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The Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHCo) is a government owned body which was established in 1967 to take over the railway and bus services of the Ulster Transport Authority
Ulster Transport Authority

The Ulster Transport Authority ran rail and bus transport in Northern Ireland from 1948 until 1966.The UTA was formed by the 1948 Transport Act , which merged the Northern Ireland Road Transport Board and the Belfast and County Down Railway ....
 (UTA), namely Northern Ireland Railways
Northern Ireland Railways

NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways and for a brief period of time, Ulster Transport Railways , is the railway operator in Northern Ireland....
 (NIR) and Ulsterbus
Ulsterbus

Ulsterbus is a public transport operator in Northern Ireland and operates bus services outside of Belfast. It is part of Translink , which also includes Northern Ireland Railways, Metro and Flexibus....
. The company was established by the Transport Act (NI) 1967.

In 1973 Citybus took over the bus services of the Belfast
Belfast

Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of Devolution#United Kingdom Northern Ireland Executive and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland....
 Corporation Transport Department.

Between 1971 and 1994 NITHCo ran Belfast International Airport
Belfast International Airport

Belfast International Airport is an airport located northwest of Belfast in Northern Ireland. It is also known as Aldergrove, County Antrim, after the village of that name lying immediately to the west of the airport....
 through its subsidiary Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

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 Airports Limited (NIAL).






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The Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHCo) is a government owned body which was established in 1967 to take over the railway and bus services of the Ulster Transport Authority
Ulster Transport Authority

The Ulster Transport Authority ran rail and bus transport in Northern Ireland from 1948 until 1966.The UTA was formed by the 1948 Transport Act , which merged the Northern Ireland Road Transport Board and the Belfast and County Down Railway ....
 (UTA), namely Northern Ireland Railways
Northern Ireland Railways

NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways and for a brief period of time, Ulster Transport Railways , is the railway operator in Northern Ireland....
 (NIR) and Ulsterbus
Ulsterbus

Ulsterbus is a public transport operator in Northern Ireland and operates bus services outside of Belfast. It is part of Translink , which also includes Northern Ireland Railways, Metro and Flexibus....
. The company was established by the Transport Act (NI) 1967.

In 1973 Citybus took over the bus services of the Belfast
Belfast

Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of Devolution#United Kingdom Northern Ireland Executive and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland....
 Corporation Transport Department.

Between 1971 and 1994 NITHCo ran Belfast International Airport
Belfast International Airport

Belfast International Airport is an airport located northwest of Belfast in Northern Ireland. It is also known as Aldergrove, County Antrim, after the village of that name lying immediately to the west of the airport....
 through its subsidiary Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

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 Airports Limited (NIAL). In 1994 the government created Belfast International Airport Ltd. (BIAL), which was sold to Belfast International Airport Holdings Ltd, a management/employee buyout vehicle.

In 1996 the Translink
Translink (Northern Ireland)

Translink is the brand name of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company , a public corporation in Northern Ireland which provides the public transport in the region....
 brandname was created to integrate the services of Ulsterbus, NIR, and Citybus.

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