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Ireland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent">David Martin<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Interim Executive Chairman)</span><br /> Graham Sutherland<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Chief Executive)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data">Bus, coach, rail & tram</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Revenue</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pound_sterling" title="Pound sterling">£</a>4.8 billion (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-ar_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Earnings_before_interest_and_taxes" title="Earnings before interest and taxes">Operating income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pound_sterling" title="Pound sterling">£</a>154 million (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-ar_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Net_income" title="Net income">Net income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pound_sterling" title="Pound sterling">£</a>95 million (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-ar_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data">29,983 (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-ar_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiaries</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="#Current_operating_businesses">See below</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.firstgroupplc.com">www<wbr />.firstgroupplc<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>FirstGroup plc</b> is a British <a href="/wiki/Multinational_corporation" title="Multinational corporation">multi-national</a> <a href="/wiki/Transport" title="Transport">transport</a> group, based in <a href="/wiki/Aberdeen" title="Aberdeen">Aberdeen</a>, Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-SC157176_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SC157176-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company operates transport services in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Republic of Ireland</a>. It is listed on the <a href="/wiki/London_Stock_Exchange" title="London Stock Exchange">London Stock Exchange</a> and is a constituent of the <a href="/wiki/FTSE_250_Index" title="FTSE 250 Index">FTSE 250 Index</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The creation of what became FirstGroup is closely tied to the <a href="/wiki/Bus_deregulation_in_Great_Britain" title="Bus deregulation in Great Britain">deregulation of bus services</a> in the United Kingdom during the 1980s. During April 1995, two acquisitive private bus operators, <a href="/wiki/Badgerline" title="Badgerline">Badgerline</a> and <a href="/wiki/GRT_Group" title="GRT Group">GRT Bus Group</a>, merged to create FirstBus. The new company initially operated a fleet of 5,600 buses to provide services to numerous regions across England, Wales and Scotland. Throughout the late 1990s, FirstBus continued its policy of growth by acquisition. To this end, it acquired several <a href="/wiki/List_of_former_municipal_bus_companies_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of former municipal bus companies of the United Kingdom">former council owned operations</a> and companies formerly owned by <a href="/wiki/National_Bus_Company_(UK)" title="National Bus Company (UK)">English, Welsh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Bus_Group" title="Scottish Bus Group">Scottish</a> nationalised operators. </p><p>During December 1997, the company was renamed <i>FirstGroup</i> to reflect its entry into Britain's <a href="/wiki/Privatisation_of_British_Rail" title="Privatisation of British Rail">recently privatised railways</a>. Around this time, it had a 24.5% shareholding in <a href="/wiki/Great_Western_Holdings" title="Great Western Holdings">Great Western Holdings</a> that was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_franchise" title="Greater Western franchise">Great Western</a> and <a href="/wiki/First_North_Western" title="First North Western">North Western</a> franchises, as well as a 100% shareholding in <a href="/wiki/First_Great_Eastern" title="First Great Eastern">First Great Eastern</a>. FirstGroup made its first overseas foray in September 1998 via a 26% shareholding in the joint venture <a href="/wiki/New_World_First_Bus" title="New World First Bus">New World First Bus</a> that provided bus services in <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a>. In September 1999, FirstGroup purchased the American company <a href="/wiki/Ryder_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Ryder System">Ryder</a> Public Transport Services.<sup id="cite_ref-FirstGroup_to_Buy_Ryder_Unit_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FirstGroup_to_Buy_Ryder_Unit-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During May 2000, it began operating the <a href="/wiki/Tramlink" title="Tramlink">London Tramlink</a> concession. During August 2003, FirstGroup purchased <a href="/wiki/GB_Railways" title="GB Railways">GB Railways</a>, which owned <a href="/wiki/Anglia_Railways" title="Anglia Railways">Anglia Railways</a> and <a href="/wiki/GB_Railfreight" title="GB Railfreight">GB Railfreight</a> and held 80% of the shares in <a href="/wiki/Hull_Trains" title="Hull Trains">Hull Trains</a>. </p><p>In February 2007, FirstGroup agreed to buy the US-based bus operator <a href="/wiki/Laidlaw" title="Laidlaw">Laidlaw</a>, along with a controlling stake in <a href="/wiki/Greyhound_Lines" title="Greyhound Lines">Greyhound Lines</a>, the largest bus operator in North America. During June 2009, FirstGroup made an unsuccessful takeover bid for rival transport operator <a href="/wiki/National_Express" class="mw-redirect" title="National Express">National Express</a>. In June 2010, FirstGroup sold its rail freight business <a href="/wiki/GB_Railfreight" title="GB Railfreight">First GBRf</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Getlink" title="Getlink">Eurotunnel Group</a>, exiting the rail freight sector as a result. During October 2016, First Transit commenced operating the <a href="/wiki/A-train_(Denton_County_Transportation_Authority)" class="mw-redirect" title="A-train (Denton County Transportation Authority)">A-train</a>, its first rail operation in the United States. In August 2017, FirstGroup's joint venture with <a href="/wiki/MTR_Corporation" title="MTR Corporation">MTR Corporation</a> commenced operating the <a href="/wiki/South_Western_franchise" title="South Western franchise">South Western franchise</a>. In May 2020, FirstGroup announced it would retain its UK bus operations and sell off its activities in North America. During June 2022, FirstGroup rejected a £1.2bn takeover offer from US private equity company <a href="/wiki/I_Squared_Capital" title="I Squared Capital">I Squared Capital</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins_and_early_acquisitions">Origins and early acquisitions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins and early acquisitions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bus_First,_line_267_-_Glasgow_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Bus_First%2C_line_267_-_Glasgow_%281%29.jpg/220px-Bus_First%2C_line_267_-_Glasgow_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Bus_First%2C_line_267_-_Glasgow_%281%29.jpg/330px-Bus_First%2C_line_267_-_Glasgow_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Bus_First%2C_line_267_-_Glasgow_%281%29.jpg/440px-Bus_First%2C_line_267_-_Glasgow_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2518" data-file-height="2150" /></a><figcaption> <a href="/wiki/First_Glasgow" title="First Glasgow">First Glasgow</a> <a href="/wiki/Wright_Streetlite" class="mw-redirect" title="Wright Streetlite">Wright Streetlite</a> in February 2020</figcaption></figure> <p>FirstGroup originated within the <a href="/wiki/Bus_deregulation_in_Great_Britain" title="Bus deregulation in Great Britain">deregulation of bus services</a> in the United Kingdom in 1986, whereby private companies purchased nationalised and municipal bus operators.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During September 1986, the <a href="/wiki/Somerset" title="Somerset">Somerset</a> based services of the <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Omnibus_Company" title="Bristol Omnibus Company">Bristol Omnibus Company</a> that were rebranded in 1985 as <a href="/wiki/Badgerline" title="Badgerline">Badgerline</a> were purchased in a <a href="/wiki/Management_buyout" title="Management buyout">management buyout</a>. As Badgerline Group, it expanded through acquisition purchasing other formerly nationalised bus companies in England and Wales.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 1989, <a href="/wiki/First_Aberdeen" title="First Aberdeen">Grampian Regional Transport</a>, the bus operator in <a href="/wiki/Aberdeen" title="Aberdeen">Aberdeen</a> owned by <a href="/wiki/Grampian" title="Grampian">Grampian Regional Council</a>, was privatised in a management buyout led by its then general manager, <a href="/wiki/Moir_Lockhead" title="Moir Lockhead">Moir Lockhead</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MoirLockhead11April2006_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MoirLockhead11April2006-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As <a href="/wiki/GRT_Group" title="GRT Group">GRT Bus Group</a>, it expanded through acquisition purchasing six former nationalised bus companies in England and Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-BM648_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BM648-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During April 1995, FirstBus was formed through the merger of the Badgerline and GRT Bus Groups, with fleets in England, Wales and Scotland. The former <a href="/wiki/King_Street_Barracks" title="King Street Barracks">King Street Barracks</a> site in <a href="/wiki/Aberdeen" title="Aberdeen">Aberdeen</a> was selected as the headquarters.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time of the merger, FirstBus had 5,600 buses, 4,000 of which came from Badgerline.<sup id="cite_ref-BM648_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BM648-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Badgerline's Trevor Smallwood became chairman of FirstBus, while GRT head Moir Lockhead became deputy chairman and chief executive.<sup id="cite_ref-BM648_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BM648-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Throughout the late 1990s, FirstBus continued its policy of growth by acquisition. To this end, it acquired several <a href="/wiki/List_of_former_municipal_bus_companies_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of former municipal bus companies of the United Kingdom">former council owned operations</a> and companies formerly owned by <a href="/wiki/National_Bus_Company_(UK)" title="National Bus Company (UK)">English, Welsh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Bus_Group" title="Scottish Bus Group">Scottish</a> nationalised operators. FirstBus went on to acquire larger urban metropolitan operators by taking advantage of the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_PTE_bus_operations#Privatisation" title="History of the PTE bus operations">privatisation of the PTE bus operations</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Privatisation_of_London_bus_services" title="Privatisation of London bus services">privatisation of London bus services</a>. FirstBus acquired <a href="/wiki/GM_Buses" title="GM Buses">GM Buses North</a> in Manchester and <a href="/wiki/Strathclyde_Partnership_for_Transport" title="Strathclyde Partnership for Transport">Strathclyde Buses</a> in Glasgow in 1996, <a href="/wiki/First_South_Yorkshire" title="First South Yorkshire">Mainline</a> in <a href="/wiki/South_Yorkshire" title="South Yorkshire">South Yorkshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/First_London" title="First London">CentreWest</a> in London in 1997, and <a href="/wiki/Capital_Citybus" title="Capital Citybus">Capital Citybus</a> in London in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-BM648_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BM648-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="FirstGroup_and_expansion">FirstGroup and expansion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: FirstGroup and expansion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Plymouth_railway_station_(28976925648).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Plymouth_railway_station_%2828976925648%29.jpg/220px-Plymouth_railway_station_%2828976925648%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Plymouth_railway_station_%2828976925648%29.jpg/330px-Plymouth_railway_station_%2828976925648%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Plymouth_railway_station_%2828976925648%29.jpg/440px-Plymouth_railway_station_%2828976925648%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4385" data-file-height="2676" /></a><figcaption>A line-up of <a href="/wiki/First_Great_Western" class="mw-redirect" title="First Great Western">First Great Western</a> trains at <a href="/wiki/Plymouth_railway_station" title="Plymouth railway station">Plymouth</a> in October 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>During December 1997, the company was renamed <i>FirstGroup</i>;<sup id="cite_ref-SC157176_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SC157176-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> this change was due to the company's entry in February 1996 into Britain's <a href="/wiki/Privatisation_of_British_Rail" title="Privatisation of British Rail">recently privatised railways</a>, having a 24.5% shareholding in <a href="/wiki/Great_Western_Holdings" title="Great Western Holdings">Great Western Holdings</a> that won the <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_franchise" title="Greater Western franchise">Great Western</a> and <a href="/wiki/First_North_Western" title="First North Western">North Western</a> franchises, and a 100% shareholding in <a href="/wiki/First_Great_Eastern" title="First Great Eastern">First Great Eastern</a> that ran the Great Eastern franchise from January 1997. In March 1998, FirstGroup purchased the 75.5% shares in Great Western Holdings that it did not already own and rebranded the franchises <a href="/wiki/First_Great_Western" class="mw-redirect" title="First Great Western">First Great Western</a> and <a href="/wiki/First_North_Western" title="First North Western">First North Western</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 1998, FirstGroup made its first overseas foray when <a href="/wiki/New_World_First_Bus" title="New World First Bus">New World First Bus</a> commenced operating bus services in Hong Kong formerly operated by <a href="/wiki/China_Motor_Bus" title="China Motor Bus">China Motor Bus</a>; the company held a 26% shareholding in the joint venture.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During May 2000, FirstGroup sold its shares to joint venture partner <a href="/wiki/New_World_Development" title="New World Development">New World Development</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 1999, FirstGroup purchased <a href="/wiki/Ryder_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Ryder System">Ryder</a> Public Transport Services, a provider of school bus and contracted public bus transportation in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-FirstGroup_to_Buy_Ryder_Unit_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FirstGroup_to_Buy_Ryder_Unit-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2000, FirstGroup began operating the <a href="/wiki/Tramlink" title="Tramlink">London Tramlink</a> concession under contract to <a href="/wiki/Transport_for_London" title="Transport for London">Transport for London</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:312718_and_312721_at_Kirby_Cross.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/312718_and_312721_at_Kirby_Cross.JPG/220px-312718_and_312721_at_Kirby_Cross.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/312718_and_312721_at_Kirby_Cross.JPG/330px-312718_and_312721_at_Kirby_Cross.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/312718_and_312721_at_Kirby_Cross.JPG/440px-312718_and_312721_at_Kirby_Cross.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/First_Great_Eastern" title="First Great Eastern">First Great Eastern</a> <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_312" title="British Rail Class 312">Class 312</a> at <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Cross_railway_station" title="Kirby Cross railway station">Kirby Cross</a> in March 2004</figcaption></figure> <p>During August 2003, FirstGroup purchased <a href="/wiki/GB_Railways" title="GB Railways">GB Railways</a>, which owned <a href="/wiki/Anglia_Railways" title="Anglia Railways">Anglia Railways</a> and <a href="/wiki/GB_Railfreight" title="GB Railfreight">GB Railfreight</a> and held 80% of the shares in <a href="/wiki/Hull_Trains" title="Hull Trains">Hull Trains</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Having not been shortlisted for the <a href="/wiki/East_Anglia_franchise" title="East Anglia franchise">Greater Anglia franchise</a>, this outcome gave FirstGroup another chance to bid. However, it too was unsuccessful and the franchise was awarded to the rival transport company <a href="/wiki/National_Express" class="mw-redirect" title="National Express">National Express</a> from April 2004, including the services operated by First Great Eastern.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2003, FirstGroup purchased a 90% shareholding in Irish coach operator <a href="/wiki/Aircoach" title="Aircoach">Aircoach</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2004, FirstGroup's joint venture with <a href="/wiki/Keolis" title="Keolis">Keolis</a> commenced operating the <a href="/wiki/First_TransPennine_Express" title="First TransPennine Express">First TransPennine Express</a> rail franchise, FirstGroup having a 55% shareholding in the venture.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During April 2004, FirstGroup commenced operating the <a href="/wiki/First_Great_Western_Link" title="First Great Western Link">First Great Western Link</a> franchise,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it also commenced the <a href="/wiki/First_ScotRail" title="First ScotRail">First ScotRail</a> franchise in October 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2004, the remainder of <a href="/wiki/First_North_Western" title="First North Western">First North Western</a> passed to <a href="/wiki/Northern_Rail" title="Northern Rail">Northern Rail</a>, some services having already been transferred to <a href="/wiki/Arriva_Trains_Wales" title="Arriva Trains Wales">Arriva Trains Wales</a> and FirstTranspennine Express.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During April 2006, FirstGroup commenced operating the <a href="/wiki/First_Capital_Connect" title="First Capital Connect">First Capital Connect</a> franchise<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a renewed <a href="/wiki/First_Great_Western" class="mw-redirect" title="First Great Western">First Great Western</a> franchise that had been expanded to include the <a href="/wiki/First_Great_Western_Link" title="First Great Western Link">Thames Trains</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wessex_Trains" title="Wessex Trains">Wessex Trains</a> franchises.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Greyhound_Lines_86025a.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Greyhound_Lines_86025a.JPG/220px-Greyhound_Lines_86025a.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Greyhound_Lines_86025a.JPG/330px-Greyhound_Lines_86025a.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Greyhound_Lines_86025a.JPG/440px-Greyhound_Lines_86025a.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Greyhound_Lines" title="Greyhound Lines">Greyhound</a> <a href="/wiki/Prevost_Car" class="mw-redirect" title="Prevost Car">Prevost</a> coach at <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Coach_Terminal" title="Toronto Coach Terminal">Toronto Coach Terminal</a> in April 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>In February 2007, FirstGroup agreed to buy the US-based firm <a href="/wiki/Laidlaw" title="Laidlaw">Laidlaw</a>, an operator of inter-city coaches and <a href="/wiki/Yellow_school_bus" class="mw-redirect" title="Yellow school bus">yellow school buses</a> across North America, in exchange for £1.9 billion (US$3.7 billion). This also gave it a controlling stake in <a href="/wiki/Greyhound_Lines" title="Greyhound Lines">Greyhound Lines</a>, the largest bus operator in North America. The Greyhound name and the names of Canadian subsidiaries of <a href="/wiki/Greyhound_Canada" title="Greyhound Canada">Greyhound Canada</a> were retained, and all other Laidlaw-owned services in the United States and Canada were rebranded under the First or Greyhound names, except for <a href="/wiki/Voyageur_Colonial_Bus_Lines" title="Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines">Voyageur Colonial</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grey_Goose_Bus_Lines" title="Grey Goose Bus Lines">Grey Goose</a> in Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2009, <a href="/wiki/DSBFirst" title="DSBFirst">DSBFirst</a>, FirstGroup's joint venture with <a href="/wiki/DSB_(railway_company)" title="DSB (railway company)">Danish State Railways</a> commenced operating the <a href="/wiki/Oresundtrain" class="mw-redirect" title="Oresundtrain">Oresundtrain</a> rail franchise from <a href="/wiki/Helsing%C3%B8r" title="Helsingør">Helsingør</a> and <a href="/wiki/Niv%C3%A5" title="Nivå">Nivå</a> in Denmark along the <a href="/wiki/Coast_Line_(Denmark)" class="mw-redirect" title="Coast Line (Denmark)">Kystbanen</a> line and over the <a href="/wiki/%C3%98resund_Bridge" title="Øresund Bridge">Øresund Bridge</a> to <a href="/wiki/Malm%C3%B6_Central_Station" title="Malmö Central Station">Malmö</a>, <a href="/wiki/V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6" title="Växjö">Växjö</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kalmar" title="Kalmar">Kalmar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karlskrona" title="Karlskrona">Karlskrona</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gothenburg_Central_Station" title="Gothenburg Central Station">Gothenburg</a> in Sweden. FirstGroup had a 25% shareholding in the Danish business and 20% in the Swedish business.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By March 2011, this shareholding had increased to 30%.<sup id="cite_ref-AnnualReport2011_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AnnualReport2011-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During June 2009, FirstGroup made a takeover offer for fellow transport operator <a href="/wiki/National_Express" class="mw-redirect" title="National Express">National Express</a>, which was struggling with debt at the time and was struggling to hold onto its <a href="/wiki/National_Express_East_Coast" title="National Express East Coast">National Express East Coast</a> rail franchise.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC8128430_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC8128430-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This offer was rejected; a National Express spokesperson stated that it did not "consider it appropriate" at the time to discuss a takeover. FirstGroup believed that there was "significant industrial and commercial logic" for a merger, but National Express wished to focus on its own initiatives.<sup id="cite_ref-NatExDeclinesBid_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NatExDeclinesBid-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010s">2010s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2010s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2010, FirstGroup sold its railfreight business <a href="/wiki/GB_Railfreight" title="GB Railfreight">First GBRf</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Getlink" title="Getlink">Eurotunnel Group</a> in exchange for £31 million,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ending the group's involvement in rail freight transport.<sup id="cite_ref-gbrf_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gbrf-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2010, former <a href="/wiki/London_Underground" title="London Underground">London Underground</a> managing director <a href="/wiki/Tim_O%27Toole_(businessman)" title="Tim O'Toole (businessman)">Tim O'Toole</a>, already a board member since May 2009 and chief operating officer and Deputy Chief Executive since June 2010, was announced as the successor to retiring group chief executive officer Moir Lockhead with effect from 31 March 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During September 2011, FirstGroup's German bus operations were sold to Marwyn European Transport.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2011, <a href="/wiki/DSBFirst" title="DSBFirst">DSBFirst</a> ceased operating the Swedish part of the operation after difficulties encountered by Danish State Railways over <a href="/wiki/Cross_subsidization" title="Cross subsidization">cross subsidies</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2012, <a href="/wiki/First_Travel_Solutions" title="First Travel Solutions">First Travel Solutions</a> provided bus and coach services for the <a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">London 2012 Olympic Games</a> as First Games Transport. This involved the provision of venue shuttle and park and ride services, services connecting the peripheral park and ride sites on the <a href="/wiki/M25_motorway" title="M25 motorway">M25</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Park,_London" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic Park, London">Olympic Park</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ebbsfleet_Valley" title="Ebbsfleet Valley">Ebbsfleet</a>, and a nationwide network of express coaches to the Olympic Park and the <a href="/wiki/Weymouth_and_Portland_National_Sailing_Academy" title="Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy">Weymouth and Portland sailing venue</a>. These services required around 900 vehicles in total, although some were sub-contracted.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During June 2013, most of the <a href="/wiki/First_London" title="First London">First London</a> bus operations were sold to <a href="/wiki/Go-Ahead_London" title="Go-Ahead London">Go-Ahead London</a>, <a href="/wiki/Metroline" title="Metroline">Metroline</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tower_Transit" title="Tower Transit">Tower Transit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2015, FirstGroup was unsuccessful in bidding for the <a href="/wiki/ScotRail_(brand)" title="ScotRail (brand)">ScotRail franchise</a>, which was run by <a href="/wiki/Abellio_ScotRail" title="Abellio ScotRail">Abellio ScotRail</a> until the end of that franchise in March 2022. During December 2015, FirstGroup was awarded the next <a href="/wiki/TransPennine_Express_(2016%E2%80%932023)" title="TransPennine Express (2016–2023)">TransPennine Express</a> franchise.<sup id="cite_ref-rgi20151209_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rgi20151209-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new franchise commenced on 1 April 2016 with a commitment to introduce new trains, routes and faster journey times.<sup id="cite_ref-rgi20151209_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rgi20151209-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-railmag_2019_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-railmag_2019-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During October 2016, First Transit commenced operating the <a href="/wiki/A-train_(Denton_County_Transportation_Authority)" class="mw-redirect" title="A-train (Denton County Transportation Authority)">A-train</a> under contract to the <a href="/wiki/Denton_County_Transportation_Authority" title="Denton County Transportation Authority">Denton County Transportation Authority</a>, its first rail operation in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2017, FirstGroup's joint venture with <a href="/wiki/MTR_Corporation" title="MTR Corporation">MTR Corporation</a> commenced operating the <a href="/wiki/South_Western_franchise" title="South Western franchise">South Western franchise</a>, the company holding a 70% shareholding in <a href="/wiki/South_Western_Railway_(train_operating_company)" class="mw-redirect" title="South Western Railway (train operating company)">South Western Railway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2019, FirstGroup announced its intention to sell its UK bus operations and that its US activities were to receive greater attention in the future.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the only sales completed were parts of <a href="/wiki/First_Greater_Manchester" title="First Greater Manchester">First Greater Manchester</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Go-Ahead_Group" title="Go-Ahead Group">Go-Ahead Group</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rotala" title="Rotala">Rotala</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020s">2020s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2020s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2020, FirstGroup announced it has effectively reversed its previous strategy, opting to retain its UK bus operations and instead sell its assets in North America.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2021, FirstGroup agreed terms to sell the <a href="/wiki/First_Student" title="First Student">First Student</a> and <a href="/wiki/First_Transit" title="First Transit">First Transit</a> businesses to <a href="/wiki/EQT_AB" title="EQT AB">EQT AB</a>; the sale completed later in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During October 2021, FirstGroup announced the sale of Greyhound Lines to <a href="/wiki/Flixbus" class="mw-redirect" title="Flixbus">FlixMobility</a>, completing its stated divestments to focus on its core UK public transport businesses.<sup id="cite_ref-Sale_of_Greyhound_Lines,_Inc_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sale_of_Greyhound_Lines,_Inc-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2021, the <a href="/wiki/Open-access_operator" title="Open-access operator">open-access operator</a> <a href="/wiki/Lumo_(train_operating_company)" title="Lumo (train operating company)">Lumo</a> commenced operating services on the <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_Main_Line" title="East Coast Main Line">East Coast Main Line</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-independent_25oct2021_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-independent_25oct2021-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2022, FirstGroup's board unanimously rejected a £1.2bn takeover proposal from US private equity firm <a href="/wiki/I_Squared_Capital" title="I Squared Capital">I Squared Capital</a>; a spokesperson stated that the offer had undervalued the company.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While talks between the two companies continued for a further two months,<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> I Squared ultimately called off its efforts in August 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2023, FirstGroup announced that subject to regulatory approval, it would purchase both the bus services and bus dealer operations of <a href="/wiki/Purfleet" title="Purfleet">Purfleet</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Ensignbus" title="Ensignbus">Ensignbus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2024, FirstGroup announced that it had purchased <a href="/wiki/York_Pullman" title="York Pullman">York Pullman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2024, FirstGroup announced that it had purchased both Lakeside Group and Anderson Travel.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operations">Operations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hull_Trains_class_802.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Hull_Trains_class_802.jpg/220px-Hull_Trains_class_802.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Hull_Trains_class_802.jpg/330px-Hull_Trains_class_802.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Hull_Trains_class_802.jpg/440px-Hull_Trains_class_802.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5699" data-file-height="3799" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Hull_Trains" title="Hull Trains">Hull Trains</a> <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_802" title="British Rail Class 802">Class 802 <i>Paragon</i></a> at <a href="/wiki/Doncaster_railway_station" title="Doncaster railway station">Doncaster</a> in March 2024</figcaption></figure> <p>FirstGroup is Britain's largest bus operator, running more than 20% of all local bus services. A fleet of nearly 9,000 buses carries some 2.9 million passengers a day in more than 40 major towns and cities. FirstGroup also runs passenger rail services in the UK. Passenger rail franchises consist of <a href="/wiki/Avanti_West_Coast" title="Avanti West Coast">Avanti West Coast</a>, <a href="/wiki/Great_Western_Railway_(train_operating_company)" title="Great Western Railway (train operating company)">Great Western Railway</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Western_Railway_(train_operating_company)" class="mw-redirect" title="South Western Railway (train operating company)">South Western Railway</a>. It also runs two non-franchised open access passenger operations – <a href="/wiki/Hull_Trains" title="Hull Trains">Hull Trains</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lumo_(train_operating_company)" title="Lumo (train operating company)">Lumo</a>. FirstGroup operates tram services on the <a href="/wiki/Tramlink" title="Tramlink">London Tramlink</a> network carrying approximately 24 million passengers per year on behalf of <a href="/wiki/Transport_for_London" title="Transport for London">Transport for London</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>FirstGroup owns and operates the <a href="/wiki/Aircoach" title="Aircoach">Aircoach</a> service in <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>, linking <a href="/wiki/Dublin_Airport" title="Dublin Airport">Dublin Airport</a> with the city centre, the south side of Dublin, Greystones and <a href="/wiki/Bray,_County_Wicklow" title="Bray, County Wicklow">Bray</a> as well as long-distance express services runs to <a href="/wiki/Cork_(city)" title="Cork (city)">Cork</a> and <a href="/wiki/Belfast" title="Belfast">Belfast</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-fglta_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fglta-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Corporate_branding_and_liveries">Corporate branding and liveries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Corporate branding and liveries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DennisDartMarshallC37busFirstWirral.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/DennisDartMarshallC37busFirstWirral.jpg/220px-DennisDartMarshallC37busFirstWirral.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/DennisDartMarshallC37busFirstWirral.jpg/330px-DennisDartMarshallC37busFirstWirral.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/DennisDartMarshallC37busFirstWirral.jpg/440px-DennisDartMarshallC37busFirstWirral.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1154" data-file-height="889" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Marshall_C37" title="Marshall C37">Marshall</a> bodied <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Dart" title="Dennis Dart">Dennis Dart</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bromborough" title="Bromborough">Bromborough</a> in March 2007 in the original "Barbie 2" livery</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bishops_Lydeard_Station_Road_-_First_60918_(YG02DLJ).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Bishops_Lydeard_Station_Road_-_First_60918_%28YG02DLJ%29.JPG/220px-Bishops_Lydeard_Station_Road_-_First_60918_%28YG02DLJ%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Bishops_Lydeard_Station_Road_-_First_60918_%28YG02DLJ%29.JPG/330px-Bishops_Lydeard_Station_Road_-_First_60918_%28YG02DLJ%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Bishops_Lydeard_Station_Road_-_First_60918_%28YG02DLJ%29.JPG/440px-Bishops_Lydeard_Station_Road_-_First_60918_%28YG02DLJ%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1366" data-file-height="820" /></a><figcaption>First bus in corporate livery in <a href="/wiki/Bishops_Lydeard" title="Bishops Lydeard">Bishops Lydeard</a> in 2014</figcaption></figure> <p>FirstGroup has always had a consistent brand and uses the First brand for most of its operations. FirstBus began to apply a standard corporate typeface to its fleet names in the late 1990s, introducing the stylized <i>f</i> logo depicting a road. A corporate white, pink and blue livery nicknamed "<a href="/wiki/Barbie" title="Barbie">Barbie</a>" was introduced to new buses, while further bus company acquisitions continued. Inherited bus fleets were initially left in their original colours with First fleet names, with the intention that the Barbie scheme would stand for a set service quality. Later older buses received a modified "Barbie 2" livery.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As part of its corporate branding, First subsequently removed all local branding for its bus services, buses simply carried the 'First' brand, although each company still operated independently. In 2012, the group began to introduce a new purple, white and lilac livery to its bus fleets, which also reinstated local branding.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2014, the company rebranded its <a href="/wiki/First_West_of_England" title="First West of England">First Somerset & Avon</a> operations in <a href="/wiki/Bridgwater" title="Bridgwater">Bridgwater</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taunton" title="Taunton">Taunton</a> as <a href="/wiki/The_Buses_of_Somerset" title="The Buses of Somerset">The Buses of Somerset</a>, using a two-tone green livery.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Hull_Trains" title="Hull Trains">Hull Trains</a> carries a predominantly blue livery, including white, pink and purple. This was also used by First Great Western until 20 September 2015, when the franchise was rebranded as Great Western Railway, with a new logo and dark green livery paying homage to the original <a href="/wiki/Great_Western_Railway" title="Great Western Railway">Great Western Railway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Tramlink" title="Tramlink">London Tramlink</a> operations are painted in white, green and blue as per Transport for London requirements. In Scotland, <a href="/wiki/First_ScotRail" title="First ScotRail">First ScotRail</a> operated with a blue livery with white <a href="/wiki/Saltire" title="Saltire">saltire</a> markings on the carriage ends, as mandated by the Scottish Government's transport agency <a href="/wiki/Transport_Scotland" title="Transport Scotland">Transport Scotland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_operating_businesses">Current operating businesses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Current operating businesses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Current operating businesses include:<sup id="cite_ref-glance_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-glance-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_Bus">First Bus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: First Bus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September 2022 First Bus was reorganised as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ruishton_Blackbrook_-_First_44079_(YX58HVJ).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Ruishton_Blackbrook_-_First_44079_%28YX58HVJ%29.JPG/220px-Ruishton_Blackbrook_-_First_44079_%28YX58HVJ%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Ruishton_Blackbrook_-_First_44079_%28YX58HVJ%29.JPG/330px-Ruishton_Blackbrook_-_First_44079_%28YX58HVJ%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Ruishton_Blackbrook_-_First_44079_%28YX58HVJ%29.JPG/440px-Ruishton_Blackbrook_-_First_44079_%28YX58HVJ%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1366" data-file-height="820" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Buses_of_Somerset" class="mw-redirect" title="Buses of Somerset">Buses of Somerset</a> liveried <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Dennis_Enviro200" title="Alexander Dennis Enviro200">Alexander Dennis Enviro200</a> 44079 in <a href="/wiki/Ruishton" title="Ruishton">Ruishton</a> in July 2021</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Scotland">Scotland</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Scotland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Aberdeen" title="First Aberdeen">First Aberdeen</a> (formerly First Grampian)</li> <li>King Coaches (formerly First Aberdeen Coach Hire and Grampian Executive)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Glasgow" title="First Glasgow">First Glasgow</a> (formerly First Kelvin and First Greater Glasgow)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="East_of_England">East of England</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: East of England"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Eastern_Counties" title="First Eastern Counties">First Eastern Counties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Essex" title="First Essex">First Essex</a> (formerly First Eastern National, First Thamesway)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Manchester,_Midlands_and_South_Yorkshire"><span id="Manchester.2C_Midlands_and_South_Yorkshire"></span>Manchester, Midlands and South Yorkshire</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Manchester, Midlands and South Yorkshire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_South_Yorkshire_%26_Midlands" title="First South Yorkshire & Midlands">First South Yorkshire & Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Leicester" title="First Leicester">First Leicester</a> (Leicester Electric) (Formerly Leicester city bus, Leicester corporation transport)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aircoach" title="Aircoach">Aircoach</a>(Leicester to Birmingham Airport)</li> <li>East Midlands Airport Carpark shuttles (First Leicester)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Greater_Manchester" title="First Greater Manchester">First Greater Manchester</a> (Bee Network)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Potteries" title="First Potteries">First Potteries</a> (operating in Staffordshire and South Cheshire, formerly First PMT/PMT Limited)</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Potteries_65032.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Potteries_65032.jpg/220px-Potteries_65032.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Potteries_65032.jpg/330px-Potteries_65032.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Potteries_65032.jpg/440px-Potteries_65032.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>First Potteries Scania Omnicity in Stoke-on-Trent (January 2020)</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_South_Yorkshire" title="First South Yorkshire">First South Yorkshire</a> (formerly First Mainline)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="North_and_West_Yorkshire">North and West Yorkshire</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: North and West Yorkshire"><span>edit</span></a><span 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and South West England"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_South_West" title="First South West">First South West</a> (formerly First Devon & Cornwall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kernow_(bus_company)" title="Kernow (bus company)">Kernow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buses_of_Somerset" class="mw-redirect" title="Buses of Somerset">Buses of Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Berkshire_%26_The_Thames_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="First Berkshire & The Thames Valley">First Beeline</a> (formerly First Berkshire & The Thames Valley)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Hampshire_%26_Dorset" title="First Hampshire & Dorset">First Hampshire & Dorset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Truronian" title="Truronian">Truronian</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Wales_and_West_of_England">Wales and West of England</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Travel Solutions</a> re-branded 2016 (formerly First Rail Support) which provides emergency and planned rail replacement transport to train operating companies using First and non-First Transport through its 24-hour control room in <a href="/wiki/Clayton-le-Moors" title="Clayton-le-Moors">Clayton-le-moors Lancashire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Passenger_Solutions" title="Somerset Passenger Solutions">Specialist Passenger Solutions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ensignbus" title="Ensignbus">Ensignbus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/York_Pullman" title="York Pullman">York Pullman</a><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Lakeside Group<sup id="cite_ref-:0_67-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Anderson Travel<sup id="cite_ref-:1_68-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Ireland">Ireland</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Ireland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Greystones_aircoach_may.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Greystones_aircoach_may.jpg/220px-Greystones_aircoach_may.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Greystones_aircoach_may.jpg/330px-Greystones_aircoach_may.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Greystones_aircoach_may.jpg/440px-Greystones_aircoach_may.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Aircoach" title="Aircoach">Aircoach</a> Jonckheere SHV bodied <a href="/wiki/Volvo_Buses" title="Volvo Buses">Volvo</a> with destination of <a href="/wiki/Greystones" title="Greystones">Greystones</a> in <a href="/wiki/Shankill,_Dublin" title="Shankill, Dublin">Shankill</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aircoach" title="Aircoach">Aircoach</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_Rail">First Rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: First Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="United_Kingdom_2">United Kingdom</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Class_802_(TPE)_at_Newcastle_Station.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Class_802_%28TPE%29_at_Newcastle_Station.jpg/220px-Class_802_%28TPE%29_at_Newcastle_Station.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Class_802_%28TPE%29_at_Newcastle_Station.jpg/330px-Class_802_%28TPE%29_at_Newcastle_Station.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Class_802_%28TPE%29_at_Newcastle_Station.jpg/440px-Class_802_%28TPE%29_at_Newcastle_Station.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/TransPennine_Express" title="TransPennine Express">TransPennine Express</a> <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_802" title="British Rail Class 802">Class 802 'Nova 1'</a> at <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_railway_station" title="Newcastle railway station">Newcastle</a> in September 2020</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avanti_West_Coast" title="Avanti West Coast">Avanti West Coast</a> (70% shareholding)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Western_Railway_(train_operating_company)" title="Great Western Railway (train operating company)">Great Western Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hull_Trains" title="Hull Trains">Hull Trains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tramlink" title="Tramlink">London Tramlink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lumo_(train_operating_company)" title="Lumo (train operating company)">Lumo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Western_Railway_(train_operating_company)" class="mw-redirect" title="South Western Railway (train operating company)">South Western Railway</a> (70% shareholding)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/IFS_Cloud_Cable_Car" class="mw-redirect" title="IFS Cloud Cable Car">IFS Cloud Cable Car</a> operated on behalf of TfL</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Former_operating_companies">Former operating companies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Former operating companies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FirstGroup_Bus_in_Mannheim_101_9195.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/FirstGroup_Bus_in_Mannheim_101_9195.jpg/220px-FirstGroup_Bus_in_Mannheim_101_9195.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/FirstGroup_Bus_in_Mannheim_101_9195.jpg/330px-FirstGroup_Bus_in_Mannheim_101_9195.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/FirstGroup_Bus_in_Mannheim_101_9195.jpg/440px-FirstGroup_Bus_in_Mannheim_101_9195.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a><figcaption>FirstGroup Rhein-Neckar <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Citaro" title="Mercedes-Benz Citaro">Mercedes-Benz Citaro</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mannheim" title="Mannheim">Mannheim</a> in August 2008</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bus_and_coach">Bus and coach</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Bus and coach"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Canada">Canada</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greyhound_Canada" title="Greyhound Canada">Greyhound Canada</a> (<a href="/wiki/Intercity_bus_service" title="Intercity bus service">intercity bus services</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grey_Goose_Bus_Lines" title="Grey Goose Bus Lines">Grey Goose Bus Lines</a></li> <li>Vancouver Island Coach Lines<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voyageur_Colonial_Bus_Lines" title="Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines">Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Student_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="First Student Canada">First Student</a> (school, charter bus and public transit services)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HandyDART" title="HandyDART">HandyDART</a> Contract to <a href="/wiki/TransLink_(British_Columbia)" title="TransLink (British Columbia)">TransLink (British Columbia)</a> for accessible transit service in <a href="/wiki/Metro_Vancouver" class="mw-redirect" title="Metro Vancouver">Metro Vancouver</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Germany">Germany</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Germany"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>FirstGroup Rhein-Neckar sold September 2011 to Marwyn European Transport<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hong_Kong">Hong Kong</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Hong Kong"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_World_First_Bus" title="New World First Bus">New World First Bus</a> 26% stake sold May 2000 to <a href="/wiki/New_World_Development" title="New World Development">New World Development</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="United_Kingdom_3">United Kingdom</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Chester_%26_The_Wirral" title="First Chester & The Wirral">First Chester & The Wirral</a> sold to <a href="/wiki/Stagecoach_Merseyside_%26_South_Lancashire" class="mw-redirect" title="Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire">Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire</a> in January 2013</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Northampton" title="First Northampton">First Northampton</a> ceased 14 September 2013</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Scotland_East" title="First Scotland East">First Scotland East</a> (formerly First SMT, First Borders and First Midland Bluebird) sold to <a href="/wiki/McGill%27s_Bus_Services" title="McGill's Bus Services">McGills</a> in September 2022</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_London" title="First London">First London</a> from March 1997 until September 2013, most operations sold to <a href="/wiki/Go-Ahead_London" title="Go-Ahead London">Go-Ahead London</a>, <a href="/wiki/Metroline" title="Metroline">Metroline</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tower_Transit" title="Tower Transit">Tower Transit</a>, remainder ceased upon expiry of contracts in September 2013</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greyhound_UK" title="Greyhound UK">Greyhound UK</a> coach services between September 2009 and December 2015</li> <li>First Borders (formerly <a href="/wiki/Lowland_Scottish" title="Lowland Scottish">Lowland Scottish</a> and part of the wider <a href="/wiki/First_Scotland_East" title="First Scotland East">First Scotland East</a> group) sold to <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Motors" title="West Coast Motors">West Coast Motors</a>, trading as <a href="/wiki/Borders_Buses" title="Borders Buses">Borders Buses</a>, on 26 March 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>First Southampton (also known as First Cityred) ceased trading on 18 February 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="United_States">United States</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greyhound_Lines" title="Greyhound Lines">Greyhound Lines</a> (intercity bus services)<sup id="cite_ref-Sale_of_Greyhound_Lines,_Inc_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sale_of_Greyhound_Lines,_Inc-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BoltBus" title="BoltBus">BoltBus</a> (a discount operator competing with <a href="/wiki/Megabus_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Megabus (United States)">Megabus</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>First Vehicle Services, which maintained vehicles for many corporations, organizations and local governments, including the other First divisions.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Student" title="First Student">First Student</a>, sold in 2021</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Transit" title="First Transit">First Transit</a>, sold in 2021</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail">Rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="United_Kingdom_4">United Kingdom</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Great_Eastern" title="First Great Eastern">First Great Eastern</a> from January 1997 until April 2004, incorporated into <a href="/wiki/East_Anglia_franchise" title="East Anglia franchise">Greater Anglia franchise</a> subsequently operated by <a href="/wiki/National_Express" class="mw-redirect" title="National Express">National Express</a> as <a href="/wiki/National_Express_East_Anglia" title="National Express East Anglia">One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_North_Western" title="First North Western">First North Western</a> from March 1997 until December 2004, operations split between <a href="/wiki/Arriva_Trains_Wales" title="Arriva Trains Wales">Arriva Trains Wales</a>, <a href="/wiki/First_TransPennine_Express" title="First TransPennine Express">First TransPennine Express</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northern_Rail" title="Northern Rail">Northern Rail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GB_Railfreight" title="GB Railfreight">First GBRf</a> from August 2003 until sold in June 2010 to <a href="/wiki/Getlink" title="Getlink">Eurotunnel Group</a>, rebranded as GB Railfreight</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Capital_Connect" title="First Capital Connect">First Capital Connect</a> from April 2006 until September 2014, succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Govia_Thameslink_Railway" title="Govia Thameslink Railway">Govia Thameslink Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_ScotRail" title="First ScotRail">First ScotRail</a> from October 2004 until March 2015, succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Abellio_ScotRail" title="Abellio ScotRail">Abellio ScotRail</a> & <a href="/wiki/Caledonian_Sleeper" title="Caledonian Sleeper">Caledonian Sleeper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_TransPennine_Express" title="First TransPennine Express">First TransPennine Express</a> (55% shareholding) from February 2004 until March 2016, succeeded by <a href="/wiki/TransPennine_Express_(2016%E2%80%932023)" title="TransPennine Express (2016–2023)">TransPennine Express</a> with FirstGroup having 100% ownership</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TransPennine_Express_(2016-2023)" class="mw-redirect" title="TransPennine Express (2016-2023)">TransPennine Express</a> from April 2016 until May 2023, superseded by government-owned <a href="/wiki/TransPennine_Express" title="TransPennine Express">TransPennine Express</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="United_States_2">United States</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FirstGroup&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A-train_(Denton_County_Transportation_Authority)" class="mw-redirect" title="A-train (Denton County Transportation Authority)">A-train</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denton_County_Transportation_Authority" title="Denton County Transportation Authority">Denton County Transportation Authority</a> commenced October 2016</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Denmark_and_Sweden">Denmark and Sweden</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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