British Road Services Ltd
Other Business Names:
- BRS (Parcels) Ltd
- BRS (Pickfords) Ltd
- BRS (Meat Haulage) Ltd
- BRS (Contracts) Ltd
- British Transport Commission
- Road Haulage Executive
- Transport Holding Co
- National Freight Consortium
- National Freight Corp
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Telecommunication & postal services
Mail & courier services inc packet services
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Transport services
Road haulage, carrier & carting services
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Transport services
Shipping services - short distance, inc ownership & management
Notes:
1948 formed, as a publicly owned entity, to acquire and operate much of Britain's road haulage industry - general haulage, specialised transport services and parcel deliveries. By 1951 it operated 41,000 lorries. Also acquired ferry services for haulage services to Ireland and Europe. Ultimately vested in British Transport Commission and run by its Road Haulage Executive. Privatisation commenced very soon after a government change in 1953 and by 1956 the remaining business - for which there were not buyers - comprised British Road Services Ltd, BRS (Parcels) Ltd, BRS (Contracts) Ltd, BRS (Pickfords) Ltd and BRS (Meat Haulage) Ltd, together operating 16,000 vehicles.1963 vested in Transport Holding Co. From 1960s reorganisation continued with some sales and some acquisitions. 1969 parcel / freight interests acquired by the publicly owned National Freight Corp which was subsequently privatised as National Freight Consortium. BRS name given up in 1990s [2024]
Publications:
- ABC of British Road Services by Unknown
- British Road Services. The complete haulier by Unknown
- BRS Contract Hire. What's ours is yours by Unknown
- BRS Parcels Services and the Express Carriers by Mustoe, Gordon, Arthur Ingram & Robin Pearson
- BRS. The early years, 1948-1953. An account of the origins and early growth of Britain's nationalised road transport system fifty years on by Ingram, Arthur, & Gordon Mustoe
- Nationalisation of British Transport. The early history of the British Transport Commission, 1948-1953 by Bonavia, Michael R
- Pictorial History of BRS. 35 years of trucking by Baldwin, Nick
- Re-evaluating the Performance of a Nationalised Industry. The National Freight Corporation, 1947-1982 by Carroll, A
- Sharing the Success. The story of NFC by Thompson, Peter
- The BRS Reference Book. Everything you need to know about BRS in one comprehensive guide by Mollett, John
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- BRS (Parcels) Ltd
- BRS (Pickfords) Ltd
- BRS (Meat Haulage) Ltd
- BRS (Contracts) Ltd
- British Transport Commission
- Road Haulage Executive
- Transport Holding Co
- National Freight Consortium
- National Freight Corp
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Telecommunication & postal services Mail & courier services inc packet services
- Transport services Road haulage, carrier & carting services
- Transport services Shipping services - short distance, inc ownership & management
Notes:
1948 formed, as a publicly owned entity, to acquire and operate much of Britain's road haulage industry - general haulage, specialised transport services and parcel deliveries. By 1951 it operated 41,000 lorries. Also acquired ferry services for haulage services to Ireland and Europe. Ultimately vested in British Transport Commission and run by its Road Haulage Executive. Privatisation commenced very soon after a government change in 1953 and by 1956 the remaining business - for which there were not buyers - comprised British Road Services Ltd, BRS (Parcels) Ltd, BRS (Contracts) Ltd, BRS (Pickfords) Ltd and BRS (Meat Haulage) Ltd, together operating 16,000 vehicles.1963 vested in Transport Holding Co. From 1960s reorganisation continued with some sales and some acquisitions. 1969 parcel / freight interests acquired by the publicly owned National Freight Corp which was subsequently privatised as National Freight Consortium. BRS name given up in 1990s [2024]Publications:
- ABC of British Road Services by Unknown
- British Road Services. The complete haulier by Unknown
- BRS Contract Hire. What's ours is yours by Unknown
- BRS Parcels Services and the Express Carriers by Mustoe, Gordon, Arthur Ingram & Robin Pearson
- BRS. The early years, 1948-1953. An account of the origins and early growth of Britain's nationalised road transport system fifty years on by Ingram, Arthur, & Gordon Mustoe
- Nationalisation of British Transport. The early history of the British Transport Commission, 1948-1953 by Bonavia, Michael R
- Pictorial History of BRS. 35 years of trucking by Baldwin, Nick
- Re-evaluating the Performance of a Nationalised Industry. The National Freight Corporation, 1947-1982 by Carroll, A
- Sharing the Success. The story of NFC by Thompson, Peter
- The BRS Reference Book. Everything you need to know about BRS in one comprehensive guide by Mollett, John