Stagecoach North East

Stagecoach North East

Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 at Newcastle railway station in April 2009
Parent	Stagecoach
Founded	1986
Headquarters	Sunderland
Service area	Tees Valley Tyne and Wear
Service type	Bus services
Hubs	Hartlepool Middlesbrough Newcastle South Shields Sunderland
Depots	6
Fleet	475 (April 2013)
Website	www.stagecoachbus.com/North East

Stagecoach North East is a bus operator of providing services in North East England. It is a subsidiary of Stagecoach. The company is made up of two formerly municipal operations; Busways Travel Services and Cleveland Transit.

Stagecoach's first presence in the North East of England came with the purchase of Busways Travel Services in July 1994 from its employees and management shareholders. Busways Travel Services Limited is now a holding company for Stagecoach North East's operations in Newcastle, South Shields and Sunderland, the three locations in which Busways operated.

Stagecoach is the largest operator of local services in South Shields. Stagecoach in South Shields operates mostly local services within South Shields, however services linking the town to Gateshead, Jarrow, Newcastle and Sunderland are also operated. Stagecoach in South Shields is the eventual successor to South Shields Corporation Transport.

Sunderland operates a large network of local services in the city. Only one of Sunderland’s operations leave the city’s boundaries, the X24 express to Gateshead and Newcastle. Services E1, E2 and E6, which operates out of the city to South Shields are operated by Stagecoach in South Shields.

Stagecoach purchased Cleveland Transit in September 1994. Cleveland Transit also owned Kingston upon Hull City Transport, now part of Stagecoach East Midlands. Darlington Transport Company refused to sell to Stagecoach, and a Competition Commission inquiry later concluded: