30th Apr 2008 07:01
Go-Ahead Group PLC30 April 2008 30 April 2008 The Go-Ahead Group plc Site Visit The Go-Ahead Group plc ("the Group") is today hosting an investor and analystday at Hitachi's Ashford depot, home of its high speed trains. A copy of thepresentations delivered at the visit will be made available on the Group'swebsite, www.go-ahead.com, from 2.00pm today. No new material information will be disclosed. -Ends- For further information: The Go-Ahead GroupCatherine Garland, Group Communications Manager 020 8929 8654 Weber Shandwick FinancialHannah Marwood 020 7067 0424 Notes to Editors BUSThe group's bus division operates over 3,600 buses, providing over 530 millionpassenger journeys and covering around 240 million vehicle kilometres each year.Operations consist of deregulated services in the north east; Oxford; the southeast and southern England; and regulated services for TfL in London. RAILThe group's rail division, consisting of the Southern, Southeastern and LondonMidland franchises, operates a fleet of 776 trains on which over 330 millionpassenger journeys are undertaken. We operate a mix of suburban commuter andmainline routes around London and the south east, from London to Birmingham andLiverpool, and in the West Midlands. The Southeastern franchise will include theoperation of new high speed trains on the domestic Channel Tunnel Rail Link intoSt Pancras from 2009 while the Southern franchise will include the operation ofthe Gatwick Express rail services from June 2008. AVIATION SERVICESThe group's aviation services division undertakes a wide range of supportservices for national and international airlines. Services provided includecargo handling, passenger check-in, baggage handling, information desks,executive lounges, ground handling and customs clearance. In the last year, weprovided services to around 44 million passengers as well as over half a millionaircraft movements. The division includes Meteor Parking which is one of thelargest parking companies in the UK, managing over 65,000 parking spacespredominantly at BAA airports, with a range of customers, including BAA, localauthorities, retail outlets, NHS trusts, hotels and rail stations. Well knownbrands include 'Pink Elephant', 'Park 1' and 'eparking'. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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