Group Factfile

Stagecoach Group plc: a leading international transportation group, operating bus, train, tram, express coach, taxi and ferry operations; listed on London Stock Exchange

Headquarters: Perth, Scotland

Turnover: £2,077m

Profit before tax*: £113m

Employees: 30,000

Vehicles: 16,000

Passengers: over 1 billion a year

Divisions: Stagecoach UK Bus, Stagecoach Rail, Coach USA, Stagecoach New Zealand

Location of operations: UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand

UK bus operations: 14 regional companies running 7,000 vehicles and covering 90 towns and cities in the UK, including Manchester, Newcastle and London

Share of UK Bus market: 16%

UK rail operations: South West Trains (largest franchise in the UK), Island Line (Isle of Wight), joint venture Virgin Rail Group (operates West Coast Main Line and CrossCountry franchises); Sheffield Supertram (runs three light rail routes across the city)

Share of UK rail market: 25%

North American operations: Coach USA employs around 5,000 people and operates a fleet of around 3,500 coaches.

Share of US bus and coach market: around 1% (Coach USA is a major operator in a market which has around 5,000 operators)

New Zealand operations: Stagecoach New Zealand (focused on Auckland and Wellington with a fleet of 1,000 buses); Stagecoach also runs Fullers Ferries, which operates services on the Waitemata Harbour and Hauraki Gulf off Auckland

Share of New Zealand bus market: largest provider of scheduled bus services

Other investments: thetrainline.com (through call centres and website helps rail travellers plan journeys and buy tickets to anywhere in the UK); Road King Infrastructure (operates toll road projects in mainland China)

* Profit figures are stated before goodwill amortisation and exceptional items