Stagecoach Sheffield
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Stagecoach Sheffield is a bus
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...

 operator based in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, a 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...

. It was formed from the Sheffield based operations of the Yorkshire Traction
Yorkshire Traction
Yorkshire Traction was a bus operator in South Yorkshire. Between 1986 and 2005 it was a key part of the Traction Group. In December 2005 it was sold to the Stagecoach Group.-History:...

 Group, purchased by Stagecoach in 2005. Most bus services in Sheffield are operated by Stagecoach Sheffield or First South Yorkshire
First South Yorkshire
First South Yorkshire is the largest bus operator in South Yorkshire, England. As a division of FirstGroup the company's legal name was, for a time, Mainline which operated it between 1993 and 1998, following the sale South Yorkshire Transport to its employees.-History:SYT was eventually sold to...

.

Stagecoach Sheffield services are marketed alongside the Sheffield Supertram, operated by Stagecoach since 1997. Stagecoach Sheffield also operate the related SupertramLink bus.

History

The Yorkshire Traction
Yorkshire Traction
Yorkshire Traction was a bus operator in South Yorkshire. Between 1986 and 2005 it was a key part of the Traction Group. In December 2005 it was sold to the Stagecoach Group.-History:...

 Group was a large independent bus operator that had grown out of bus deregulation
Bus deregulation
Bus deregulation in Great Britain came into force on 26 October 1986, as part of the Transport Act 1985.The 'Buses' White Paper was the basis of the Transport Act 1985, which provided for the deregulation of local bus services in the whole of the United Kingdom except for Northern Ireland and...

 in the UK. The Yorkshire Traction company had been privatised in 1987 as one of the National Bus Company, and from its base in Barnsley
Barnsley
Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...

, as the Traction Group had gone on to expand its operations across West Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Tayside, as well as buying up small operators in Sheffield.

Yorkshire Terrier was an independent post-deregulation bus company that had been formed in 1988 operating in Sheffield, and had also expanded itself with acquisition of some smaller operators within Sheffield.

In 1995, Terrier was bought by the Traction Group, and by 1998 all of their combined operations in Sheffield had been brought under the Terrier green and white identity (although trading as Andrews of Sheffield, one of Traction's Sheffield acquisitions).

On 14 December 2005 Stagecoach Group purchased the Yorkshire Traction Group, and by May 2006 the Terrier fleet was being converted into the Stagecoach Sheffield identity.

Depots

  • Sheffield
    Sheffield
    Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...

     (Green Lane, Ecclesfield
    Ecclesfield
    Ecclesfield is a suburb and civil parish in the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England, about north of Sheffield City Centre. At the 2001 census the civil parish— which also includes the Sheffield suburbs of Chapeltown, Grenoside, High Green, and formerly Thorpe Hesley —had a population...

    )
  • Sheffield
    Sheffield
    Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...

     (Rother Valley Way, Mosborough
    Mosborough
    Mosborough ward — which includes the districts of Halfway, Mosborough village, Waterthorpe, and Westfield — is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the eastern part of the city, on the border with Rotherham, and covers an area of 8.9 km2....

    )

Fleet

In June 2006, fourteen new buses arrived in Sheffield and entered service in July. These included ten brand new Dennis Dart SLF vehicles with pink "Route 88" branding, along with four other Dart SLFs from Stagecoach Manchester. Buses on routes 52, 83 and 120 also received the new "Route ---" branding, in sky-blue, blue and lime green respectively.

Commencing in Spring 2007, a batch of 25 MAN 18.240 buses with Alexander Dennis 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...

 bodywork arrived at the Ecclesfield depot to work the 83 and 88 routes. 30 were ordered for Sheffield, to displace the 10 Darts new in June onto other routes, but the last 5 were diverted to Barnsley for the Stagecoach Yorkshire
Stagecoach Yorkshire
Stagecoach Yorkshire is an operating division of Stagecoach UK Bus.It was formed in 2005 to take over the former Traction Group fleets in Yorkshire by Stagecoach Group, which took over Traction from Frank Carter on 14 December 2005; Yorkshire Traction, Yorkshire Terrier and Barnsley & District....

 fleet. This kept the Darts in operation on Service 88. Commencing September 2010 a batch of MAN 18.220
Man Group
Man Group plc is a British alternative investment management business. It provides a range of funds for institutional and private investors globally. The company manages about US$68 billion and employs around 1,700 people in 15 locations worldwide.Man’s headquarters are at Riverbank House...

 arrived in Sheffield from Stagecoach Oxford these buses are mainly for new service 79. New Enviro 400s also arrived in October 2010 for the "Route 88", receiving new style branding,the current "88" vehicles losing their branding and going onto the new Service 87. Lots more Alexander Dennis Enviro400s arrived in September 2011; however, these Enviro400s are hybrids, and are painted in a green variant of the usual livery.

Services

Route No. Route Description M-F Day Freq. Notes
20/20A Hemsworth > Sheffield > Southey Green > Hillsborough N/A Early Morning/Evening Journeys Only
25 Woodhouse > Manor Estate > Sheffield > Woodseats > Bradway 20mins
35A Chapeltown > Thorncliffe Industrial Estate 20mins
43 Sheffield > Woodseats > Dronfield > Chesterfield 30mins Operated by Stagecoach in Chesterfield
Stagecoach in Chesterfield
Stagecoach in Chesterfield is the sector of the Stagecoach Group that operates buses in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.They currently carry over eight million passengers per year, experiencing a year on year passenger increase of around 10% in recent years...

44/44A Sheffield > Woodseats > Jordanthorpe > Coal Aston > Chesterfield 30mins Operated by Stagecoach in Chesterfield
Stagecoach in Chesterfield
Stagecoach in Chesterfield is the sector of the Stagecoach Group that operates buses in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.They currently carry over eight million passengers per year, experiencing a year on year passenger increase of around 10% in recent years...

50/99 Sheffield > Manor Top > Eckington > Chesterfield Hourly Operated by Stagecoach in Chesterfield
Stagecoach in Chesterfield
Stagecoach in Chesterfield is the sector of the Stagecoach Group that operates buses in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.They currently carry over eight million passengers per year, experiencing a year on year passenger increase of around 10% in recent years...

52 Woodhouse > Handsworth > Sheffield > Crookes > Hillsborough 7mins
53/53A Sheffield > Manor Top > Eckington > Clowne > Mansfield Hourly Operated by Stagecoach in Mansfield
Stagecoach in Mansfield
Stagecoach in Mansfield is the sector of the Stagecoach Group that operates buses in Mansfield. They have around 60 buses and 200 employees.They carry over 6 million passengers per year, with a passenger increase of approximately 7%....

57/58/X57 Sheffield > Hillsborough > Oughtibridge > Stocksbridge N/A Evening/Sunday Journeys Only
69 Sheffield > Attercliffe > Tinsley > Rotherham N/A Evening/Sunday Journeys Only
78 Sheffield > Owlerton > Fox Hill > Grenoside > Chapeltown 30mins
79 Ecclesfield > Southey Green > Owlerton > Sheffield > Hemsworth > Jordanthorpe 10mins Every 12mins on Saturdays
83 Ecclesfield > Parson Cross > Southey Green > Sheffield > Hunters Bar > Bents Green 10mins
87 High Green > Chapeltown > Ecclesfield > Longley > Sheffield > Greenhill > Low Edges 10mins
88/88a Ecclesfield > Firth Park > Sheffield > Hunters Bar > Bents Green 10mins Runs to/from High Green Eve/Suns
89 Sheffield > Woodseats > Dronfield > Holmesfield > Chesterfield N/A Operated by Stagecoach in Chesterfield
Stagecoach in Chesterfield
Stagecoach in Chesterfield is the sector of the Stagecoach Group that operates buses in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.They currently carry over eight million passengers per year, experiencing a year on year passenger increase of around 10% in recent years...

/Evenings Only
120 Halfway > Crystal Peaks > Manor Top > Sheffield > Hallamshire Hospital 8mins Orange Optio
123 Crystal Peaks > Manor Top > Sheffield > Endcliffe 30mins
216/X6 Sheffield > Handsworth > Dinnington N/A Few Journeys Only
240 Sheffield > Hunters Bar > Hathersage > Bakewell N/A 1 Evening Journey Only
265 Sheffield > Ecclesfield > Chapeltown > Hoyland Common > Barnsley 30mins Jointly Operated with Stagecoach in Yorkshire
SL1 Middlewood(Tram Terminus) > Oughtibridge > Deepcar > Stocksbridge 10mins Supertram Link Bus
SL2 Malin Bridge(Tram Terminus) > Stannington 10mins Supertram Link Bus
X17 Sheffield > Woodseats > Chesterfield > Matlock(Hourly) 30mins Limited Stop (Operated by Stagecoach in Chesterfield
Stagecoach in Chesterfield
Stagecoach in Chesterfield is the sector of the Stagecoach Group that operates buses in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.They currently carry over eight million passengers per year, experiencing a year on year passenger increase of around 10% in recent years...

)

SupertramLink

Stagecoach in Sheffield now operate two SupertramLink buses that extends both the Stagecoach Supertram yellow and blue lines during the day. SupertramLink 1 runs from the Middlewood park and ride
Park and ride
Park and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...

 site at the northern yellow line terminus, to Stocksbridge town approximately 5 miles away, via Oughtibridge and the A6102. Supertram Link 2 run from the Malin Bridge tramstop to Stannington
Stannington
Stannington Ward—which includes the districts of Loxley, Stannington, and Worrall, and also the small villages of Dungworth, High Bradfield, and Low Bradfield—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the western part of the city and covers an area...

. They are operated as high frequency services, using 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...

midibuses in Supertram livery, linked to the tram control room.

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