8 Facts About Stagecoach Strathtay

1. On 27 October 1999, Stagecoach Strathtay revealed that it was going to sell Swebus to Concordia Bus for £100m, to refocus its bus operation on the United States and Asia.

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2. In 1999 Stagecoach Strathtay planned to become the largest bus company in China through joint ventures, equity stakes and partnerships, and confirmed the £181m acquisition of Hong Kong's Citybus.

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3. In 1994 Stagecoach Strathtay created a bus-operating subsidiary in Hong Kong which operated residential bus services.

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4. In 1999 Stagecoach Strathtay purchased the school bus operations of Sunbus in the Cairns, Ipswich and Sunshine Coast regions of Queensland.

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5. In July 2007 Stagecoach Strathtay took over the operation of Manchester Metrolink on a 10-year fixed-term management contract, beating competition from Keolis, Serco and Transdev, to make it the biggest tram operator in the UK.

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6. In October 2010, Stagecoach Strathtay expanded further by re-acquiring East London and Selkent, Stagecoach's former London bus operations.

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7. In July 2007, Stagecoach Strathtay commenced operating the Manchester Metrolink tram network.

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8. In 1997 Stagecoach Strathtay won the franchise to operate the Sheffield Supertram system, from the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive, who own the system.

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