______________________________________________________________________________________________ Go-Ahead Group
With a global network encompassing seven rail lines and more than 7000 buses, Go-Ahead Group has redefined what it means to be a true leader in the public transportation industry. Initially founded as a small bus operator in North East England, Go-Ahead Group’ s growth journey has been impressive. Over the last 30 years, the company has garnered over 27,000 employees across the world, all providing the best services that public transportation has to offer. What continues to set Go-Ahead Group apart, however, is its commitment to innovation in delivering sustainable, accessible transport services that meet the evolving needs of modern, increasingly interconnected communities.
Transportation & Logistics International has been following Go-Ahead Group’ s journey for several years now, documenting its strategic growth and innovation. We sit down with Daniel Lewis, Chief Commercial
Officer at Go-Ahead Group, to learn more about the investments and developments that the company has introduced over the last 12 months.
“ It’ s been an exciting year for us. We’ ve just agreed a £ 500 million investment in new electric buses for our UK bus operators, which will see just over 1000 electric buses come into service over the next few years. This development marks a huge step forward in our ambition to become a netzero company by 2045 and showcases that we’ re really at the forefront of that transition,” Daniel reveals.
“ We’ ve also made several investments into our people. Firstly, we’ ve launched two brand new state-of-the-art engineering apprenticeship academies – one in London and one in Greater Manchester – which is an exciting step in retraining our engineers for the transition from diesel to electric and directly links to our investment in our EV fleet. On top of that, we’ ve also
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