Central Buses was a bus company based in
Birmingham
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, England.
History
Central Buses was founded in September 2003 by 16-year-old Geoff Cross, in partnership with his father Peter.
[Start your own business: Young bus operator takes slow lane to success]
''Daily Express
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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.
[
Many of the services operated by Central Buses were operated under contract to ]Transport for West Midlands
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is the public body responsible for co-ordinating transport services in the West Midlands metropolitan county in England. It is an executive body of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), with bus franch ...
. All buses were equipped to use prepaid fare cards.
In February 2018, Central Buses was purchased by with its 23 services and 31 buses taken over by its subsidiary. Operations ceased at the conclusion of services on 24 February 2018.["Central Buses bows out in style" ''Buses'' issue 757 April 2018 page 10]["Central Farewell" ''Bus & Coach Preservation'' May 2018 page 21]
Fleet
As of February 2018, the fleet consisted of 31 buses. Fleet livery was red and grey.[
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References
External links
Official website
{{Defunct British Bus Companies, state=collapsed
Former bus operators in Shropshire
Former bus operators in the West Midlands (county)
Former bus operators in Worcestershire
Transport companies established in 2003
Transport companies disestablished in 2018
2003 establishments in England
2018 disestablishments in England
British companies established in 2003
British companies disestablished in 2018