• Central S.M.T. Company Ltd.(branded as
Central Scottish from 1985) • Highland Omnibuses Ltd.(branded as
Highland Scottish from 1985) •
Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. (branded as
Eastern Scottish from 1964) •
W. Alexander & Sons (Fife) Ltd. (Fife) (branded as
Fife Scottish from 1985) •
W. Alexander & Sons (Midland) Ltd. (branded as
Midland Scottish from 1985) •
W. Alexander & Sons (Northern) Ltd. (branded as
Northern Scottish from 1985) •
Western S.M.T. Company Ltd. (branded as
Western Scottish from 1985) In 1970, SBG took over all the routes of
David MacBrayne. In 1985, SBG was restructured as follows in preparation for
deregulation: •
Central Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. •
Clydeside Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. •
Eastern Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. •
Lowland Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. •
Midland Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. •
Strathtay Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. •
Western Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. Central Scottish and
Kelvin Scottish were merged as
Kelvin Central Buses, while
Clydeside Scottish was merged into
Western Scottish so as to provide a healthier prospect for potential buyers, both companies ended up being sold as separate entities. SBG Engineering had been formed to operate the central repair workshops inherited from six of the original seven operating subsidiaries (Alexander (Northern) not having had a separate engineering works). The company undertook heavy overhauls, refurbishment and accident repairs on behalf of the operating subsidiaries, and also offered these services commercially to other operators. Latterly it also owned a small fleet of rental buses. The Larbert works was transferred to Midland Scottish in 1988 and the rest of the company was dissolved in March 1990 as a prelude to privatisation. Edinburgh and Motherwell works were closed, while Inverness, Kilmarnock and Kirkcaldy works were transferred to Highland Scottish, Western Scottish and Fife Scottish respectively The holding company, Scottish Bus Group Limited, was dissolved in 2006. ==References==