Private company
Western National
Logo: Farzeymedic, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Bus Company
Western National (originally the Western National Omnibus Company) was a bus company operating in South West England from 1929 until the 1990s.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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Western National (originally the Western National Omnibus Company) was a bus company operating in South West England from 1929 until the 1990s.2
Subsidiaries and ownership
Former owners and parents
- Great Western Railway 1929 to Jan 1, 1948
- National Omnibus and Transport Company 1929 to 1931
- Thomas Tilling 1931 to Nov 1948
- British Transport Commission Nov 1948 to Jan 1, 1963
- Transport Holding Company Jan 1, 1963 to Jan 1, 1969
- National Bus Company Jan 1, 1969 to Aug 7, 1987
From Wikidata.1
Acquisitions
- 1932Acquired Bristol Omnibus Company1
Timeline
- Jan 1, 1969Acquired Acquired by National Bus Company1
- Jan 1, 1963Acquired Acquired by Transport Holding Company1
- Nov 1948Acquired Acquired by British Transport Commission1
- 1931Acquired Acquired by Thomas Tilling1
- 1929Acquired Acquired by National Omnibus and Transport Company1
- 1929Acquired Acquired by Great Western Railway1
- 1929Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaWestern National
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7988094
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataWestern National on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaWestern National on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsWestern National logo by Farzeymedic, Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsWestern National photo by Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0