Govia

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Govia is a joint venture between the Go-Ahead Group (65%) and Keolis(35%), two substantial and successful transport companies in their own right. Govia has extensive experience running complex and challenging rail operations, managing significant change programmes, and it has introduced more new train fleets in the UK than any other operator.

Govia currently runs the largest rail franchise in the UK: GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway). Govia is the UK’s busiest rail operator, currently providing c.25% of all passenger journeys.

Established in 1987, The Go-Ahead Group has its roots in the North East where it was formed following de-regulation of the bus industry. Ten years later, with rail privatisation, the company entered into partnership with Keolis and began running the Thameslink franchise as Govia. It has run Southern since 2001 (in 2015 this was integrated into the GTR franchise), Southeastern from 2006 to 2021, London Midland from 2007 to 2017, and GTR since 2014. Go-Ahead has a turnover of £3,481 billion and some 27,000 employees.

Our Vision

Our vision is: a world where every journey is taken care of

Our strategic priorities

  • Customers

    To provide high quality, locally focused passenger transport services.

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  • Finance

    To run our franchises with strong financial discipline to deliver sustainable value.

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  • Our people

    To be a leading employer in the transport sector.

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  • Society

    To run our franchises in a safe, socially and environmentally responsible way.

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