Transport Holding Company

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The Transport Holding Company was a British state-owned enterprise that managed and operated various transport-related businesses, including bus companies and road haulage, during the mid-20th century.

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Transport Holding Company canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf holding company
state-owned enterprise
appliesToJurisdiction England
Scotland
Wales
country United Kingdom
dissolutionCause reorganisation of British nationalised transport
dissolved 1969
foundedBy British Transport Commission
hasRole management of state-owned bus companies
management of state-owned road haulage
headquartersLocation London, England
surface form: London
historicalPeriod mid-20th century
inception 1962
industry bus transport
freight transport
road haulage
transport
legalForm public corporation
legislatedBy Transport Act 1962
operatedIn Great Britain ONNED1
owned Associated Motorways (through bus company shareholdings)
BRS Parcels
surface form: BRS Parcels Ltd

British Transport Commission
surface form: British Electric Traction bus interests (partly, after acquisition of shares)

British Road Services
surface form: British Road Services (BRS) companies

Humber Ferry (through subsidiaries)
Scottish Bus Group companies
Thomas Tilling Ltd (transport interests)
Tilling Group bus companies
bus companies in England and Wales
bus companies in Scotland
miscellaneous transport-related businesses
road haulage companies
shipping interests
some private-sector shareholdings in bus companies
travel and coach companies
various coach operators in the UK
ownedBy UK government
surface form: British government
parentOrganization British Transport Commission
partOf British nationalised transport sector
purpose to hold and manage nationalised transport undertakings
regulates operations of its subsidiary transport companies
replacedBy National Bus Company
National Freight Corporation
Scottish Transport Group
subsidiary National Bus Company
surface form: National Bus Company (initially formed from its bus interests)

National Freight Corporation
surface form: National Freight Corporation (initially formed from its freight interests)

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British Transport Commission replacedBy Transport Holding Company