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Reading Buses

British municipal bus operator

Reading Transport Limited, trading as Reading Buses, is an English municipal bus operator owned by Reading Borough Council, and directly serving the town of Reading and its surrounding area, including interurban routes to Bracknell, Newbury, Slough, Windsor, Maidenhead, Wokingham and London.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1901Founded1

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New Reading bus 2026-06-20 11.29.34
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Reading Transport Limited, trading as Reading Buses, is an English municipal bus operator owned by Reading Borough Council, and directly serving the town of Reading and its surrounding area, including interurban routes to Bracknell, Newbury, Slough, Windsor, Maidenhead, Wokingham and London. In addition to its directly operated services under the Reading Buses brand, Reading Transport also owns Thames Valley Buses, operating local services in the area including Bracknell, Maidenhead, Slough, Windsor and Wokingham, and Newbury & District, operating local services in Newbury and west Berkshire.2

Corporate structure

Reading Buses sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

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

  • Reading Borough Council

Owners

  • Reading Borough Council

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1901Founded Founded1

Sources

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