Go-Ahead Group - Definition and Overview

The Go-Ahead Group is a rail and bus operating company that was created following the liberalisation of the UK's train and bus industries.

Competition

The principal competitors of the Go-Ahead Group are:

• Stagecoach Group
• First Group
• Arriva
• National Express Group

all of which are larger. The main distinguishing feature of the Go-Ahead Group is the relatively large amount of autonomy the group offers its individual operating companies, and its willingness to invest in more local management. This seems to pay off, as two of the group's bus operating companies, in Oxford and Brighton respectively, are widely seen as the most successful bus operations in the UK outside London.

Operating Companies

• Aviance UK (aviation ground handling)
• Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company (bus operation in Brighton and Hove)
• Go North East (bus operation in north east England)
• London Central (bus operation in London)
• London General (bus operation in London)
• Meteor Parking (airport car parking)
• Metrobus (bus operation in south east England)
• Oxford Bus Company (bus operation in Oxford)
• Southern (passenger rail operation)
• Thameslink (passenger rail operation)
• Wilts and Dorset Bus Company (bus operation in south west England)

External link

• Go-Ahead Group Website (http://www.go-ahead.com/)