News

• One of youngest depot managers in Go-Ahead’s history has been named chair of industry-first Women in Bus network
• The vice-chair of the network is the reigning Miss Sussex 2019
• Go-Ahead has set a company-wide target to increase female representation in bus from 11% to 20% by 2025

• Ten start-ups and SMEs have been selected for Go-Ahead Group innovation drive
• Project aims to uncover innovators who will play a role in the future of the transport sector
• The process will conclude with a “demo showcase” in March 2020

• Inaugural Go-Ahead Nordic train left Stavanger for Oslo on 15 December
• Eight-year contract makes Norway the fifth overseas territory in Go-Ahead’s business
• The first rail contract to be awarded in Norway since market liberalised

• Go-Ahead will keep families and friends connected over Christmas with a comprehensive festive bus timetable.
• Vital services will continue throughout festive break, with buses travelling to key sites including Heathrow, Gatwick and local hospitals across the UK
• The Isle of Wight’s Southern Vectis will run buses on five routes on Christmas Day

The Go-Ahead Group plc today announces its trading update for the period from 30 June 2019 to 27 November 2019.

• UK-first pilot scheme sees defibrillators fitted to Plymouth commuter services
• Ground-breaking partnership with Hearts Together will train drivers and provide instructions for passengers
•  Defibrillators raise cardiac arrest survival rates from 6% to 74%

• Go-Ahead reaches target of 1,000 apprentices in 2019 two months early
• Go Ahead is the only public transport operator that delivers apprenticeships in bus and rail in-house
• One in three apprentices in London are 40 or older

• London’s largest bus operator comes out on top against projects from Chile and Sweden
• Landmark site in Lambeth was the UK’s first all-electric bus garage
• The introduction of Go-Ahead London’s electric buses has prevented the emission of 2,500 tonnes of CO2

• Billion Journey Project now entering its third year, building on successful partnerships with start-up tech companies
• The 12-week programme supports transport start-ups and scale-ups, building towards innovative new services for Go-Ahead passengers

• Go-Ahead on track to cut carbon emission by 25% in 2021
• 2019 saw the business continue to cut carbon emissions for every vehicle mile
• Go-Ahead is continuing to build towards running a zero-emissions bus fleet by 2035

• Go-Ahead’s bus companies are promoting initiatives to stop the stigma around mental health for Mental Health Awareness Week
• Go-Ahead is seeking to highlight the role of buses in tackling loneliness and poor mental health
• The company is encouraging its bus colleagues to focus on wellbeing across the UK​​​​
• The chatty bus campaign, first launched in January, was welcomed by the then minister for loneliness, Mims Davies

The Go-Ahead Group’s dedication to sustainable transport has been recognised with a new award for chief executive David Brown.