After seeing off South Central rivals, Ludeman is looking to the future

Go Ahead’s Keith Ludeman tells New Transit about the battle to retain South Central, and what the new franchise will bring

Bidding to retain any rail franchise has its own peculiar pressures, and in the case of Govia’s attempt to keep its South Central contract, they were among the most intense. The competition may not have had the make or break feel that retaining South West Trains did for Stagecoach or Great Western for First, but it was not far off.

South Central is the biggest single money spinner for Go Ahead, Govia’s 65% majority shareholder, and failure to retain it would have meant the group...

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