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'''Go-Ahead London''' is the trading name used collectively for the London ] operations of the ]. It is one of the largest bus operators in ]. Previously trading under separate names and brands, the corporate image for the London services started to appear in August 2008. They have a total of 115 bus routes in London. (contracted to ]) '''Go-Ahead London''' is the trading name used collectively for the London ] operations of the ]. The name first appeared in August 2008, before which the company had traded under separate names and brands. It is the largest bus operator in ], operating a total of 115 bus routes contracted to ].


==History== ==History==
⚫ The Go-Ahead Group is a large transport group based in ]. It first became involved in London bus operations in September 1994, where upon the ] of London Buses Limited, it acquired former LBL subsidiary ]. Just under two years later, in May 1996, it added another former LBL subsidiary, ], which had initially been part of a management buyout.<ref> Accessed 13 August 2008.</ref> These two companies subsequently developed in much the same way, both establishing a livery of red with a charcoal skirt, and splitting orders for new buses.
The ] is a large transport group based in ]. Formed on the privatisation of Northern General Transport Ltd, who were part of the ], it became "Go-Ahead Northern". Following numerous acquisitions, it now operates a large number of transport services in the UK, including ], ], ] and ] services.


Further expansion did not occur until September 2006, when London General, on behalf of Go-Ahead, purchased ].<ref> Accessed 13 August 2008.</ref> Then, on 29 June 2007, the group acquired the bus operating part of ]. With these purchases, Go-Ahead surpassed ] to become the largest operator of buses in London, running around 16% of London bus services.
⚫ Go-Ahead's involvement in the London bus service can be traced back to autumn 1994, where upon the ], the group purchased ]. Two years later in 1996, ] were acquired. London General had initially been part of a management buyout, but were subsequently purchased by Go-Ahead.<ref> Accessed 13 August 2008.</ref> The two companies developed in much the same way until 2006.


⚫ A corporate image for Go-Ahead's London bus services started to appear in August 2008, when a new "Go-Ahead London" logo<ref> Accessed 13 August 2008.</ref> was unveiled; subsequent new buses carry new style fleetnames incorporating this logo.<ref> Accessed 13 August 2008.</ref><ref> Accessed 13 August 2008.</ref>
In September of that year, London General on behalf of Go-Ahead purchased ], bringing a number of extra ] services to the company.<ref> Accessed 13 August 2008.</ref>

The next development was in June 29 2007, when Go-Ahead acquired the bus operating part of ], although not retaining the heritage fleet. This purchase caused Go-Ahead to become the largest operator of buses in London, running around 16% of London Buses services, passing ].

⚫ A corporate image of Go-Ahead bus services in London started to appear in August 2008. The website gained a new "Go-Ahead London" logo<ref> Accessed 13 August 2008.</ref>, and a number of new ] double deckers being delivered to Docklands Buses gained new style fleetnames.<ref> Accessed 13 August 2008.</ref><ref> Accessed 13 August 2008.</ref>


==Current companies== ==Current companies==
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==See also== ==See also==
*] - A bus company also owned by Go-Ahead, running services south of London. *] - A bus company also owned by Go-Ahead, running services south of London as well as in Surrey and Sussex.
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Revision as of 16:39, 29 May 2009

Go-Ahead London is the trading name used collectively for the London bus operations of the Go-Ahead Group. The name first appeared in August 2008, before which the company had traded under separate names and brands. It is the largest bus operator in London, operating a total of 115 bus routes contracted to Transport for London.

History

The Go-Ahead Group is a large transport group based in Newcastle. It first became involved in London bus operations in September 1994, where upon the privatisation of London Buses Limited, it acquired former LBL subsidiary London Central. Just under two years later, in May 1996, it added another former LBL subsidiary, London General, which had initially been part of a management buyout. These two companies subsequently developed in much the same way, both establishing a livery of red with a charcoal skirt, and splitting orders for new buses.

Further expansion did not occur until September 2006, when London General, on behalf of Go-Ahead, purchased Docklands Buses. Then, on 29 June 2007, the group acquired the bus operating part of Blue Triangle. With these purchases, Go-Ahead surpassed Arriva London to become the largest operator of buses in London, running around 16% of London bus services.

A corporate image for Go-Ahead's London bus services started to appear in August 2008, when a new "Go-Ahead London" logo was unveiled; subsequent new buses carry new style fleetnames incorporating this logo.

Current companies

The current subsidiaries of Go-Ahead London are, in order of acquisition:

See also

References

  1. Go-Ahead London - About us Accessed 13 August 2008.
  2. Go-Ahead Group - London Central and London General Accessed 13 August 2008.
  3. Go-Ahead London - Homepage Accessed 13 August 2008.
  4. Post image - Picture of a new style fleetname Accessed 13 August 2008.
  5. Fotopic - Picture of a bus with new style fleetnames Accessed 13 August 2008.

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