Stagecoach London

Stagecoach London
	Stagecoach LondonAlexander Dennis Enviro400inRomfordin February 2023
Parent	Stagecoach
Founded	1994
Headquarters	West Ham
Service area	Central London; East London; South East London
Service type	Bus services
Hubs	Stratford, Romford, Woolwich, Lewisham
Fleet	1,463 (March 2023)
Operator	East London; Selkent; Thameside; Lea Interchange Bus Company
Website	stagecoachbus

Stagecoach Londonis a major bus operator inGreater London.It is a subsidiary ofStagecoachand operates services under contract toTransport for Londonmostly in East and South East London as well as some services into Central London.

It is the largest subsidiary of theStagecoach Group,with 283.4 million passengers journeys taken on Stagecoach London buses between May 2018 and April 2019, and as of March 2023, the fleet consisted of 1,463 buses.

History

In 1994Stagecoachpurchased theEast LondonandSelkentoperations during theprivatisation of London bus services.Both continued to trade under their existing names until November 2000 when Stagecoach consolidated its London operations under the Stagecoach London brand with both remaining as separate legal entities.^[1]^[2]

In August 2006 Stagecoach sold its London bus operations toMacquarie Bank.^[3]^[4]The new owner restored the East London and Selkent trading name logos.

In September 2008Thamesidewas established to operateroute 248.

In October 2010 Stagecoach reacquired its old London operations with all operations once again rebranded as Stagecoach London.^[5]

In May 2022, Stagecoach announced it would takeoverTower Transit'sLea Interchange garagefor £20m.^[6]The takeover was completed on 25 June 2022.^[7]^[8]Stagecoach operates the garage under the Lea Interchange Bus Company Limited legal entity.^[9]

In August 2022, Stagecoach London purchased buses fromHCT Groupthat the social enterprise carried out on behalf ofTransport for London.The deal saw around 500 members of staff and 160 buses transfer, along with leases on depots at Ash Grove and Walthamstow Avenue.

Operations

Stagecoach London operates services under contract toTransport for London.These are operated by 3 legal entities which all exist but under the Stagecoach London brand:^[1]^[2]^[10]

East London(East London Bus & Coach Company Limited)
Selkent(South East London & Kent Bus Company Limited)
Thameside(East London Bus & Coach Company Limited)
Lea Interchange Bus Company (Lea Interchange Bus Company Limited)

In 2000 Stagecoach's standard bus livery of a dark blue skirt and orange and light blue swirl at the rear with the standard white replaced by red was introduced. After the sale to Macquarie Bank, an all red livery was introduced.

A coach operation traded under the brand East London Coaches ceasing in February 2007 and a Travelshop which closed in March 2009 that was based at the company's thenIlfordhead office. The head office is now at theWest Hamdepot.

Lea Interchange Bus Company garage

Lea Interchange (LI)

As of June 2024, Lea Interchange garage operates routes58,86(part allocation only),97,135,236,276,308,339,488,678,D8andW14.

Lea Interchange was opened byFirst Londonin 2007 to replace its Waterden Road,Stratfordgarage that closed as part of the development of theOlympic Parkfor the2012 OlympicandParalympic Games.It was sold in June 2013 toTower Transitand in May 2022 to Stagecoach London, operating under the legal nameLea Interchange Bus Company Limited.

Fleet

As at March 2023, the fleet consisted of 1,463 buses.^[11]

References

^^a ^b"EAST LONDON BUS & COACH COMPANY LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".find-and-update pany-information.service.gov.uk.Retrieved28 June2022.
^^a ^b"SOUTH EAST LONDON & KENT BUS COMPANY LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".find-and-update pany-information.service.gov.uk.Retrieved28 June2022.
^The mighty Macquarie is only humanThe Independent20 August 2006
^Interim results for the six months ended 31 October 2006Stagecoach Group 6 December 2006
^Stagecoach re-enters London bus marketBBC News15 October 2010
^"Stagecoach strikes £20m deal to snap up Kelsian's 150 buses in east London".27 May 2022.
^"Sale Completion East London Bus Operation and Finance Update".Australian Securities Exchange.Kelsian. 27 June 2022.Retrieved15 July2022.
^"Stagecoach welcomes Tower Transit team to its London operations".Stagecoach. 27 June 2022.Retrieved15 July2022.
^"LEA INTERCHANGE BUS COMPANY LIMITED filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".find-and-update pany-information.service.gov.uk.Retrieved28 June2022.
^"LEA INTERCHANGE BUS COMPANY LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".find-and-update pany-information.service.gov.uk.Retrieved28 June2022.
^Bus Fleet AuditTransport for London

External links

Media related toStagecoach Londonat Wikimedia Commons

[Company2328402-1] "EAST LONDON BUS & COACH COMPANY LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".find-and-update pany-information.service.gov.uk.Retrieved28 June2022.

[Company2328595-2] "SOUTH EAST LONDON & KENT BUS COMPANY LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".find-and-update pany-information.service.gov.uk.Retrieved28 June2022.

[3] The mighty Macquarie is only humanThe Independent20 August 2006

[4] Interim results for the six months ended 31 October 2006Stagecoach Group 6 December 2006

[5] Stagecoach re-enters London bus marketBBC News15 October 2010

[6] "Stagecoach strikes £20m deal to snap up Kelsian's 150 buses in east London".27 May 2022.

[7] "Sale Completion East London Bus Operation and Finance Update".Australian Securities Exchange.Kelsian. 27 June 2022.Retrieved15 July2022.

[8] "Stagecoach welcomes Tower Transit team to its London operations".Stagecoach. 27 June 2022.Retrieved15 July2022.

[9] "LEA INTERCHANGE BUS COMPANY LIMITED filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".find-and-update pany-information.service.gov.uk.Retrieved28 June2022.

[10] "LEA INTERCHANGE BUS COMPANY LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".find-and-update pany-information.service.gov.uk.Retrieved28 June2022.

[11] Bus Fleet AuditTransport for London

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