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Stagecoach East Midlands is a bus operator providing local and regional services across the East Midlands, the city of
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
''Stagecoach in Hull'' was formed in September 1994 with the purchase 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 abus war
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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 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'' 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
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