4th Apr 2007 08:50
Go-Ahead Group PLC04 April 2007 For immediate release 4 April 2007 The Go-Ahead Group plc ("Go-Ahead" or the "Group") Response to Department for Transport Announcement Regarding the Brighton Main Line Route Utilisation Strategy Following today's announcement by the Department for Transport, Go-Ahead isdelighted that the Gatwick Express services are to be incorporated into theSouthern franchise from May 2008 and is looking forward to working with theDepartment for Transport and all the associated parties to deliver this expandedservice effectively. Detailed negotiations on the necessary formal changes to the Southern FranchiseAgreement are expected to be concluded by the end of May 2007. The currentSouthern franchise is due to expire in December 2009. Go-Ahead also welcomes the fact that the Government is giving support to anorder for new vehicles to further improve capacity for the benefit ofpassengers. Keith Ludeman, Group Chief Executive of Go-Ahead said: "We warmly welcome theDepartment for Transport's announcement and look forward to working with theGovernment to deliver these new services." - Ends - For further information, please contact: The Go-Ahead Group plcKeith Ludeman, Group Chief Executive 020 8929 8650Ian Butcher, Group Finance Director 07957 832 792 / 0191 232 3123 Weber Shandwick Financial Richard Hews/Rachel Taylor/ Hannah Marwood 020 7067 0700 Note to Editors: 1. Go-Ahead is one of the UK's leading providers of passenger transportmanagement services operating in the bus, rail and aviation sectors. Employingover 24,000 staff across the county, over 800 million passenger journeys areundertaken on its services each year. In addition to the travelling public,customers include Transport for London, BAA, major airlines, local authoritiesand the Department for Transport. 2. Govia is the Group's rail division, a joint venture between Go-Ahead (65%)and Keolis SA (35%) which is a French-based operator of passenger transportservices in seven European countries and in Canada. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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