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Go-Ahead pledges to hike profits and investor payouts in strategy overhaul

Transport group Go-Ahead has pledged to boost shareholder payouts and hike earnings as part of a business overhaul, as it recovers from the pandemic and a recent scandal over the Southeastern rail franchise. The firm said it would return to its ...

05 Apr 2022 at 10:25

City

Go-Ahead vows to increase profits and resume dividends in strategy overhaul

Transport group Go-Ahead has pledged to resume payouts to shareholders and increase earnings as part of a business overhaul, as it recovers from the pandemic and a recent scandal over the Southeastern rail franchise. The firm said it will ...

05 Apr 2022 at 11:25

City

Go-Ahead to pay Government up to £81.3m for Southeastern failures

Go-Ahead group’s stripping of the London Southeastern rail franchise is to cost the business around £81.3 million, the company said. Bosses revealed they expect to pay the Government £51.3 million over its failures in running the service,...

24 Feb 2022 at 08:55

City

Rival Go-Ahead bidder ‘assessing options’ as bus firm sees passengers return

A rival bidder in the race to buy the company behind Govia Thameslink Railway has said it is still assessing its options as the business said some of its buses are as busy as they were before Covid-19. Kelsian said it has until August 1 ...

11 Jul 2022 at 12:25

City

Bidder drops out of £650m race for rail operator Go-Ahead

Australia’s Kelsian has walked away from the race to buy Go-Ahead – weeks after the board picked a rival offer. The business said falling share prices in Australia tied its hands and forced the group to walk away from a potential ...

21 Jul 2022 at 10:11

City

Go-Ahead suitors raise takeover offer by £22m

The bidders planning to buy Go-Ahead Group have upped their offer by more than £20 million to secure the takeover of the transport operator. Australian bus network Kinetic and Spanish transport firm Globalvia agreed to take over ...

04 Aug 2022 at 10:43

City

FirstGroup profits improve on recovering passenger numbers

Bus and train operator FirstGroup has reported an increase in profits amid cost reductions and a recovery in passenger numbers. It came in an update a week after the company rejected a £1.2 billion takeover proposal from an ...

14 Jun 2022 at 16:00

City

Bus operator Go-Ahead in talks with two suitors over takeover

Transport firm Go-Ahead has received two takeover approaches which the regional bus operator said it would “be minded to” accept if a firm bid is made. Shares in the company surged by more than 20% after the moves were ...

13 Jun 2022 at 11:38

Ukrainian refugees urged to consider becoming bus drivers

Ukrainian refugees in the UK are being urged to consider becoming bus drivers amid a major shortage. Public transport operator Go-Ahead is working with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to help them take on ...

07 Nov 2022 at 13:46

Horse Racing

Goodwood goal for Sandown scorer Equality

Equality will bid for a hat-trick when he takes a shot at the King George Qatar Stakes during the Qatar Goodwood Festival. Owned by Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds, the five-year-old speedster dropped back to handicap ...

19 Jul 2023 at 13:38

Govia wins Thameslink contract despite £24m Southeastern fine

Rail company Govia will continue to run the Thameslink franchise for the next three years despite being handed a multi-million pound fine for how it ran a separate franchise. The business will pocket a management ...

25 Mar 2022 at 09:25

UK cities lag behind European counterparts in public transport commuting – study

Public transport commuting levels in Britain’s large cities outside London lag well behind European counterparts, new research shows. A report by think tank Centre for Cities said the number of people travelling ...

29 Nov 2023 at 00:01

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