FirstGroup

FirstGroup plc
Company typePublic
ISINGB0003452173 Edit this on Wikidata
IndustryTransport
Founded1 April 1995
HeadquartersAberdeen, Scotland, UK
Area served
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
Key people
Peter Lynas
(Acting Chairman)
Graham Sutherland
(Chief Executive)
ProductsBus, coach, rail & tram
RevenueDecrease £4,715.1 million (2024)
Decrease £46.5 million (2024)
Decrease £(9.4) million (2024)
Number of employees
29,339 (2024)
Websitewww.firstgroupplc.com

FirstGroup is a transport organisation that operates both buses and rail across the United Kingdom. They are based in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Major rail operations from past and present include First Great Western, First Capital Connect among others

Current operating businesses

Current operating businesses include:

First Bus

In September 2022 First Bus was reorganised as follows:

United Kingdom

Buses of Somerset liveried Alexander Dennis Enviro200 44079 in Ruishton in July 2021
Scotland
  • First Aberdeen (formerly First Grampian)
  • King Coaches (formerly First Aberdeen Coach Hire and Grampian Executive)
  • First Glasgow (formerly First Kelvin and First Greater Glasgow)
East of England


Manchester, Midlands and South Yorkshire
First Potteries Scania Omnicity in Stoke-on-Trent (January 2020)
North and West Yorkshire
South and South West England
Wales and West of England
Other operations

Ireland

Aircoach Jonckheere SHV bodied Volvo with destination of Greystones in Shankill

First Rail

United Kingdom

TransPennine Express Class 802 'Nova 1' at Newcastle in September 2020

Former operating companies

FirstGroup Rhein-Neckar Mercedes-Benz Citaro in Mannheim in August 2008

Bus and coach

Canada

Germany

  • FirstGroup Rhein-Neckar sold September 2011 to Marwyn European Transport

Hong Kong

United Kingdom

United States

  • Greyhound Lines (intercity bus services)
  • First Vehicle Services, which maintained vehicles for many corporations, organizations and local governments, including the other First divisions.
  • First Student, sold in 2021
  • First Transit, sold in 2021

Rail

United Kingdom

United States

Denmark and Sweden

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Annual Report and Accounts 2024" (PDF). FirstGroup. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Companies House extract company no SC157176 FirstGroup plc
  3. ↑ "At a glance". FirstGroup. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Hilson, Aaron (5 July 2022). "First Bus restructures as Government funding cuts loom in England". CBW.
  5. ↑ "A reverse move for First". busandtrainuser.com. 2 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Agreement to acquire York Pullman Bus Company". otp.tools.investis.com. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  7. ↑ chrispeat (25 October 2024). "Lakeside Group acquired by FirstGroup". Bus & Coach Buyer. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  8. ↑ chrispeat (21 October 2024). "Anderson Travel acquired by First". Bus & Coach Buyer. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  9. ↑ chrispeat (4 February 2025). "FirstGroup acquires Matthews Coach Hire". Bus & Coach Buyer. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "First acquires Stirling-London Grand Union open access operation". Rail. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Vancouver Island Coachlines – Your Vancouver Island Transportation Solution". Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "First moves in to Germany". Bus & Coach Professional. 23 May 2007. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "FirstGroup zieht sich aus Deutschland zurück" [FirstGroup withdraws from Germany]. OmnibusRevue (in German). 4 October 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "First sells Scottish border services to West Coast Motors". Coach & Bus Week. 14 March 2017.
  15. ↑ "Sale of First Borders to West Coast Motors". First Group. 25 March 2017.[permanent dead link]
  16. ↑ "First Bus to close Southampton business in 2023". Route One. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  17. ↑ "Sale of Greyhound Lines, Inc". otp.tools.investis.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.

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