▁Hold ing ▁Company , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁state - owned ▁National ▁Bus ▁Company ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁operations ▁of ▁Western ▁National ▁in ▁the ▁T row bridge ▁area ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁Br istol ▁Om n ibus . ▁ ▁Priv at isation ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁National ▁Bus ▁Company ▁split ▁the ▁operation ▁in ▁two , ▁with ▁the ▁Ch el ten ham ▁& ▁Gl ouc ester ▁Om n ibus ▁Company ▁taking ▁the ▁services ▁in ▁Ch el ten ham , ▁Gl ouc ester , ▁Str oud ▁and ▁Sw ind on . ▁The ▁remainder ▁stayed ▁with ▁the ▁existing ▁Br istol ▁Om n ibus ▁Company ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁business ▁units : ▁City bus ▁services ▁for ▁services ▁within ▁Br istol , ▁and ▁Br istol ▁Country ▁Bus ▁for ▁services ▁in ▁Bath , ▁Som erset ▁and ▁W ilt shire . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Br istol ▁Country ▁Bus ▁was ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁Bad ger line ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁its ▁assets ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁a ▁separate ▁legal ▁entity ▁and ▁priv at ised ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁in ▁a ▁management ▁buy out . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁Ch el ten ham ▁& ▁Gl ouc ester ▁Om n ibus ▁Company ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁its ▁management , ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁Stage co ach . ▁ ▁The