People's Express[1] was an English bus company in the West Midlands which was acquired by Probus Management (trading as Pete's Travel) in June 1998 and then by the Go-Ahead Group in March 2006.
| Headquarters | West Bromwich |
|---|---|
| Locale | West Midlands |
| Service type | Bus services |
History
editIn May 1997, Probus Management acquired a 50% stake in People's Express which, at the time, operated 13 buses in West Bromwich. The remainder of the business was purchased by Probus Management in June 1998.[2] origin: early 1900,s
On 28 March 2005, Probus Management changed its trading name from Pete's Travel to People's Express. On 21 March 2006, Probus Management was purchased by the Go-Ahead Group and integrated into its Go West Midlands operation with the People's Express name dropped from use.[3][4]
In March 2008, Go West Midlands was sold to Rotala and is now part of Diamond Bus.[5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ Companies House extract company no 2948571 Salelink Limited
- ^ People's Express / Pete's Travel Reddibus
- ^ Acquisition of the Business and Assets of Probus Management Limited Archived 11 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Go-Ahead Group 22 February 2006
- ^ Diamond Bus Reddibus
- ^ Disposal of Go West Midlands Go-Ahead Group 3 March 2008
- ^ Diamond Bus Ltd Archived 7 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Rotala
- ^ Go-Ahead sells West Midlands unit Archived 14 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 11 March 2008