Stagecoach Group plc: a leading international transportation group, operating bus, train, tram, and express coach operations; listed on London Stock Exchange.
Headquarters: Perth, Scotland
Turnover from continuing operations: £1,763.6m (2007: £1,504.6m)
Operating Profit: £205.3m (2007: £161.3m)
Employees: 30,000
Vehicles: 12,000
Passengers: 2.5 million every day
Divisions: Stagecoach UK Bus, Stagecoach Rail, North America
Location of operations: UK, USA, Canada
UK bus operations: 19 regional companies running more than 7,000 vehicles and covering around 100 towns and cities in the UK, including Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Hull, Sheffield, Oxford and Cambridge.
Share of UK bus market: 14%
UK rail operations: South West Trains (largest commuter network in the UK), Island Line (Isle of Wight), East Midlands Trains (East Midlands and South Yorkshire), joint venture Virgin Rail Group (operates West Coast Main Line franchise), Sheffield Supertram (runs three light rail routes across the city), Manchester Metrolink (37km system across the city)
Share of UK rail market: 25%
North American operations: We employ around 4,900 people and operate a fleet of around 3,000 vehicles.
Share of US bus and coach market: around 1% (we are a major operator in a market which has around 5,000 operators)
