Private company
Preston Bus
Bus operator in Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston Bus is a bus operator running services in the city of Preston and surrounding areas of Lancashire. It is a subsidiary of Rotala, who purchased Preston Bus from the Stagecoach Group on the orders of the Competition Commission in 2011.2 It is part of Rotala PLC.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersPreston1
- Websitewww.prestonbus.co.uk
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Preston Bus is a bus operator running services in the city of Preston and surrounding areas of Lancashire. It is a subsidiary of Rotala, who purchased Preston Bus from the Stagecoach Group on the orders of the Competition Commission in 2011.2
Corporate structure
Preston Bus is part of a group headed by Rotala PLC. 7 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Rotala PLC Birmingham
- Preston Bus Preston
- Diamond Bus Subsidiary
- Diamond East Midlands Subsidiary
- Diamond South East Subsidiary · Birmingham
- Hotel Hoppa Subsidiary · Hounslow
- Wessex Bus Subsidiary · Avonmouth
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
Parent company
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1904Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.prestonbus.co.uk1
- X (Twitter)x.com/PrestonBus1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/PrestonBus1
- WikipediaPreston Bus
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7241839
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataPreston Bus on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaPreston Bus on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsPreston Bus photo by Seasider53, CC BY 4.0