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{{Infobox company
| name = FirstGroup plc
| type = [[Public limited company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{ubl|{{lse|FGP}}|[[FTSE 250 Index|FTSE 250]] component}}
| foundation = 1 April 1995
| location = {{nowrap|[[Aberdeen]], Scotland, UK}}
| area_served = United Kingdom<br> Republic of Ireland
| key_people = Peter Lynas<br>{{small|(Acting Chairman)}}<br> Graham Sutherland<br>{{small|(Chief Executive)}}
| industry = [[Transport]]
| products = Bus, coach, rail & tram
| revenue = {{decrease}} [[Pound sterling|£]]4,715.1&nbsp;million (2024)<ref name=ar>{{cite web |url =https://www.firstgroupplc.com/~/media/Files/F/Firstgroup-Plc/reports-and-presentations/reports/annual-report-2024.pdf|title = Annual Report and Accounts 2024 |publisher = FirstGroup |access-date = 10 February 2025}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{decrease}} [[Pound sterling|£]]46.5&nbsp;million (2024)<ref name=ar/>
| net_income = {{decrease}} [[Pound sterling|£]](9.4)&nbsp;million (2024)<ref name=ar/>
| num_employees = 29,339 (2024)<ref name=ar/>
| parent = 
| subsid = [[#Current operating businesses|See below]]
| homepage = {{nowrap|{{URL|https://www.firstgroupplc.com}}}}
}}

'''FirstGroup''' is a transport organisation that operates both buses and rail across the [[United Kingdom]]. They are based in [[Aberdeen]], Scotland.<ref name=SC157176>[http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/SC157176 Companies House extract company no SC157176] FirstGroup plc</ref>

Major rail operations from past and present include [[First Great Western]], [[First Capital Connect]] among others
== Current operating businesses ==
Current operating businesses include:<ref name=glance>{{cite web |url = http://www.firstgroupplc.com/about-firstgroup/firstgroup-at-a-glance.aspx |title = At a glance |publisher = FirstGroup |access-date = 1 March 2021}}</ref>
== First Bus ==
In September 2022 First Bus was reorganised as follows:<ref>{{cite magazine |last1 = Hilson |first1 = Aaron |title = First Bus restructures as Government funding cuts loom in England |url = https://cbwmagazine.com/first-bus-restructures-as-government-funding-cuts-loom-in-england/ |magazine = CBW |date = 5 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = https://busandtrainuser.com/2022/07/02/a-reverse-move-for-first/ |title = A reverse move for First |publisher = busandtrainuser.com |date = 2 July 2022}}</ref>
== United Kingdom ==
* [[First Great Eastern]] from January 1997 until April 2004, incorporated into [[East Anglia franchise|Greater Anglia franchise]] subsequently operated by [[National Express]] as [[National Express East Anglia|One]]
* [[First North Western]] from March 1997 until December 2004, operations split between [[Arriva Trains Wales]], [[First TransPennine Express]] and [[Northern Rail]]
* [[GB Railfreight|First GBRf]] from August 2003 until sold in June 2010 to [[Getlink|Eurotunnel Group]], rebranded as GB Railfreight
* [[First Capital Connect]] from April 2006 until September 2014, succeeded by [[Govia Thameslink Railway]]
* [[First ScotRail]] from October 2004 until March 2015, succeeded by [[Abellio ScotRail]] & [[Caledonian Sleeper]]
* [[First TransPennine Express]] (55% shareholding) from February 2004 until March 2016, succeeded by [[TransPennine Express (2016–2023)|TransPennine Express]] with FirstGroup having 100% ownership
* [[TransPennine Express (2016-2023)|TransPennine Express]] from April 2016 until May 2023, superseded by government-owned [[TransPennine Express]]
== 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 ==
* [[First bus East of England]] [[konectbus]] Simonds Central Connect bus Flagfinders
* [[First Essex]] (formerly First East of England National, First Thamesway)
== Manchester, Midlands and South Yorkshire ==
* [[First South Yorkshire & Midlands]]
* [[First Leicester]] (Leicester Electric) (Formerly Leicester city bus, Leicester corporation transport)
* [[Aircoach]](Leicester to Birmingham Airport)
* East Midlands Airport Carpark shuttles (First Leicester)
* [[First Greater Manchester]] (Bee Network)
* [[First Potteries]] (operating in Staffordshire and South Cheshire, formerly First PMT/PMT Limited) 
[[File:Potteries 65032.jpg|thumb|First Potteries Scania Omnicity in Stoke-on-Trent (January 2020)]]
* [[First South Yorkshire]] (formerly First Mainline)
== North and West Yorkshire ==
* [[First West Yorkshire]]
* [[First Bradford]]
* [[First Calderdale & Huddersfield|First Halifax, Calder Valley & Huddersfield]]
* [[First Leeds]] (Leeds Electric)
* [[First York]] (including the [[York Park & Ride]])
== South and South West England ==
* [[First South West]] (formerly First Devon & Cornwall)
* [[Kernow (bus company)|Kernow]]
* [[Buses of Somerset]]
* [[First Berkshire & The Thames Valley|First Beeline]] (formerly First Berkshire & The Thames Valley)
* [[First Hampshire & Dorset]]
* [[Truronian]]
== Wales and West of England ==
* [[First West of England]] (formerly First Bristol & First Somerset & Avon)
* [[First Midland Red|First Worcestershire]] (sometimes referred to as First Wyvern)
* [[First Cymru]]
== Other operations ==
* [[First Travel Solutions]] 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 [[Clayton-le-Moors|Clayton-le-moors Lancashire]].
* First Tram operations ([[Tramlink]]) Taken over by First Group in 2017 it deals with one of the two Lite rail networks in greater London.
* [[Somerset Passenger Solutions|Specialist Passenger Solutions]]
* [[Ensignbus]]
* [[York Pullman]]<ref name="auto"/>
* Lakeside Group<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=chrispeat |date=2024-10-25 |title=Lakeside Group acquired by FirstGroup |url=https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/lakeside-group-acquired-by-firstgroup/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Bus & Coach Buyer |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* Anderson Travel<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=chrispeat |date=2024-10-21 |title=Anderson Travel acquired by First |url=https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/anderson-travel-acquired-by-first/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Bus & Coach Buyer |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Ireland ==
[[File:Greystones aircoach may.jpg|thumb|[[Aircoach]] Jonckheere SHV bodied [[Volvo Buses|Volvo]] with destination of [[Greystones]] in [[Shankill, Dublin|Shankill]]]]
* [[Aircoach]]
* Matthews Coach Hire<ref name=":3" />
== First Rail ==

== Former operating companies ==
[[File:FirstGroup Bus in Mannheim 101 9195.jpg|thumb|FirstGroup Rhein-Neckar [[Mercedes-Benz Citaro]] in [[Mannheim]] in August 2008]]
== Bus and coach ==

== Canada ==
* [[Greyhound Canada]] ([[intercity bus service]]s)
**[[Grey Goose Bus Lines]]
**Vancouver Island Coach Lines<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vicoachlines.com/|title=Vancouver Island Coachlines – Your Vancouver Island Transportation Solution|access-date=9 September 2020}}</ref>
**[[Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines]]
**[[First Student Canada|First Student]] (school, charter bus and public transit services)
**[[HandyDART]] Contract to [[TransLink (British Columbia)]] for accessible transit service in [[Metro Vancouver]]
== Germany ==
* FirstGroup Rhein-Neckar sold September 2011 to Marwyn European Transport<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date = 23 May 2007 |title = First moves in to Germany |url = http://www.busandcoach.com/newsstory.aspx?id=1373 |url-status = dead |work = Bus & Coach Professional |location = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071213230616/http://www.busandcoach.com/newsstory.aspx?id=1373 |archive-date = 13 December 2007 |access-date = 17 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date = 4 October 2011 |title = FirstGroup zieht sich aus Deutschland zurück |trans-title = FirstGroup withdraws from Germany |url = https://www.omnibusrevue.de/nachrichten/management/firstgroup-zieht-sich-aus-deutschland-zurueck-2567641 |language = de |work = OmnibusRevue |access-date = 17 January 2023}}</ref>
== Hong Kong ==
* [[New World First Bus]] 26% stake sold May 2000 to [[New World Development]]
== United States ==
* [[A-train (Texas)|A-train]], [[Denton County Transportation Authority]] commenced October 2016
== Rail ==

== Denmark and Sweden ==
* [[DSBFirst]] was a joint rail venture with [[Danish State Railways]] (30% shareholding) until 2013

== FirstGroup Media ==
<gallery widths='160px' heights='100%' mode='traditional' caption=''>
File:Plymouth railway station (28976925648).jpg|A line-up of [[First Great Western]] trains at [[Plymouth railway station|Plymouth]] in 2018

File:312718 and 312721 at Kirby Cross.JPG|[[First Great Eastern]] [[British Rail Class 312|Class 312]] at [[Kirby Cross railway station|Kirby Cross]] in March 2004

File:Greyhound Lines 86025a.JPG|[[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] [[Prevost Car|Prevost]] coach at [[Toronto Coach Terminal]] in April 2009

File:Bishops Lydeard Station Road - First 60918 (YG02DLJ).JPG|First bus in 'Olympia' livery in [[Bishops Lydeard]] in 2014

File:First 36531 BK73 AEV.jpg|[[First Bus East of England|First Eastern Counties]] [[Wright StreetDeck Electroliner]] in [[Norwich]] in October 2023

File:Hull Trains class 802.jpg|[[Hull Trains]] [[British Rail Class 802|Class 802 ''Paragon'']] at [[Doncaster railway station|Doncaster]] in March 2024

File:DennisDartMarshallC37busFirstWirral.jpg|[[Marshall C37|Marshall]] bodied [[Dennis Dart]] in [[Bromborough]] in March 2007 in the original "Barbie 2" livery

File:SK19EOC First Glasgow 33392 ADL Enviro400MMC.jpg|[[First Glasgow]] [[Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC]] at [[Buchanan bus station]] in "Ultraviolet" livery with old first bus logo
</gallery>
== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Agreement to acquire York Pullman Bus Company |url=https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/uk/first_group/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=858&newsid=1783100 |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=otp.tools.investis.com}}</ref>
<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=chrispeat |date=2025-02-04 |title=FirstGroup acquires Matthews Coach Hire |url=https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/firstgroup-acquires-matthews-coach-hire/ |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=Bus & Coach Buyer |language=en-GB}}</ref>
<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=First acquires Stirling-London Grand Union open access operation |url=https://www.railmagazine.com/news/2024/09/24/first-acquires-stirling-london-grand-union-open-access-operation |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Rail|language=en}}</ref>
<ref name="Sale of Greyhound Lines, Inc">{{cite web |title = Sale of Greyhound Lines, Inc. |url = https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/uk/first_group/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=858&newsid=1519026 |access-date = 23 October 2021 |website = otp.tools.investis.com}}</ref>
}}
== Other websites ==
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* {{official website|https://www.firstgroupplc.com}}
* {{OpenCorp|firstgroup|FirstGroup}}

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