Central_Buses

Central Buses

Central Buses

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Central Buses[1] was a bus company based in Birmingham, England.

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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

  1. [1]
    Companies House extract company no 4754447 Cen Group Limited
  2. [2]
    Start your own business: Young bus operator takes slow lane to success Daily Express 24 February 2010
  3. [3]
    "Rotala grows again with £2m Central Buses deal" Buses issue 756 March 2018 page 7
  4. [4]
    "Buses to trial new pre-paid systems". Express & Star. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  5. [5]
    John, Patrice (9 October 2009). "Date set for Birmingham's delayed bus smartcard system". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  6. [6]
    John, Patrice (17 October 2009). "West Midlands public transport users soon to see electronic ticketing system". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  7. [7]
    Authi, Jasbir (20 January 2010). "Smartcard a step closer on Midlands transport". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  8. [8]
    Rotala buys Central Buses Coach & Bus Week 2 February 2018
  9. [9]
    Rotala buys Central Buses for £1.95 million Route One 2 February 2018
  10. [10]
    "Central Buses to become Diamond Bus Services". Diamond Bus. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  11. [11]
    "Central Buses bows out in style" Buses issue 757 April 2018 page 10
  12. [12]
    "Central Farewell" Bus & Coach Preservation May 2018 page 21

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