▁The ▁new ▁regime ▁resulted ▁in ▁some ▁rational isation ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁area ▁of ▁operations . ▁Two ▁other ▁companies , ▁Red ▁& ▁White ▁and ▁Western ▁National , ▁both ▁also ▁now ▁state - owned , ▁ran ▁bus es ▁in ▁the ▁Str oud ▁area ▁of ▁Gl ouc esters hire , ▁and ▁those ▁operations ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁Br istol ▁Tr am ways ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁also ▁given ▁control ▁of ▁Ch el ten ham ▁District ▁Tra ction , ▁originally ▁a ▁Red ▁& ▁White ▁operation , ▁which ▁ran ▁local ▁bus ▁services ▁in ▁Ch el ten ham . ▁In ▁return , ▁Br istol ▁Tr am ways ▁gave ▁up ▁its ▁bus ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁Forest ▁of ▁Dean . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁were ▁the ▁peak ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁operations . ▁It ▁ran ▁over ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁bus es ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁stretch ing ▁from ▁Here ford ▁to ▁Sal is bury ▁and ▁from ▁Oxford ▁to ▁Br id g water . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁( when ▁the ▁company ▁acquired ▁the ▁independent ▁D und ry ▁P ione er ), ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁( when ▁the ▁Se vern ▁Bridge ▁opened ▁and ▁Red ▁& ▁White ▁started ▁routes ▁to ▁Br istol ), ▁the ▁company ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁mon opol y ▁of ▁bus ▁operations ▁in ▁Br istol , ▁Bath , ▁North ▁Som erset ▁and ▁much ▁of ▁Gl ouc esters hire . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁the ▁bus