British Bus was a bus group in the United Kingdom. It was sold to the
Cowie Group
Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.National Express
National Express Group is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Birmingham, England. It operates bus, coach, train and tram services in the United Kingdom, Ireland (National Express operates Eurolines in conjunction ...
in the lead up to the stock market listing of the latter. British Bus' owner had proposed floating the company on the stock exchange, however this was cancelled and the business sold to the
Stevensons of Uttoxeter
Stevensons of Uttoxeter was a bus company that operated in Staffordshire from 1926 to 1997.
History
On 11 September 1926, John Stevenson commenced operating a bus service from Uttoxeter to Burton upon Trent. In 1971, the business passed to Jo ...