Private company

Swindon's Bus Company

Bus operator in Swindon, England

Swindon's Bus Company (formerly Thamesdown Transport) is a bus operator in England, serving Swindon and the surrounding area. Previously owned by Swindon Borough Council, ownership passed to the Go-Ahead Group in February 2017 and the operation was rebranded as Thamesdown...Swindon's bus company, later simply Swindon's bus company.2 It is part of Go-Ahead Group plc.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Swindon's Bus Company HF67 ATX, 'Western Crusader'
Photo: bazzadarambler, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Swindon's Bus Company (formerly Thamesdown Transport) is a bus operator in England, serving Swindon and the surrounding area. Previously owned by Swindon Borough Council, ownership passed to the Go-Ahead Group in February 2017 and the operation was rebranded as Thamesdown...Swindon's bus company, later simply Swindon's bus company.2

Corporate structure

Swindon's Bus Company is part of a group headed by Go-Ahead Group plc. 44 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 1904Founded Founded1

Sources

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