EXHIBIT 23.5
    
 
                             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
                          CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
The Board of Directors and Stockholders of
 
Atlantic Express Transportation Corp.
New York, New York
 
We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this
Registration Statement of our report dated September 25, 1997 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of Atlantic Express Transportation Corp.,
which is contained in that Prospectus.
 
We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus.
 
   
BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
New York, New York
January 27, 1998