Go Ahead Group

This is a softback re-issue of the Ian Allan title The Go Ahead Group. Go-Ahead began life as the Gateshead-based Go-Ahead Northern bus company after the privatisation of the National Bus Company in 1987. Early expansion saw the acquisition of a number of smaller bus operators in the North East. During the 1990s, it entered London, where it rapidly became the largest provider of bus services in the UK capital. It has subsequently acquired operations across England. It also currently operates Govia Thameslink Railway. More recently, it has established an overseas presence and runs franchised operations in Singapore, Dublin, Germany and Norway. Illustrated with over 150 colour photographs, this book looks at its first 25 years in detail.