Stagecoach London

Stagecoach London

Volvo B5LH hybrid with Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC bodywork in June 2015
Parent	Stagecoach
Founded	1994
Headquarters	West Ham
Service area	Central London East London South London
Service type	Bus services
Operator	East London Selkent Thameside
Website	www.stagecoachbus.com

Stagecoach London is a bus operator in London. It is a subsidiary of Stagecoach and operates services under contract to Transport for London.

In 1994 Stagecoach purchased the East London and Selkent operations during the privatisation 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.

In August 2006 Stagecoach sold its London bus operations to Macquarie Bank. The new owner restored the East London and Selkent trading name logos.

In September 2008 Thameside was established to operate route 248.

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

Stagecoach London operates services under contract to Transport for London. These are operated by the:

legal entities but all under the Stagecoach London brand.

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 then Ilford head office. The head office is now at the West Ham depot.