Stagecoach North West
A Dennis Trident 2 bus departing from Bolton bus station on Stagecoach in Lancashire Route 126.
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| Slogan | It's Best By Bus (2001–05) MegaUseful (2006–07) Urban Connect (2008-11) Greener, Smarter, Travel (2005-11) |
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| Parent | Stagecoach Group plc |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Defunct | 2011 (became Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire) |
| Headquarters | Carlisle, Cumbria |
| Service area | North West England |
| Service type | Bus |
| Hubs | Carlisle, Chorley, Morecambe, Kendal, Preston |
| Stations | Chorley, Preston, Bolton, Blackburn, Lancaster, Manchester, Barrow, Carlisle, Workington, Cumbria, Blackpool, Kendal |
| Depots | Stagecoach in Lancaster - White Lund, Morecambe & Catterall. Stagecoach in Lancashire - Preston, Fleetwood & Chorley. Stagecoach in Cumbria - Barrow; Kendal; Workington; Penrith & Carlisle. |
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Optare Solo Volvo B10M Alexander Dennis Trident Alexander Dennis Pointer Volvo Olympian Leyland Olympian Alexander Dennis Enviro400 Dennis Dart SLF Volvo B10B Optare Versa Optare Esteem . |
| Operator | Stagecoach Group |
| Website | Official website |
Stagecoach North West was a major operator of bus services in North West England. It was a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group, and had its origins in the purchase of Cumberland in 1987 and Ribble in 1988 from the National Bus Company. The head office of Stagecoach North West was in Carlisle. Although the cities of Liverpool and Manchester are in the North West of England, Stagecoach in Manchester and Stagecoach Merseyside were run as separate divisions.
Stagecoach North West was split in September 2011 into Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire and Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, with the former incorporating Chorley and Preston depots and the Gillmoss depot of Stagecoach Merseyside, and the latter incorporating Barrow, Carlisle, Kendal and Workington depots. After the split, the company, Stagecoach North West Ltd, continues to exist with the trading name Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire.
Stagecoach North West operated services in Carlisle, Chorley, Lancaster, Morecambe, Preston, the Lake District with some services running to/from Blackburn, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Southport. Stagecoach North West consisted of 3 different areas, which were:
Stagecoach North West also ran several services which are contracted to Cumbria County Council, Lancashire County Council or Transport for Greater Manchester
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