Preserved Leyland Leopard and Bristol RE buses run previously by Southdown
Industry
Transportation
Founded
1915; 109 years ago (1915) in Brighton
Defunct
2015 (2015)
Headquarters
Brighton
,
United Kingdom
Parent
National Bus Company (1969–1989)
Stagecoach Group (1989–2015)
Southdown Motor Services (until 1992 legally Southdown Motors Services Ltd[1]) was a bus and coach operator in East and West Sussex and parts of Hampshire, in southern England. It was formed in 1915 and had various owners throughout its history, being purchased by the National Bus Company (NBC) in 1969. The company fleet name was lost when it was acquired by the Stagecoach Group in 1989 but buses operated under that legal name until 2015 when the operating licence was transferred to another company within the Stagecoach Group and 1915 company became dormant but still owned by the Stagecoach Group.[2]
^"Southdown Motor Services Limited – Overview". Companies House).
^"Vehicle Operator Licensing". GOV.UK.
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