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[2][3] (Aberdare Depot)
Crosskeys Coach Hire Limited[4][5] (Pontllanfraith Depot)
Islwyn Borough Transport Limited[6] (Blackwood Depot)
Parfitts Motor Services Limited[7][8] (Caerphilly Depot)
Red & White Services Limited[1][9] (Brynmawr and Cwmbran Depots)
In February 1992 a 10% shareholding in Rhondda Buses[10] was purchased. Following the December 1991 collapse of National Welsh Omnibus Services, Rhondda Buses was formed to purchase the Caerphilly and Porth depots from the administrators. Rhondda Buses was owned by a consortium of British Bus, Potteries Motor Traction, Stevensons of Uttoxeter and Julian Peddle. In order to quell competition from neighbouring Red & White, Western Travel were sold a 10% share.[15] 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.[16] Red & White was rebranded as Stagecoach Red & White.
In December 1997 Stagecoach bought out the other Rhondda Buses consortium members which were now Arriva, 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.
Optare Versa on the 151 to Blackwood Interchange. The 151 was previously operated alongside Glyn Williams until Stagecoach purchased them.
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. In September 2000 the services of Phil Anslow Travel were purchased with 28 minibuses, giving Stagecoach a greater presence in the Eastern Valleys.[17]
In November 2004 Stagecoach in South Wales purchased the remaining part of Phil Anslow Travel[18] with six minibuses and 15 coaches.[19] The bus services were integrated into Stagecoach in South Wales, whilst the coaching business became Red & White Coaches.[20] 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[4] who traded as Glyn Williams Travel.[21] Glyn Williams' operating area was within that of Stagecoach in South Wales and many of their trunk services had been operated jointly with Stagecoach.
As of January 2023, the fleet consisted of 290 buses.[27] The fleet once consisted of step-entranced Dennis Darts, Volvo B10Ms and Volvo Olympians but now over time it consists mainly of single deckers with double deckerAlexander ALX400 and Alexander Dennis Enviro400 introduced in 2019.
In April 2014 Stagecoach announced the intended closure of the Brynmawr depot along with a reduction of services.[28] The depot closed on 21 July 2014 and became an outstation of the divisions Head Office.
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stagecoach, south, wales, stagecoach, south, wales, operator, providing, services, south, east, wales, subsidiary, stagecoach, stagecoach, south, walesoptare, solo, cwmbranparentstagecoachfounded1993headquarterscwmbranservice, areacardiffsouth, east, walesserv. Stagecoach in South Wales 1 is a bus operator providing services in South East Wales It is a subsidiary of Stagecoach Stagecoach in South WalesOptare Solo in CwmbranParentStagecoachFounded1993HeadquartersCwmbranService areaCardiffSouth East WalesService typeBus services School contractsRoutes93 January 2023 DestinationsSouth Wales HerefordDepots7Fleet290 January 2023 Chief executiveNigel WinterWebsitewww stagecoachbus com southwalesA number of operator s licences were used by the company to operate services however in April 2013 all services were consolidated under the Red amp 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 2 3 Aberdare Depot Crosskeys Coach Hire Limited 4 5 Pontllanfraith Depot Islwyn Borough Transport Limited 6 Blackwood Depot Parfitts Motor Services Limited 7 8 Caerphilly Depot Red amp White Services Limited 1 9 Brynmawr and Cwmbran Depots Rhondda Buses Limited 10 11 Porth Depot The Valleys Bus Company Limited 12 13 Brecon Depot and Merthyr Tydfil Depot Contents 1 History 2 Fleet 3 Depots 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditIn January 1991 Western Travel 14 purchased the eastern division of National Welsh Omnibus Services with 180 buses and depots in Brynmawr Chepstow Crosskeys Cwmbran and Ross on Wye The operation was renamed Red amp White 1 the area s services having traded as Red amp White Services 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 10 was purchased Following the December 1991 collapse of National Welsh Omnibus Services Rhondda Buses was formed to purchase the Caerphilly and Porth depots from the administrators Rhondda Buses was owned by a consortium of British Bus Potteries Motor Traction Stevensons of Uttoxeter and Julian Peddle In order to quell competition from neighbouring Red amp White Western Travel were sold a 10 share 15 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 amp White and upper Rhymney valley area In November 1993 Western Travel was sold to Stagecoach 16 Red amp White was rebranded as Stagecoach Red amp White In December 1997 Stagecoach bought out the other Rhondda Buses consortium members which were now Arriva 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 amp White Alexander ALX200 in Newport bus station Optare Versa on the 151 to Blackwood Interchange The 151 was previously operated alongside Glyn Williams until Stagecoach purchased them In February 2000 all operations were rebranded as Stagecoach in South Wales The Ross on Wye based services were rebranded as Stagecoach in Wye amp Dean and transferred to neighbouring Stagecoach West In September 2000 the services of Phil Anslow Travel were purchased with 28 minibuses giving Stagecoach a greater presence in the Eastern Valleys 17 In November 2004 Stagecoach in South Wales purchased the remaining part of Phil Anslow Travel 18 with six minibuses and 15 coaches 19 The bus services were integrated into Stagecoach in South Wales whilst the coaching business became Red amp White Coaches 20 Subsequently Red amp White Coaches failed to remain profitable and ceased in April 2006 In February 2006 Stagecoach purchased Eastern Valleys independent operator Crosskeys Coach Hire 4 who traded as Glyn Williams Travel 21 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 was closed 22 In January 2010 Caerphilly County Borough Council sold its 33 bus Islwyn Borough Transport 6 subsidiary to Stagecoach 23 24 25 26 Fleet Edit Volvo B10M travelling through Risca One of many old buses that were previously used within the Wales division Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC seen in Cardiff one of Stagecoach s many previous branded gold standard vehicles As of January 2023 the fleet consisted of 290 buses 27 The fleet once consisted of step entranced Dennis Darts Volvo B10Ms and Volvo Olympians but now over time it consists mainly of single deckers with double deckerAlexander ALX400 and Alexander Dennis Enviro400 introduced in 2019 Until Stagecoach in South Wales began the rebrand in 2022 Stagecoach in South Wales operated the most gold standard vehicles in the entire Stagecoach division These gold standard vehicles were Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC Alexander Dennis Enviro300 Alexander Dennis Enviro400 and Optare Solo SR Stagecoach in South Wales operate TrawsCymru routes using MCV Evora They also operate the pilot Fflecsi service in Rhondda Cynon Taf and Blaenau Gwent The fleet today consists of Wright StreetLite Optare Solo Optare Solo SR Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC Alexander Dennis Enviro300 Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MCV Evora Mercedes Mellor StrataDepots EditIn April 2014 Stagecoach announced the intended closure of the Brynmawr depot along with a reduction of services 28 The depot closed on 21 July 2014 and became an outstation of the divisions Head Office As of January 2023 Stagecoach South Wales operate seven depots in Aberdare Blackwood Brynmawr Caerphilly Cwmbran Merthyr Tydfil and Porth 29 Blackwood depot is due to close in early 2023 with a reduction of services See also EditBus transport in CardiffReferences Edit a b c Companies House extract company no 2555509 Red amp White Services Limited Companies House extract company no 2680742 Aberdare Bus Company Limited VOSA Notices amp Proceedings 13th Feb 2006 PDF a b Companies House extract company no 2141867 Crosskeys Coach Hire Limited VOSA Notices amp Proceedings 1st May 2008 PDF a b Companies House extract company no 2002020 Islwyn Borough Transport Limited Companies House extract company no 368004 Parfitts Motor Services Limited VOSA Notices amp Proceedings 11th Dec 2008 PDF VOSA Notices amp Proceedings 20th Jul 2008 PDF a b Companies House extract company no 2683764 Rhondda Buses Limited VOSA Notices amp Proceedings 20th Sep 2008 PDF Companies House extract company no 2674158 The Valleys Bus Company Limited VOSA Notices amp Proceedings 20th Jul 2008 PDF Companies House extract company no 2041677 Stagecoach West Limited formerly Western Travel Limited What Julian did next Buses magazine March 2009 issue 648 page 31 Stagecoach acquires Western The Independent 27 November 1993 Twenty Five Years of Stagecoach by Doug Jack Published by Ian Allan 2005 ISBN 0 7110 3103 7 Companies House extract company no 3478868 Phil Anslow Group Travel Limited Phil Anslow joins the fleet Retrieved 10 April 2009 Red amp White Coaches Retrieved 10 April 2009 Bus Company Owners Sell After 30 Successful Years Archived 16 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Quadrant Media amp Communications Bulwark Closed 25 November 2008 Retrieved 1 January 2015 Tiny bus company plans to sell up to national carrier Walesonline 5 November 2009 Anticipated acquisition by Stagecoach Bus Holdings Limited of Islwyn Borough Transport Limited Office of Fair Trading Islwyn bus firm sold to Stagecoach South Wales Argus 12 January 2010 Stagecoach completes purchase of Islwyn Borough Transport Annual Performance Wales May 2013 April 2014 Stagecoach in South Wales UPDATE Brynmawr bus depot closure puts 77 jobs at risk South Wales Argus website Newsquest Media Group 9 April 2014 Retrieved 1 January 2015 Annual Performance Wales May 2012 April 2013 Stagecoach South WalesExternal links EditCompany website 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