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Zero emission transport for the Dreaming Spires: Oxford Bus Company orders 104 all-electric buses
- Buses to be part of a 159-strong zero emission fleet on Oxford’s streets from late 2023
- Go-Ahead’s largest electric bus order to date accelerates the group’s green transition
- Environmental impact will be equivalent to taking 6,000 cars off the road
- Co-funded by Go-Ahead, Oxfordshire County Council and the Department for Transport
![The launch of the promotional £2 bus fare scheme in December 2023 at Go North East's Riverside depot in Gateshead with (left to right) Ben Maxfield, Business Director, Go North East; Richard Holden MP, Buses Minister; Nigel Featham, Managing Director, Go North East.](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/360d47bd69434c2bb612a1b7e478983d.jpg?width=442&height=663)
Go-Ahead carries two million passengers at £2 under nationwide fare cap
- National low fares scheme proves popular across Go-Ahead’s bus networks
- Promotional ticket sales reach £4 million in first three weeks of January
- Scheme allows Go-Ahead’s local operators to add new routes and services
![Apprentice Engineer, Alisha Juszczyk, Camberwell Bus Academy](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/5f6bc0aedb274d41897c2c8d0d027a53.jpg?width=442&height=663)
Go-Ahead invests in transport skills with target of hiring 1,020 bus and rail apprentices in 2023
- Target includes 700 trainee London bus drivers and 220 rail apprentices
- Go-Ahead’s apprentices increase ethnic diversity of workforce
- Recruits of all ages wanted: Go-Ahead’s apprentices range from 16 to 65
![CGI image of one of Manchester's Bee Network buses](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/88182be67fe645e391111b08f8d8c944.jpg?width=442&height=663)
Go Ahead wins franchises to operate Manchester’s Bee Network buses in Bolton and Wigan
- Go-Ahead’s Go North West selected in first two major contracts awarded under Greater Manchester’s new franchising system
- Contracts in Bolton and Wigan comprise 55 routes served by a fleet of 308 buses, worth up to £400 million in revenue over seven years
- Buses will be branded yellow as part of Greater Manchester’s new Bee Network
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Go-Ahead and UGL win contract to operate buses in Sydney’s South-West
- Buses in Sydney’s South and South-West will be operated by a newly created joint venture, U-Go Mobility
- Contract commences in July 2023 for a term of approximately seven years, delivering over 500,000 passenger journeys daily
- Go-Ahead is a UK and international bus operator, while UGL brings extensive, proven expertise of public transport infrastructure, operations and maintenance within the Australasian public transport market
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Pay less to travel this winter: fares capped at £2 on Go-Ahead buses across Britain
- From 1st January to 31st March, Go-Ahead’s UK bus operating companies will offer adult bus fares capped at £2 per single journey.
- The Government is providing up to £60 million for bus operators outside London to help people with cost of living.
- How far can our £2 fare take you? On our longer routes, a single ticket on a Go-Ahead bus can take you 40 miles or even further
![A Go-Ahead train in Augsburg, December 2022](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/e62492e3a6b64b86a76cd17459fb49dd.jpg?width=442&height=663)
Go Ahead carries first passengers on major new Bavarian network
- Munich-based network expands Go-Ahead’s footprint in Germany
- New destinations for Go-Ahead trains include Einstein’s birthplace and Legoland Germany
- Go-Ahead Germany employs 1,000 people, runs a fleet of 144 trains and operates 20 million rail kilometres annually
- International growth is at the core of Go-Ahead’s Next Billion Journeys strategy
![A bus driver, Kelly Myatt, carries out checks on a zero emission electric bus at Go-Ahead's Bexleyheath Depot in south-east London.](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/d5e1585b721a405c9192d7e3f8f4fc70.jpg?width=442&height=663)
The green shift: zero emission buses could lure millions onto public transport
- A majority (55%) of people are likely to travel by bus more often if buses are powered by zero-emission electric or hydrogen batteries
- Only a quarter of the public think bus travel in general is ‘green’. But eight out of ten view zero emission buses as ‘green’.
- Younger people are particularly likely to be swayed in their travel habits by a switch towards low emission technology
- Independent research carried out for Go-Ahead Group’s new Zero Emission Centre of Excellence
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Sixfold increase in waste recycling at Go-Ahead’s largest bus company
- Recycling at Go-Ahead London increased from 5.5% to 33% within a year
- Up to 60 tonnes of recyclable waste per month, the equivalent weight of five double decker buses
- Project Go Eco, in conjunction with waste contractor Biffa, is to be rolled out to all Go-Ahead’s UK bus operating companies
- The transport company is on track to achieve its Group target of 60% of recycled rate by 2025
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Go-Ahead expands in south-west England through acquisition of Dartline
- Exeter-based bus and coach operator to join Go South West
- Acquisition adds 118 employees and 84 buses
- Complementary geographical fit alongside Plymouth Citybus, Go Devon Bus, and Go Cornwall Bus
![A Go-Ahead bus in Brighton](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/6adfd3272eed47fe95002cefd9befa26.jpg?width=442&height=663)
Go-Ahead hosts bus driver recruitment open days for Ukrainian refugees
A Go-Ahead Group bus company is working in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions to help Ukrainian refugees to become bus drivers. A change in government legislation has resulted in Ukrainian refugees receiving immediate settlement status and the opportunity to work in the UK straight away.