Abellio

Abellio (formerly NedRailways) is aimed at acquiring and operating public transport businesses in Europe.

In the UK, Abellio holds a strong position on the rail market through its well performing rail concessions Merseyrail and Northern Rail, both operated in 50-50 joint venture with Serco. In June 2009 Abellio entered the UK bus market through the acquisition of Travel London and Travel Surrey, now operating under the name Abellio London and Abellio Surrey, operating bus services in Central London, South London and Surrey.                      

On mainland Europe, Abellio has acquired a position in the German bus and rail market through the acquisition of Abellio Deutschland, operating bus and rail services in several federal states, in 2008. In the Czech Republic Abellio has established a position on the bus market through the acquisition of Probo Bus late 2008. The company operates national, regional and municipal bus services, with over 70 routes, mainly west of Prague and is one of the best-run Czech bus companies. 

Through its Best Practice programme Abellio systematically supports the performance of its businesses. The programme provides a platform for exchanging knowledge, experience and expertise across Abellio’s parent company Netherlands Railways and Abellio’s businesses and gives staff the opportunity to share common (and differing) capabilities, grow their own experience base, and build relationships across the family of companies. The programme offers activities such as biannual international seminars, site visits, secondments, benchmarks, and workshops, managed by functional leaders within Abellio. 

For more information on Abellio, please visit www.abellio.com