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Apprentice Engineer, Alisha Juszczyk, Camberwell Bus Academy

Go-Ahead is named the fifth top apprenticeship employer in the UK, securing its top position in the UK transport industry

  • Transport operator ranked 5th on the list of the UK’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 
  • The group beats its previous ranking at 13, and secures its position as top apprenticeships employer in the UK transport industry 
  • Go-Ahead is currently training 1,020 apprentices across bus operations, rail operations, and its head office functions 
Left to right - Manish Patel, Mobility Director for Air Products Henry Smith, Member of Parliament for Crawley Richard Holden MP, Minister for Roads and Local Transport Ed Wills, Managing Director for Brighton and Hove Buses and Metrobus Jean-Marc Gales, Chief Executive Officer at Wrightbus Matt Furniss, Cabinet Member for Transport, Infrastructure and Growth at Surrey County Council Clare Hollingsworth, Non-Executive Director for Go-Ahead Group

£30 million investment in pioneering hydrogen bus fleet and refuelling station launched for services in and around Gatwick Airport

  • Fleet of 20 buses from Wrightbus to be deployed in the Crawley, Horley and Gatwick Airport area by The Go-Ahead Group.
  • A further 34 vehicles will join the fleet over the next 18 months to create one of Britain’s largest hydrogen bus fleets.
  • The station is the first liquid hydrogen refuelling station for buses in Europe.
  • Launch event on 29 June attended by the Minister for Roads and Local Transport and stakeholders from across the region.
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Carolyn Ferguson appointed Chief People Officer at The Go-Ahead Group

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Trams on wheels for Kent: Go-Ahead to operate all-electric Fastrack network

  • Go-Ahead wins £110 million deal to run Fastrack service for Kent County Council
  • Passengers will travel on zero emission electric buses from November 2024
  • More than 2.5 million people annually travel on the rapid transit network in the Dartford, Ebbsfleet and Gravesham area
A Pulham & Sons bus in the Cotswolds. Pulhams, a long established bus and coach operator in Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, has been bought by The Go-Ahead Group.

Go-Ahead expands into the Cotswolds by buying Pulham & Sons

  • Gloucestershire based bus and coach operator to become part of Go-Ahead’s Oxford Bus Company division
  • Pulhams operates 22 bus routes in the Cotswolds plus demand responsive transport services and school, college, and corporate coach travel
  • Deal demonstrates Go-Ahead’s commitment to invest in UK regional bus services
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Nigel Featham, Managing Director of Go North West, with drivers at the launch of a campaign to recruit 300 bus drivers for Manchester's new integrated transport network.

Keeping Manchester moving: Go-Ahead kicks off Britain’s biggest recruitment campaign for bus drivers

  • Go-Ahead's Manchester bus company, Go North West, to hire 300 drivers on apprenticeship or training contracts
  • The drivers will operate Bee Network buses as part of mayor Andy Burnham's new integrated transport network
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A hospital bus donated by The Go-Ahead Group is presented to the Ukrainian ambassador to the UK outside parliament.

From Swindon to Ukraine: Go-Ahead hospital bus presented to ambassador

A bus donated by one of Go-Ahead’s local bus companies has been converted into a field hospital for use in treating casualties of the war in Ukraine.

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Fit for a king: Go-Ahead’s coronation buses take to the road

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Go-Ahead Norway appoints new Managing Director with extensive railway experience

Carousel Buses route 102, between High Wycombe and Heathrow Airport, has seen a 130% increase in passenger numbers since the Government's £2 fare cap was introduced on January 1st.

Ten million Go-Ahead passengers benefit from £2 nationwide bus fare cap

  • Promotional ticket sales reach £20 million since scheme began in January
  • Passenger numbers up by 130% on one Carousel Buses route
  • Go-Ahead launches a prize competition to encourage more passengers onto buses
  • National low fares scheme has been extended until the end of June
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More women behind the wheel: female bus drivers up by 20% at Go-Ahead

  • Female-focused recruitment campaigns yield hundreds of applicants
  • Award-winning apprenticeship scheme enhances diversity
  • Higher pay rates and attractive sign-on packages enhance appeal of driving jobs
  • One in eight bus drivers across Go-Ahead’s network are women
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“One single to the farm, please!” A sheepish looking passenger boards local bus in Brighton & Hove

When Martine Patey, Go-Ahead Group's Brighton and Hove bus driver set off to Eastbourne for her first ever Rail Replacement bus duty on Sunday morning, she wasn’t sure what the day would hold. One thing’s for sure, she didn’t think she’d be wrangling a sheep on the A27.