Go-Ahead London has reached the milestone of having 1,000 zero-emission buses within its over 2,500-strong fleet.
The capital’s largest bus operator took delivery of its first such vehicles over 12 years ago. Thirteen of its depots have battery-electric buses and charging infrastructure, and plans are in hand to electrify three more at Stockwell, Sydenham and Thamesmead during 2026.
Last year, Go-Ahead London opened a new Operating Control Centre to boost service reliability, with that facility also supporting zero-emission transport by providing live information on the battery range and state of charge for all of its electric buses.
To mark the ceremonial 1,000th vehicle, Deputy Mayor for Transport Seb Dance and Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy Mete Coban MBE visited the operator and plugged the bus in to charge.
The business says that its zero-emission fleet reduces carbon output by around 60,000 tonnes per year, the equivalent to removing about 37,500 cars from the road. Almost half of the 170 routes operated by Go-Ahead London are now served purely with electric buses.
Speaking about the milestone, Managing Director Andy Edwards says: “Reaching 1,000 zero-emission buses is a landmark moment for Go-Ahead London, and we are proud to continue our leadership in zero-emission, We are looking forward to building on this success and helping to improve air quality across London.”
Mr Dance has acknowledged Go-Ahead London’s achievement, which sits as part of a wider 2,800-strong rollout of zero-emission buses in the capital. That compares to just 30 in 2016. One-third of all buses in London are now battery-electric or hydrogen fuel cell-electric.
In an indication of recent progress, the capital reached 1,000 zero-emission buses during summer 2023 and 2,000 in mid-2025.
Go-Ahead Bus Chief Executive Matt Carney adds that work by the group in London is part of a wider commitment to have a fully zero-emission fleet by 2035. That will be bolstered by deliveries across its operations during 2026. Go-Ahead says it already has the largest zero-emission bus fleet in the UK.
