Midland Scottish

From its head office in Camelon (later Larbert), Midland Scottish was the largest bus operator in Stirling, Clackmannanshire and Falkirk districts and was responsible for urban, rural and interurban services in and around Stirling, the Trossachs, Alloa, Falkirk, and Linlithgow, as well as parts of Argyllshire.

Compared to some other SBG subsidiaries, Midland Scottish's operations continued largely unchanged by deregulation.

The company did not compete against city operators in Glasgow or Edinburgh which were on the outer extremities of its territory, and within the core Stirling and Falkirk area it faced only light competition from small independent firms.

The Islay operations were surrendered to a local independent, whilst the Ardrishaig depot was sold to West Coast Motors of Campbeltown in 1987.

[6] Midland Bluebird's Oban depot was sold to Oban & District in 1992, completing the withdrawal from Argyllshire, and in September 1992, the company announced a smoking ban on all its services from 12 October after a highly publicised public consultation found that 91% of respondents wished smoking to be banned on its services.