Scania OmniCity in
Salisbury in July 2009
Mercedes-Benz Citaro in
Southampton in August 2008
Plaxton President bodied
Volvo B7TL in
Newport in August 2008 In August 2003 the
Go-Ahead Group purchased the business of
Wilts & Dorset, including its Damory Coaches and Tourist Group subsidiaries, followed in July 2005 by
Southern Vectis including its
Solent Blue Line subsidiary. In February 2006 Wilts & Dorset purchased bus refurbishment company Hants & Dorset Trim. Later in 2006, Go-Ahead consolidated the management of its south coast operations under Go South Coast in
Poole. In October 2006,
Marchwood Motorways was purchased and integrated into Bluestar.
Thamesdown Transport was purchased from
Swindon Borough Council in February 2017 and rebranded as Swindon's Bus Company. In May 2025, Managing Director Andrew Wickham died, reportedly after a long illness, at age 58. Wickham was a respected figure in the UK bus industry where he had worked for almost 40 years, and was appointed
MBE in 2024 for services to the industry. Ben Murray, Go South Coast's Finance Director, took over as interim Managing Director of the company. ==Subsidiaries==