Issue 86 | July 2011

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Setting the standards New Code of Conduct is a must-read for all staff

A NEW employee guide has been competitors, and the wider communities in launched by Stagecoach Group setting which we work. out the values and standards all sta are The latest version of the Code of Conduct expected to live up to. includes dedicated information on Stagecoach’s The newly updated Code of Conduct applies anti-corruption policy and programme, to all Directors, managers, employees and which is supported by its Board of Directors. representatives of Stagecoach Group and its Details are also included on Stagecoach‘s businesses. whistleblowing policy, called Speaking Up, Posters are being placed in company o ces which provides a way for employees with and depots to promote the new guide. All serious concerns about the interests of others or employees should take time to read the Code the Group to come forward. of Conduct and consider how it a ects their Employees are actively encouraged to report own particular role. any concerns about malpractice, including Copies are available online at bribery, corrupt practices and  nancial www.stagecoachgroup.com or impropriety. Measures are in place from your line manager. I would encourage to ensure complaints are treated Laws and cultures vary from everyone to take time con dentially. All complaints are location to location, however to read this guide and logged, investigated and appropriate the Code of Conduct applies action taken. across the whole Group in consider it carefully. The Stagecoach Board takes a addition to local rules and Sir very close interest in the Code regulations. “ of Conduct and how it is being followed to At the heart of the guide are the principles ensure the right culture, processes, controls, and this guide and consider it carefully. It is just as that have guided the development of governance arrangements are in place. important as your contract of employment. Stagecoach Group over the past 30 years: acting ”Sir Brian Souter, Stagecoach Group Chief “The Code of Conduct should help you to with honesty and integrity, taking responsibility Executive, said: “We have always had a very decide how to act if you are ever in doubt. for our actions, treating people with dignity, clear set of values at Stagecoach and what It’s impossible to describe every situation you respect and thoughtfulness. has been most important is living up to them might face, but the guide sets out the principles The Code of Conduct covers how we deal in practice. I would encourage everyone, no we should all follow. with our employees, suppliers, customers, matter what their role, to take time to read Continued on Page 3

public transport innovator. people’s perceptions of public transport and Arise, Sir Brian! He co-founded Stagecoach with his sister, encourage car users to switch to greener, Ann Gloag, in 1980 with just two buses and smarter travel options. STAGECOACH Group co-founder has developed the company into a leading His innovative ideas, such as Stagecoach’s and Chief Executive Brian Souter has international transport group in the UK and budget travel service .com, have been awarded a knighthood in the North America with 35,000 employees and developed new markets. He has also been Queen’s Birthday Honours List. an annual turnover of more than £2 billion. the driving force behind Stagecoach’s He becomes Sir Brian Souter for Sir Brian said: “Having started my career in sustainability strategy to reduce the his service to transport and public transport as a young bus conductor, company’s own carbon footprint and help the voluntary sector. I am delighted to receive this prestigious consumers lead greener lives. Sir Brian (57) is one honour. However, the achievements and Sir Brian is also one of the UK’s of the UK’s foremost innovations would not have been possible best-known private entrepreneurs, with an entrepreneurs, a without the dynamic Stagecoach team who eye for new business opportunities. And signi cant supporter support me and I accept this award on their he has his own wide portfolio of personal of charitable behalf. investments, managed through Souter causes and the “It was particularly gratifying for me to see Investments. country’s leading the work of the Souter Charitable Trust being He is also a signi cant contributor to acknowledged, which is a  tting tribute to charitable causes through the Souter my wife, Betty, and her team who never seek Charitable Trust, supporting many health Sir Brian Souter. publicity but do amazing work.” and community projects, as well as Sir Brian has spearheaded e orts to change initiatives to bene t young people.

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Paul Keating, Yorkshire – Jodine Milne, North East – Community Silver Champion. Bill Priday, Manchester – Environment Gold Champion. Environment Bronze Champion. Champions in the spotlight

FOLLOWING the announcement of our 2011 Stagecoach Champions in the last issue of On Stage, many of our champions have now received their trophies and cheques at presentation ceremonies. In May, the UK Bus champions gathered at Group headquarters in Perth where they were presented with their prizes by Group Finance Director Martin Gri ths at a special event attended by UK Bus Managing Director Les Warneford and the UK Bus management team. Here are our UK Bus winners, some pictured with Martin Gri ths.

Paul Ward, North West – Health Silver Champion. John Telfer, West Scotland – Customer Service Bronze Champion.

Jim Crompton (left) and Matt Smith, Stockport SSC – Innovation Bronze. Champions

Bob Webster, Cambridge – Steve Moody, East Midlands – Health Bronze Champion. Customer Service Gold Champion. Stephan steps up for prize COACH USA Risk Manager Stephan Van Horn was named 2011 Stagecoach Safety Gold Champion. Stagecoach Group Non-Executive Director Helen Mahy – who chairs the Health, Safety and Environment Committee and was a member of the judging panel for the Champions Awards – presented Stephan with his award during a recent Board visit to North America. Stephan’s honour recognised his exceptional work following a serious megabus.com accident in Syracuse, New York, in September 2010.

2 champions / group on stage The magnifi cent seven

AT a special dinner recently, Managing Director Andy Pitt honoured all those from the company who were recognised in the 2011 Stagecoach Group Champions Awards. Pictured are the seven champions from James Allan, Prosecutions Manager – South West Trains. Gold Community Champion with Glen Hatherley, Services Manager – Andy Pitt from South West Trains. Gold Innovation Champion.

Dan Impey, Reading/Windsor Line Cleaner – Silver Customer Service Champion.

Phil Berry, Customer Services Manager – Gold Innovation Champion. Denis Horgan, Train Presentation Dilip Patel, Ticket O ce Clerk, Manager, London Waterloo – Worcester Park Station – Tracy Craig, Train Guard, Gold Health Champion. Silver Environment Award. Bournemouth Depot – Bronze Safety Award.

prisons where inmates helped provide illustrations start to imagine the conversations he might The adventures of Basil for the books. have. They are written to be fun for children STAGECOACH Non-executive After  rst writing the stories for her husband’s but also fun for adults. Director Helen Mahy has become a grandchildren, Helen decided to publish the “One of the  rst pictures was drawn by an published author after writing a collection books as part of the Young O enders Programme inmate at Reading and I’m really pleased that of children’s books about her springer which o ers training and work opportunities to the books have enabled prisoners to channel spaniel Basil. o enders in 22 prisons across the country. their creative energies.” Helen, who chairs the Group’s Health, Pro ts from the book sales are being donated to ‘The Adventures of Basil’ are available Safety and Environment Committee, o cially the Special Olympics Great Britain charity. on Amazon from July 18, and more launched ‘The Adventures of Basil’ book series Helen said: “When I was walking my dog we information on the books can be found at at Reading Young O enders’ Institute, one of six would come across other animals and I would www.basilthespaniel.co.uk after that date.

www.stagecoachgroup.com or from your stagecoachgroup.com, Stagecoach Group Code of Conduct line manager. For any questions, advice or plc,10 Dunkeld Road, Perth, PH1 5TW. Continued from Page 1 further information, please get in touch Lindsay Reid, Corporate Communications “Honesty and integrity have been crucial in with one of the following contacts: Manager, tel: 01738 642 019, email: lindsay. building our relationships with the people and Andrew Levy, Legal Director, [email protected], Stagecoach communities we work with and serve. We want tel: 020 7620 5976, email: andrew.levy@ Group plc, 10 Dunkeld Road, Perth, PH1 to make sure these values and our reputation as stagecoachgroup.com, Stagecoach UK Bus & 5TW. a high-quality organisation are protected.” Rail Friars Bridge Court, 41-45 Blackfriars Michael Vaux, Deputy Company Secretary, Road, London, SE1 8NZ. tel: 01738 642 043, email: michael.vaux@ Copies of the new Code of Ross Paterson, Company Secretary, stagecoachgroup.com, Stagecoach Group Conduct are available online at tel: 01738 642 054, email: ross.paterson@ plc,10 Dunkeld Road, Perth PH1 5TW.

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Going wild ( Overheard on a bus You what?! in Scotland...) Boy 1:“I feel sorry for the snowplough drivers working over Christmas and New Year.” Boy 1:“Why? They get the rest of the year o !” Can you beat that? Send your weird and wonderful overheard comments to [email protected] Olympics fever STAGECOACH UK Bus sta have vehicles in operation throughout the event. registered in their thousands to be part Around half of the buses required will be of the company’s involvement in the provided by Stagecoach with the remainder Olympic and Paralympic Games. being supplied by other UK and Ireland bus Following the announcement in the last operators. issue of On Stage that Stagecoach has been A dedicated Stagecoach UK Bus Events contracted to provide transport at the 2012 team has been set up to coordinate events, we invited UK Bus sta to register to Stagecoach’s involvement in the Olympic and work during the Games in a variety of roles Paralympic Games. The team is being led by including drivers, engineers and managers. Operations Director The response was excellent, with Elizabeth Esnouf. more than 4,300 sta registering to Wildlife treasures are being showcased on be involved, so the company decided Jason Bush presents West buses. to award the 2012th employee to 2012th Stagecoach register with a voucher worth £30. Olympic volunteer, Kent & Scott Woods, with his voucher. WILDLIFE branding on eight East Sussex driver Scott new buses is Woods was the lucky encouraging passengers to embrace the winner, and received his great outdoors. reward from Jason Bush, Each of the vehicles, which run between Engineering Director for Exeter and Exmouth, displays a photo of the UK Bus Events Project creatures found on the Exe Estuary, including Team. otters, seals and birds. Like all who registered, Scott will  nd out in September if he has been selected for an interview. Big match Stagecoach will be FOOTBALLING Stagecoach responsible for managing sta from Glasgow took on their two depots in London, Kilmarnock colleagues in a special with a total of 1100 charity tie. Kilmarnock drivers Tommy Clarke and Stuart Bolland were both very grateful for the treatment their daughters received at the sta In memory of Sharon Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Yorkhill), raised over £1,700 in memory of Sharon and the game – which  nished 8-1 to Dyer, a former Stagecoach bus driver charity football match in memory of Sharon, Glasgow – raised £1000 for hospital funds. from South Shields who passed away in raising £1,460. With a donation of £250 from 2009 following a long and brave battle Stagecoach, a total of £1710 was raised for the with cancer. Chemotherapy Unit at Sunderland Hospital. Drivers from the company’s South Shields Raising rafters and Sunderland depots recently played a Players line up for the charity football match. RIVER rivals harnessed paddle power to raise cash for kidney and cancer research. Two teams from took part in a raft race on the River Don in Aberdeenshire. Stagecoach took the third prize, behind Fireman Sam and the Loch Ness Monster, in the contest for the best raft design.

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Eco-trains cutting costs and carbon Underground, overground: A Stagecoach South Volvo Olympian emerges from the AN ECO-FRIENDLY train set to record-breaking tunnel. save some 800,000 litres of fuel each year has been named ‘The Carbon Tunnel vision Cutter’. STAGECOACH South played a Transport Secretary Philip Hammond part in the opening of one of the UK’s joined representatives of East Midlands biggest civil engineering projects this Trains, Bombardier and Eversholt Rail at a century. special naming ceremony to recognise the Stretching 1.9 km, the £371 million tunnel companies’ success in working together to on the A3 at Hindhead in Surrey is now the create greener trains. UK’s longest under-land road tunnel. The event marked a joint investment of Stagecoach South provided 20 buses and £4m in the project, which has pioneered coaches for a special event in which more an engine stand-by mode on 27 of than 7000 people walked the subterranean ’ Meridian 222006 roadway. locomotives. Drivers from Aldershot, Basingstoke and Philip Hammond said: “A sustainable Winchester depots were also some of the  rst transport system, which supports economic to drive through the tunnel, and Stagecoach growth is at the very heart of the Coalition Transport Secretary Philip Hammond (right) aims to take part in an emergency planning Government’s vision for the country. joins East Midlands Trains Managing Director Tim exercise which will help the project achieve its “Initiatives like The Carbon Cutter will help us Shoveller at the naming ceremony. safety certi cation. lower emissions and create a transport system that is cleaner and greener.” to be marking a successful and innovative Tim Shoveller, Managing Director of East partnership in such a unique way and we hope Clean winners Midlands Trains, added: “This is a very special our passengers will enjoy travelling on The STAGECOACH Metrolink trams are day for East Midlands Trains. We’re very proud Carbon Cutter.” the cleanest in the UK. Dettol’s Mission for Health campaign commissioned scientists from Aston Customers kept up to date at Skegness University to swab surfaces in a tram carriage on Metrolink’s Altringham to Bury line. IMPROVED customer information screens are ensuring Skegness train travellers These samples were then compared to are better informed than ever. others taken from the London Underground, The new CIS screens are part of a £2.2 million project by East Midlands Trains and Network Cardi buses, the Metro in Newcastle, the Rail, providing passengers with fast and easy access to real-time information. subway in Glasgow and the light rail in Rob Mason, Customer Information Manager for East Midlands Trains, said: “As the CIS screens Birmingham. The laboratory results revealed are linked through to our control centre, our team will be able to keep them constantly updated Manchester’s trams were cleanest, boasting with the latest information, meaning that passengers can easily keep a check of their train’s the lowest average bacteria count of all the departure time.” locations tested. Stagecoach Group Chief Executive Sir Brian Running on rubbish Souter said: “Waste is a big issue for every Carole’s climb HOUSEHOLD rubbish and animal household and councils now face major taxes for waste are fuelling a new  eet of eco- land ll. CONQUERING Britain’s highest friendly Stagecoach buses. “This is an innovative way of taking something mountain raised a hefty sum for a great Recycled waste is being converted into that’s a big problem for society and turning it cause. biomethane fuel, which cuts the vehicles’ into a fuel of the future. It means we Scotland Administration carbon emissions by up to can o er greener travel to our Assistant Carole Reid recently took part in a 40% and helps reduce customers and cut our own charity climb up Ben Nevis, raising £1000 land ll. carbon footprint.” for Ayrshire Hospice in the process. Launched in Lincoln, in partnership with Get up and go! Lincolnshire County Council and the MEN are looking forward to a  tter East Midlands future, thanks to . Development The company is sponsoring a new project Agency, the greener run by Barnsley Football Club, helping  eet consists of 11 inactive and overweight men aged 35 and specially adapted over to improve their health and lose weight. Optare Solo buses. Sir Brian Souter launches the new biomethane buses. 5 uk bus on stage

Andrew Gwynne MP and Hail to The Chief Chris Bowles launch the A CHESTERFIELD chief kicked new Tameside  eet. o celebrations marking the launch of two new-look bus services for the town. Former Chester eld FC star Wayne Allison, nicknamed ‘The Chief’, joined Stagecoach sta and customers for the o cial unveiling of the unique, character- branded routes.

Panic over! QUICK-thinking Stagecoach sta made sure of a happy reunion when a passenger left some rather important ‘lost property’ behind on a bus. has invested A woman rang Chorley depot after over £2 million in 15 new buses for its realising her ten-year-old son hadn’t Tameside  eet. New fl eet’s followed her o the bus. Shadow Transport Minister Andrew Gwynne The Lancashire sta kept the caller MP joined the Managing Director of Stagecoach calm while they worked out the vehicle’s Manchester, Chris Bowles, and a number of sta £2m launch whereabouts. from Ashton depot to o cially launch the new “We constantly strive to improve the They soon located the youngster who vehicles. quality of travel for our loyal customers. We was still safe and well on board, and he Chris commented: “I am proud to be able to are also committed to making our service as was quickly returned home. announce this good news about the investment in environmentally friendly as possible, and to our Ashton  eet. reducing fuel consumption and emissions.” Top of the class A DOZEN new Enviro 300 buses have taken to the road, thanks to a joint project between Stagecoach in Lancaster and Lancaster University. The £1.5 million state-of-the-art vehicles feature Euro 5 engines plus the new Stagecoach EcoDriver system, which helps improve driving standards and reduce the carbon footprint. Mark Swindlehurst, Director of University Facilities at Lancaster University, and Paul Southgate, Managing Director of , unveil the new eco-friendly  eet.

Golden day out Park Dragon Boat Race for the 10th time to raise Dragon decade £1500 for the Weston Park Cancer Appeal charity. YOUNG TEN was the lucky number for energetic And, appropriately enough, she and her passengers received fundraiser Tracey Miekle recently. teammates  nished in 10th place! the VIP treatment The Engineering Clerk from Rawmarsh in Tracey Miekle (front row, centre) on board a Yorkshire took part in the Rother Valley Country and her intrepid Dragon Boat team. Stagecoach West Gold bus recently. To mark a special transport week at Cheltenham’s Arthur Dye Playgroup, the children were taken on a special trip before being allowed to explore the vehicle and receive a talk on bus safely, including on-board features such as CCTV. James Williams and Mark Rosaman from Stagecoach in Cheltenham join the Arthur Dye Playgroup kids on their special transport treat.

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WIN A Picture of £50 VOUCHER the Season THIS edition’s Picture of the Season was taken by John Cunningham who works for Stagecoach Midlands. It shows the X7 Service at Market Harborough on its way to Northampton. Congratulations to John who will shortly receive his prize of £50 of M&S vouchers. If you think you have a picture that captures one of the four seasons, please send your image to Lindsay Reid, On Stage, Stagecoach Group, 10 Dunkeld Road, Perth, PH1 5TW, or email it to [email protected]

David Horne hands over the cheque to Katie Masson, Events Manager for Railway Children. Taking the tram to train STAGECOACH Supertram is playing “Stagecoach Supertram is a key part of the Quick cash an important part in helping Great Britain’s She eld community. AN extra-special High-Speed Olympic volleyball teams prepare for the “We are very proud of our transport system Train run from London St Pancras 2012 games. and the service it provides within the wider to Dereham has raised more than Both the men’s and women’s teams are based community, and we hope our support will help £24,000 to help ease the plight of the in She eld, and Supertram has agreed to provide GB do well.” world’s street children. tram travel for the players to help them train. Supertram’s Nigel Wragg with the East Midlands Trains sold tickets for Nigel Wragg of Stagecoach Supertram said: British Women’s Volleyball Team. the event, then held more fund-raising activities during the journey to secure the huge donation to the charity Railway Children. David Horne, Customer Service Director for East Midlands Trains, said: “We are so pleased to have raised such a large amount of money for this worthwhile charity. “The day was a truly memorable experience for everybody involved and it was great to see so many of our sta working together to support ‘Recognised for Excellence’ Four-Star Railway Children.” Top quality Award after demonstrating a high level EAST Midlands Trains has been of management, strategic planning and recognised by the British Quality leadership across its business. Foundation branch of the European David Horne, East Midlands Trains’ Peak demand Foundation for Quality Management Commercial Director, said: “Being awarded A NEW all-inclusive ticket is (EFQM). a prestigious four-star rating on our  rst helping London’s leisure travellers to The company was awarded the application is a real achievement.” enjoy summer days out in the Peak District. East Midlands Trains’ Derbyshire Day Out A LONDON station is presenting a Dramatic entrance ticket provides  rst-class return rail travel new face to the world. from London to Chester eld with a full Clapham has just unveiled its new entrance, English breakfast, as well as a bus transfer providing easier access to what’s one of Britain’s by Stagecoach bus from Chester eld to busiest stations. three of the Peak District’s popular tourist The upgrade also includes nine new lifts, fresh attractions – Chatsworth House, Bakewell ticketing facilities, travel information screens and and Haddon Hall. toilets, together with new shops. Outside, a taxi Jayne Moyses, Sales Manager for East and car pick-up and drop-o point has been Midlands Trains, said: “We’re pleased to be added with cycle racks for up to 75 bikes installed. working in partnership with our colleagues South West Trains Managing Director Andy Pitt Clapham Junction,” said Andy. at Stagecoach bus. The all-inclusive ticket attended the recent o cial opening ceremony, “With around 41 million journeys through the will provide a cost-e ective, easy and joined by Transport Minister Norman Baker, station every year, it’s by far the biggest interchange stress-free way for travellers from the south Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Network station on the UK rail network, and the new to see some of the fantastic sights on o er Rail Director Robin Gisby. entrance and lifts will help to ease congestion in the Peak District.” “We’re pleased to have played our part in around the station and provide signi cantly delivering these important improvements at improved access for our passengers.”

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We’re green all over! STAGECOACH Group Meanwhile, employees received has celebrated a year of a range of information on green environmental progress with issues, such as ways to reduce its third annual Green Week. their carbon footprint at work The event publicised the green and at home. measures being taken across the Sta also had the chance to Group, as well as highlighting make their own eco-suggestions the environmental and  nancial and many took part in green The Green bene ts of using public transport. activities such as car-share Team taking part in a clean-up of Eco-friendly giveaways took schemes, local litter-picks, green Fife’s Leven beach. place at bus stations across the competitions and ra es. Sta from Stagecoach South West country, along with roadshows Launching Green Week hand out goodies from their stall and cycle events at some train 2011, Stagecoach Group Chief at Green Lanes shopping centre in stations and the launch of new Executive Sir Brian Souter said: North Devon. environmental measures at “We’re proud of the steps we several Stagecoach companies have taken so far to become a across the UK and North more sustainable business. America. “Being a greener company is at Poster competitions and the heart of what we do, and we educational talks were also held have a number of exciting and at a number of schools and innovative plans in place to build Stagecoach companies joined on our progress so far. with local councils to hold “Green Week is also important environmental awareness events. in helping make it easier for There was even a chance for our sta and customers to make UK passengers to win a year’s simple changes in their everyday The Stagecoach East Kent & free travel on their local bus lives to reduce their impact on The Merseyside Green Team out and East Sussex Green Team hand network. our planet.” out goodies in Ashford. about in Liverpool.

Stagecoach South Green Week poster competition winners. Pictured are, from left: third-placed East Midlands competition winner Thomas Chelsea Morse, winner Amber Lynford and Clyndes receives his prize of a year’s free runner-up Katy Dann, showing o their winning Megarider from Managing Director Gary Nolan. work with Stagecoach’s Colin Ashcroft. Highlands Marketing Assistant Ryan Neave and Commercial Assistant Julie Barker with poster competition winner Ailidh Morrison.

Bus engines eco-tuned

GREEN Week also brought an announcement from double-deck vehicles with more e cient engines. Stagecoach that it is  tting new, greener engines in some of its The new Euro 5 engines will replace their current Euro 3 mid-life buses to reduce emissions and lower the company’s engines, reducing fuel consumption by up to 25% and lowering carbon footprint. The company will spend around £500,000 carbon emissions, as well as prolonging the life of the buses and over the next 12 months re-powering around 50 ADL Trident making them more reliable for passengers.

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Transatlantic session Green Team mucks in for school garden

STAGECOACH South West’s Green Team gave their free time and energy The Stagecoach Group Board during their to give school children a blooming big visit to North America. surprise. The volunteers joined Bowhill School’s COACH USA Chief Operating project to clear a large, overgrown bank to the O cer Dale Moser recently hosted a rear of the building so it could be planted with special visit as the Stagecoach Group wild owers. Board of Directors visited North Thanks to their hard work, the whole America. clearance e ort took just three hours. Board members observed Coach USA Grateful teaching assistant Jenny Downing operations in New York City, as well as said: “The bank would have taken me days to megabus.com facilities in Paramus and clear on my own but now it’s ready for its  rst Elizabeth and New Jersey, including the planting. Driver Training School and the new “The children will be amazed at the megabus.com Command Centre. transformation when they return from half term.” Gifts for Heather The South West Green team mucking in at the school garden. (Picture courtesy of STAGECOACH is backing a bus Exeter Express & Echo). marathon raising cash for Oxfam. Bus enthusiasts Richard Stedall from Devon and Alan Moore from London NO fewer than 37 Stagecoach East are set to journey from Land’s End to Midlands employees reached long- Celebrating service John O’Groats and back again, using only service milestones during 2010. registered bus routes, from July 15 to 30. And many of them gathered for a special Hall Hotel, attended by Robert Andrew, Stagecoach is supporting them with tickets presentation dinner at Lincoln’s Branston Regional Director North. and vouchers, and sta should keep an eye out for the team in their distinctive T-shirts as they wend their way through the UK. All cash raised will go to Oxfam, in memory of Richard’s sister Heather who passed away two years ago. Heather was a keen Oxfam supporter and the money will go to several of its education projects, including a major one in Mali. Donations can be made at www.giftsforheather.com Morecambe brings bus fans on-board MORECAMBE depot threw open its doors recently to allow members of the public to Simply the best see what goes on behind the scenes. TOP drivers have been given well- Sta were on-hand all day to host a variety of events for visitors of all ages, while an assortment of deserved recognition at Stagecoach West bus enthusiast stalls and the chance to view and travel on many vintage buses added to the fun. Scotland. The winner of the company’s Driver of the Year competition was Kevin McCormack from Kilmarnock depot, with Willie Hay Caring Canadians make a splash from Ardrossan depot in second and Alan Carmichael from Dumfries depot third. teamed up to raise charity cash by taking part in the 2011 Peterborough Dragon Boat Festival. The event raised over $250,000 for the local hospital’s Breast Assessment Centre, bringing the total raised since 2001 to $1.9 million. Dragon Boat racers, from left: Tasha Sinton, Cory Mumford, Jennifer Jenkins, Pat Holland, Sue Adlam and Julie Twohey.

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– Matt Browne The quickfi re roundthe jobs I’ve had. Most embarrassing Who are you? moment? Matt Browne, Head of Environment at East Sorry – I was Midlands Trains. embarrassed by it then, What do you like most about your and it would embarrass Loyal service job? me to say it again! The huge variety of things I get the chance LONG-serving Stagecoach South Dream job? to be involved with. I can be working I’ve always fancied running an outdoor Wales sta enjoyed a special dinner with engineers looking at technical recently, where Managing Director adventure centre – rock climbing, abseiling, improvements to our trains in the morning, canoeing, that sort of thing. John Gould thanked them for their and in the afternoon at a station looking loyalty to the company. Favourite animal? at how we can encourage people to save When I was growing up we had a number energy. of Boxer dogs and they have brilliant What do you like least about your job? personalities. Double tops Not much, but I guess the most frustrating Most like to be stuck in a lift with? TWO Stagecoach North East part is when it takes time to make I think it would be comedian Tim Vine. He employees hit the bullseye in the improvements because of the processes in once held the world record for telling 499 National Passenger Transport Sports place at other organisations. jokes in an hour so you’d hope he would Association darts championship. Favourite TV show? keep you smiling! Davey Wynn and Keith Nugent, both Family Guy. De nitely not politically based at the Walkergate depot, won the pairs correct, but really funny. The Quick re Round features in every tournament at the annual competition. Biggest achievement? edition of On Stage and we want to hear My job means that everything I do at work from as many sta as possible. is only achieved by working with other To suggest the next participant, email So long, Billy people. [email protected] has bid Worst job? farewell to William ‘Billy’ Hill who has I’ve been really fortunate and enjoyed most retired as a Coachmaker at Upton Park Garage with over 35 years’ service. Billy began working for London Transport Ian’s a high-fl yer at Victoria Bus Garage in November 1975, AN EX-RAF serviceman’s career really took moving to Poplar in 1976 and Upton Park o after he joined Stagecoach. a year later. Ian Campbell began as a Stagecoach Midlands bus He is married to Kathy, and they have two driver at Stratford and Leamington in 2007. And he’s children and three grandchildren. Away from now risen to the rank of Assistant Operations Manager work, Billy enjoys looking after his garden Ian Campbell went from bus driver to at Northampton Depot. Ian’s  ve years as an RAF and working on his allotment. Assistant Operations Manager in just policeman saw him serving all over the UK, including a four years. spell in Northern Ireland. CONTACTS Trolley team help out Editor: Lindsay Reid, On Stage, FIVE Stagecoach colleagues have Stagecoach Group, 10 Dunkeld Road, generously given their spare time to help Perth, PH1 5TW out at the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft. driver John Whipham, Email: [email protected] UK Bus Events Commercial Assistant Kieran www.stagecoach.com Proctor, East Midlands Schedules Assistant Alex Proctor, Citylink Commercial Manager Aiden If you have a story for On Stage, Proctor and UK Bus Data Manager Chas Allen The team are pictured with a Manchester please contact Lindsay Reid as above. all volunteered at the museum, which houses the Corporation  eet no. 1344 which returned to world’s largest collection of preserved trolleybuses service at the Museum recently following a full The copy deadline for the next and ancillary vehicles (plus a few diesel buses) on repaint and retrim. It spent its working life at what is edition of On Stage will be an old WW2 air eld in North Lincolnshire. now Stagecoach Manchester’s Hyde Road Depot. August 12. Race to the aisle for Vicky and Craig DRIVER Vicky Williams of and her  ancé Craig had a very busy April. First, the couple ran the London Marathon to raise money for the charity Sense before getting married on the same day as Prince William married Kate Middleton. Congratulations to Vicky and Craig!

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