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Go-Ahead London is a major bus operator in Greater London.The name first appeared in August 2008, before which the company had traded under separate names and brands. It is currently (as of November 2024) the largest bus operator in Greater London, operating a total of 157 bus routes mainly in South and Central London as well as some services into North and East London with a fleet size of ...
Preserved Go North East MCW Metrobus. The Go-Ahead Group was originally founded as Go-Ahead Northern Limited on 17 February 1987 as a consequence of the privatisation of the National Bus Company, during which a partial management buyout led by Martin Ballinger and Chris Moyes purchased its Gateshead-based northern division, known as the Northern General Transport Company. [3]
In London, a variety of companies run buses under contract to London Buses. They are: companies owned by three of the 'Big Five': Arriva London; Go-Ahead London (London Central, London General, Blue Triangle, Docklands Buses) Stagecoach London (East London, Selkent, Thameside) companies owned by other groups: Transport UK Group (Transport UK ...
In September 2006 the company was purchased by the Go-Ahead Group. [5] In August 2008, Go-Ahead's London bus operations all adopted the Go-Ahead London trading name, although the individual company names are still applied beneath the logo on most buses.
Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company Limited, [4] trading as Metrobus, is a bus operator with routes in parts of Surrey, Kent, Sussex, and Greater London.Formed through a management buyout in 1983, Metrobus was purchased by the Go-Ahead Group in September 1999 and is now under the control of Brighton & Hove, part of the Go-Ahead Group.
On 29 June 2007, Blue Triangle was purchased by the Go-Ahead Group. [4] The sale included eight Transport for London and nine Essex County Council routes and approximately 60 buses, but not the charter fleet which were retained by Roger Wright trading as The London Bus Company. [5]
In August 2008, Go-Ahead's London bus operations all adopted the Go-Ahead London trading name, although the individual company names are still applied beneath the logo on most buses. In August 2009, Go-Ahead purchased East Thames Buses from Transport for London for £5 million, incorporating the business, consisting of two small bus garages ...
On 10 November 2024, Go-Ahead London took over the Fastrack network in Kent Thameside. By April 2025, a new fleet of 28 Irizar ie tram electric buses will be introduced across the network. [ 24 ] In the meantime, the fleet will consist of older buses, specifically Alexander Dennis Enviro200 , Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC , Wright Eclipse 2 ...