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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Transport Holding Company canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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)
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.