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'''First Devon & Cornwall'''<ref>[http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/01669417 Companies House extract company no 1669417] First Devon & Cornwall Limited</ref> is a bus company operating services in the English counties of [[Devon]] and [[Cornwall]]. It is a subsidiary of [[FirstGroup]]. |
'''First Devon & Cornwall'''<ref>[http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/01669417 Companies House extract company no 1669417] First Devon & Cornwall Limited</ref> is a bus company operating services in the English counties of [[Devon]] and [[Cornwall]]. It is a subsidiary of [[FirstGroup]]. |
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First Devon & Cornwall includes the "First [[Kernow]]" local routes within Cornwall. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:First Devon & Cornwall 33667 SN12 AEK.jpg|thumb|[[Alexander Dennis Enviro400]] in Plymouth in June 2012]] |
[[File:First Devon & Cornwall 33667 SN12 AEK.jpg|thumb|[[Alexander Dennis Enviro400]] in Plymouth in June 2012]] |
Revision as of 10:40, 28 October 2014
Parent | FirstGroup |
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Headquarters | Plymouth |
Service area | Devon and Cornwall |
Service type | Bus services |
Routes | 93 |
Depots | 4 |
Fleet | 240 (March 2013) |
Website | www.firstgroup.com/devon_cornwall |
First Devon & Cornwall[1] is a bus company operating services in the English counties of Devon and Cornwall. It is a subsidiary of FirstGroup.
First Devon & Cornwall includes the "First Kernow" local routes within Cornwall.
History
First Devon & Cornwall was formed from two previous operators: Western National (in Cornwall and South Devon) and Red Bus (in North Devon).
In April 2008, First Devon & Cornwall purchased Truronian.[2][3] In 2014 First Somerset & Avon routes around Taunton were transferred to First Devon & Cornwall and rebranded as The Buses of Somerset.
Routes
First Devon & Cornwall routes cover much of Cornwall and South West Devon.
Fleet
As at March 2013 the fleet consisted of 240 buses and coaches.[4]
First Devon & Cornwall operate one of the older FirstGroup fleets with an average of 11.6 years.[5] New purchases are rare with most buses transferred from other group fleets.[6]
Until December 2006 First Devon & Cornwall operated the last sizeable fleet of Bristol VRT double-deck buses in the United Kingdom.[7] Some of these Bristol VRTs were preserved.
As at September 2013 the oldest buses in the fleet were seven 1987 Alexander RH bodied Volvo B10M-50s that have been converted to open top buses for services between Penzance, Lands End and St Ives.[6][8]
Depots
See also
References
- ^ Companies House extract company no 1669417 First Devon & Cornwall Limited
- ^ First to buy Truronian busandcoach.com 15 February 2008
- ^ Anticipated acquisition by Firstgroup plc of Truronian Limited Office of Fair Trading 11 April 2008
- ^ FirstGroup Fleetlist Steve White
- ^ About us First Devon & Cornwall
- ^ a b First: Devon, Kernow, Somerset, Truronian UK Buses 1 September 2013
- ^ FDC VR running day, 09/12/06 sulzerpower.com
- ^ Service 300 Cornwall Explorer First Devon & Cornwall
External links
Media related to First Devon and Cornwall at Wikimedia Commons