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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.