stagecoach merseyside & south lancashire a stagecoach gold alexander dennis enviro 400 operating on chorley s route 125 in october 2015 . slogan greener smarter travel parent stagecoach group plc founded 2011 headquarters gillmoss bus depot east lancashire road liverpool merseyside l11 0bb service area north west england service type bus hubs chester chorley liverpool preston birkenhead stations chester chorley liverpool preston wirral blackburn blackpool bolton southport st helens ellesmere port runcorn mold and ruthin depots stagecoach in preston preston stagecoach in chorley cowling brow chorley stagecoach in merseyside gillmoss stagecoach in chester & wirral chester rock ferry . fleet optare solo alexander dennis trident alexander dennis pointer alexander dennis enviro400 alexander dennis enviro400 stagecoach gold dennis dart slf optare versa optare esteem . fuel type diesel operator stagecoach group website http www.stagecoachbus.com merseyside stagecoach merseyside & south lancashire glenvale transport limited is a major operator of bus services in north west england . it is a subsidiary of the stagecoach group and has its origins in the purchase of ribble in 1988 from the national bus company and glenvale transport in 2005 . the head office of stagecoach merseyside & south lancashire is in liverpool and was formed in 2011 following the merger of stagecoach merseyside and stagecoach in lancashire which was the chorley and preston operations of stagecoach north west . from january 2013 stagecoach merseyside & south lancashire also includes the chester and rock ferry depots of first chester & the wirral following their takeover from firstgroup . 1 from july 2016 stagecoach chester took over several former gha coaches routes after the firm went into administration . contents 1 history 1.1 stagecoach in chorley 1.2 stagecoach in merseyside 1.3 stagecoach merseyside & south lancashire 1.4 stagecoach in chester and wirral 2 depots 3 references 4 external links history edit stagecoach in chorley edit main articles stagecoach north west and stagecoach in lancashire stagecoach in lancashire was the trading name of ribble motor services ltd which was purchased by stagecoach in 1988 and was originally known as stagecoach ribble until 1997 and operated services around the central lancashire area serving preston chorley bolton and blackburn . the company also operated network chorley which provides transport around the local chorley area . since 2015 the company has been known as stagecoach in chorley . when the company was formed stagecoach in lancashire operated many bus services in chorley preston and leyland . these included the route 125 125c 125phs 126 109 113 114 115 118 119 10 11 12 12a 13 1 1a 2 2a 3 3a 7 8 337 347 x60 x61 124 . by 2013 the new company stagecoach merseyside and south lancashire based in merseyside had phased out many of the original chorley services . as of 2015 stagecoach in chorley operate just the 125 109 1 2 1b 7 and 24a and 109a from october 2015 . the preston side of the company also operate the service 115 to chorley every two hours on a saturday . routes such as the 115 119 and 114 have been sold to competing operators like john fishwick & sons and preston bus whilst others have been replaced merged or eliminated . chorley interchange in 2009 while under the operation of stagecoach north west . in september 2015 stagecoach announced the purchase of 24 alexander dennis enviro 400 buses in the stagecoach gold specification for the route 125 between bolton and preston . the new vehicles will replace the old fleet of dennis trident 2 s and alexander dennis enviro 400s that the company inherited when it was formed . stagecoach trail ran a stagecoach gold service on route 125 on october 17th 2015 the full fleet will enter service on november 16th 2015 . stagecoach closed the eaves lane depot in chorley in october 2015 it was replaced by a lager depot in wigan to house the larger more modern fleet of alexander dennis enviro 400 s operated by stagecoach in chorley . the other vehicles were transferred to stagecoach in preston . in october 2015 stagecoach took over john fishwick and sons services 111 115 and 119 permanently until april 8th 2016 . as of 2015 stagecoach in chorley s business has grown and the company has added more routes to the chorley area . stagecoach in chorley now operate stagecoach lost funding from lancashire county council in 2016 and consequently had to cancel and revise many routes in the chorley area . the college services 109 109a and 115 were withdrawn and have since been operated by tyrers of adlington . stagecoach gold route 125 bolton chorley preston stagecoach route 109 chorley preston stagecoach route 109a chorley buckshaw village preston until april 2016 stagecoach route 6 chorley coppull until april 2016 stagecoach route 7 chorley croston until april 2016 stagecoach route 8 chorley arlington until april 2016 stagecoach route 24a chorley blackburn stagecoach route 111 preston leyland stagecoach route 113 preston wigan stagecoach route 115 chorley preston until april 2016 stagecoach unirider route 125c chorley newman college stagecoach gold route x8 chorley lake district from march 21st 2016 an alexander dennis enviro 400 in chorley 2014 . stagecoach north west operated the x60 and x61 between manchester and blackpool via chorley and preston . an alexander alx300 in chorley 2014 . stagecoach merseyside inherited this depot at eaves lane in chorley . optare solo on chorley route 7 between croston and the interchange . stagecoach in merseyside edit main articles glenvale transport and stagecoach in merseyside stagecoach in merseyside was the trading name of glenvale transport ltd which was purchased by stagecoach in 2005 . the original company was formed in 2001 following arriva s takeover of mtl group in 2000 and was ordered by the competition commission to sell the gillmoss depot to avoid arriva owning a monopoly of services in merseyside . stagecoach failed in an original attempt to obtain the depot in 2001 losing out to glenvale transport . stagecoach bought glenvale transport in 2005 beating off competition from rivals firstgroup go ahead group and transdev . stagecoach merseyside & south lancashire edit in august 2011 stagecoach group announced plans to re structure their uk bus operations in the north west of england with the former stagecoach north west operations which consisted of stagecoach in cumbria stagecoach in lancashire and stagecoach in lancaster . the re structuring saw stagecoach north west split up into two halves with cumbria and lancaster operations merging into stagecoach cumbria & north lancashire and stagecoach in merseyside merging with stagecoach in lancashire . 2 the other stagecoach operation in the north west of england stagecoach manchester remained unaffected and continues as a separate operation . stagecoach in chester and wirral edit main article first chester & the wirral in november 2012 stagecoach group announced they had agreed a deal to purchase the operations of first chester & the wirral from firstgroup for a fee of 4.5 million . 3 the deal included the two main depots in chester and rock ferry as well as a depot in wrexham used for school services plus 110 buses and 290 employees . the purchase was made through stagecoach s merseyside subsidiary glenvale transport bringing the chester & wirral operations under stagecoach merseyside . it was stagecoach s second purchase from first manchester ltd following their purchase of first greater manchester s wigan depot in october 2012 . the takeover was confirmed to be completed on 13 january 2013 1 with stagecoach originally using ex first buses and ticket machines before re painting existing buses bringing in old fleet vehicles from other areas and bringing in new buses and ticket machines . all ex first routes are now run by stagecoach buses carrying their own livery . depots edit chester liverpool road liverpool east lancs road gillmoss preston selbourne street wirral rock ferry wigan ashton references edit a b keeping you in the loop pdf . stagecoach bus . retrieved 12 january 2013 . stagecoach announces uk bus regional management appointments . stagecoach group . retrieved 18 february 2012 . 4.5 million bus buyout for stagecoach in region . chester first . 12 november 2012 . retrieved 12 january 2013 . external links edit stagecoach uk bus v t e stagecoach group key personnel brian souter chairman martin griffiths ceo ann gloag stagecoach uk bus founder united kingdom bus companies stagecoach london east london selkent thameside stagecoach east scotland fife bluebird perth strathtay jw coaches rennies stagecoach north east newcastle south shields sunderland hartlepool teesside stagecoach cumbria & north lancashire cumbria lancaster lancashire stagecoach manchester manchester magic bus stagecoach merseyside & south lancashire merseyside preston network chorley stagecoach yorkshire 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