Go Ahead : News Across the Group January 2022

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Wilkommen

in Bayern!

Amazing apprentices

Making an impact

Brand the bus

A message from

Christian Schreyer

Dear all,

I hope you had a good new year and Christmas. I'd like to say thanks again for all the positive things you achieved together during a challenging 2021 for our industry. Some terrific opportunities lie ahead in 2022 and I'm determined that Go-Ahead will grasp them.

If you haven't encountered me yet in your operating company, I'll be visiting soon. We're a group with 27,000 colleagues and I want to ensure I have a good measure of all aspects of our operation.

The core of our business is strong. As Omicron spreads, we're once again in the frontline, but we're showing what we do best - delivering a core, reliable, essential service to the people that need us.

And we're expanding, too - we launched rail services in a second German state, Bavaria, in December (page 3). Journeys there will be faster, quieter and more environmentally friendly, with the new fleet taking advantage of the route being recently electrified.

Across the business I've met dedicated, hardworking people. I'm particularly pleased that we recruited 1,000 apprentices last year (see page 6 to read more) and really proud of our continued commitment to investing in people.

We're making real achievements in line with our climate change strategy. We've struck a deal to buy hydrogen for our first fleet of fuel cell buses, and our UK companies are releasing their sustainability reports later this

month, which will offer an insight into what each business is up to.

A priority in the first quarter of the year will be strategy review of Go-Ahead, examining whether we still have the right purpose and vision; our key strengths to differentiate ourselves from the competition; where we want to grow, and where we're less keen to grow. We'll keep you updated on this, and ensure that we listen to as many voices as possible.

I hope you enjoy this winter edition of the magazine. We'll be back

to publishing at the end of every month from February onwards.

Until then,

Christian Schreyer,

Group Chief Executive

Top marks

We were delighted to again receive an A minus rating from the Carbon Disclosure Project for our commitment to fighting climate change. We will be a net zero carbon business by 2045.

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1. partner for hydrogen

Hydrogen-powered buses will hit the streets in Summer 2022

This year we'll be launching our first ever hydrogen-powered buses in Crawley, England. The 20 buses will be operated by Metrobus.

It will cover some of the 'fastway' services to Gatwick Airport - a priority bus lane that is designed to speed past congestion hotspots and get travellers to the airport as seamlessly as possible.

In January we announced that we had signed an agreement with Air Products, a world leading industrial gas company, to power the fleet. This 15 year deal is the largest hydrogen supply contract for buses in the UK to date and is a huge milestone in the UK's hydrogen for mobility sector.

It is the intention that the hydrogen to power the buses will meet, or exceed, UK government standards on sustainable fuel for public transport. Hydrogen will be stored at Metrobus' Crawley depot in liquid form, before being converted to gas held in tanks on the roof of vehicles.

The biggest upside to these buses is they emit no more than harmless water vapour. It also means Metrobus can move some existing ultra-low emission buses elsewhere, retiring its oldest models. They also have long range capabilities and they can be refuelled quickly in depots.

The single-decker fuel cell buses are funded in part with money from UK Government and European Union zero-emission bus schemes, plus investment from Gatwick Airport. A further order of 34 buses would bring the fleet to 54 vehicles, which would be the largest local fleet of hydrogen buses deployed in Europe to date.

"This is our first hydrogen supply deal, and it represents a milestone in our plans to transition Go-Ahead's entire fleet of buses to zero emission fuel. We're delighted to be working with Air Products and with Wrightbus.

This is an example of what can be achieved through a mixture of public and private funding, and of co-operation between different environmentally responsible partners."

Christian Schreyer

Go-Ahead Group

Chief Executive

"We went through a rigorous process before selecting Air Products as our supplier were impressed not only their experience in this

but with the assurance they would be ready to supplying us at volume day one."

Ed Wills

Managing Director

Brighton & Hove

and Metrobus

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January 2022

Wilkommen in Bayern!

We're now operating in Bavaria

Go-Ahead Germany is expanding. December marked the beginning of our operations in the state of Bavaria. We have operated services in the neighbouring state of Baden-Württemberg since 2019.

The first train, driven by Marco Obermair, left on Sunday 12 December at 0020 from Munich Station to Buchloe. This marked the start of a 12-year contract, where we'll be operating around 2.7 train kilometres each year. The timetable has been revamped to include express services between Munich and Memmingen.

The service is provided by a brand new fleet of 22 electric trains, built by Stadler. Each train features 216 seats, air conditioning and at least 20 bicycle racks. The expansion means that we've recruited more than 100 people into the business, including 61 train drivers and 43 conductors.

Go-Ahead Germany's colleagues hosted Bavarian Transport Minister Kerstin Schreyer and the Mayor of Memmingen Manfred Schilder to a ceremony in Memmingen to celebrate the new services.

Christian Schreyer, Go-AheadGroup CEO said:

"We are delighted to be operating our first services on behalf of the state of Bavaria. Our team has been working hard to deliver a completely new fleet, new maintenance arrangements and recruit a team of drivers and conductors to provide the service. We have been working closely with our client bodies Bavarian Railway Company (BEG) and Department of Transport Baden- Württemberg, and other partners to enable a successful start to operations, and we look forward to continuing to improve services for our new customers".

Bastian Goßner,

Go-Ahead Germany MD Commercial and Customer said:

"Passengers can look forward to brand new vehicles with plenty of space for their luggage and a quiet and environmentally friendly electric journey. In addition, our trains can go faster and also accelerate better than the diesel trains previously used there, so we can offer our passengers shorter journey times."

In December 2022 the company will also take over a number of regional services in Bavaria.

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GoodTidingsWe

Christmas Card

This year's Go-Ahead Christmas Card featured a Christmas tree with an Angel on the North on top, which is based in Newcastle, where Go-Ahead was founded. On the tree, three of our UK buses run along road tinsel - a Go North East Voltra electric bus, a Go-Ahead London electric bus, and a double decker Bluestar bus. A GTR train travels in the background.

Go South West
Go
South West raised more than	£2,000 for local
charity Children's
	Hospice South West and spread
cheer with its Santa Bus.

Go-Ahead London

Go-Ahead London colleagues took part in Save the Children's annual fundraising campaign Christmas Jumper Day. Colleagues made the world 'better with a sweater' by wearing a jumper and making a small donation to charity.

		Brighton Santa
Brighton & Hove's long-running	Santa Bus had an
extra special
		Father Christmas this year. The	team
sewed a Santa suit
			with Brighton & Hove seat
moquette - maybe not the most	breathable fabric,
but
	certainly the most stylish saint Nick.

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Brighton & Hove Buses colleagues

January 2022

Bring…	Ourcompanies got into the
festive spirit in December.

Go North East's Santa Bus

Panto stars outside Morebus

Harpenden Station

All our colleagues from the UK, Germany, Sweden, Singapore and Ireland gave a festive Christmas message in our annual Christmas video.

Watch here

Dressing up on a Thameslink train

Christmas TikTok

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