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Firstgroup losses widen in H1 as higher costs offset revenue

The transport group said passenger volumes at its First Bus operations were 71 per cent of its 2019 levels on average in recent weeks, representing a slowdown in the pace of improvement.

FIRSTGROUP PLC ACQUISITION OF REMAINING SHAREHOLDING IN SOMERSET PASSENGER SOLUTIONS FirstGroup plc is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, First South West Limited, has acquired... | October 4, 2021

FIRSTGROUP PLC - Annual Financial Report PR Newswire London, August 11 11 August 2021 FirstGroup plc LEI: 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93 Annual Report and Financial

FirstGroup is the UKs largest bus operator, with a fleet of nearly 9,000 vehicles providing more than 20% of all local services. Photo: Jamie Simpson By Kristy Dorsey Matthew Gregory is surrendering the helm at FirstGroup after the transport giant’s largest shareholder renewed calls for the chief executive’s resignation. In an announcement alongside the release of its financial results for the year to the end of March, FirstGroup said Mr Gregory will not seek re-election at the compan...

New managing director at TransPennine Express The new managing director of a rail operator with services in Cumbria has started his new role. Matthew Golton has replaced Liz Collins as the managing director of TransPennine Express (TPE). Liz is to take up a part-time position with West Coast Partnership. With more than three decades of experience in rail, Matthew joins the train company from his position as business development director for First Rail, where he led the team working with the De...

UK: ‘How we go about our daily lives and conduct our businesses has changed for a lot of people’, said Steve Montgomery, Managing Director of FirstGroup’s First Rail business at the TransPennine Express RE-Connect 2021 conference.

2021-05-28T06:00:00 UK: ‘How we go about our daily lives and conduct our businesses has changed for a lot of people’, said Steve Montgomery, Managing Director of FirstGroup’s First Rail business at the TransPennine Express RE-Connect 2021 conference. Please sign in or register for free to view this page   You have reached your limit of news stories for this week. Register for FREE to read this article and get: Unlimited access to online news coverage from: Railway Gazette Interna...

THE new boss of public transport company TransPennine Express has promised to make positive changes for rail passengers and the communities it…

First Student buses By Scott Wright SHARES in FirstGroup leapt by 4.5 per cent after it found a buyer for its two of its three US bus operations, bringing a drawn-out exit process to a close. The Aberdeen-based transport giant has struck a deal to sell its First Student and First Transit businesses across the Atlantic in a deal worth around $4.6 billion (£3.3 billion). And it pledged that the sale would allow it to return around £365 million to shareholders throughout the calendar yea...