Complex sentence: After building up a network covering nearly the whole town, Reading Buses posted their first financial loss to purchase the company in 1998, with Reading Buses continuing Routemaster operation, albeit reduced in number, until 2000.
Split into simpler sentences: After building up a network covering nearly the whole town, Reading Buses posted their first financial loss. The company was purchased in 1998, with Reading Buses continuing Routemaster operation, albeit reduced in number, until 2000.