Central Buses
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Central Buses[1] was a bus company based in Birmingham, England.
History
Central Buses was founded in September 2003 by 16-year-old Geoff Cross.[2][3]
Later, a separate arm of the company was created. Centrad was created under the CEN Group brand, which Central Buses also joined. This supplies electronic equipment to the bus industry.[2]
Many of the services operated by Central Buses were operated under contract to Transport for West Midlands. All buses were equipped to use prepaid fare cards.[4][5][6][7]
In February 2018, Central Buses was purchased by Rotala for £1.95 million, with its 23 services and 31 buses taken over by its Diamond West Midlands subsidiary.[8][9][10] Operations ceased at the conclusion of services on 24 February 2018.[11][12]
Fleet
As of February 2018, the fleet consisted of 31 buses. Fleet livery was red and grey.[11]
References
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- ↑ Companies House extract company no 4754447 Cen Group Limited
- ↑ a b Start your own business: Young bus operator takes slow lane to success Daily Express 24 February 2010
- ↑ "Rotala grows again with £2m Central Buses deal" Buses issue 756 March 2018 page 7
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- ↑ Rotala buys Central Buses Coach & Bus Week 2 February 2018
- ↑ Rotala buys Central Buses for £1.95 million Route One 2 February 2018
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- ↑ a b "Central Buses bows out in style" Buses issue 757 April 2018 page 10
- ↑ "Central Farewell" Bus & Coach Preservation May 2018 page 21
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- British companies disestablished in 2018