Stagecoach to expand operations in Manchester

Stagecoach Group, the FTSE 250 transport company, has announced that its wholly owned indirect subsidiary, Greater Manchester Buses South, has agreed to acquire the bus business and assets of private operator Bluebird.

Stagecoach Group, the FTSE 250 transport company, has announced that its wholly owned indirect subsidiary, Greater Manchester Buses South, has agreed to acquire the bus business and assets of private operator Bluebird.

The business is being acquired for a consideration of £2.0m, and will allow the company to expand its bus operations in the Greater Manchester region, where it already operates around 630 buses and employs 1,850 staff. The Bluebird operations will become part of Stagecoach Manchester.

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