Stagecoach in Manchester
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Stagecoach in Manchester is the trading name of Greater Manchester Buses South Limited, and is a major operator of bus
services in Greater Manchester
.
Stagecoach Manchester is the largest UK bus subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group
, serving over 87 million passengers a year. Stagecoach Manchester's operations include the 192 service
of which the portion between Stockport (Mersey Square) and Manchester (Piccadilly Gardens) is Britain's busiest route carrying 11 million passengers a year alone.
The company was formerly known as GM Buses (South) Ltd. which was formed as a management buyout
of the southern area of GM Buses
(which originated from Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
's bus division). The northern area of GM Buses is now known as First Manchester
.
GM Buses (South) was formed in late 1993 in preparation for privatisation of the former PTE bus company in Greater Manchester. It was broken into two parts to make more money for the Government and also to fulfill the Government's 'sweet shop' bus company ownership vision. Stagecoach put in a strong bid, and gained clearance from the Department of Trade & Industry, but the employees bought it for £16 million. It faced an uphill struggle. as over 40 competitors had grown over GM Buses routes before the break-up, although most of those competed with GM Buses (North). However, Bee Line and MTL Manchester did go south, and Mayne
, Walls and Finglands were established competitors on lucrative South Manchester routes.
Both companies also suffered from elderly fleets, as a stand-alone (nil subsidy) arms' length company, GM Buses had not been able to buy new buses, and thus Atlanteans
and Fleetlines
--the newest by then 15 years old—had to soldier on. Competitors were expanding and the private company could not meet the investment needed.
Stagecoach set up a Ribble
subsidiary, Stagecoach Manchester, to compete on GMB (South)'s prime route, the 192 (Manchester - Hazel Grove) with brand new buses, and soon they became popular, the new Volvo B6
s made a lasting impression where GMBS could only present a dowdy, dated image.
GMBS had to fight back, in response to increasing competition by Merseyside Transport (MTL Manchester) GMBS set up Birkenhead & District on the Wirral, running Fleetlines in Birkenhead Corporation livery. Throughout 1994 GMBS bought a large number of secondhand buses, mainly more Atlanteans and Leyland National
s. Competition with Stagecoach became stronger, with Stagecoach bringing in new buses in the shape of new Volvo B10M-55s
with Alexander PS bodies. GMBS used its Charterplan coaching fleet to attack Stagecoach Ribble's X43 to Burnley. By the end of 1994 everything turned peaceful, Stagecoach agreed no further competition on the 192, and financed 20 Volvo B6s for GMBS.
In February 1996 GMBS gave up, and Stagecoach bought the business, it was quickly rebranded Stagecoach Manchester and did well out of Stagecoach new bus orders. The original Stagecoach Manchester was sold to Finglands.
On 21 January 2008, Stagecoach Manchester purchased the bus operations of A Mayne & Son Ltd
(Maynes), with the Maynes fleet of 37 vehicles passing to Hyde Road depot, to be repainted at a later date. No depot was involved in the sale.
On 10 August 2008, Stagecoach Manchester purchased another independent bus operator, this time Bullocks Coaches
based in Cheadle
, Stockport
, removing the only independent operator to be based in Stockport. Bullocks has however retained one bus route, the 147 "Oxford Road Link" operated as a subsidised university and hospital link. Bullocks' services included the 157 route between Woodford
and Manchester
., which has since been re-numbered X57 and made limited stop between East Didsbury and Manchester.
In March 2011, Stagecoach started running the Stockport Metroshuttle
service, taking over the service from Bluebird. This is the first time that Stagecoach has run a Metroshuttle service in Greater Manchester.
In July 2011, Stagecoach introduced a 'Smart Card' system onto some of their buses, allowing travel to be pre-paid for and then simply swipe
d as one boards the bus. The scheme, labeled "StagecoachSmart", is designed to make bus travel simpler and more attractive, cut carbon
and encourage people out of their cars and on to buses. Smart ticketing is shown lead to more efficient, seamless journeys for passengers. They hope to see this being rolled out to all modes of public transport in England as quickly as possible and this announcement from Stagecoach is another positive step towards that. Stagecoach is the first operator to install smartcard technology on its nationwide fleet of 7,000 buses outside London
. Its London vehicles already accept the Oyster Card
. It means passengers using a monthly Megarider Xtra ticket can have top-up payments automatically placed on their swipe card each month. The firm also uses the technology to record concessionary journeys made by pensioners in Manchester
and Lancashire
. Greater Manchester’s transport leaders want to introduce their own London-style Oyster ‘smart card’ that will cover all modes of transport. They have submitted a bid for funding towards the scheme from the Department for Transport
. Bus firm Arriva
also uses a smart card, called the sQuid, in Bolton
. The firm says it was the first to introduce electronic tickets using mobile phones.
, Trafford
, Tameside
and south and central Manchester
. They also run some local services in Glossop
. Stagecoach does run some services outside these areas, which are the 22 (Bolton
– Stockport) which is shared with First Manchester
, and the 76 (Oldham
- Manchester). From March 2011, they also run the Metroshuttle service in Stockport town centre.
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
services in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
.
Stagecoach Manchester is the largest UK bus subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group
Stagecoach Group
Stagecoach Group plc is an international transport group operating buses, trains, trams, express coaches and ferries. The group was founded in 1980 by the current chairman, Sir Brian Souter, his sister, Ann Gloag, and her former husband Robin...
, serving over 87 million passengers a year. Stagecoach Manchester's operations include the 192 service
Greater Manchester bus route 192
Greater Manchester bus route 192 is a frequent and popular bus route running between Manchester city centre and Stockport, operated by Stagecoach Manchester. It carries over nine million passengers each year, and is often considered to be the busiest bus route in the country...
of which the portion between Stockport (Mersey Square) and Manchester (Piccadilly Gardens) is Britain's busiest route carrying 11 million passengers a year alone.
The company was formerly known as GM Buses (South) Ltd. which was formed as a management buyout
Management buyout
A management buyout is a form of acquisition where a company's existing managers acquire a large part or all of the company.- Overview :Management buyouts are similar in all major legal aspects to any other acquisition of a company...
of the southern area of GM Buses
GM Buses
GM Buses was the main bus company serving Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England. The company was public owned by Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive, which is a public body responsible for helping to co-ordinate public transport services in the Greater...
(which originated from Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
Transport for Greater Manchester is the public body responsible for co-ordinating public transport services throughout Greater Manchester, in North West England. The organisation traces its origins to the Transport Act 1968, when the SELNEC Passenger Transport Executive was established to...
's bus division). The northern area of GM Buses is now known as First Manchester
First Manchester
First Manchester is one of the bus companies serving Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England. It forms part of FirstGroup, a company operating transport services across the British Isles and in North America...
.
History
A timeline overview of public transport in Manchester, prior to 1993, is given here.GM Buses (South) was formed in late 1993 in preparation for privatisation of the former PTE bus company in Greater Manchester. It was broken into two parts to make more money for the Government and also to fulfill the Government's 'sweet shop' bus company ownership vision. Stagecoach put in a strong bid, and gained clearance from the Department of Trade & Industry, but the employees bought it for £16 million. It faced an uphill struggle. as over 40 competitors had grown over GM Buses routes before the break-up, although most of those competed with GM Buses (North). However, Bee Line and MTL Manchester did go south, and Mayne
A Mayne & Son Ltd
The Mayne Group, is a coach operator based in the north west of England, trading as Mayne Coaches, owned by Stephen Mayne. Coach services are operated from Warrington and Manchester...
, Walls and Finglands were established competitors on lucrative South Manchester routes.
Both companies also suffered from elderly fleets, as a stand-alone (nil subsidy) arms' length company, GM Buses had not been able to buy new buses, and thus Atlanteans
Leyland Atlantean
The Leyland Atlantean is a model of double-decker bus built by Leyland in the United Kingdom from 1958 to 1986....
and Fleetlines
Daimler Fleetline
The Daimler Fleetline is a rear-engined double-decker bus chassis built between 1960 and 1973 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, and from 1973 until 1980 in Farington, Lancashire, England. However, the last complete vehicle did not enter service until 1983...
--the newest by then 15 years old—had to soldier on. Competitors were expanding and the private company could not meet the investment needed.
Stagecoach set up a Ribble
Ribble Motor Services
Ribble Motor Services was a large regional bus operator in the North West of England, based in Preston. The company was started in 1919, and grew to be the largest operator in the region, with a territory stretching from Carlisle to south Lancashire...
subsidiary, Stagecoach Manchester, to compete on GMB (South)'s prime route, the 192 (Manchester - Hazel Grove) with brand new buses, and soon they became popular, the new Volvo B6
Volvo B6
The Volvo B6 is a midibus manufactured by Volvo between 1991 and 2000. Its low-floor variant, the Volvo B6LE, was first built in 1994.The Volvo B6/B6LE chassis was built to compete with the Dennis Dart/Dart SLF chassis. It could be fitted with Volvo TD63E/TD63ES engine...
s made a lasting impression where GMBS could only present a dowdy, dated image.
GMBS had to fight back, in response to increasing competition by Merseyside Transport (MTL Manchester) GMBS set up Birkenhead & District on the Wirral, running Fleetlines in Birkenhead Corporation livery. Throughout 1994 GMBS bought a large number of secondhand buses, mainly more Atlanteans and Leyland National
Leyland National
The Leyland National is a British single-deck bus built in large quantities between 1972 and 1985. It was developed as a joint project between two UK nationalised industries - the National Bus Company and British Leyland. Buses were constructed at a specially built factory at the Lillyhall...
s. Competition with Stagecoach became stronger, with Stagecoach bringing in new buses in the shape of new Volvo B10M-55s
Volvo B10M
The Volvo B10M is a popular mid-engined bus and coach chassis built by Volvo between 1978 and 2001. It was built as the successor of the B58 and was equipped with a 9.6-litre horizontally-mounted Volvo THD100/THD101/THD102/THD103/THD104/DH10A diesel engine mounted under the floor, near the middle...
with Alexander PS bodies. GMBS used its Charterplan coaching fleet to attack Stagecoach Ribble's X43 to Burnley. By the end of 1994 everything turned peaceful, Stagecoach agreed no further competition on the 192, and financed 20 Volvo B6s for GMBS.
In February 1996 GMBS gave up, and Stagecoach bought the business, it was quickly rebranded Stagecoach Manchester and did well out of Stagecoach new bus orders. The original Stagecoach Manchester was sold to Finglands.
On 21 January 2008, Stagecoach Manchester purchased the bus operations of A Mayne & Son Ltd
A Mayne & Son Ltd
The Mayne Group, is a coach operator based in the north west of England, trading as Mayne Coaches, owned by Stephen Mayne. Coach services are operated from Warrington and Manchester...
(Maynes), with the Maynes fleet of 37 vehicles passing to Hyde Road depot, to be repainted at a later date. No depot was involved in the sale.
On 10 August 2008, Stagecoach Manchester purchased another independent bus operator, this time Bullocks Coaches
Bullocks Coaches
Bullocks Coaches is a Stockport bus company that formerly ran a popular service between Piccadilly Gardens and Woodford seven days a week. They are named after Ralph Bullock, a local entrepreneur, and founder of the business...
based in Cheadle
Cheadle, Greater Manchester
Cheadle is a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester, England. It borders the districts of Cheadle Hulme, Gatley, Heald Green and Cheadle Heath in Stockport, and the East Didsbury area of Manchester. As of 2001 it had a population of 14,261.-Early history:There has...
, Stockport
Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in north west England, centred around the town of Stockport. It has a population of about 280,600 and includes the outyling areas of Cheadle and Cheadle Hulme, Marple, Bredbury, Reddish and Romiley...
, removing the only independent operator to be based in Stockport. Bullocks has however retained one bus route, the 147 "Oxford Road Link" operated as a subsidised university and hospital link. Bullocks' services included the 157 route between Woodford
Woodford, Greater Manchester
Woodford is a suburban village at the southern extent of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies south of Stockport, north-northwest of Macclesfield, and south-southeast of Manchester...
and Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
., which has since been re-numbered X57 and made limited stop between East Didsbury and Manchester.
In March 2011, Stagecoach started running the Stockport Metroshuttle
Metroshuttle
Metroshuttle is a free bus system that operates in Manchester city centre and Bolton and Stockport town centres, all in Greater Manchester, England. Manchester's Metroshuttle consists of three routes that traverse the city centre, linking the city's major thoroughfares and stations with its main...
service, taking over the service from Bluebird. This is the first time that Stagecoach has run a Metroshuttle service in Greater Manchester.
In July 2011, Stagecoach introduced a 'Smart Card' system onto some of their buses, allowing travel to be pre-paid for and then simply swipe
Magnetic stripe card
A magnetic stripe card is a type of card capable of storing data by modifying the magnetism of tiny iron-based magnetic particles on a band of magnetic material on the card...
d as one boards the bus. The scheme, labeled "StagecoachSmart", is designed to make bus travel simpler and more attractive, cut carbon
Greenhouse gas
A greenhouse gas is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone...
and encourage people out of their cars and on to buses. Smart ticketing is shown lead to more efficient, seamless journeys for passengers. They hope to see this being rolled out to all modes of public transport in England as quickly as possible and this announcement from Stagecoach is another positive step towards that. Stagecoach is the first operator to install smartcard technology on its nationwide fleet of 7,000 buses outside London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Its London vehicles already accept the Oyster Card
Oyster card
The Oyster card is a form of electronic ticketing used on public transport services within the Greater London area of the United Kingdom. It is promoted by Transport for London and is valid on a number of different travel systems across London including London Underground, buses, the Docklands...
. It means passengers using a monthly Megarider Xtra ticket can have top-up payments automatically placed on their swipe card each month. The firm also uses the technology to record concessionary journeys made by pensioners in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
and Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
. Greater Manchester’s transport leaders want to introduce their own London-style Oyster ‘smart card’ that will cover all modes of transport. They have submitted a bid for funding towards the scheme from the Department for Transport
Department for Transport
In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which are not devolved...
. Bus firm Arriva
Arriva
Arriva plc is a multinational public transport company owned by Deutsche Bahn and headquartered in Sunderland, United Kingdom. It has bus, coach, train, tram and waterbus operations in 12 countries across Europe, employs more than 47,500 people and services over 1.5 billion passenger journeys each...
also uses a smart card, called the sQuid, in Bolton
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
. The firm says it was the first to introduce electronic tickets using mobile phones.
Depots
- Ashton-under-LyneAshton-under-LyneAshton-under-Lyne is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it lies on the north bank of the River Tame, on undulating land at the foothills of the Pennines...
(Riverside, Clarence Street) (AZ) - ManchesterManchesterManchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
(Hyde Road, ArdwickArdwickArdwick is a district of the City of Manchester, in North West England, about one mile east of Manchester City Centre.By the mid-19th century Ardwick had grown from being a village into a pleasant and wealthy suburb of Manchester, but by the end of that century it had become heavily industrialised...
) (HE) - ManchesterManchesterManchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
(Sharston) (SH) - StockportStockportStockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...
(Daw Bank) (ST)
Fleet
As of December 2010 (see below), Stagecoach Manchester had 667 operational buses, of which over half are Alexander Dennis Enviro400s. The fleet is as follows:| Image | Chassis | Body | Seats | Built | Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Dennis Enviro400H (hybrid) | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | 81 | 2010 | Sharston (30) Total: 30 |
|
| Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | 80 or 81 | 2006-10 | Ashton (39) Hyde Road (168) Sharston (88) Stockport (65) Total: 360 |
|
| Dennis Trident 2 | Alexander ALX400 Alexander ALX400 The Alexander ALX400 is a 2-axle double-decker bus body built by Walter Alexander Coachbuilders... |
74, 77 or 79 | 1999–2000 | Hyde Road (31) Sharston (19) Stockport (8) Total: 58 |
|
| Dennis Trident 2 | East Lancs Lolyne East Lancs Lolyne The East Lancs Lolyne is a type of double-decker bus body built by East Lancashire Coachbuilders. It is the double-deck version of the Spryte. It continued the long line of 'misspelt' names which continued until the Scania OmniDekka. It was built on the Dennis Trident 2 chassis.Later on in its life... |
81 | 1999–2003 | Sharston (15) Total: 15 |
|
| Dennis Trident 2 | Plaxton President Plaxton President The Plaxton President was a double-decker bus body built at Northern Counties plant in Wigan, England and branded as a Plaxton product for its main production run. It was unveiled in 1997 and built between 1999 and 2005. When Plaxton became part of TransBus International, the body was sold under... |
78 | 2003 | Sharston (2) Total: 2 |
|
| DAF DB250 | Optare Spectra Optare Spectra Launched in 1991, the Optare Spectra is a double-decker bus body built on the DAF DB250 chassis.The vehicle was developed as a joint project between Optare and DAF; based on the designs of the successful MCW Metrobus which Optare had purchased, but they are no means a restlyed Metrobus... |
77 | 1998 | Stockport (2) Total: 2 |
|
| Volvo Olympian Volvo Olympian The Volvo Olympian was a rear-engine double decker bus built by Volvo at Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It was first built in 1992 and entered production in March 1993, replacing the Leyland Olympian.... |
Alexander RL | 87 | 1996-8 | Hyde Road (6) Sharston (18) Stockport (3) Total: 27 |
|
| Volvo Olympian | Northern Counties Palatine Northern Counties Palatine The Northern Counties Palatine is a step-entrance double-decker bus body built by Northern Counties of Wigan, UK. It was built mainly on Leyland Olympian and Volvo Olympian chassis, although some were also built on DAF, Volvo B10M Citybus and Scania chassis... |
72 | 1997 | Ashton (1) Total: 1 |
|
| MAN 18.220 HOCL-NR | Alexander ALX300 Alexander ALX300 The Alexander ALX300 is a full size single-decker bus body built by Alexander at Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom, which was first built in 1997... |
42 | 1998–2006 | Ashton (29) Hyde Road (15) Sharston (12) Stockport (60) Total: 116 |
|
| Scania N94 Scania N94 The Scania N94 was a transverse-engined low-floor city bus built by Scania AB, which was a direct replacement of Scania N113.It was originally available with rigid version N94UB and articulated version N94UA, but from 2002 a double-deck version known as the N94UD also became available.The N94UD was... UB |
East Lancs Myllennium East Lancs Myllennium The East Lancs Myllennium is a type of bus body built on MAN, Volvo, DAF/VDL and Alexander Dennis chassis. It was built as a single and double deck body, with double deck bodies having slightly different names .-Single decker:... |
35 | 2004 | Ashton (2) Total: 2 |
|
| TransBus Enviro300 | TransBus Enviro300 | 45 | 2002 | Sharston (1) Total: 1 |
|
| Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart | Alexander Dennis Enviro200 | 38 | 2009 | Stockport (19) Total: 19 |
|
| Dennis Dart Dennis Dart The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. More than 11,000 were built during 18 years of production.... SLF or MPD |
Plaxton (or Transbus) Pointer | 29, 35 or 37 | 1999 / 2004 | Ashton (3) Stockport (2) Total: 5 |
|
| Dennis Dart SLF | Alexander ALX200 Alexander ALX200 The Alexander ALX200 was a midibus body built by Alexander of the United Kingdom. It was one of the ALX-series, which accounted for 5 different models , built for new generation bus chassis produced since late 1990s.It was designed by John Worker, and was launched in summer... |
29 | 1998-9 | Ashton (3) Stockport (1) Total: 4 |
|
| Optare Solo Optare Solo The Optare Solo is a low-floor midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997. The name "Solo" is a play on the low-floor status of the bus, the manufacturer believing its vehicle having an entrance that is "so low" from the floor, namely 200 mm with kneeling suspension.The innovative... M850 or M880 |
Optare Solo | 27-29 | 2001, 2007-9 | Ashton (1) Stockport (21) Total: 22 |
|
Services
Stagecoach Manchester mainly run services in the southern areas of Greater Manchester, serving StockportMetropolitan Borough of Stockport
The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in north west England, centred around the town of Stockport. It has a population of about 280,600 and includes the outyling areas of Cheadle and Cheadle Hulme, Marple, Bredbury, Reddish and Romiley...
, Trafford
Trafford
The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of 211,800, covers , and includes the towns of Altrincham, Partington, Sale, Stretford, and Urmston...
, Tameside
Tameside
The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after the River Tame which flows through the borough and spans the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mossley and Stalybridge. Its western...
and south and central Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. They also run some local services in Glossop
Glossop
Glossop is a market town within the Borough of High Peak in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the Glossop Brook, a tributary of the River Etherow, about east of the city of Manchester, west of the city of Sheffield. Glossop is situated near Derbyshire's county borders with Cheshire, Greater...
. Stagecoach does run some services outside these areas, which are the 22 (Bolton
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
– Stockport) which is shared with First Manchester
First Manchester
First Manchester is one of the bus companies serving Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England. It forms part of FirstGroup, a company operating transport services across the British Isles and in North America...
, and the 76 (Oldham
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...
- Manchester). From March 2011, they also run the Metroshuttle service in Stockport town centre.