Taxi Centrale Renesse

Taxi Centrale Renesse (commonly shortened to TCR Group) was a Dutch passenger transport company that operated public, private and taxi services. It was founded in 1997 through the merger of four transport companies from the province of Zeeland, and its head office was located in Middelburg. Through various subsidiaries the company became active across almost the whole of the Netherlands. The company's roots lay in Zeeland, where it ran seasonal shuttle services between the Transferium Renesse and key nearby locations during the summer season (May to September). For these services it deployed ordinary buses as well as cabriolet buses, horse-drawn 'trams' (not on rails) and an electric bus. In May 2003 a depot and central office were opened in Middelburg, which became the base for its fleet. TCR expanded through concessions and subcontracting. In 2001 it won the concession for the Wadden island of Vlieland, and from 1 January 2002 its subsidiary TCR Vlieland was responsible for public transport on that Frisian island, later in cooperation with Arriva from March 2009. Between 11 December 2005 and 10 December 2011 TCR operated Qliner services between Hoorn and Amsterdam on behalf of Arriva in the Waterland region. It also ran school and Qliner buses for Arriva, Qbuzz, Veolia Transport, Connexxion and Hermes (Breng) in various parts of the country, and in October 2010 it acquired the Roosendaal taxi company Taxi Stadhouders, which kept its own name. From 10 December 2017 it operated bus line 346 between Haarlem and Amsterdam Zuid with double-decker buses, and in 2018 it took over Connexxion Tours from Connexxion. Financial difficulties led TCR Group to request suspension of payments on Friday 31 January 2020; the court in Middelburg granted provisional suspension on 4 February 2020, and on 10 February 2020 TCR Group was declared bankrupt. Its taxi operations were taken over by other companies, while the bus operations in the south of the country made a restart under Pouw Vervoer as BusiNext and Next, with the TCR name remaining on the vehicles. The company is therefore defunct.

Taxi Centrale Renesse (TCR Group) was a Dutch transport company that operated public, private and taxi transport. Its head office was in Middelburg, and through various subsidiaries it was active in almost the whole of the Netherlands. The company was not to be confused with TCR Groep from the east of the Netherlands. TCR Group originated in 1997 through a merger of four transport companies from Zeeland. In the summer season (May to September) TCR shuttled between the Transferium Renesse and the main nearby locations. For this it deployed, besides ordinary buses, cabriolet buses, horse-drawn 'trams' (not on rails) and an electric bus. In May 2003 a location was opened in Middelburg, which housed the central office and the stabling of the fleet. In 2001 TCR registered for the concession of the Wadden island of Vlieland, which it won. From 1 January 2002 the subsidiary TCR Vlieland was therefore responsible for public transport on the Frisian island. From March 2009 this was done in cooperation with Arriva. In the Waterland region, between 11 December 2005 and 10 December 2011, TCR provided the Qliners between Hoorn and Amsterdam on behalf of Arriva. These services were driven among others with MAN Lion's Regio, Mercedes-Benz Citaro and Integro buses. Ten regional buses were also used for school transport. As of 11 December 2011 the bus transport was taken over by EBS. For this carrier too TCR drove school student lines for a few years, using among others Mercedes-Benz Citaro articulated buses taken over from Arriva. In October 2010 the Roosendaal taxi company Taxi Stadhouders was acquired, which kept its name. TCR also reinforced various school and Qliner buses in the Arriva concession Hoeksche Waard/Goeree Overflakkee. The company also made Qliner buses available to Qbuzz in the northern provinces. In cooperation with main contractor Veolia Transport, the company provided transport in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen from 10 December 2006 under the name TCR Zeeland with about 15 taxibuses and 7 large buses. In the evening and at night it operated the NightXpress on Schouwen-Duiveland. From December 2011 TCR also drove some school student lines in West-Brabant for Veolia Transport. TCR also drove lines as a subcontractor for Connexxion. From 1 May 2011 TCR drove part of line 140 from Haarlem to Uithoorn (and back). From January 2012 line 242 from Wilnis to Amsterdam station Zuid was also driven by TCR. For this TCR initially used 20 MAN Lion's City buses that it had bought from Connexxion. These buses have since been replaced by 20 Mercedes-Benz Citaro LE buses, which were provided with Connexxion livery with the TCR logo. From 9 December 2012 TCR also drove for Hermes (Breng) in the city region of Arnhem Nijmegen. TCR thereby took over the contract from Betuwe Express and drove from the Duiven depot. For this, 15 natural gas buses were made available that drove in the Arnhem region. From 10 December 2017 bus line 346 between Haarlem and Amsterdam Zuid was driven with double-decker buses. In 2018 TCR took over the company Connexxion Tours from Connexxion. On Friday 31 January 2020 TCR Group requested suspension of payments due to financial problems, and on 4 February 2020 the company was declared in suspension by the court in Middelburg. On 10 February 2020 TCR Group was declared bankrupt. The taxi transport was taken over by other companies. The bus transport in the south of the country made a restart under Pouw Vervoer as BusiNext and Next. The name TCR remained on the vehicles. The fleet consisted of a large number of taxis and taxibuses for a maximum of eight persons, which were used for street taxi and health insurance transport among other things. The large buses, including touring cars, cabriolet buses and articulated buses, were used for group transport. For public transport, Qliners and scheduled-service buses were used.

• 2020

  On 31 January TCR Group requested suspension of payments; on 4 February it was declared in suspension; on 10 February it was declared bankrupt. Bus operations restarted under Pouw Vervoer as BusiNext and Next.

• 2018

  TCR took over Connexxion Tours from Connexxion.

• 2017

  From 10 December, bus line 346 between Haarlem and Amsterdam Zuid was driven with double-decker buses.

• 2012

  From January, line 242 from Wilnis to Amsterdam Zuid was driven by TCR; from 9 December, TCR drove for Hermes (Breng) in the Arnhem Nijmegen region.

• 2011

  From 1 May, TCR drove part of line 140 from Haarlem to Uithoorn for Connexxion; from 11 December, bus transport in Waterland was taken over by EBS.

• 2010

  In October, the Roosendaal taxi company Taxi Stadhouders was acquired.

• 2009

  From March, public transport on Vlieland was done in cooperation with Arriva.

• 2006

  From 10 December, TCR provided transport in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen under the name TCR Zeeland in cooperation with Veolia Transport.

• 2005

  From 11 December, TCR provided Qliner services between Hoorn and Amsterdam on behalf of Arriva.

• 2003

  In May, a location was opened in Middelburg housing the central office and fleet stabling.

• 2002

  From 1 January, subsidiary TCR Vlieland became responsible for public transport on Vlieland.

• 2001

  TCR registered for and won the concession of the Wadden island of Vlieland.

• 1997

  TCR Group founded through a merger of four transport companies from Zeeland.

Regional Dutch passenger transport operator active in public, private and taxi transport, known for seasonal services on Schouwen-Duiveland and public transport on Vlieland.

• Public transport bus services

• Qliner express bus services

• School transport

• Taxi and taxibus services

• Touring coach services

• Event transport

• Seasonal shuttle services (Transferium Renesse)

1. 1BusiNext – 'Next level' in personen vervoerbusinext.nl
2. 2Taxi Centrale Renessewikidata.org
3. 3Taxi Centrale Renessenl.wikipedia.org