Travel Express
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A Travel Express bus in Wolverhampton
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| Headquarters | Blakenhall, Wolverhampton |
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| Service area | Wolverhampton |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Routes | 3 (January 2015) |
| Fleet | 13 (January 2015) |
Travel Express[1] is a bus company based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.
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History
Travel Express was founded in 2000 by Kishan Singh Chumber,[2] with the companies incorporation date being 25 September 2001.[3]
Initially, Travel Express ran services in Birmingham before switching operations to Wolverhampton.[4]
The company came under fire in January 2015 following a public enquiry by Traffic Commissioner Nick Jones, with the investigation finding that buses were unsafe and dirty, basic safety principles were unmet and that the company employed no cleaner, whilst branding manager Kishan Chumber 'incompetent'.[5] Chumber responded, stating that the results of the public enquiry were a "gross vilification of the business" and that Travel Express were being unfairly targeted.[2]
As of August 20, 2015, Travel Express had ceased operating services on the 11, 33 & 33 routes in Wolverhampton.[citation needed]
Fleet
As of January 2015 the fleet consists of 13 buses; however Travel Express have been forced to reduce this number to 8 from March 2015.[5] Travel Express does not have a fleet livery, with buses retaining their previous liveries from companies Travel Express purchased them from.
See also
References
- ↑ Companies House extract company no 04292944 Travel Express Limited
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Under-fire Wolverhampton bus firm boss: We've been made out as villains Express & Star 24 January 2015
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Amateurish firm ran unsafe buses in Wolverhampton Express & Star 22 January 2015
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