15th Dec 2006 09:00
Go-Ahead Group PLC15 December 2006 For immediate release 15 December 2006 The Go-Ahead Group plc ("Go-Ahead" or the "Group") Shortlisted for final stage of London Rail Concession bidding process Go-Ahead is very pleased to announce that its rail subsidiary Govia, apartnership between Go-Ahead and Keolis, has been invited by Transport forLondon ("TfL") to participate in the final stage of the bidding process for theLondon Rail Concession as one of two shortlisted bidders. Keith Ludeman, Chief Executive of Go-Ahead said: "We are very excited about the prospect of operating this railway in partnershipwith TfL and welcome the opportunity to enter the final stage of the biddingprocess." -End- For further information, please contact: The Go-Ahead Group plcJim Boyd, Group Corporate Affairs Director 020 8929 8653 Weber Shandwick Square Mile (WSSM) 020 7067 0700Richard Hews/Rachel Taylor/Stephanie Badjonat Notes 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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