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Exhibit 12.1

Atlantic Express Transportation Corp.

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges(1)

		Year ended June 30, 1999(3)			Year ended June 30, 2000(3)			Year ended June 30, 2001			Year ended June 30, 2002			Year ended June 30, 2003			Year ended June 30, 2004
Earnings
	Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	$	(4.5	)	$	(5.0	)	$	(11.3	)	$	(43.9	)	$	(16.0	)	$	58.4
	Plus: fixed charges		18.3			22.3			25.1			25			13.1			25.4
		$	13.8		$	17.3		$	13.8		$	(18.9	)	$	(2.9	)	$	83.8
Fixed Charges
	Interest charges(2)	$	18.1		$	22.1		$	24.6		$	24.3		$	12.9		$	25.2
	Plus interest factor in operating rent expense		0.2			0.2			0.5			0.7			0.2			0.2
		$	18.3		$	22.3		$	25.1		$	25.0		$	13.1		$	25.4
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (excess of fixed charges over earnings)		$	(4.5	)	$	(5.0	)	$	(11.3	)	$	(43.9	)	$	(16.0	)	$	3.30x

(1)

The calculation excludes certain contractual interest of $11.8 million and $6.5 million, as those amounts were not recorded as interest for the year ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2004, respectively, in the financial statements.

(2)

Interest charges include interest paid or accrued and the amortization of debt discount and debt related finance costs. There is no capitalized interest.

(3)

Unaudited periods.

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Exhibit 12.1

Atlantic Express Transportation Corp.