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A First Glasgow Volvo Ailsa B55 in Bridgeton in 2005. First Glasgow was created through FirstGroup's buyout of Strathclyde Buses (created from the former Greater Glasgow Passenger Transport Executive bus fleet, formerly the municipal Glasgow Corporation Transport), which had itself recently bought out the former Kelvin Central Buses (an amalgamation of Kelvin Scottish and Central Scottish ...
First South West [2] is a bus company operating services in the English counties of Somerset, Cornwall and Devon.It is a subsidiary of FirstGroup.. First South West includes the business areas previously operated under the Kernow, Adventures by Bus and Buses of Somerset brands, all of which are now operating under the main First Bus brand.
Having previously been contracted with refurbishing over 200 of London Buses' AEC Routemasters when operated by South Yorkshire Transport, [21] the engineering works of this depot was used as the FirstGroup's Commercial Unit following the company's purchase in 1998. Buses and coaches across the group would be sent to the Midland Road works for ...
FirstGroup bus operators in England (27 P) FirstGroup railway companies (17 P) G. Greyhound Lines (52 P) Pages in category "FirstGroup companies"
The company reported increased passenger volumes on its buses since September, as it has also seen driver staffing pressure ease. FirstGroup upgrades profit targets as bus and train travel ...
FirstGroup made its first overseas foray in September 1998 via a 26% shareholding in the joint venture New World First Bus that provided bus services in Hong Kong. In September 1999, FirstGroup purchased the American company Ryder Public Transport Services. [4] During May 2000, it began operating the London Tramlink concession.
In 2010 FirstGroup were awarded the contract to provide buses and coaches for the 2012 Summer Olympics. [4] This involved providing a total of 26 park & ride operations to London Stadium and other venues across London and the rest of the country, with FirstGroup providing 600 of its own buses plus a further 300 sub-contracted from other companies.
FirstGroup, which bought Greyhound for $3.6 billion including debt from Laidlaw International in 2007, plans to sell the bus line and spin off its UK operator First Bus to head off shareholder ...