British Bus[1] was a bus group in the United Kingdom. It was sold to the Cowie Group in August 1996.
 Kentish Bus AEC Routemaster in July 1993 | |
| Parent | Drawlane Transport Group |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1 November 1992 |
| Ceased operation | 1 August 1996 |
| Headquarters | Salisbury |
History edit
British Bus was founded in November 1992 when the Drawlane Transport Group[2] split its bus interests from its National Express in the lead up to the stock market listing of the latter.[3][4] 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.[5][6]
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 edit
- ^ 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