Stagecoach West

Stagecoach West

Alexander Dennis Enviro 300 in Oxford in October 2008
Parent	Stagecoach
Founded	1983
Headquarters	Gloucester
Service area	Gloucestershire South Herefordshire Wiltshire
Service type	Bus services
Depots	5 (April 2013)
Fleet	257 (September 2016)
Website	http://www.stagecoachbus.com

Stagecoach West is a bus operator providing services in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and South Herefordshire, in the west of England. It is a subsidiary of Stagecoach Group.

In 1983, Bristol Omnibus Company's Gloucestershire based operations were transferred to the Cheltenham & Gloucester Omnibus Company. In 1985 the National Bus Company's Swindon and District operation was transferred to the same company. In 1986, all the assets were transferred to a new legal entity, Western Travel.

In 1986, Western Travel was privatised in a management buyout and in December 1987 purchased Midland Red South. In 1993, Western Travel purchased City Circle of Gloucester before being sold to Stagecoach in November 1993.

In 1988, National Welsh Omnibus Services was privatised in a management buyout. After being placed in receivership in January 1992, the eastern division was purchased by Stagecoach South Wales. After the Western Travel purchase, the Wye & Dean operations were transferred to Stagecoach West.

In more recent years the operation was split into different divisions:

More recently all have been combined as Stagecoach West.

Stagecoach West operate five depots:

Stagecoach West mainly operates services across Gloucestershire, South Herefordshire, Wiltshire and into South Gloucestershire although some route serve more distant destinations including Hereford, Monmouth, Oxford, Bath and Bristol.