Grayscroft Tender Wins

North East Lincolnshire's bus network has been a near monopoly for Stagecoach ever since they bought Lincolnshire Road Car (and they have been the largest operator since buying Grimsby Cleethorpes Transport). Flashback a year ago and the only non-schools/college service not operated by Stagecoach was the weekly Grayscroft 'shopper' route 28 from Sutton on Sea, Mablethorpe and Louth (plus Alford during school term time) to Grimsby. 

21 Transport gained a minor presence on 6th May last year when they won the 260 tender to Immingham. Just twice a day into North East Lincolnshire Monday to Saturday, but enough to become the area's number two.

However Grayscroft Coaches once again became the 2nd largest 'service bus' operator in North East Lincolnshire on 1st September 2025 when it won two Lincolnshire County Council tendered services from Stagecoach:

-25 Market Rasen-Grimsby - One journey each way Tuesday and Friday

-50 Saltfleet-Grimsby - Monday to Saturday. The service was reduced from three to two journeys each way, with the 0620 from Grimsby and 1845 from Saltfleet withdrawn. These were effectively 'in service positioning journeys' from Stagecoach's Grimsby depot to/from Saltfleet, but Grayscroft are based in Mablethorpe, south of Saltfleet, ending the need for the 0620 and 1845 to exist.

Of course whilst this is a big expansion for Grayscroft, Stagecoach retain their near monopoly of the North East Lincolnshire bus network, their dominance is only very slightly eroded with these tender losses.