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FirstGroup's West Coast line facing new round of strikes
03:59am, Wednesday, 18'th Dec 2024
Train managers on FirstGroup PLC's (LSE:FGP) Avanti West Coast mainline have voted to go on strike on New Year's Eve and every subsequent Sunday from 12 January until 25 May. A strike was planned f
FirstGroup's Avanti West Coast facing Christmas strikes
07:19am, Wednesday, 11'th Dec 2024
FirstGroup PLC's (LSE:FGP) Avanti West Coast conductors have voted to go on strike for three days either side of Christmas after being asked to work on their days off. The train company, 70% owned
FirstGroup up 6% on return to London's red buses
07:26am, Tuesday, 10'th Dec 2024
FirstGroup PLC (LSE:FGP) has continued its bus service acquisition spree with the purchase of French-owned RATP in London for £90 million including debt. The deal follows the purchases in October of
FirstGroup to run new rail services to Wales and the southwest
06:13am, Thursday, 05'th Dec 2024
FirstGroup PLC (LSE:FGP) has unveiled plans for privately-funded rail services to Wales and Devon just a day after the government confirmed it would renationalise its South Western railway franchise.
FirstGroup shares unmoved by franchise nationalisation
05:06am, Wednesday, 04'th Dec 2024
Labour has announced the first three railway companies to be nationalised as part of its plan to bring rail services into public ownership. South Western Railway will be nationalised in May, followed
FirstGroup boosted by buyback and forecast hike
04:34am, Thursday, 14'th Nov 2024
Bus and train group FirstGroup PLC (LSE:FGP) rose 4% as it unveiled a new £50 million share buyback alongside an upgrade to full-year forecasts forecast for its full year. Graham Sutherland said the
FirstGroup beefs up bus operations with Lakeside buy
03:08am, Friday, 25'th Oct 2024
FirstGroup PLC (LSE:FGP) has expanded its footprint in the contract private hire area with the acquisition of West Midlands-based Lakeside, which provides services to schools and other organisations
FirstGroup swoops for Heathrow coach operator
04:21am, Monday, 21'st Oct 2024
FirstGroup PLC (LSE:FGP) has acquired London-based coach firm Anderson Travel to strengthen its First Bus division. The purchase, for an undisclosed amount, includes around 40 coaches operating in ce
FirstGroup slides to a loss; suffers hit from pension scheme exit
03:18am, Tuesday, 11'th Jun 2024
FirstGroup PLC (LSE:FGP), the rail transport group, posted a statutory loss before tax of £24.4 million this morning, mainly due to it suffering a £146.9 million hit related to the termination of i
FirstGroup to launch new London to Manchester low cost rail link
10:02am, Friday, 17'th May 2024
Firstgroup has applied to start a second service for its low-cost rail arm Lumo, this time from London to Manchester. Lumo already runs a service from London's King Cross to Edinburgh via Newcastle an
FirstGroup hit as Labour proposes renationalising railways
04:49am, Thursday, 25'th Apr 2024
FirstGroup PLC (LSE:FGP) fell on Thursday morning after Labour unveiled plans to nationalise the UK's railways if it won the next election. The company, which owns Avanti West Coast, Great Western and
FirstGroup, Trainline climb on rail fare hike, but move prompts criticism
05:51am, Monday, 04'th Mar 2024
A 4.9% increase in rail fares over the weekend has been met with backlash and criticism. Following the Department for Transports announcement last December, fares were hiked on Sunday, affecting the l
FirstGroup announces takeover of York bus firm
03:11am, Friday, 26'th Jan 2024
FirstGroup PLC (LSE:FGP) has signed an agreement to acquire York Pullman Bus Company Ltd, which operates private hire coach and bus routes in the city and surrounding area. Set to be completed in th
FirstGroup is ‘well-positioned for long-term growth' despite H1 loss
09:21am, Thursday, 23'rd Nov 2023
FirstGroup plc (LON: FGP) is in the red today after reporting a pre-tax loss for the first six months of its fiscal 2024. FirstGroup's financial health remains strong On Thursday, the transport operat
FirstGroup swings to loss over pension charge, but underlying profits steam ahead
03:27am, Thursday, 23'rd Nov 2023
Underlying profits at FirstGroup PLC (LSE:FGP) were full steam ahead in the first half of the year thanks to better-than-expected growth at both its rail and bus businesses despite rail strikes causin
