Go East Anglia
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| Parent | Go-Ahead Group |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Norwich |
| Service area | Essex Suffolk Norfolk |
| Service type | Bus & coach services |
| Depots | 5 |
| Fleet | 190[1] |
| Chief executive | Rupert Cox |
| Website | Go East Anglia |
Go East Anglia[2] is a bus operator in Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, owned by the Go-Ahead Group. The group consists of Konectbus and Hedingham & Chambers.
History
[edit]Go East Anglia was initially formed in 2010, when the Go-Ahead Group purchased Konectbus.
In 2012, Go-Ahead also purchased Anglian Bus, Hedingham and Chambers. Anglian Bus was quickly merged into the Konectbus brand, rendering the name obsolete quickly.
On 22 September 2025, it was announced that the Go-Ahead Group had agreed to sell Go East Anglia to the Transport Made Simple Group, who operate bus services in the region under the Central Connect brand. The Konnectbus brand is to be retained by the Transport Made Simple Group, with the sale expected to be completed by 1 October.[3][4]
Subsidiaries
[edit]Go East Anglia originally did not operate any buses in its own right, with all being legally operated by Konectbus Limited, H.C.Chambers & Son Limited or Hedingham & District Omnibuses Limited. However, the different companies remain distinct brands. In 2018, all the companies' vehicles were brought together under the Konectbus licence.
In March 2025, Go East Anglia announced it would begin to consolidate its bus operations in the East of England under the Konectbus brand from June 2025. The original Konectbus operation was renamed Konectbus Norfolk, while the operations of Hedingham & Chambers were rebranded Konectbus Essex and Suffolk.[5]
- Konectbus – Norfolk
- Park and Ride Norwich – A Konectbus brand operating the Park and Ride contract in Norwich.
- Hedingham & Chambers – Essex & Suffolk
- Hedingham – Essex
- Chambers – Suffolk
Fleet
[edit]As of November 2019, Go East Anglia operated 190 buses and coaches from nine depots.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "UK bus - Go East Anglia". The Go-Ahead Group. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "KONECTBUS LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
- ^ "TMS acquires Go East Anglia". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "Transport Made Simple to purchase Go East Anglia from Go-Ahead". routeone. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "Konectbus brand to be extended to all Go East Anglia operations". routeone. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "UK bus - Go East Anglia". The Go-Ahead Group. Retrieved 21 November 2019.