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Southdown Motor Services

Logo: National Bus Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Bus operator in Sussex and Hampshire, England

Southdown Motor Services (until 1992 legally Southdown Motors Services Ltd) 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 1969.2 It is part of Stagecoach Group.1 It ceased to exist in 2022.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1915Founded1

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Southdown bus 277 (BUF 277C), 2012 Worthing bus rally (2)
Photo: Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Southdown Motor Services (until 1992 legally Southdown Motors Services Ltd) 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 1969.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Aug 2022Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Aug 1989Acquired Acquired by Stagecoach Group1
  3. Jan 1, 1969Acquired Acquired by National Bus Company1
  4. 1915Founded Founded1

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