page_title: National Bus Company (UK)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: National Bus Company (UK) / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Cardiff Bus Station The bus station, known as Wood Street, opened in 1954. This view from 1980 shows the curved stands and the main terminal building. I believe that the curved stands were replaced with straight through stands sometime in the 1990's. The main terminal building was demolished in 2008 as part of a redevelopment of the area. The bus is a Cymru Cenedlaethol (National Welsh) Leyland Leopard with Marshall bodywork.
context_page_description: The National Bus Company was a nationalised bus company that operated in England and Wales between 1969 and 1988. NBC did not run buses itself, but was the owner of a number of regional subsidiary bus operating companies.
caption: National Welsh Omnibus Services Leyland Leopard at Cardiff Central bus station in the poppy red and white "dual purpose" version of the NBC corporate livery in June 1980
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