
Rhondda Buses Limited (Porth Depot) *The Valleys Bus Company Limited (Brecon Depot and Merthyr Tydfil Depot)


History

In January 1991 Western Travel purchased the eastern division of
National Welsh Omnibus Services National Welsh Omnibus Services was a bus company which operated in south-east Wales and in the Forest of Dean area of Gloucestershire from 1978 to 1992. It used the trading name ''National Welsh'' and its Welsh equivalent ''Cymru Cenedlaethol'' ...
with 180 buses and depots in Brynmawr,
Chepstow Chepstow ( cy, Cas-gwent) is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the tidal River Wye, about above its confluence with the River Severn, and adjoining the wester ...
,
Crosskeys Crosskeys ( cy, Pont-y-cymer) is a village, community and an electoral ward in Caerphilly county borough in Wales. Etymology The village was originally named Pont-y-cymer and this remains the official Welsh name for the village. The name ...
,
Cwmbran Cwmbran ( ; cy, Cwmbrân , also in use as an alternative spelling in English) is a town in the county borough of Torfaen in South Wales. Lying within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, Cwmbran was designated as a New Town in 1949 to prov ...
and Ross on Wye. The operation was renamed Red & White, the area's services having traded as
Red & White Services Red & White Services was a bus company operating in south east Wales and Gloucestershire, England between 1929 and 1978. Red & White evolved into Red & White United Transport Ltd, formed in 1937, which owned bus and road freight companies in ...
until 1978. In 1992 Western Travel purchased Cynon Valley Transport which operated services in the Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil areas was purchased with 46 buses. In February 1992 a 10% shareholding in Rhondda Buses was purchased. Following the December 1991 collapse of
National Welsh Omnibus Services National Welsh Omnibus Services was a bus company which operated in south-east Wales and in the Forest of Dean area of Gloucestershire from 1978 to 1992. It used the trading name ''National Welsh'' and its Welsh equivalent ''Cymru Cenedlaethol'' ...
, Rhondda Buses was formed to purchase the Caerphilly and Porth depots from the administrators. Rhondda Buses was owned by a consortium of
British Bus British Bus was a bus group in the United Kingdom. It was sold to the Cowie Group in August 1996. History British Bus was founded in November 1992 when the Drawlane Transport Group split its bus interests from its National Express in the lead ...
,
Potteries Motor Traction First Potteries is a bus company based in Stoke-on-Trent operating services in North Staffordshire, England. It is a part of First Midlands and a subsidiary of FirstGroup. History The company began life as Potteries Motor Traction. As part ...
,
Stevensons of Uttoxeter Stevensons of Uttoxeter was a bus company that operated in Staffordshire from 1926 to 1997. History On 11 September 1926, John Stevenson commenced operating a bus service from Uttoxeter to Burton upon Trent. In 1971, the business passed to Jo ...
and
Julian Peddle Julian Peddle (born November 1954)Julian Henry Peddle
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. In order to quell competition from neighbouring Red & White, Western Travel were sold a 10% share. Services were operated under the Rhondda fleetname from the Porth depot and Caerphilly Busways from the Caerphilly depot. Rhondda had expanded by purchasing the services of Parfitts Motor Services of Rhymney Bridge, who operated in the Merthyr Tydfil (competing with Stagecoach Red & White) and upper Rhymney valley area. In November 1993 Western Travel was sold to Stagecoach. Red & White was rebranded as Stagecoach Red & White. In December 1997 Stagecoach bought out the other Rhondda Buses consortium members which were now
Arriva Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.FirstBus and Julian Peddle. Rhondda services were operated under the Stagecoach Rhondda fleetname, whilst the Caerphilly and Rhymney Valley services were incorporated into Stagecoach Red & White. In February 2000 all operations were rebranded as Stagecoach in South Wales. The Ross on Wye based services were rebranded as Stagecoach in Wye & Dean and transferred to neighbouring
Stagecoach West Stagecoach West is the trading name of Cheltenham & Gloucester Omnibus Company Limited, a bus operator providing services in Gloucestershire, Bristol, Swindon, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, North Somerset and Herefordshire, in the West of England. ...
. In September 2000 the services of Phil Anslow Travel were purchased with 28 minibuses, giving Stagecoach a greater presence in the Eastern Valleys. In November 2004 Stagecoach in South Wales purchased the remaining part of Phil Anslow Travel with six minibuses and 15 coaches. The bus services were integrated into Stagecoach in South Wales, whilst the coaching business became Red & White Coaches. Subsequently Red & White Coaches failed to remain profitable and ceased in April 2006. In February 2006 Stagecoach purchased Eastern Valleys independent operator Crosskeys Coach Hire who traded as Glyn Williams Travel. Glyn Williams' operating area was within that of Stagecoach in South Wales and many of their trunk services had been operated jointly with Stagecoach. In 2008 the outstation at
Bulwark, Chepstow Bulwark is a predominantly residential area of Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, largely developed during the twentieth century. The area is so named because of its Iron Age fort, which is now maintained as a public open space. Substantial devel ...
was closed. In January 2010
Caerphilly County Borough Council Caerphilly County Borough Council ( cy, Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili) is the governing body for Caerphilly County Borough, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. The last full council elections took place 5 May 2022. Political control The ...
sold its 33 bus Islwyn Borough Transport subsidiary to Stagecoach.


Fleet

As at April 2014, the fleet consisted of 367 buses and coaches.Annual Performance Wales May 2013 - April 2014
Stagecoach in South Wales The fleet once consisted of step-entranced Dennis Darts, Volvo B10Ms and Volvo Olympians but now over time it consists mainly of single deckers, and rare double deckers (excluding double deckers for school services). In 2019, Stagecoach in South Wales began using their first double deckers since the early 2000's. The double deckers used were
Alexander ALX400 The Alexander ALX400 (later known as the TransBus ALX400 and the Alexander Dennis ALX400) was a 2-axle double-decker bus body built by Walter Alexander Coachbuilders (later by TransBus International/Alexander Dennis). It was one of the ALX-seri ...
which are used on School services. Stagecoach in South Wales operate the most 'gold' standard vehicles in the entire Stagecoach division. These are
Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC The Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC (sold as the Alexander Dennis Enviro200) is a single-decker city bus produced by Alexander Dennis since 2014, as the successor to the Enviro200 midibus and Enviro300 full-size bus. The first Enviro200 MMC ...
(used on routes 26, 151 and 132), Alexander Dennis Enviro300 (used on route X24), Alexander Dennis Enviro400 (used on route 132 and T4) and Optare Solo SR (used on Cwmbran local services). Stagecoach in South Wales operate
TrawsCymru TrawsCymru is the brand name for a network of regional bus services in Wales, sponsored by the Welsh Government. It was introduced as a replacement for the TrawsCambria network. History Launch plans In 2010, the Welsh Assembly ran a consultatio ...
routes - them being the T4 and T14. They operate
MCV Evora The MCV Evora (stylised as ''eVoRa''; internal designation: MCV C123) is a single-decker bus bodywork produced by Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles (MCV) since 2018, as the successor to the MCV Evolution. The Evora is currently available on Volvo B ...
on these routes. They also operate the
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Fflecsi Fflecsi (stylised fflecsi; ) is a trial demand-responsive bus service administered by Transport for Wales (TfW) and local authorities, operated by local bus operators across Wales. Pilot trials of the service are conducted across Wales, which ...
service in
Rhondda Cynon Taf Rhondda Cynon Taf (; RCT; also spelt as Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It consists of five valleys: the Rhondda Fawr, Rhondda Fach, Cynon, Taff (Welsh: ''Taf'') and Ely valleys, plus a number of towns and vill ...
and Blaenau Gwent. The fleet today consists of: *
Wright StreetLite The Wright StreetLite is a low-floor midibus introduced by Wrightbus in 2010. It was originally available in only one body style (wheel forward) before the door forward and StreetLite Max variants were introduced in 2011 and 2012 respectively. ...
*
Optare Solo The Optare Solo is a low-floor minibus/midibus with one or two doors manufactured by Optare in the United Kingdom since 1998. The Solo name is a play on its low-floor status, the manufacturer marketing its vehicle as having an entrance that is ...
* Optare Solo SR *
Alexander Dennis Enviro200 The Alexander Dennis Enviro200 (previously known as the TransBus Enviro200) is a midibus that was manufactured by TransBus International and later Alexander Dennis between 2003 and 2018. The original TransBus Enviro200 design was innovative bu ...
*
Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC The Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC (sold as the Alexander Dennis Enviro200) is a single-decker city bus produced by Alexander Dennis since 2014, as the successor to the Enviro200 midibus and Enviro300 full-size bus. The first Enviro200 MMC ...
* Alexander Dennis Enviro300 * Alexander Dennis Enviro400 *
MCV Evora The MCV Evora (stylised as ''eVoRa''; internal designation: MCV C123) is a single-decker bus bodywork produced by Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles (MCV) since 2018, as the successor to the MCV Evolution. The Evora is currently available on Volvo B ...


Depots

As at April 2013, Stagecoach South Wales operated eight depots in Aberdare, Blackwood,
Brecon Brecon (; cy, Aberhonddu; ), archaically known as Brecknock, is a market town in Powys, mid Wales. In 1841, it had a population of 5,701. The population in 2001 was 7,901, increasing to 8,250 at the 2011 census. Historically it was the coun ...
, Brynmawr, Caerphilly,
Cwmbran Cwmbran ( ; cy, Cwmbrân , also in use as an alternative spelling in English) is a town in the county borough of Torfaen in South Wales. Lying within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, Cwmbran was designated as a New Town in 1949 to prov ...
, Merthyr Tydfil and Porth. In April 2014 Stagecoach announced the intended closure of the Brynmawr depot along with a reduction of services. The depot closed on 21 July 2014 and became an outstation of the divisions Head Office.


See also

*
Bus transport in Cardiff Bus transport in Cardiff, the capital and most populous city in Wales, forms the major part of the city's public transport network, which also includes water, air travel and an urban rail network. Cardiff is a major city of the United Kingdom ...


References


External links


Company website
{{Transport in Torfaen Bus operators in Wales Bus transport in Cardiff Stagecoach Group Transport in Caerphilly County Borough Transport in Monmouthshire Transport in Newport, Wales Transport in Rhondda Cynon Taf Transport in Torfaen Organisations based in Newport, Wales