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References
- ↑ 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
