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Go-Ahead is a leading public transport operator, connecting communities through bus and rail services. Our purpose is to move you, and the next generation, towards a smarter and healthier planet. We employ more than 27,000 people. In the UK, we run a fleet of more than 6,000 buses across England and run a quarter of London’s buses for Transport for London. Internationally, we operate buses in Singapore, Ireland and Sweden. We operate rail franchises in the UK, Germany and Norway. In the UK, we run the country’s largest passenger contract, GTR (Southern, Gatwick Express, Great Northern and Thameslink). Go-Ahead is owned by the Australian transport operator Kinetic and the Spanish transport infrastructure company Globalvia.
Overview
Location
United Kingdom, England, London
Employees
10001+
Founded date
1987
Mentions in press and media 29
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| Jun 16, 2026 | Tencent-Backed AI Chipmaker Enflame Gets Shanghai Bourse’s Go-Ahead for USD888 Million IPO | (Yicai) June 16 -- Enflame Technology, a Tencent Holdings-backed maker of artificial intelligence chips, has had its CNY6 billion (USD888 million) initial public offering approved by the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The exchange’s review commit... |
| Jan 28, 2026 | TfL wants to create a publicly owned bus company for London | Transport for London (TfL) is working on plans to create a publicly owned bus company to compete against private operators in the capital. In its draft business plan, detailing investment priorities for the rest of the decade, TfL said “we ... |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Elizabeth Line operator doubles profit before contract loss | Profit at the first company to operate the Elizabeth Line in London more than doubled in the year before it lost the contract, it has been revealed. The division of MTR Corporation is part of the wider majority government-owned public trans... |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Thameslink boss steps down after less than two years | The chief executive of Go-Ahead, the group which operates London’s Thameslink, Gatwick Express and the Elizabeth Line through a joint venture, has stepped down after less than two years in the role. Miguel Parras has resigned from his role ... |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Thameslink operator slumps into the red ahead of Elizabeth Line takeover | The operator of London’s Thameslink and Gatwick Express slumped into the red before taking over the Elizabeth Line, it has been revealed. Go-Ahead has reported a pre-tax loss of £36.9m for 2024, having posted a pre-tax profit of £9.7m for t... |
| May 23, 2025 | The Elizabeth Line has clocked enough miles for 45 round trips to the moon | The Elizabeth Line has clocked up enough miles in its first three years to reach the moon and back 45 times, it has been revealed. More than 600m passenger journeys have been made on the UK’s single busiest railway service since operations ... |
| Jan 11, 2025 | Industry slams Labour government plans for ticket reform | |
| Dec 7, 2024 | A new Era for London transport? | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | As Celsius freezes assets, a big Canadian pension plan that backed the network is on the hook | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. Let’s talk about insolvency. Paid Content How Northrop Grumman uses ESG as an engine of innovatio... |
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FAQ about The Go-Ahead Group
When was The Go-Ahead Group founded?
The Go-Ahead Group was founded in 1987.
What has the press written about The Go-Ahead Group?
Parsers VC has collected 29 articles mentioning The Go-Ahead Group, among them “Tencent-Backed AI Chipmaker Enflame Gets Shanghai Bourse’s Go-Ahead for USD888 Million IPO” (Jun 16, 2026) and “TfL wants to create a publicly owned bus company for London” (Jan 28, 2026).
Is The Go-Ahead Group still active?
Yes, The Go-Ahead Group is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 8, 2026.