Private company
Southern National
British bus operating company
Southern National was a bus company operating in South West England from 1929 until 1969, and again from 1983 until 1999.2 It is part of National Bus Company.1 It ceased to exist in 1970.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
Overview
1929Founded1
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Southern National was a bus company operating in South West England from 1929 until 1969, and again from 1983 until 1999.2
Subsidiaries and ownership
Former owners and parents
- Southern Railway Feb 28, 1929 to Jan 1, 1948
- Thomas Tilling Feb 7, 1931 to Jan 1, 1948
- British Transport Commission Jan 1, 1948 to Jan 1, 1963
- Transport Holding Company Jan 1, 1963 to Jan 1, 1969
- National Bus Company Jan 1, 1969 to Jan 1, 1970
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- Jan 1, 1970Dissolved Dissolved1
- Jan 1, 1969Acquired Acquired by National Bus Company1
- Jan 1, 1963Acquired Acquired by Transport Holding Company1
- Jan 1, 1948Acquired Acquired by British Transport Commission1
- Feb 7, 1931Acquired Acquired by Thomas Tilling1
- Feb 28, 1929Acquired Acquired by Southern Railway1
- 1929Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaSouthern National
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7570161
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataSouthern National on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSouthern National on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsSouthern National photo by Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0