Golden Arrow Bus Services
Christian Roberts is a seasoned engineering professional with extensive experience in the bus and truck industry. Currently serving as a Divisional Engineer at Golden Arrow Bus Services since September 2022, Christian previously held the position of Product Manager for both the Bus & Truck Division and the Bus Division at MAN Truck & Bus (South Africa) from October 2018 to August 2022. In these roles, responsibilities included overseeing product development from concept to market, sales, aftersales, and collaborating with engineering teams in Germany. Prior to this, Christian gained valuable experience as a Mechanical Engineer at Golden Arrow Bus Services from January 2012 to September 2018, managing the operation and maintenance of a diverse fleet of 1300 vehicles. Christian holds a B-Tech in Mechanical Engineering and a National Diploma in Engineering: Mechanical from Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
Golden Arrow Bus Services
We operate safe, reliable passenger transport services designed to meet the needs of our customers and by applying sound business principles to create a secure future for the company and its people. In 2021 Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) celebrated 160 years of providing road based public transport to the community of Cape Town. The company is in its present form the culmination of an unbroken chain of mergers and acquisitions. It is uniquely positioned as one of a few privately owned companies that have provided public transport services in a South African metropolitan environment. Since its acquisition in 2018, Golden Arrow Bus Services, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Frontier Transport Holdings Limited. Golden Arrow has, in all its forms, over the period of its 160 year history, continued to keep the bus service operational in order to provide the people of Cape Town with safe, affordable and reliable bus service while simultaneously contributing to the economy of the metropole and being a responsible corporate citizen. Since 2013 Golden Arrow has taken its place as an official vehicle operating company (VOC) for the city of Cape Town's MyCiTi service. Through its subsidiary, Table Bay Rapid Transit(TBRT) it operates the Trunk service the Atlantic corridor from Table View to the CBD, as well as services from the CBD to Sea Point to Camps Bay.