Private company

Scottish Bus Group

Scottish business

The Scottish Bus Group (SBG) was a state-owned group of bus operators covering the whole of mainland Scotland. The origin of the grouping was the operators owned by and including the Scottish Motor Traction company, which were transferred to Scottish Omnibuses after nationalisation in 1948 under control of the British Transport Commission.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1961Founded1

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Eastern Scottish bus DD65 (OSG 65V), September 1979
Photo: Martin Addison (original), cropped by User:Ultra7, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Scottish Bus Group (SBG) was a state-owned group of bus operators covering the whole of mainland Scotland. The origin of the grouping was the operators owned by and including the Scottish Motor Traction company, which were transferred to Scottish Omnibuses after nationalisation in 1948 under control of the British Transport Commission.2

Corporate structure

Scottish Bus Group sits at the top of its group. 3 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

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1961Founded Founded1

Sources

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