National Bus Company

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The National Bus Company was a large state-owned operator that oversaw most local and regional bus services in England and Wales from the late 1960s until its privatization in the 1980s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public transport company
state-owned bus operator
brand National Express NERFINISHED
National Holidays NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
dateFounded 1969
dissolutionCause privatization
dissolved late 1980s
formedBy merger of state-owned and municipal bus undertakings
foundedIn England NERFINISHED
governmentPolicyContext post-war nationalization of transport in the UK
headquartersLocation London NERFINISHED
industry bus transport
public transport
legalForm public corporation
notOperatingArea Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
Scotland NERFINISHED
operatingArea England NERFINISHED
Wales NERFINISHED
owned Bristol Omnibus Company NERFINISHED
Eastern Counties Omnibus Company NERFINISHED
Midland Red NERFINISHED
National Travel NERFINISHED
Southdown Motor Services NERFINISHED
United Automobile Services NERFINISHED
Western National NERFINISHED
ownedBy UK government NERFINISHED
ownedInfrastructure bus depots
bus garages
coach stations
parentOrganization National Freight Corporation NERFINISHED
predecessor British Transport Commission bus operations NERFINISHED
privatizationProcess sale of subsidiaries to private operators
regulates local bus services in England (historical)
local bus services in Wales (historical)
regional bus services in England (historical)
regional bus services in Wales (historical)
role centralized planning of bus networks
coordination of regional bus subsidiaries
standardization of bus liveries and branding
serviceType local bus services
long-distance coach services
regional bus services
status defunct
successor various private bus companies in England
various private bus companies in Wales
timePeriod late 1960s to late 1980s
transportMode road

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Badgerline originatedFrom National Bus Company
Transport Holding Company replacedBy National Bus Company
Transport Holding Company subsidiary National Bus Company
this entity surface form: National Bus Company (initially formed from its bus interests)