Annual Report and Accounts 2008
16 Subsidiaries
The companies listed below include all those which principally affect the result and net assets of the Group. A full list of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates will be annexed to the next Annual Return to Companies House. The principal country of operation in respect of the companies below is the country in which they are incorporated.
National Express Group PLC is the beneficial owner of all the equity share capital, either itself or through subsidiaries, of the companies. The Group’s train passenger services in the UK are operated through franchises awarded by DfT Rail, as delegated by the UK Government.
| Incorporated in England and Wales | |
|---|---|
| National Express Limited | Administration and marketing of express coach services in Great Britain |
| Eurolines (UK) Limited | Administration and marketing of express coach services to Europe |
| Airlinks Airport Services Limited | Operation of coach services |
| National Express Rail Replacement Limited | Operation of coach services |
| The Kings Ferry Limited | Operation of coach services |
| West Midlands Travel Limited | Operation of bus services |
| Travel London Limited | Operation of bus services |
| Travel London (West) Limited | Operation of bus services |
| Travel London (Middlesex) Limited | Operation of bus services |
| c2c Rail Limited | Operation of train passenger services |
| Central Trains Limited | Operation of train passenger services (ceased operating** on 10 November 2007) |
| Gatwick Express Limited | Operation of train passenger services (ceased operating** on 22 June 2008) |
| London Eastern Railway Limited (trading as National Express East Anglia) |
Operation of train passenger services |
| Maintrain Limited | Provision of train maintenance services (ceased operating** on 10 November 2007) |
| Midland Main Line Limited | Operation of train passenger services (ceased operating** on 10 November 2007) |
| National Express Trains Limited* | Holding company for train operating companies |
| NXEC Trains Limited (trading as National Express East Coast) | Operation of train passenger services (commenced trading on 9 December 2007) |
| Silverlink Train Services Limited | Operation of train passenger services (ceased operating** on 10 November 2007) |
*Shares held by the Company. All other shares held by subsidiaries.
**These businesses ceased operating train passenger services or maintenance services on the dates noted above. However the companies continue to trade as going concerns.
| Incorporated in Scotland | |
|---|---|
| Tayside Public Transport Co Limited (trading as Travel Dundee) | Operation of bus services |
| Incorporated in the USA | |
|---|---|
| Durham School Services LP | Operation of school bus services |
| Incorporated in Canada | |
|---|---|
| Stock Transportation Limited | Operation of school bus services |
| Incorporated in Spain | |
|---|---|
| Dabliu Consulting SLU*** | Holding company for operating companies |
| Tury Express SA*** | Holding company for operating companies |
| General Tecnica Industrial SLU*** | Holding company for operating companies |
| Continental Auto SLU | Holding company for operating companies |
***The main holding companies of the Alsa Group.