Issue Date: 18 September 2006

No. 0052

London General announced today the acquisition of Docklands Minibuses Limited.

John Trayner, London General’s Managing Director, said:-

“The purchase of Docklands Minibuses Limited represents our opportunity to enter the East London Bus market. The performance of the existing management and staff provides a sound basis for further development and it is my intention to capitalise on this expertise. Docklands Minibuses will continue to operate as an autonomous unit within its own right.”

For further details please contact:

Weber Shandwick Square Mile (WSSM)
Richard Hews/Rachel Taylor/ Stephanie Badjonat
(020) 7067 0700

Note to Editors:-
London General is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group. Together with London Central the Go-Ahead London businesses operate a network of bus routes on behalf of Transport for London, serving the South East, South West and Central London. Between them, a fleet of over 1,300 buses operate approximately 100 routes, accounting for 300 million bus journeys annually.
 

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