Transport UK Group

"Transport UK" redirects here; not to be confused with Transport in the United Kingdom.

Transport UK Group

Company type	Private
Industry	Transport
Predecessor	Abellio
Founded	February 2023;2 years ago (February 2023)
Founder	Management buyout led by Dominic Booth
Headquarters	London , United Kingdom
Area served	England
Subsidiaries	East Midlands Railway Merseyrail (50%) Transport UK London Bus West Midlands Trains (85%)
Website	www.transport-uk.com

Transport UK Group (TUK) is a British transport operator which operates services in England. It commenced operations in February 2023 when it purchased the British assets of Abellio via a management buyout.

History

In August 2022, Abellio agreed terms to sell its United Kingdom subsidiaries in a management buyout led by managing director Dominic Booth, subject to approval by the Office of Rail and Road and partner organisations Merseytravel and Transport for London (TfL). ^{[1] [2] [3]} The deal was completed when final approvals were received in February 2023. ^{[4] [5]}

Subsidiaries

Transport UK Group operates the following subsidiaries: ^[6]

• East Midlands Railway, operates the East Midlands franchise under contract to the Department for Transport (DfT)
• Merseyrail (50% shareholding alongside Serco), operates the concession under contract to Merseytravel
• Transport UK London Bus, operates bus services under contract to TfL
• West Midlands Trains, (85% shareholding alongside Mitsui), operates the West Midlands franchise under contract to the DfT and Transport for West Midlands

References

1. "Abellio UK set to become Transport UK Group via MBO". routeone. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
2. Peat, Chris (23 August 2022). "Abellio to be bought out". Bus & Coach Buyer. Peterborough. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
3. Roden, Andy (23 August 2022). "Management buyout returns Abellio operations to UK ownership". Modern Railways. Stamford: Key Publishing. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
4. "Abellio UK to be renamed Transport UK Group as management buyout deal completes". Abellio. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
5. Deakin, Tim (28 February 2023). "Transport UK Group MBO of Abellio UK completes". routeone. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
6. Holley, Mel (7 September 2022). "Abellio's rail services to return to UK ownership". Rail . No. 965. Peterborough: Bauer Consumer Media. p. 6. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

External links

• Official website