Stagecoach East
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Stagecoach East is the divisional name for the bus operations 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...

 in eastern England.

From 1999 until August 2010 the division had two trading names:
  • Stagecoach in Bedford
    Stagecoach in Bedford
    Stagecoach in Bedford is the sector of the Stagecoach Group that operates buses in Bedford, Bedfordshire and is currently a trading name of the United Counties Omnibus Company Ltd-Background:...

     which covers Stagecoach services in Bedford & Bedfordshire. It operates from a depot in central Bedford and has outstations located at Biggleswade and Rushden.
  • Stagecoach in Northants
    Stagecoach in Northants
    Stagecoach Northants is the name for most bus routes operated by Stagecoach Midlands in Northamptonshire. The legal name for the company is United Counties Omnibus Company Ltd...

     which covers Stagecoach services in Northampton & Northamptonshire. It operates from 3 depots within the county of Northamptonshire at:
    • 1) Corby
      Corby
      Corby Town is a town and borough located in the county of Northamptonshire. Corby Town is 23 miles north-east of the county town, Northampton. The borough had a population of 53,174 at the 2001 Census; the town on its own accounted for 49,222 of this figure...

    • 2) Kettering
      Kettering
      Kettering is a market town in the Borough of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. It is situated about from London. Kettering is mainly situated on the west side of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene which meets at Wellingborough...

    • 3) Northampton
      Northampton
      Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...



In July 2010 Stagecoach announced that the operations of Stagecoach in Cambridgeshire would be added to the Bedford
Bedford
Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, in the East of England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the wider Borough of Bedford. According to the former Bedfordshire County Council's estimates, the town had a population of 79,190 in mid 2005, with 19,720 in the adjacent town...

 depot of Stagecoach East from 1 August 2010. This included three trading names:
  • Stagecoach in Cambridge
    Stagecoach in Cambridge
    Stagecoach in Cambridge is a bus company, which runs services throughout Cambridgeshire and the surrounding areas. It is part of Stagecoach East....

  • Stagecoach in Peterborough
    Stagecoach in Peterborough
    Stagecoach in Peterborough is a bus company, which runs services throughout Peterborough and the surrounding areas. It is part of Stagecoach Cambridgeshire, itself a subsidiary of the larger Stagecoach Group....

  • Stagecoach in The Fens
    Stagecoach in The Fens
    Stagecoach in Huntingdonshire is the trading name of Stagecoach in The Fens Limited, which runs services throughout Huntingdon, the Fens and surrounding areas...



Stagecoach in Northants became part of the Stagecoach Midlands
Stagecoach Midlands
Stagecoach Midlands is the name for most bus routes in Northamptonshire and Warwickshire. The legal name for the company is United Counties Omnibus Company Ltd in Northamptonshire and Midland Red Ltd in Warwickshire....

division at the same time.
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