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FirstGroup plc
Type	Public (LSE: FGP)
Founded	1995
Headquarters	Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Area served	British Isles and North America
Key people	Moir Lockhead
Industry	Public transport and Railfreight
Products	First, First ScotRail, First Great Western, First Capital Connect, TransPennine Express, FirstHull TrainsFirst Student and FirstGBRf.
Revenue	£3,709m (12 months to Mar 2007)
Operating income	£203.6m (12 months to Mar 2007)
Net income	£102.1m (12 months to 31 Mar 2007)
Employees	135,000 (approx)
Subsidiaries	UK Bus, UK Rail, First Student, First Transit, First Services, Greyhound USA and Greyhound Canada
Website	http://www.firstgroup.com/

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Company

FirstGroup plc is Britain's largest bus operator running more than one in five 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 run passenger and freight rail services in the UK. Passenger rail franchises consist of First Great Western, First Capital Connect, First TransPennine Express and First ScotRail. They also operate First Hull Trains(a 80% share), a non-franchised open access intercity passenger train service and provide rail freight services through FirstGBRf. First operates the Croydon Tramlink network carrying approximately 24 million passengers a year on behalf of Transport for London, although its contract has been cancelled and will be transferred wholly to TfL. TransPennine Express (TPE) is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ...

First buses in Huddersfield

In North America, FirstGroup has several divisions: First Student which runs school bus routes; First Transit which holds many city and county public transport contracts; and First Vehicle Services which maintains vehicles for many corporations, organisations and local governments, including the other First divisions and Greyhound lines. Canadian operations are provided through their First Canada subsidiary which operates school buses and fulfills public transport contracts. , Huddersfield is a large town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. ...

A First TransPennine Express Class 185 train in current First colours at Doncaster

FirstGroup has always had a consistent brand and most of the names of its operations begin with the word First, such as First ScotRail, First Aberdeen, First Glasgow and First Bristol. The company has since removed all local branding for its local bus services - buses now simply carry the fleet name ‘First’ throughout the UK, although each company still operates independently. Its corporate colours are white, rubine red and blue, and many of its buses and trains are now liveried in these colours - though buses and trams operating Transport for London-tendered services, and suburban rail services in Strathclyde operated on behalf of SPT retain those authorities' liveries - red, and carmine/cream respectively. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1097, 645 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): British Rail British Rail Class 185 TransPennine Express User:AA Milne/British Rail Network Metadata This file contains... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1097, 645 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): British Rail British Rail Class 185 TransPennine Express User:AA Milne/British Rail Network Metadata This file contains... First TransPennine Express (FTPE) is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... 185102 is seen here departing Leeds City station during testing trials on 15 January 2006, and shows the livery in which the trains were delivered. ... For other places with the same name, see Doncaster (disambiguation). ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ... FirstGroup plc (LSE: FGP) is a British transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, with headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland. ... First Glasgow is the largest bus operator in Glasgow, UK. It is part of First Group, a major bus and train operator based in Aberdeen, UK. It operates 118 services in Greater Glasgow and has over 1,000 buses. ... Transport For London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system throughout Greater London in England. ... The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is a public body which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland. ... The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is a public body which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland. ...

First own and operate the Aircoach service in Dublin, linking Dublin Airport with the Dublin southside, Greystones and Bray as well as long distance runs to Cork and Belfast. Aircoach also operate car park shuttles at Belfast and Dublin Airports. As of April 2008, Aircoach has started operating shuttle bus services for the Mater Private Hospital and Phoenix Park. Aircoach does not carry corporate branding although recently drivers have begun to receive standard FirstGroup uniforms with additional Aircoach branding. For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... Private spiral ramp access to the main terminal building of Dublin (Áth Cliath) Airport Dublin Airport (IATA: DUB, ICAO: EIDW), or Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath in Irish, is operated by the Dublin Airport Authority plc. ... This article is about the city in the Republic of Ireland. ... This article is about the city in Northern Ireland. ...

History

First-owned Grampian bus in Aberdeen (1998)

The company was formed as FirstBus in June 1995 through the merger of two bus companies, the Badgerline Group (see Badgerline) and GRT Limited (Grampian Regional Transport). For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ... First Badgerlines roots can be traced back to the old Bristol Omnibus Company - the unprivatised regional bus company based in, not surprisingly, Bristol, England. ...

In 1998 the company was renamed FirstGroup when the company moved into railways with the privatisation of British Rail, gaining the Great Eastern franchise, then purchasing Swindon based Great Western Trains, holders of the North Western and Great Western franchises. Soon after, they also began operating London’s Tramlink system under franchise from London Transport. Privatization (sometimes privatisation, denationalization, or — especially in India — disinvestment) is the process of transferring property, from public ownership to private ownership. ... This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ... First Great Eastern was a successful railway company that operated suburban, local and medium distance train services from London Liverpool Street via Romford to Essex and Ipswich. ... In economics, a government-granted monopoly (also called a de jure monopoly) is a form of coercive monopoly in a government grants exclusive privilege to a private individual or firm to be the sole provider of a good or service; potential competitors are excluded from the market by law, regulation... , For other places with the same name, see Swindon (disambiguation). ... First North Western was a train operating company in the United Kingdom serving North West England. ... First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd,[1] a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup, which operates services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a public transport tramway in south London, operated by FirstGroup on behalf of Transport for London. ... Transport For London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system throughout Greater London in England. ...

During 2004, First were awarded the ScotRail franchise to run trains in Scotland, in which it already operated the lion’s share of bus services, and took over the new TransPennine Express franchise in partnership with French transport company Keolis. In addition, First Great Western run the Heathrow Connect service in partnership with BAA. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ... This article is about the country. ... TransPennine Express (TPE) is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... Heathrow Connect is a train service in London, connecting Heathrow Airport with Paddington station. ... BAA plc is the owner and operator of seven major United Kingdom airports and operator of several airports worldwide, making the company one of the largest transport companies in the world. ...

The First North Western franchise, however, was lost to Serco/NedRailways in December 2004. First North Western’s services in northern England were combined with those previously run by Arriva Trains Northern (and not part of the Transpennine network) to form the new Northern Rail franchise. First North Western was a train operating company in the United Kingdom serving North West England. ... Serco Group plc is an international company with several branches. ... Nederlandse Spoorwegen or NS (Dutch railways) is the main public transport railway company in the Netherlands. ... ← - 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in December • 30 Artie Shaw • 29 Julius Axelrod • 28 Jacques Dupuis • 28 Jerry Orbach • 28 Susan Sontag • 26 Reggie White • 26 Sir Angus Ogilvy • 23 P. V. Narasimha Rao • 23 Doug Ault • 19 Renata Tebaldi • 16... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Arriva Trains Northern was a train operating company that operated passenger trains in Northern England. ... Northern Rail is a train operating company that has operated local services in the north of England since 2004. ...

First have also lost First Great Eastern to National Express Group who operate it as National Express East Anglia. In fact, they were banned from bidding for the franchise, despite being named Train Operator of the Year at the time. First Great Eastern was a successful railway company that operated suburban, local and medium distance train services from London Liverpool Street via Romford to Essex and Ipswich. ... National Express Group plc (LSE: NEX) is a UK-based transport group that operates airport, bus and rail services in the UK, the US and Canada, Australia, Spain, Portugal and Morocco and long-distance coach routes across Europe. ... One Railway (or simply One) is the brand name of London Eastern Railway Ltd, a British company which operates local, suburban and express services from London Liverpool Street in the City of London to East and North London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and East Anglia, otherwise known as the Greater Anglia... Train Operator of the Year is a rail transport industry award to recognize excellence among train operating companies of the United Kingdom. ...

From 1st April 2006 First has operated a new rail franchise under the brand First Capital Connect. This comprises the amalgamation of the existing Great Northern line of the former wagn service and the Thameslink line. First Capital Connect is a train operating company in England that began its passenger operations on the National Rail network at 02:00 BST 1 April 2006. ... wagn was a franchise operator of commuter train services out of London Kings Cross and Moorgate stations. ... Thameslink is a fifty-station line in the British railway system running 225 km (140 miles) north to south across London from Bedford to Brighton through the Snow Hill tunnel. ...

The Great Western franchise was extended in 2006 to also include the services of the former Wessex Trains and Thames Trains, and this new franchise was again awarded to First. A Wessex Class 153 A Class 150/2 unit in West Country advertising livery. ... Thames Trains was a British railway company franchised (from September 1996, following the privatisation of British Rail, until 31 March 2004) to run regional and suburban trains from London Paddington station to destinations in the home counties west of London (also to Worcester, Hereford and Stratford-upon-Avon), as well...

New World First Bus (NWFB) of Hong Kong was jointly established and owned by the group and NWS Holdings Limited since 1998 . The brand new company had successfully won the tender of 88 Hong Kong Island routes formerly operated by China Motor Bus. In late 2000, the group sold all 26% of NWFB stocks to NWS Holdings. New World First Bus Services Limited (First Bus, or NWFB) was established in 1998, taking over China Motor Buss franchise on 1 September 1998 to provide bus services on Hong Kong Island together with Citybus. ... The night view of the Island side as seen from the Kowloon side - the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Hong Kong Island (Traditional Chinese: 香港島; Simplified Chinese: 香港岛; Cantonese Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 dou2; Mandarin Pinyin: Xiānggǎngdǎo) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory... China Motor Bus Company Ltd. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

In February 2007, FirstGroup agreed to buy the U.S.-based firm Laidlaw, an operator of inter-city coaches and yellow school buses across North America, for £1.9 billion (US$3.7 billion). This also gives them a controlling stake in Greyhound Lines, the largest bus operator in North America.^[1] One of Laidlaws yellow school buses Laidlaw, organized as Laidlaw International, Inc. ... A yellow school bus. ... This article is about the US bus line. ...

On October 1, 2007 Firstgroup completed its acquisition of Laidlaw to become the largest school bus company in America.^[2]

First also operate bus services in Germany and have a joint venture with Danish State Railways.^[3]

Senior management

First's senior management are as follows: ^[4]

• Martin Gilbert - Non-Executive Chairman
• Moir Lockhead - Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive
• Dean Finch - Chief Operating Officer - North America
• David Leeder - Director of International Development and Marketing
• Sidney Barrie - Commercial Director and Company Secretary
• Nicholas Chevis - Acting Finance Director
• David Dunn - Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
• James Forbes - Non-Executive Director
• Audrey Baxter - Non-Executive Director
• David Begg - Non-Executive Director
• James Forbes - Non-Executive Director
• John Sievwright - Non-Executive Director
• Martyn Williams - Non-Executive Employee Director

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Operating companies

Rail services

First Great Western train at Radley

• First Capital Connect
• First Great Western
• First TransPennine Express (55% stake) [1]
• First ScotRail
• FirstGBRf
• Hull Trains (80% stake) [2]

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Light rail services

A First Great Western mark 3 rail coach

• Tramlink

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Bus and coach services

UK

See also: Bus transport in the United Kingdom

• First Glasgow (formerly First Kelvin and First Greater Glasgow)
• First Aberdeen (formerly First Grampian)
• First Edinburgh (formerly First SMT, First Borders and First Midland Bluebird)
• First Pennine (which forms part of First Manchester)
• First Leeds
• First York (including the York Park and Ride operated by First)
• First Bradford
• First Calderdale & Huddersfield
• First Manchester
• First South Yorkshire
• First Potteries (Operating in Staffordshire and South Cheshire)
• First Chester & The Wirral
• ChesterBus (Local services within the City of Chester)
• First Leicester

First Cymru coach in Cardiff

First York bus in York

• First Northampton
• First Eastern Counties
  • Ipswich Rapid Transit
• First Midland Red Buses Limited (sometimes referred to as First Wyvern)
• First Cymru
• First Berkshire & The Thames Valley (formerly First Beeline)
• First Somerset & Avon (formerly Badgerline and the Somerset operations of First Southern National)
• First Essex (formerly First Eastern National)
• First London & South East
• First Bristol (formerly First Cityline)
• First Hampshire & Dorset (formerly First Southampton, First Provincial and the Dorset operations of First Southern National)
• First Devon & Cornwall (formerly First Western National)
• Truronian (sub brand of First Devon & Cornwall due to become part of First Devon & Cornwall)

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Outside the UK

• Aircoach (Dublin)
• New World First Bus (Hong Kong)
• First Transit (Bus and rapid transit in USA)
• First Student (School Bus services all over United States)
• Greyhound Lines

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Fleet numbers

In 2003 First introduced the SemaVoyager system of fleet numbering across all its fleets. Vehicles now carry five-digit fleet numbers, with the first digit denoting vehicle type, as follows:

• 1xxxx: Articulated buses
• 2xxxx: Coaches
• 3xxxx: Double-deck buses
• 4xxxx: Midibuses
• 5xxxx: Minibuses
• 6xxxx: Full-length single-deck buses

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Services formerly operated

• First Great Eastern (until April 2004, now operated by National Express Group as National Express East Anglia - formally known as 'ONE')
• First North Western (until December 2004, services now operated by Northern Rail, TransPennine Express, Arriva Trains Wales and Virgin Trains.)

First Great Eastern was a successful railway company that operated suburban, local and medium distance train services from London Liverpool Street via Romford to Essex and Ipswich. ... National Express Group plc (LSE: NEX) is a UK-based transport group that operates airport, bus and rail services in the UK, the US and Canada, Australia, Spain, Portugal and Morocco and long-distance coach routes across Europe. ... One Railway (or simply One) is the brand name of London Eastern Railway Ltd, a British company which operates local, suburban and express services from London Liverpool Street in the City of London to East and North London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and East Anglia, otherwise known as the Greater Anglia... First North Western was a train operating company in the United Kingdom serving North West England. ... Northern Rail is a train operating company that has operated local services in the north of England since 2004. ... TransPennine Express (TPE) is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... Arriva Trains Wales (Welsh: ) is a train operating company that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches. ... Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, which currently provides services from London Euston to the North West, West Midlands and Scotland on the West Coast Main Line. ...

References

See also

• National Rail
• Privatisation of British Rail

National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo A typical National Rail station sign showing the double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... The privatisation of British Rail was the result of the Railways Act 1993 introduced by John Majors Conservative government. ...

External links

• Corporate web site
• FirstGroup America
• FirstBus Canada
• First Student (US)
• First Transit (US)
• Aircoach web site
• York Aircoach web site
• Driving Up Standards - Trade union website

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As the name suggests, the company operate bus services within Devon and Cornwall following the takeovers of Western National (in Cornwall and South Devon) and Red Bus (in North Devon). ... First Eastern Counties is a major bus operator in Norfolk and Suffolk in eastern England. ... FirstGroup plc (LSE: FGP) is a British transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, with headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland. ... First Group-owned First Essex is one of many operators of London Buses. ... First Glasgow is the largest bus operator in Glasgow, UK. It is part of First Group, a major bus and train operator based in Aberdeen, UK. It operates 118 services in Greater Glasgow and has over 1,000 buses. ... First in Hampshire & Dorset is a subsidiary bus company within First Group which operates buses and trains throughout Great Britain. ... First Leicester is the trading name of Leicester Citybus Ltd. ... First London is one of many operators of London Buses and owned by First Group. ... First Manchester is one of the bus companies serving the area of Greater Manchester, England. ... Potteries Motor Traction (PMT) is a company based in Stoke-on-Trent that operates omnibuses in north-west England. ... A First Chester & The Wirral Scania L113CRL bus with Wright bodywork, photographed in Bromborough, Wirral First Chester & The Wirral is a division of bus operator First PMT Ltd, running local bus services in and around Chester and the Wirral, north west England. ... First South Yorkshire is a large bus operator in South Yorkshire, England. ... First West Yorkshire is the trading name of the four First bus companies serving the area of West Yorkshire, England. ... First Bradford is one of the bus companies serving the area of West Yorkshire, England. ... First Calderdale & Huddersfield is one of the bus companies serving the area of West Yorkshire, England. ... First Leeds is a bus operator based in and around Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. ... First York is the largest bus operator in York, England. ... International bus companies: First Student · First Transit · Greyhound Lines · Vermont Transit Lines · BoltBus · Greyhound Canada · Grey Goose Bus Lines · New World First Bus · Vancouver Island Coach Lines Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1508x1047, 315 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Radley First Great Western FirstGroup plc British Rail Class 180 Radley railway station Metadata This file contains additional... FirstGroup plc (LSE: FGP) is a Scottish transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, with headquarters in Aberdeen. ... FirstGroup plc (LSE: FGP) is a Scottish transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, with headquarters in Aberdeen. ... This article is about the US bus line. ... Vermont Transit Lines (VTL) is a bus company serving New England. ... Calgary-based Greyhound Canada is a subsidiary of Naperville, Illinois-based Laidlaw International, Incorporated (formerly Laidlaw, Inc. ... Grey Goose Bus Lines is a subsidary of the Greyhound Bus Lines operating in Manitoba,Canada. ... New World First Bus Services Limited (First Bus, or NWFB) was established in 1998, taking over China Motor Buss franchise on 1 September 1998 to provide bus services on Hong Kong Island together with Citybus. ... Railway companies: First Capital Connect · FirstGBRf · First Great Western · First ScotRail · First TransPennine Express · Hull Trains · Heathrow Connect First Capital Connect is a train operating company in England that began its passenger operations on the National Rail network at 02:00 BST 1 April 2006. ... Class 66 66713 Forest City on display at Crewe Works open day on 1 June 2003. ... First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd,[1] a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup, which operates services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ... First TransPennine Express (FTPE) is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... ^ Pick up northbound, set down southbound; selected weekday services only Hull Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running up to seven long distance services each day between London Kings Cross and Hull. ... Heathrow Connect is a train service in London, connecting Heathrow Airport with Paddington station. ... Tram operations: Tramlink (Until Late 2008) Annual revenue: ▲ £3,708 million GBP (2007) · Employees: 74,233 (2007) · Stock symbol: LSE: FGP · Website: www.firstgroup.com

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Admiral Group plc is a British motor insurance company headquartered in Cardiff, Wales. ... Alliance & Leicester plc (LSE: AL.) is an awful British bank, formerly a building society. ... AMEC plc (LSE: AMEC) is a British company, headquartered in London. ... Anglo American plc (LSE: AAL, JSE: ANGLO) is a world-wide group of companies, originally founded in South Africa as a mining enterprise but now extending into other areas. ... Antifagass plc (LSE: ANTO) is a mining company which specialises in copper. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... AstraZeneca PLC (LSE: AZN, OMX: AZN), is a large Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company formed on 6 April 1999 by the merger of Swedish Astra AB and British Zeneca Group PLC. Zeneca was part of Imperial Chemical Industries prior to a demerger in 1993. ... Aviva plc (LSE: AV.) is the worlds fifth-largest insurance group, the biggest insurance group in the UK and the second-largest insurance group in Canada. ... , BAE Systems plc (BAE) is a British defence and aerospace company headquartered at Farnborough, England, UK, that has worldwide interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. ... BG Group Plc (LSE: BG.) is an energy production and distribution company which has its headquarters in Reading outside London, England. ... Billiton redirects here. ... This article is about the energy corporation. ... BT Group plc (formerly British Telecommunications plc) which trades as BT (pronounced Bee tee) (also previously as British Telecom and is still commonly known as such amongst the general public) is the privatised UK state telecommunications operator. ... The Barclays Group is based in One Churchill Place, Canary Wharf Barclays plc (LSE: BARC, NYSE: BCS, TYO: 8642 ) is a global financial services provider and sportswear consultancy operating in Europe, the United States, the Middle East, Latin America, Australia, Asia and Africa. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... British American Tobacco Plc (LSE: BATS, AMEX: BTI, KLSE: BAT) is the second largest listed tobacco company in the world. ... British Energy plc (LSE: BGY) is the UKs largest electricity generator by volume and a constituent company of FTSE 100. ... The British Land Company PLC (LSE: BLND) is one of the largest property development and investment companies in the United Kingdom. ... British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB — formerly two companies, Sky Television and BSB) is a company that operates Sky Digital, a subscription television service in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. ... Cable and Wireless (LSE: CW.) is a British telecommunications company. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Capita is a British company headquartered in London which specialises in business process outsourcing, having clients in central and local government, and in the private sector. ... The British-American corporation, Carnival Corporation & PLC is the worlds largest cruise operator, comprising 12 cruise brands, including Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Windstar Cruises and Seabourn Cruise Line in North America; P&O Cruises, Cunard Line, Ocean Village Holidays and Swan Hellenic in the United... The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC (LSE: CPW), known as The Carphone Warehouse, is Europes largest independent mobile phone retailer, with over 1,700 stores across Europe. ... Centrica plc (LSE: CNA) is a large multinational utility company, based in the United Kingdom but also with interests in North America and Europe. ... Cobham plc is a British manufacturing company based in Wimborne. ... The British company Compass Group LSE: CPG is one of the largest food service businesses in the world. ... Diageo plc (LSE: DGE, NYSE: DEO) is the largest multinational beer, wine and spirits company in the world. ... Enterprise Inns Plc is a UK leased and tenanted pub company, headquartered in Solihull, West Midlands IN England. ... Experian is a global information solutions company, with operations in over 30 countries around the world, including the USA, UK, most European countries, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, China, Japan and Australia. ... Friends Provident plc (LSE: FP.) manages a life assurance business mainly based in the United Kingdom and with offices throughout the world. ... G4S plc (formerly Group 4 Securicor, (LSE: GFS) is the worlds largest security services provider. ... GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE: GSK NYSE: GSK) is a British based pharmaceutical, biological, and healthcare company. ... Group headquarters on The Mound, Edinburgh HBOS Office at Trinity Road, Halifax HBOS plc (LSE: HBOS) is a banking and insurance group in the United Kingdom, the holding company for Bank of Scotland plc, which operates the Bank of Scotland and Halifax brands; HBOS Australia, owner of BankWest; and HBOS... HSBC Holdings plc (traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (LSE:HSBA, SEHK: 0005, NYSE: HBC, Euronext: HSBC, BSX: 1077223879), or The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Holdings plc, is the worlds largest corporation and the worlds largest bank, as calculated by the annual Forbes list of the worlds largest firms... Hammerson plc (LSE: HMSO) is a major British property development and investment company. ... The Home Retail Group, formerly Argos Retail Group, is a holding company for the UK retailers Argos, Homebase and the financial services division for both companies, including ARG Financial Services, comprising of ARG Card Services (handling store cards such as the Argos Card), ARG Insurance Services (handling in the store... ICAP plc LSE: IAP is a British based inter-dealer stock broker, the largest in the world, carrying out transactions for financial institutions rather than private individuals. ... ITV plc (LSE: ITV) is the British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ... Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (LSE: IMT) is the largest tobacco manufacturer in the UK (the second largest UK-based tobacco company by global sales after British American Tobacco). ... InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) (LSE: IHG NYSE: IHG) is a multinational company which operates several hotel brands. ... International Power plc is a leading independent electricity generating company with 16,642 MW (net) in operation and 1,729 MW (net) under construction. ... Johnson Matthey plc (LSE: JMAT) is a British chemical company which has its headquarters near Holborn in central London. ... Kazakhmys Plc (LSE: KAZ) is a UK-registered copper mining company which main assets are located in Kazakhstan. ... Kingfisher plc is a UK-based international retailer, which has owned a wide variety of retail chains in its history but is now focused on the DIY business. ... Land Securities Group plc is a leading British property development and investment company headquartered in central London. ... Legal & General Group Plc is a British based financial services company that provides life, health and other insurance, as well as pensions and investments. ... Liberty International PLC (LSE: LII) is UK property investment and insurance company. ... Lloyds TSB Group plc is a group of financial services companies, based in the United Kingdom, which was created in 1995 following the merger of the TSB Group and the Lloyds Bank Group. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... Lonmin plc(LSE: LMI) was incorporated in the United Kingdom on 13 May 1909 as the London and Rhodesian Mining Company Limited. ... Man Group plc (LSE:EMG) is a leading global provider of alternative investment products. ... Marks & Spencer (also M&S, Marks and Sparks and Marks) is a British retailer, with 760 stores in more than 30 countries around the world. ... For other uses, see Morrison. ... A National Grid van working in central England National Grid plc is a United Kingdom based utilities company which also operates in other countries, principally in the United States. ... Next on Oxford Street Next plc is a British clothes retailer, with its headquarters in Enderby, Leicester, England. ... Old Mutual is a South African insurance company. ... Pearson plc LSE: PSON;NYSE: PSO is a London-based media conglomerate. ... Persimmon plc (LSE: PSN) is the largest British housebuilding company by market capitalisation. ... Prudential plc (LSE: PRU, NYSE: PUK) is a United Kingdom-based financial services company. ... Reckitt Benckiser plc is one of the worlds leading manufacturers of cleaning products, and a member of the FTSE 100 Index of the largest companies traded on the London Stock Exchange. ... Reed Elsevier is a leading global publisher and information provider. ... Rexam PLC is a PLC listed on the LSE with headquarters in the UK. Their main businesses are the provision of packaging solutions and the manufacturing of beverage cans. ... Rio Tinto is a multinational mining and resources group founded originally in 1873. ... This article is about the aircraft engine company. ... Royal & SunAlliance (LSE: RSA) is a British general insurance company. ... The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LSE: RBS) is a banking and insurance holding company based in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.[1] It includes the The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (Scottish Gaelic: [2]) founded in 1727 by a Royal Charter of King George I.[3] The RBS Group is... Royal Dutch Shell plc is a multinational oil company of British and Dutch origins. ... SABMiller (South African Breweries - Miller) (LSE: SAB, JSE: SAB,Official site) is one of the world’s largest brewers, with brewing interests and distribution agreements in over 60 countries across six continents. ... The Sage Group plc (LSE: SGE) is a leading UK based supplier of accounting, payroll, CRM and business management software (including manufacturing and construction-specific ranges) as well as related services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME). ... This article is about the supermarket business. ... Schroders plc is a British investment management company with its headquarters in the City of London. ... Scottish & Southern Energy plc (SSE) is an energy company founded in 1998 following a merger of equals between Scottish Hydro-Electric plc and Southern Electric plc. ... Severn Trent plc (LSE: SVT) is a British utility. ... Shire plc (LSE: SHP) is a British manufacturer of pharmaceuticals including Adderall XR, Carbatrol, and Fosrenol. ... Smith & Nephew is a British medical devices company headquartered in London and active internationally. ... Smiths Group is a British engineering company involved in wide-ranging speciality engineering. ... Standard Chartered Bank (LSE: STAN, SEHK: 2888) is a British bank headquartered in London with operations in more than fifty countries. ... Standard Life (LSE: SLET) is a major employer in Edinburgh, with 8,500 UK employees [2] and over 12,000 worldwide. ... A tin of Lyles Golden Syrup Tate & Lyle PLC is a UK based multinational food manufacturer and is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol TATE. It is a major producer of refined sugar, starches, animal feed and other food ingredients with global operations. ... , For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). ... Thomas Cook Group plc is a travel company created on 19 June 2007 by the merger of Thomas Cook AG and MyTravel Group plc. ... Wikinews has related news: Thomson Corporation and Reuters agree to merge Thomson-Reuters Corporation is the name of a media company that will be created when The Thomson Corporation and Reuters merge. ... TUI Travel PLC is an international leisure travel company, operating in 180 countries and serving 30m customers. ... Tullow Oil plc (LSE: TLW) is a British-based oil exploration and production business headquartered in London. ... 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This article is about the Whitbread company. ... Wolseley plc (LSE: WOS) is a British company which has engaged in a disparate range of activities over its long history. ... Xstrata plc is an international mining company. ...

v • d • e Major public transport organisations based in Scotland Companies* Arriva Group · ComfortDelGro Corporation · FirstGroup · Lothian Buses · National Express Group · Parks Motor Group · Stagecoach Group · Transdev Group The transport system in Scotland is generally well-developed. ... This article is about the country. ... An Arriva train in Denmark Arriva plc is a UK-based international public transport operator and vehicle rental company, headquartered in Sunderland. ... ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited SGX: C52 is the largest transport company in Singapore, as well as the second largest in the world [1], with a fleet of 39,100 buses, taxis and rental vehicles. ... Lothian Buses Plc is the largest provider of bus services in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... National Express Group plc (LSE: NEX) is a UK-based transport group that operates airport, bus and rail services in the UK, the US and Canada, Australia, Spain, Portugal and Morocco and long-distance coach routes across Europe. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Stagecoach Group plc (LSE: SGC) is a leading international transport group operating bus, train, tram, express coach and ferry operations. ... Transdev is a major international multi-modal transport group based in Paris, France. ... Passenger Transport Executives (PTEs) Strathclyde Partnership for Transport In the United Kingdom, Passenger Transport Executives (PTEs) are local government bodies which are responsible for public transport within large urban areas. ... The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is a public body which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland. ... * Italics indicate companies chiefly based internationally.

v • d • e Major public transport companies based in England Companies Arriva Group · ComfortDelGro Corporation · Go-Ahead Group · National Express Group · Transdev Group Wales - yes Scotland - yes France - yes - Via Channel Tunnel England Category: ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The transport system in the United Kingdom is well developed. ... An Arriva train in Denmark Arriva plc is a UK-based international public transport operator and vehicle rental company, headquartered in Sunderland. ... ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited SGX: C52 is the largest transport company in Singapore, as well as the second largest in the world [1], with a fleet of 39,100 buses, taxis and rental vehicles. ... The Go-Ahead Group plc is a rail and bus operating company that was created following the privatisation of the UKs train and bus industries. ... National Express Group plc (LSE: NEX) is a UK-based transport group that operates airport, bus and rail services in the UK, the US and Canada, Australia, Spain, Portugal and Morocco and long-distance coach routes across Europe. ... Transdev is a major international multi-modal transport group based in Paris, France. ... Passenger Transport Executives (PTEs) Greater Manchester · Merseyside · South Yorkshire · Tyne and Wear · West Midlands · West Yorkshire Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2140x2645, 57 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... In the United Kingdom, Passenger Transport Executives (PTEs) are local government bodies which are responsible for public transport within large urban areas. ... Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive Logo. ... The Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive (MPTE, or Merseytravel, as it is branded) is the Passenger Transport Executive responsible for the coordination of public transport in the metropolitan county of Merseyside, England. ... The South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive is the Passenger Transport Executive for South Yorkshire in northern England. ... The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive (TWPTE), trading as Nexus, is the organisation responsible for the Tyne and Wear County public transport system. ... The West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (WMPTE), better known as Centro, is the Passenger Transport Executive responsible for promoting and co-ordinating public transport services throughout the West Midlands county in England. ... The West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (WYPTE) is the Passenger Transport Executive for the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Intercity buses Megabus · National Express Coaches Autobus redirects here. ... The Megabus logo Megabus is a no-frills intercity bus service run by the Scottish-based Stagecoach Group in the United Kingdom. ...

v • d • e Current bus operators of Scotland  National Magicbus · Megabus · National Express Coaches · Scottish Citylink The transport system in Scotland is generally well-developed. ... This article is about the country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Magic Bus also refers to an independent travellers network or backpacker tour bus company in New Zealand. ... The Megabus logo Megabus is a no-frills intercity bus service run by the Scottish-based Stagecoach Group in the United Kingdom. ... Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd is a long distance express coach operator in Scotland and the Republic of Ireland (where it operates simply as Citylink.). The company was formed as a subsidiary of Scottish Transport Group in June 1985. ... Regional Arriva Scotland West · Blue Bus of North Lanarkshire · First Aberdeen · First Edinburgh · First Glasgow · First Stop Travel · Lothian Buses · McKindless · Stagecoach East Scotland · Stagecoach Strathtay · Stagecoach West Scotland · Travel Dundee · West Coast Motors Arriva Scotland West Ltd is a bus operating subsidiary of Arriva based in Inchinnan, near Paisley, Scotland, trading simply as Arriva. ... Blue Bus of North Lanarkshire also known as Law of Shotts, is a bus operator serving the area of Shotts in West Scotland, near Glasgow. ... FirstGroup plc (LSE: FGP) is a British transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, with headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland. ... FirstGroup plc (LSE: FGP) is a British transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, with headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland. ... First Glasgow is the largest bus operator in Glasgow, UK. It is part of First Group, a major bus and train operator based in Aberdeen, UK. It operates 118 services in Greater Glasgow and has over 1,000 buses. ... First Stop Travel is a bus company that operates in mainly in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Govan in Glasgow as well as other parts of South West Glasgow. ... Lothian Buses Plc is the largest provider of bus services in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... McKindless is a Scottish bus operator, providing a number of routes throughout Glasgow and Lanarkshire. ... Stagecoach East Scotland is an operating region of Stagecoach UK Bus, with its regional base in Cowdenbeath, Fife and including the legal companies Bluebird Buses Ltd, Fife Scottish Buses Ltd and AA Buses Ltd. ... Strathtay Scottish Omnibuses Ltd, in Scotland, was formed as a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group in June 1985 from Walter Alexander & Sons (Midland) Ltd and Walter Alexander & Sons (Northern) Ltd. ... Stagecoach West Scotland is an operating region of Stagecoach UK Bus, comprising of Western Buses Ltd and Stagecoach Glasgow Ltd, based in Ayr, Scotland. ... Travel Dundee is a bus operator based in Dundee and operates services mainly within Dundee City. ... See also Transport Scotland