[citation needed] Western Travel was the fourth NBC subsidiary to be privatised following deregulation, being purchased in a £1 million (equivalent to £3,701,000 in 2023) management buyout in November 1986.

[7] Among other acquisitions in and around their operating area, the company would go on to acquire the eastern division of National Welsh Omnibus Services in February 1991, reforming the division as a reconstituted Red & White Services, which was based out of depots in Cwmbran, Chepstow, Brynmawr and Crosskeys,[8] with an additional depot in Merthyr Tydfil opening in May 1993.

[16] Stagecoach West has eight depots:[16] There are also outstations at Bicester, Coleford, Chipping Norton and Grove.

This ticketing scheme, introduced by Oxfordshire County Council following the passage of the Local Transport Act 2008, allowed for bus users in Oxford to buy and use one paper ticket until its expiry on services operated by both Stagecoach and the Oxford Bus Company, who worked with the council to introduce coordinated service timetables using a fleet of 46 new double-decker buses.

[20] Orders for battery electric buses have been funded for both operators, with Stagecoach West taking delivery of the first of 55 'electro'-branded Alexander Dennis Enviro400EVs for use in the Oxford SmartZone area in March 2024.