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British Bus

{{Short description|British bus operating company}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}

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|parent = Drawlane Transport Group

|founded = 1 November 1992

|ceased = 1 August 1996

|headquarters = Salisbury

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British Bus[http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/01946383 Companies House extract company no 1946383] British Bus Limited formerly British Bus plc 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 Group[http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/02756786 Companies House extract company no 2756785] Burroughs Hill Limited formerly Drawlane Transport Group plc split its bus interests from its National Express in the lead up to the stock market listing of the latter.[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/pounds-6m-payment-renews-fatcat-row-1583930.html 6m payment renews fat-cat row] The Independent 27 November 1995[http://www.lgcplus.com/british-bus-takeover-of-arrowline-cleared-by-mmc/1550810.article British Bus Takeover of Arrowline Cleared by MMC] Local Government Chronicle 8 March 1996 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.{{usurped|1=[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120119162530/http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/1997/396cowie.htm Cowie Group plc and British Bus Group Limited: A report on the merger situation]}} Competition Commission 31 October 1996[http://www.midlandred.net/history/index.shtml Midland Red History: Timeline Menu] MidlandRed.net

At the time of the sale British Bus owned:{{usurped|1=[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120119203901/http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/1997/fulltext/396a3.4.pdf Principal operating subsidiaries of British Bus]}} Competition Commission 1997

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Category:Former bus operators in England

Category:1992 establishments in England

Category:1996 disestablishments in England

Category:British companies established in 1992

Category:British companies disestablished in 1996