 Kentish Bus AEC Routemaster in July 1993 | |
| Parent | Drawlane Transport Group |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1 November 1992 |
Ceased operation | 1 August 1996 |
| Headquarters | Salisbury |
British Bus1 was a bus group in the United Kingdom. It was sold to the Cowie Group in August 1996.
History
British Bus was founded in November 1992 when the Drawlane Transport Group2 split its bus interests from its National Express in the lead up to the stock market listing of the latter.34 British Bus' owner had proposed floating the company on the stock exchange, however this was cancelled and the business sold to the Cowie Group in August 1996.56
At the time of the sale British Bus owned:7
- Arrowline Travel
- Clydeside 2000
- Colchester Borough Transport
- Crosville Cymru
- Derby City Transport
- Guildford & West Surrey Buses
- Kentish Bus
- Liverline Travel Services
- London & Country
- Londonlinks
- Midland Fox
- Midland Red North
- Northumbria Motor Services
- North Western Road Car Company
- Selby & District Bus Company
- Southend Transport
- Stevensons of Uttoxeter
- Bee Line Buzz Company
- Maidstone & District Motor Services
- West Riding Buses
- Yorkshire Buses
References
References
- Companies House extract company no 1946383 British Bus Limited formerly British Bus plc
- Companies House extract company no 2756785 Burroughs Hill Limited formerly Drawlane Transport Group plc
- 6m payment renews fat-cat row The Independent 27 November 1995
- British Bus Takeover of Arrowline Cleared by MMC Local Government Chronicle 8 March 1996
- Cowie Group plc and British Bus Group Limited: A report on the merger situation Competition Commission 31 October 1996
- Midland Red History: Timeline Menu MidlandRed.net
- Principal operating subsidiaries of British Bus Competition Commission 1997