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Around 1.7 million people travel on our buses every day

Go-Ahead is one of the UK's largest bus operators. With a fleet of around 3,900 buses, we carry, on average, around 1.7 million passengers every day. Our operations are focused on high density commuter markets. We are the largest operator in London, with around 21% market share, where we provide regulated services for Transport for London (TfL). We operate deregulated services in Oxford, the South East, Southern and North East England. We also have a small yellow school bus joint venture in North America.

Our Bus Companies
Operating Company Go Ahead London Go North East Metrobus Go Southcoast
Revenue (£m)+ 290.0 89.3 80.4 75.5
Managing Director John Trayner Kevin Carr Alan Eatwell Andrew Wickham
Nature of Business Regulated Deregulated Regulated/
Deregulated
Regulated
Geographical Area Central London
South London
East London
Tyne & Wear
County Durham
Northum-berland
Teesside

South East London
Kent
Surrey
East Sussex
West Sussex

Dorset
Wiltshire
Hampshire
Isle of Wight
Southampton
Approx Passenger Journeys+ 362 million 72 million 77 million 40 million
Avg Number of Employees+ 4,761 2,032 1,425 1,493
Fleet Size** 1,481 buses 672 buses 446 buses 678 buses

Our Bus Companies continued
Operating Company Brighton and Hove Oxford Bus Company Plymouth Citybus Konectbus Thames Travel
Revenue (£m)+ 50.2 34.3 18.0 4.3 0.5
Managing Director Roger French Philip Kirk Andrew Wickham Steve Challis Philip Kirk
Nature of Business Deregulated Deregulated Deregulated Deregulated Deregulated
Geographical Area Brighton
Hove
Eastbourne
Tunbridge Wells
Steyning/
Shoreham
Routes to:
London
Heathrow and
Gatwick
Plymouth Norwich
Swaffham
Norwich
Dereham
Watton
Wymondham
South Oxfordshire
Berkshire
Approx Passenger Journeys+ 47 million 17 million 14 million 3 million 3 million
Avg Number of Employees+ 1,087 559 462 85 98
Fleet Size** 281 buses 168 buses 169 buses 47 buses 43 buses

Annual figures for Thames Travel are approximate as the company was acquired in the financial year to 2 July 2011.

+ For the financial year ended 2 July 2011.
** Data as at 2 July 2011.