67-1032: The Dublin Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Go-Ahead Dublin Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Dublin GAA clubs. The winners of the Dublin Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship , the winners of which progress to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship . The 2024 Dublin champions are Cuala who defeated Kilmacud Crokes in
134-734: A 29% stake in Sydvasten AB which operated rail services between Gothenburg and Malmö . Go-Ahead decided to exit from both ventures in May 2000. Wycombe Bus Company was sold to Arriva in December 2000. In August 2003, the Wilts & Dorset bus business was purchased. In June 2005 Solent Blue Line and Southern Vectis were purchased. In September 2005, the Lewes and Seaford operations of Stagecoach South were acquired and integrated into
201-924: A 50% stake, commenced operating a yellow school bus contract in St Louis , Missouri . In July 2014, Go-Ahead exited the United States following the loss of its yellow bus contract. In May 2011, Go-Ahead acquired Thames Travel in South Oxfordshire . Acquisitions in 2012 were Carousel Buses (March) integrated into Oxford Bus Company , Essex-based Hedingham (March), the Northumberland Park -based operations of First London (March), Anglian Bus (April) in Norfolk and Suffolk , and HC Chambers & Son , Suffolk (June) (immediately operationally merged with Hedingham). In March 2012,
268-438: A commercial basis after that. In July 2024, the company launched a new limited stop bus service, 1X, which replaced route 1A. It operates between Mile Oak and Brighton Marina with an end-to-end journey time of approximately 45 minutes. Six new Enviro400MMCs were ordered to operate on the route. In 2016, the company's coaching division was rebranded to Spirit of Sussex. It provides private hire and contract routes across
335-592: A community interest company founded in 2007 who used to run a route between the University of Sussex and central Brighton, is the largest competitor. It was set up in an effort to make Brighton and Hove's public transport options more sustainable by using biodiesel collected by the company from businesses around the city as well as offering private hire services. The Big Lemon originally operated an express service numbered 42X which ran from Brighton station to Falmer station using elderly step entranced buses. However
402-534: A few exceptions. There are also longer-period season tickets, there are tickets valid also with local rail services and other bus operators, and various concessions for students, people under 16, passengers boarding at Brighton Station and several others. In late 2011, the company began supporting Go-Ahead's The Key smartcard a bid to curb ticket sharing and speed up boarding times. It can also be used to store train tickets. Brighton & Hove buses also support The Key's keyGo system for pay-as-you-go travel within
469-450: A final which was played in 1904. The Dublin senior football championship had received a dramatic revamp for 2006. A backdoor system was introduced and the new system was on a two-year trial which ended in 2007. A whole new system was introduced for the 2008 competition, the teams were divided into groups which were based on seeding from the previous year. The new system was to only involve the senior football championship. The backdoor system
536-457: A fine to the DfT, setting aside up to £30 million for this. Go-Ahead also stated that they may also owe DfT an additional £21.3 million, related to a dispute over profit sharing. On 13 June 2022, a consortium of Australia's Kinetic Group (51%) and Spain's Globalvia (49%) launched a takeover bid of Go-Ahead, initially valuing the company at £647 million. Two months later, the offer
603-542: A large operator operating in London, Surrey and Sussex was acquired. Initially, Go-Ahead was structured as an unlisted public company and was owned 90 percent by its management. In May 1994, it was floated on the London Stock Exchange . In October 1994, Go-Ahead purchased London Central during the privatisation of London Buses . In March 1995, OK Motor Services was purchased and integrated into
670-597: A new Transport for Cornwall brand, with plans calling for an additional 130 vehicles. On 28 September 2021, the Department for Transport announced it would terminate the Southeastern franchise the following month after the discovery of financial misconduct. Southeastern had not declared over £25 million that should have been repaid to the government in the period since 2014. Go-Ahead's Chief Financial Officer resigned over this matter. On 9 December 2021,
737-708: A number of pubs , which were sold on during February 1996. Despite bidding for a number of other larger bus operators in the intervening period, Go-Ahead's first major acquisition was Brighton & Hove in November 1993, followed by the Oxford Bus Company and Wycombe Bus Company in March 1994. In May 1997, the Brighton & Hove operation expanded with the acquisition of the former municipal operator Brighton Transport. During September 1999, Metrobus ,
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#1732782406955804-607: A sale to Dnata UK and Servisair . In September 2010, Meteor Parking was sold to Vinci SA , bringing Go-Ahead's involvement in the aviation support industry to a close. In October 1996, Go-Ahead entered the UK rail market when it commenced operating the Thames Trains franchise, which it ran until March 2004. The franchise was awarded by the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising to Victory Rail Holdings; Go-Ahead owned 65% of
871-625: A subsidiary of the National Bus Company . In January 1985 in preparation for privatisation , Brighton & Hove was separated from Southdown. In May 1987 it was sold in a management buyout . In November 1993, Brighton & Hove was sold to the Go-Ahead Group . In 1997, the Go-Ahead Group purchased Brighton Transport (1993) Ltd. for £5.76 million. Brighton Transport was the former municipally-owned bus operator in
938-456: A wide range of connections throughout the centre of Brighton and Hove, reinforced by a colour-coded diagrammatic map. Since 2004, Brighton & Hove have gradually introduced new buses to the Metro routes, the majority being Scania OmniDekkas . In April 2011, Metro 7 was removed from the Metro network and rebranded as Route 7 with brand new Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TLs operating on
1005-528: Is also obliged to subsidise school bus routes. For example, the 91 Cardinal Newman School bus is currently subsidised at £4.10 per single journey. Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company operates the majority of the contracts. The company operates, to a large extent, a flat fare system – people can travel on almost all of its buses, and to almost everywhere on its network, for fixed prices. The CitySAVER ticket allows people to travel as often as they want for one day anywhere on any combination of buses, with
1072-566: The Brighton & Hove business. During December 2005, Go-Ahead purchased The Birmingham Coach Company, which operated express coaches under contract for National Express and local bus services in the West Midlands under the Diamond Bus name. Go-Ahead had been known for some time to be keen to begin operating in the area. In February 2006, another operator in the West Midlands, Probus Management , trading as People's Express ,
1139-559: The Cotswolds . In mid 2023, Go-Ahead Group announced that it was procuring a new fleet of hydrogen fuel cell buses to serve routes around Gatwick Airport , Crawley , and Horley ; comprising 54 vehicles, it will be one of the largest hydrogen bus fleets present in the UK. The company has also invested £30 million on establishing a liquid hydrogen refuelling station, the first such facility serving buses in Europe. On 12 October 2023,
1206-459: The Department for Transport announced that Go-Ahead, along with Abellio , FirstGroup , MTR , and Stagecoach , had been shortlisted for the newly created Thameslink, Southern & Great Northern franchise . During May 2014, Govia was awarded the new franchise. This franchise is unusual as a management contract where fare income does not go to GTR, which is simply paid a fee for operating
1273-704: The George Floyd protests in the United Kingdom , in July 2020, Brighton & Hove temporarily removed the name Sir Winston Churchill , first carried in the fleet since 2000, from one of their buses in the Spirit of Sussex fleet. This bus was later given the name Betty Howard , chairperson of the Women's Guild Friendship and a prominent private hirer of Brighton & Hove coaches, in November 2020. As of 2024
1340-779: The Go North East operation. In June 1996, a second London bus operation, London General , was acquired from the management team that had purchased it when privatised. In October 1998, Go-Ahead diversified with the acquisition of Gatwick Handling International , a provider of ground handling services at UK airports. Go-Ahead acquired the ground handling operations of British Midland and Midland Airport Services in March 2001, followed by Reed Aviation in August 2001. All these operations, including at Gatwick, all were rebranded as Aviance . In May 2002, Go-Ahead diversified again, acquiring airport-focused Meteor Parking . Included in
1407-607: The London Midland rail franchise. In December 2007, the Orpington services of First London were acquired. In February 2008, Go-Ahead sold Go West Midlands to Rotala 's Central Connect , two years after purchasing the company. In June 2008, the Gatwick Express rail service was incorporated into Southern . In October 2009, East Thames Buses was acquired and integrated into Go-Ahead London as well as
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#17327824069551474-703: The Northern General Transport Company . Early expansion of the company involved the acquisition of several smaller competing bus operators in North East England , such as Gypsy Queen in 1989 and Low Fell Coaches in June 1992. Go-Ahead Northern also became a subcontractor to National Express , operating services to the Midlands, North East, North West and South West England. Around the same time, Go-Ahead Leisure purchased
1541-725: The Thames Trains franchise. Via the Govia joint venture, it bid for additional rail franchises in Britain, securing the Thameslink and later the Southeastern and London Midland operations. During mid 2000, the French state-owned enterprise Caisse des Dépts-Développement (C3D) attempted a hostile takeover of Go-Ahead, which was successfully opposed by its management team. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Go-Ahead diversified into ground handling services at various British airports via
1608-623: The Thameslink franchise, which it ran from March 1997 until March 2006. During August 2001, Govia started running the South Central rail franchise. In October 2000, the Shadow Strategic Rail Authority awarded Govia the South Central rail franchise with operations due to commence in May 2003 when the Connex South Central franchise expired. Govia negotiated a deal with Connex to buy out
1675-577: The Brighton & Hove fleet consists of 309 buses. The company mainly uses Alexander Dennis Enviro400s , Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TLs , Wright StreetDeck and Scania Omnidekkas . In October 2019 the company received 30 Alexander Dennis Enviro400ER hybrid electric buses for use on Route 5/5A/5B, which are geofenced to be used in electric mode within Brighton and Hove's ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zone). An additional 24 buses were delivered in 2020 for use on Route 1/1A. In April 2022,
1742-528: The Downs and beyond", currently run to beauty spots of the Sussex Downs on weekends and bank holidays : As of 2018 the routes had an annual ridership of under 300,000 separately. In February 2024, Brighton and Hove City Council proposed withdrawing its subsidies for routes 77 and 79. The following month, it said it had secured funding for an additional year but that the routes would have to operate on
1809-637: The Dublin Championship became a proper second tier in 2018. The teams that were placed in Senior 2 can only leave the championship through promotion and relegation. Senior 2 champions gain promotion to Senior 1 and one side can also be relegated to the Dublin Intermediate football championship from 2019 onwards. Go-Ahead Group The Go-Ahead Group Limited is a multi-national transport group based in Newcastle upon Tyne , England. While
1876-577: The Horsham operations of Arriva Southern Counties that were integrated into Metrobus . In December 2009, Plymouth Citybus was purchased from Plymouth City Council . In March 2010, Konectbus in Norfolk was purchased as well as the Hexham operations of Arriva North East and integrated into Go North East . In August 2010, Go-Ahead America, a joint venture with Cook Illinois in which Go-Ahead held
1943-529: The PlusBus zones in Brighton, Eastbourne and Lewes. Journeys are charged per touch in, and are capped daily. If a train journey has been made on the same day with keyGo, the system will cap bus transport to the relevant PlusBus cap. Contactless payments were first made available in November 2018 as a method for payment, and in September 2019, the company piloted the first tap-on, tap-off contactless scheme in
2010-581: The South East. The coaching fleet is split between depots, with the majority of vehicles stationed at their Ringmer depot which was acquired from Eastbourne Sightseeing when Brighton & Hove purchased the operation. On 29 August 2024, Brighton & Hove announced they had purchased Lewes-based Regency Coaches, with the brand being absorbed into Spirit of Sussex, including 16 vehicles and 14 staff. Brighton & Hove face limited competition on some of its network of routes. The Big Lemon bus operator,
2077-692: The UK alongside its sister company, Metrobus , with aims to improve boarding times and make travelling convenient. As of 2024, the company's entire operational fleet each wear the name of a person notable to the city, famous or not, commemorated on the front. In 1999 the company ran a competition asking local residents to name the 20 new double-decker buses that had just been added to its fleet. The company had started with names such as Brighton Belle , Brighton Rock , Brighton Pier , Brighton & Hove Albion , Hove Actually and Brighton and Hove in Bloom , and then asked local residents for help. It considered
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2144-418: The acquisition of Gatwick Handling International , British Midland , and Reed Aviation. During 2010, Go-Ahead disposed of its airport-based operations, the majority being sold to Dnata UK and Servisair . During the early 2010s, Go-Ahead acquired numerous other British transport companies, including Thames Travel , Carousel Buses , Hedingham , Anglian Bus , and HC Chambers & Son . During late 2015, it
2211-475: The acquisition of several smaller competing bus operators in North East England and operating as a subcontractor to National Express ; during the early 1990s, the Brighton & Hove , Oxford Bus Company , and London Central were all acquired. During May 1994, Go-Ahead was floated on the London Stock Exchange. In October 1996, Go-Ahead entered the UK railway sector via the operation of
2278-464: The announcement. On 24 February 2022, Go-Ahead published their delayed 2020–21 results, and announced the outcome of investigations into the termination of the franchise. The review found that "serious errors had been made” since 2006, with the expected cost to the company to be over £80 million. The amount owed to the DfT was increased to £51.3 million, with errors dating back to 2006. Go-Ahead also stated that they expect to have to pay
2345-525: The bus company announced that by the end of 2022, all articulated buses ("bendy buses") in its fleet would be withdrawn. The Mercedes-Benz Citaro buses, acquired from Go-Ahead London started on Route 25 in April 2010 and were used on the 25, 25X and N25 routes from Old Steine or Portslade to the University of Brighton and the University of Sussex . The company stated the withdrawal of these buses
2412-427: The bus fronts. In September 2005 the company added a further 19 buses to its fleet, naming them after people who had "made great contributions to the city" – and including more female names, after complaints that the system had been too male-dominated up to that point. For a year one of the buses had been named after local historian and journalist Adam Trimingham. Amid protests and petitions against memorials during
2479-513: The city of Brighton and Hove in southern England. It is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group . Brighton & Hove was established in 1884 as Brighton, Hove and Preston United Omnibus Company. In 1916, Thomas Tilling took over the company and replaced all its remaining horse buses with motor buses. In November 1935 it was formed as the Brighton Hove and District Omnibus Company. In January 1969 it merged with Southdown Motor Services as
2546-572: The city which latterly traded as Brighton Blue Bus following a management buyout in 1993. Go-Ahead merged the Brighton Blue Bus operations with those of Brighton & Hove following the completion of the purchase. Brighton & Hove's operations expanded further in September 2007 with the acquisition of Stagecoach South 's Lewes operations, which operated routes from Brighton to Eastbourne , Tunbridge Wells and Lewes itself. 15 out of 26 vehicles based at Lewes' depot were included in
2613-405: The company announced that its auditors needed more time to consider the implications of the misconduct and potential fines from the Department for Transport (DfT). Consequently, the annual results would not be ready at the end of the company's financial year on 2 January 2022, which would oblige the company to request suspension of trading in its shares. The share price fell by about 15% on the day of
2680-686: The company at £669 million. During January 2023, it was announced that Go-Ahead was expanding into the Australian market via the U-Go Mobility joint venture with the engineering company UGL . The Go-Ahead Group was originally founded as Go-Ahead Northern Limited on 17 February 1987 as a consequence of the privatisation of the National Bus Company , during which a partial management buyout led by Martin Ballinger and Chris Moyes purchased its Gateshead -based northern division, known as
2747-572: The company entered into an agreement to sell Go-Ahead Germany to ÖBB ; the sales process was completed on 1 February 2024, after approvals have been obtained from various international authorities under competition law. In January 2024, Connecting Stockholm , which is majority-owned by Go-Ahead (55%) was awarded the operation contract for the Stockholm Metro system. The contract will be worth approximately SEK 40 billion over its 11 year period and will commence in May 2025, taking over from
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2814-746: The company took over many routes previously operated partly or entirely by Stagecoach South , the best example being the Coaster services 12 and 13X to Seaford and Eastbourne. The company operates from three depots: Conway Street, Whitehawk and Lewes Road . Conway Street also serves as the company's headquarters. The company also has four outstations in Newhaven, Eastbourne, Uckfield and Durrington. Between 1996 and 1997, five of Brighton & Hove's most popular routes ( 1/1A , 5/5A/5B, 7, 25 and 49) were enhanced with new buses and individual route branding. All five routes offer regular services, modern buses and
2881-673: The existing management team. C3D sought to integrate Go-Ahead with its Transdev S.A. bus and light rail operator. In October 2000, C3D's takeover effort came to nought. For a short time , Go-Ahead entered into two joint ventures with VIA-GTI and BK Tåg to operate rail services in Sweden. Go-Ahead had a 39% stake in City Pendeln AB which was to operate the Citypendeln commuter rail business in Stockholm . Go-Ahead also had
2948-625: The final. The first Dublin Football Championship took place in 1887, Erin's Hope were the first Dublin Champions. St Vincent's have won the most titles, having won on twenty eight occasions. There were no champions in 1902 as there was no Dublin Football Championship that year. The 1902 final was played in 1903, with Bray Emmets going on to represent Dublin and win the 1902 Leinster and All-Ireland Senior Football Championship representing Dublin (six Bray Emmets Players in all),
3015-622: The majority of its operations are within Great Britain, it also operates services in Ireland, Australia, Singapore, and Norway. Go-Ahead was formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange prior to being purchased by Kinetic Group and Globalvia by 2022. The Go-Ahead Group was originally founded in February 1987 as Go-Ahead Northern Limited as part of the wider privatisation of the National Bus Company . Early expansion centred around
3082-489: The options of naming the buses after landmarks in the town, people from the past, and present day celebrities with local connections. In April 2004 the company added another 18 buses to its fleet, and continued the practice of naming them. The company's stated rule for choosing the name was: "The nominations must have made a significant contribution to the life of the local area during their lifetime and must have since died." However several living people are in fact featured on
3149-404: The present operator, MTR . The company's operations include: The company operates the following franchise through Govia , its joint venture with Keolis : The company also operates railway lines internationally: Brighton %26 Hove (bus company) Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company Limited , trading as Brighton & Hove , is a bus company operating most bus services in
3216-541: The purchase of Gatwick Handling International in 1998 was a 50% shareholding in Plane Handling , and in August 2004 Go-Ahead purchased the remaining 50% from Virgin Aviation . In December 2006 Gatwick Airport parking operator PAS was purchased and integrated into Meteor Parking, followed by security provider Nikaro in February 2007. In January 2010, Go-Ahead disposed of most of its airport-based operations via
3283-499: The remainder of its franchise. During July 2000, French government owned Caisse des Dépts-Développement (C3D) submitted a bid to purchase Go-Ahead; this offer, which was valued at £326 million, was promptly rejected by the company. A hostile takeover bid was issued by C3D one month later; it was declared to be "unwelcome" by Go-Ahead chairman Sir Frederick Holliday. Go-Ahead pledged to fight for its independence and promoted its expansion plans to shareholders to persuade them to back
3350-539: The route. The last Metro branded buses in service were the Scania OmniCity double deckers delivered in 2009, mostly operating on Metro 5. The final few examples of Metro branding were removed in October 2013. The Regency Route is one of Brighton & Hove's branded routes. It began as route 729 by the nationalised Southdown Motor Services subsidiary of the National Bus Company , of which Brighton & Hove
3417-558: The routes 37 and 37B which operate from Bristol Estate to Meadowview. Under the Transport Act 1985 Brighton and Hove City Council has the authority to put out to tender contracts (>5 years) to fill gaps in bus availability that arise due to lack of profitability. For example, the 81, 81A and 81C buses are subsidised, depending on route, from .03p (based on operations Monday – Saturday services) up to £1.32 (based on Winter Sunday evening services) for each fare bought. The council
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#17327824069553484-477: The sale, as were its 70 staff, however the depot building was not included in the acquisition and was subsequently closed. The company's routes cover a large area encompassing the whole of the city, some parts of West and East Sussex and a single route into Kent . There are 40 separately-numbered standard routes. Frequencies range from every 5 minutes to two journeys per day. In addition, there are nine night bus routes and 19 school bus routes. In September 2005,
3551-587: The same month, Go-Ahead Germany were awarded two rail contracts in Stuttgart , Germany. The contracts commenced in 2019–2020. In August 2017, Go-Ahead won a tender to run 24 routes previously operated by Dublin Bus . Go-Ahead Ireland commenced the contract with the National Transport Authority to operate these routes on 9 September 2018. In June 2018, East Yorkshire Motor Services
3618-406: The second tier competition was known as the Senior Football Championship Tournament and was won by Ballyboden St Enda's. In 2016 and 2017, the losers in the first round of the senior championship formed the years B championship. In 2018, the senior football championship tournament changed name to the Senior 2 Championship. In 2018, the second tier was given a more permanent set-up. The second tier of
3685-447: The semi-final the previous year were seeded and placed in separate groups while the other 12 teams were drawn into the remaining spots. Each team plays the 3 other teams in their group once and the teams that finish first and second within their groups qualify for the quarter-finals. Notes The second tier of the senior championship was first founded in 2016 (Senior B) and with St Oliver Plunkett's Eoghan Ruadh crowned champions. In 2017
3752-612: The service was dropped in December 2007. A relaunch of the service commenced in early 2008 numbered 42. In 2010 the company started two more services, 43 and 44. However just months after it began route 43 ended due to low passenger numbers. In 2011 The Big Lemon faced competition from Brighton & Hove Buses in that Brighton Buses lowered its fares to match fares charged by The Big Lemon. In January 2012 The Big Lemon stopped running route 42 and continued to run route 44 only, split into two shuttles numbered UB1 and UB2. The Big Lemon subsequently ceased operation of these services, and shuttle UB1
3819-449: The service, so GTR carries less revenue risk. This form of franchise was chosen because of long-term engineering works anticipated around London, which would be a significant challenge to organise within the normal form of franchise. During November 2015, Go-Ahead Singapore was awarded a contract to operate 25 bus services in Singapore previously operated by SBS Transit out of Loyang Bus Depot , which commenced on 4 September 2016. In
3886-400: The shares in Victory Rail Holdings with the remaining 35% held by some ex British Rail managers and employees. Go-Ahead bought the remaining shares it did not own in June 1998. Also in 1996, Go-Ahead entered into the Govia joint venture with French company VIA-GTI (which later became Keolis ), in order to bid for more UK rail franchises. Govia was 65% owned by Go-Ahead. Govia was awarded
3953-421: Was a part, and the route was part of the NBC's cross-country "Stagecoach" network. The Regency Route currently consists of the following services: These services combine to give an off-peak service of a bus every 10 minutes in each direction between Brighton and Lewes on weekdays and Saturdays, and a bus every 20 minutes in each direction on Sundays. Three "Breeze" branded routes, with the slogan "breeze up to
4020-485: Was acquired and integrated into Go-Ahead London , followed in October 2006 by Marchwood Motorways which was integrated into Go South Coast . In June 2007, Blue Triangle was acquired and integrated into Go-Ahead London. In September 2007, Northumbria Coaches was purchased and integrated into Go North East , followed by Stanley Buses (the bus service subsidiary of Stanley Taxis) in October 2007, and Redby Buses in January 2008. In November 2007, Govia began operating
4087-429: Was contracted to operate bus and rail services in Germany and Singapore ; in subsequent years, Go-Ahead also expanded into Ireland and Norway. On 28 September 2021, Britain's Department for Transport terminated Go-Ahead's Southeastern franchise after the discovery of financial misconduct. During August 2022, a consortium of Australia's Kinetic Group (51%) and Spain's Globalvia (49%) took over Go-Ahead, having valued
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#17327824069554154-422: Was due to low passenger usage after the COVID-19 pandemic , high fuel usage, and a lack of spare parts for the buses. The final articulated bus was withdrawn after operating a special service on 7 November, with the buses replaced with refurbished Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TLs transferred from Go-Ahead London. In June 2023, the company announced it would be replacing its red and cream livery with
4221-468: Was increased to £669 million. Shortly thereafter, 78.6% of Go-Ahead's shareholders voted to accept the offer. During January 2023, it was announced that Go-Ahead was expanding into the Australian market via the U-Go Mobility joint venture with the engineering company UFL ; this venture had been recently awarded a contract by Transport New South Wales to operate buses in Sydney . In June 2023, Go-Ahead bought Pulhams Coaches, expanding its presence into
4288-555: Was operated by the University of Brighton until June 2023. The company now operates tendered routes 16, 47 and 52. Other companies which run into the city include Brighton & Hove subsidiary Metrobus , which operates routes 270 (to/from East Grinstead ), 271, 272 and 273 (all to/from Crawley , with the former two also serving RSC Hospital ). Stagecoach South and Stagecoach South East run route 17 Horsham to Churchill Square, route 700 Portsmouth to Old Steine and route 701 Eastbourne to Old Steine. Compass Travel also operate
4355-707: Was purchased with over 300 buses. In January 2019, Go-Ahead Ireland commenced operating a further six routes between Dublin and its outlying commuter towns, previously operated by Bus Éireann . During October 2018, Go-Ahead won a tender to run the Oslo south package, consisting of three routes previously operated by NSB. Go-Ahead Norge commenced the contract with the Norwegian Railway Directorate to operate these routes in December 2019. In February 2019, Go-Ahead announced it would buy First Greater Manchester 's Cheetham Hill depot with 163 buses and brand it Go North West . During March 2020, Go Cornwall Bus partnered with Cornwall Council and local operators to form
4422-484: Was purchased. In August 2006, the Birmingham Coach Company (trading as Diamond Bus) and Probus operations were regrouped under the Go West Midlands Limited legal entity, with the bus operations branded as Diamond in the West Midlands. In February 2006, the Hants & Dorset Trim bus refurbishment business was purchased. In April 2006, the Govia joint venture commenced operating the South Eastern franchise as Southeastern . During September 2006, Docklands Buses
4489-461: Was restored for 2009 but was then removed in 2012. The new format included the introduction of a 'Senior B' championship. All the teams that lost in the first round were placed in a competition which was run in parallel to the 'A' Championship. The Championship received another revamp in 2018 where the straight knock-out format was removed and replaced with a group format that contained 16 teams divided into 4 groups of four. The four teams who played in
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