plaxton expressliner bodied volvo b10m in july 2008 parent stagecoach headquarters cwmbran service area cardiff south east wales service type bus services depots 7 fleet 367 april 2014 website www.stagecoachbus.com southwales stagecoach in south wales 1 is a bus operator providing services in south east wales . it is a subsidiary of stagecoach . a number of operator s licences were used by the company to operate services however in april 2013 all services were consolidated under the red & white services licence . the previous licences were as follows the names of which generally come from companies which have been acquired in the past aberdare bus company limited 2 3 aberdare depot crosskeys coach hire limited 4 5 pontllanfraith depot islwyn borough transport limited 6 blackwood depot parfitts motor services limited 7 8 caerphilly depot red & white services limited 1 9 brynmawr and cwmbran depots rhondda buses limited 10 11 porth depot the valleys bus company limited 12 13 brecon depot and merthyr tydfil depot contents 1 history 2 fleet 3 depots 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit stagecoach red & white plaxton premiere bodied volvo b10m in western welsh 80th anniversary livery seen in september 2009 alexander dennis enviro 300 in cwmbran in may 2011 in january 1991 western travel 14 purchased the eastern division of national welsh omnibus services with 180 buses and depots in brynmawr chepstow crosskeys cwmbran and ross on wye . the operation was renamed red & white 1 the area s services having traded as red & white services until 1978 . in 1992 western travel purchased cynon valley transport which operated services in the aberdare and merthyr tydfil areas was purchased with 46 buses . in february 1992 a 10 % shareholding in rhondda buses 10 was purchased . following the december 1991 collapse of national welsh omnibus services rhondda buses was formed to purchase the caerphilly and porth depots from the administrators . rhondda buses was owned by a consortium of british bus potteries motor traction stevensons of uttoxeter and julian peddle . in order to quell competition from neighbouring red & white western travel were sold a 10 % share . 15 services were operated under the rhondda fleetname from the porth depot and caerphilly busways from the caerphilly depot . rhondda had expanded by purchasing the services of parfitts motor services of rhymney bridge who operated in the merthyr tydfil competing with stagecoach red & white and upper rhymney valley area . in november 1993 western travel was sold to stagecoach . 16 red & white was rebranded as stagecoach red & white . in december 1997 stagecoach bought out the other rhondda buses consortium members which were now arriva firstbus and julian peddle . rhondda services were operated under the stagecoach rhondda fleetname whilst the caerphilly and rhymney valley services were incorporated into stagecoach red & white . in february 2000 all operations were rebranded as stagecoach in south wales . the ross on wye based services were rebranded as stagecoach in wye & dean and transferred to neighbouring stagecoach west . in september 2000 the services of phil anslow travel were purchased with 28 minibuses giving stagecoach a greater presence in the eastern valleys and gwent . 17 in november 2004 stagecoach in south wales purchased the remaining part of phil anslow travel 18 with six minibuses and 15 coaches . 19 the bus services were integrated into stagecoach in south wales whilst the coaching business became red & white coaches . 20 subsequently red & white coaches failed to remain profitable and ceased in april 2006 . in february 2006 stagecoach purchased eastern valleys independent operator crosskeys coach hire 4 who traded as glyn williams travel . 21 glyn williams operating area was within that of stagecoach in south wales and many of their trunk services had been operated jointly with stagecoach . in 2008 the outstation at bulwark chepstow was closed . 22 in january 2010 caerphilly county borough council sold its 33 bus islwyn borough transport 6 subsidiary to stagecoach . 23 24 25 26 fleet edit as at april 2014 the fleet consisted of 367 buses and coaches . 27 the fleet once consisted of step entranced dennis darts volvo b10ms and volvo olympians but now over time it consists mainly of dennis darts slfs enviro 200s enviro 300s and optare solos . unlike most stagecoach companies stagecoach south wales do not operate double deckers . stagecoach in south wales began operating their first gold standard vehicles on saturday 28th november 2015 . they are allocated to service x24 between newport cwmbran pontypool and blaenavon . depots edit as at april 2013 stagecoach south wales operated eight depots in aberdare blackwood brecon brynmawr caerphilly cwmbran merthyr tydfil and porth . 28 in april 2014 stagecoach announced the intended closure of the brynmawr depot along with a reduction of services . 29 the depot closed on 21 july 2014 and became an outstation of the divisions head office . see also edit bus transport in cardiff references edit a b c companies house extract company no 2555509 red & white services limited companies house extract company no 2680742 aberdare bus company limited vosa notices & proceedings 13th feb 2006 pdf . a b companies house extract company no 2141867 crosskeys coach hire limited vosa notices & proceedings 1st may 2008 pdf . a b companies house extract company no 2002020 islwyn borough transport limited companies house extract company no 368004 parfitts motor services limited vosa notices & proceedings 11th dec. 2008 pdf . vosa notices & proceedings 20th jul. 2008 pdf . a b companies house extract company no 2683764 rhondda buses limited vosa notices & proceedings 20th sep. 2008 pdf . companies house extract company no 2674158 the valleys bus company limited vosa notices & proceedings 20th jul. 2008 pdf . companies house extract company no 2041677 stagecoach west limited formerly western travel limited what julian did next buses magazine march 2009 issue 648 page 31 stagecoach acquires western the independent 27 november 1993 twenty five years of stagecoach by doug jack . published by ian allan 2005 isbn 0 7110 3103 7 companies house extract company no 3478868 phil anslow group travel limited phil anslow joins the fleet . retrieved 10 april 2009 . red & white coaches accessed 10th april 2009 . bus company owners sell after 30 successful years quadrant media & communications bulwark closed . 25 november 2008 . retrieved 1 january 2015 . tiny bus company plans to sell up to national carrier walesonline 5 november 2009 anticipated acquisition by stagecoach bus holdings limited of islwyn borough transport limited office of fair trading islwyn bus firm sold to stagecoach south wales argus 12 january 2010 stagecoach completes purchase of islwyn borough transport . annual performance wales may 2013 april 2014 stagecoach in south wales annual performance wales may 2012 april 2013 stagecoach south wales update brynmawr bus depot closure puts 77 jobs at risk . south wales argus website . newsquest media group . 9 april 2014 . retrieved 1 january 2015 . external links edit company website 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 chesterfield sheffield stagecoach east midlands bassetlaw mansfield grimsby cleethorpes hull lincolnshire stagecoach midlands northants warwickshire stagecoach oxfordshire oxfordshire oxford tube stagecoach east stagecoach cambridgeshire cambridge peterborough the fens bedford norfolk stagecoach south east east kent east sussex eastbourne hastings stagecoach south hants & surrey hampshire portsmouth south downs scottish citylink 35 % with comfortdelgro megabus europe stagecoach gold citylink gold stagecoach highlands stagecoach south wales stagecoach south west stagecoach west stagecoach west scotland united kingdom railway companies east midlands trains megatrain south west trains including island line trains virgin trains west coast virgin rail group 49 % with virgin group virgin trains east coast 90 % with virgin group united kingdom tram operations sheffield supertram north american bus companies megabus north america united states coach usa american coach lines of atlanta all west coachlines butler motor transit central cab company chicago trolley & double decker co. coach erie community coach country road tours gad about tours gray line new york lenzner coach lines mountaineer coach olympia trails park tours rockland coaches short line bus southern california gray line suburban transit tri state coach van galder bus company wisconsin coach lines canada coach canada gray line montreal v t e bus operators in wales companies arriva buses wales bath bus company cardiff bus edwards coaches express motors first cymru lloyds coaches nat group newport transport richards bros stagecoach south wales tanat valley coaches long distance megabus national express trawscymru v t e transport in caerphilly county borough road bus stagecoach in south wales traveline cymru newport transport railway lines rhymney line ebbw valley railway railway stations aber bargoed brithdir caerphilly crosskeys energlyn and churchill park gilfach fargoed hengoed llanbradach newbridge pengam pontlottyn rhymney risca and pontymister tir phil ystrad mynach cycle taff trail celtic trail including ncr 46 and ncr 47 ncr 4 newport to llanelli section ncr 465 ncr 466 ncr 467 ncr 469 ncr 475 walk cistercian way rhymney valley ridgeway walk sirhowy valley ridgeway walk taff trail waterways monmouthshire & brecon canal v t e transport in cardiff road m4 motorway european route e30 a48 m motorway a48 road a470 road a469 road a4054 road a4119 road a4160 road a4161 road a4232 road bus bus transport in cardiff cardiff central bus station cardiff bus iff card stagecoach south wales nat group free b city shuttle baycar capital city red capital city green cycle cycling in cardiff taff trail l n las cymru ely valley trail ncr 88 pont y werin railway lines and operators rail transport in cardiff south wales main line valley lines butetown branch city line coryton line maesteg line merthyr line rhondda line rhymney line vale of glamorgan line arriva trains wales crosscountry great western railway major railway stations cardiff central cardiff queen street other city railway stations birchgrove cardiff bay cathays coryton danescourt fairwater grangetown heath high level heath low level lisvane and thornhill llandaf llanishen ninian park radyr rhiwbina ty glas waun gron park whitchurch list of railway stations in cardiff air cardiff airport cardiff heliport water cardiff waterbus tiger bay river taff river ely cardiff barrage v t e transport in monmouthshire road m4 motorway european route e30 m48 motorway a40 road a449 road a465 road a472 road a4042 road a4136 road bus stagecoach in south wales stagecoach west newport transport national cycle network celtic trail national cycle route 4 national cycle route 47 national cycle route 42 railway lines south wales main line gloucester to newport line welsh marches line railway stations abergavenny caldicot chepstow severn tunnel junction waterways monmouthshire & brecon canal river wye v t e transport in newport road m4 motorway european route e30 a48 m motorway new m4 a48 road a449 road a468 road a4042 road bus newport bus station newport transport national express stagecoach in south wales cardiff bus railway lines south wales main line welsh marches line gloucester to newport line ebbw valley line railway stations newport pye corner rogerstone proposed caerleon llanwern newport west newport west central cycle ncr 4 ncr 46 ncr 47 walk wales coast path usk valley walk cistercian way waterways river usk monmouthshire & brecon canal fourteen locks sea newport docks transporter bridge newport transporter bridge v t e transport in rhondda cynon taf road m4 motorway european route e30 a465 a468 a470 a473 a4054 a4058 a4059 a4061 a4093 a4107 a4109 a4119 a4222 a4223 a4225 a4233 bus stagecoach in south wales first cymru