Private company

Royal Blue Coach Services

British bus operating company

Royal Blue Express Services was a coach operator in the south and west of England from 1880 until 1986.2 It is part of National Bus Company.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1880Founded1
Vintage Bristol Coach Royal Blue 766 MDV
Photo: Les Chatfield from Brighton, England, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Royal Blue Express Services was a coach operator in the south and west of England from 1880 until 1986.2

Corporate structure

Royal Blue Coach Services is part of a group headed by National Bus Company. 7 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1880Founded Founded1

Sources

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