Private company

Red & White Services

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English bus company

Red & White Services was a bus company operating in south east Wales and Gloucestershire, England between 1929 and 1978. Red & White evolved into Red & White United Transport Ltd, formed in 1937, which owned bus and road freight companies in the United Kingdom and Southern Africa.2 It is part of National Bus Company.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1929Founded1

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Red & White Services was a bus company operating in south east Wales and Gloucestershire, England between 1929 and 1978. Red & White evolved into Red & White United Transport Ltd, formed in 1937, which owned bus and road freight companies in the United Kingdom and Southern Africa.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Oct 1945Acquired South Midland Motor Services1
  2. Succeeded by National Welsh Omnibus Services1

Timeline

  1. Apr 28, 1978Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Jan 1, 1969Acquired Acquired by National Bus Company1
  3. 1962Acquired Acquired by Transport Holding Company1
  4. 1950Acquired Acquired by British Transport Commission1
  5. 1929Founded Founded1

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