First Glasgow
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 A First Glasgow Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini leading a line of buses through George Square. |
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| Slogan | Transforming travel |
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| Parent company | FirstGroup |
| Founded | July 1998 |
| Headquarters | Glasgow |
| Locale | Greater Glasgow |
| Service type | bus |
| Routes | 118 |
| Hubs | Larkfield, Blantyre, Parkhead, Cumbernauld, Scotstoun and Dumbarton |
| Fleet | Over 1000 |
| Web site | First Greater Glasgow |
First Glasgow is the largest bus company serving the Greater Glasgow area in, Scotland. It forms part of FirstGroup, a company operating transport services across the British Isles and in North America. The company operates within the area covered by the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, a public body responsible for helping to co-ordinate public transport services in the Greater Glasgow area. It runs around 118 services, has a fleet of over 1,000 buses, and employs over 2800 drivers[1].
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[edit] History
First Glasgow was created through FirstGroup's buyout of the former Strathclyde Buses (created from the former Greater Glasgow Passenger Transport Executive bus fleet, formerly the municipal Glasgow Corporation Transport), which had itself recently bought out the former Kelvin Central Buses (an amalgamation of Kelvin Scottish and Central Scottish, owned by the state-owned Scottish Transport Group).
[edit] Depots
First Glasgow currently operates out of six depots.
[edit] Services
First Greater Glasgow mainly run services in Greater Glasgow and Lanarkshire areas of Strathclyde. However, some services do run outside of these areas. It was one of the first bus operators to introduce an "overground", a colour-coded set of bus routes with route branding on the bus exteriors and timetables. As of 2006, route branding has been removed from buses but remains on timetables. The "overgound" routes are shown below.
[edit] Overground routes
| Number | Line | Route |
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| 5 | Blue | St Enoch Centre - Castlemilk Circular |
| 9 | Claret | Linwood - City Centre - Drumchapel |
| 12 | Orange | Rutherglen - City Centre - Auchinairn, Woodhill |
| 16 | Dark Blue | Blairdardie - City Centre - East Kilbride |
| 18/18A | Green | Summerston - City Centre - East Kilbride |
| • 20 | Dark Brown | Drumchapel - City Centre - East Kilbride |
| 34 | Light Brown | Castlemilk - Shawlands - Mosspark - Govan |
| 38 38A 38B 38C | Purple | Easterhouse or Gartcosh - Glasgow Fort or Garthamlock - City Centre - Woodfarm, Eastwood Toll Circular or Newton Mearns |
| 40 | Yellow | Easterhouse - City Centre - Clydebank |
| 41 | Azure | Buchanan Bus Station - Easterhouse Circular |
| 44 44A | Lime Green | Eaglesham or Newton Mearns - City Centre - Jordanhill - Knightswood |
| 45 | Magenta | North Pollok - Silverburn - Kennishead - City Centre - Auchinairn, Woodhill |
| 54 54A | Black | Summerston - City Centre - Penilee (- Braehead in early evening only) |
| • 56 57 | Olive | Auchinairn, Woodhill - City Centre - Pollok - Darnley - Shawlands - City Centre - Charing Cross |
| 61 | Rose | Summerston - City Centre - Sandyhills |
| 62 | Turquoise | Faifley - City Centre - Baillieston Streamline |
| • 66 | Red | Mountblow - City Centre - East Kilbride Streamline |
| • 75 | Beige | Castlemilk - City Centre - Milton |
| 81 | Mauve | Clydebank - Duntocher |
| 88 | Dark Green | Buchanan Bus Station - Kirkintilloch |
| 89 90 | Inner & Outer Circle | Govan - Shawlands - Parkhead - Springburn - Partick |
| 201 | Salmon | Petersburn - Hairmyres Hospital |
| 240 | Peach | Buchanan Bus Station - Pather |
| 262 | City Centre - Baillieston - Airdrie | |
| 267 | Sky Blue | Buchanan Bus Station - Newmains - West Crinkledyke |
[edit] Other services
- H1: Hamilton Palace - Fairhill & Hillhouse
- X1: Hillhouse, Farm Road - Glasgow
- X2: Glasgow - Carrickstone
- M2: Toryglen, Asda - circular
- X3: Glasgow - Abronhill
- 3: Stobhill Hospital - Southpark Village
- FX4: Abronhill, Oak Road - Glasgow
- 4: Abronhill, Oak Road - Glasgow
- X5: Abronhill, Oak Road - Glasgow
- FX5: Abronhill, Oak Road - Glasgow
- X5: Condorrat - Glasgow
- X6: Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station - Bridge of Weir
- X6A: Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station - Johnstone Station
- X6K: Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station - Kilmacolm
- 7A: St Enoch Centre - Halfway
- 7: St Enoch Centre - Rutherglen or Halfway
- X8: City Centre - Pollok Circular
- 8: Carmyle - Partick
- X10: Cleland, Parkside - Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station
- 11: Robroyston - Parkhall
- X11: Newmains, West Crindledyke - Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station
- 23: City Centre, Holland Street - Govan Bus Station
- 23A: City Centre, Holland Street - Govan Bus Station
- 9: Stobhill Hospital - Mansewood
- 31: Milton or St. Enoch Centre - East Kilbride, Lindsayfield
- 31B: Milton - East Kilbride, Lindsayfield
- 37: Milton - Castlemilk
- 231: Philipshill - St Leonards, Claremont School
- 32: Craigend - Easterhouse
- 36: Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station - Abronhill, Oak Road
- 36A: Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station- Abronhill, Oak Road
- X37: Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station - Falkirk Bus Station
- 38B: Easterhouse - Glasgow
- 38: City Centre - Newton Mearns, Crookfur
- 213: Bargeddie - Newton Mearns, Crookfur
- X39: Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station - Stirling Bus Statio
- 41: Easterhouse - Buchanan Bus Station or West Regent St ( Overground )
- 42: Barlanark - Drumchapel
- 42A: Barlanark - Antonine Park
- 43: Craigend - Glasgow City Centre - Easterhouse
- 46: Easterhouse - Castlemilk
- 47: City Centre - Braehead
- 55: Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station - Braehead Shopping Centre
- 59: Ruchill - Mosspark
- 64: Carmyle - Glasgow City Centre (Circular)
- 65: St. Enoch Centre to Cambuslang
- X78: Claremont Street - Newton Mearns
- X84: Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station - Twechar
- 85: Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station - Campsie Glen
- 85A: Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station - Campsie Glen
- X85: Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station - Campsie Glen
- X86: Campsie Glen - Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station
- X87: Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station - Waterside
- 92: Kelvingrove - Drumchapel
- 94: Anniesland - Knightswood - Anniesland
- 108: Parkhead Forge - Drumsgard Village
- 308: Parkhead Forge - Drumsgard Village
- 109: Baljaffray - Buchanan Bus Station
- 119: Baljaffray - Buchanan Bus Station
- 9X: Baljaffray - Buchanan Bus Station (Limited Stop)
- 19X: Baljaffray - Buchanan Bus Station (Limited Stop)
- 118: Buchanan Bus Station - Duntocher
- 120: East Kilbride Bus Station - South Lanarkshire College
- 121: Govan - Victoria Infirmary (Circular)
- 131: Glasgow St. Enoch Centre - East Kilbride, Kingsgate
- 132: Coatbridge - Moodiesburn (Circular)
- 159: Drumchapel - Union Street
- 166: Anniesland - East Kilbride (Calderwood)
- 169: Renfrew Ferry via Newmains
- 200: Salsburgh - Monklands Hospital
- 203: Cambuslang, Cairns - Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station
- 204: Glasgow, Glassford Street - Balloch
- 205: Glasgow, Glassford Street - Balloch
- 215: Glasgow, Glassford Street - Balloch
- 216: Glasgow, Glassford Street - Helensburgh
- 206: Westcliff - Haldane
- 208: Silverton - Brucehill
- 218: Silverton - Westcliff
- 209: North Motherwell, Watling Street - Bellshill Town Centre
- 213: Bargeddie - Glasgow
- 217: Duntocher - Glasgow City Centre
- 226: Hillhouse - Fairhill
- 227: Whitehill, Whistleberry Drive - Eddlewood, Parksview
- 228: High Earnock, Davington Drive - Coatshill, Carlowrie Avenue
- 237: Castlemilk School
- 241: Cleland - North Motherwell, Watling Street
- 242: Motherwell - Larkhall or Waterloo
- 243: Carluke - Hamilton
- 244: Motherwell (Circular)
- 245: Motherwell (Circular)
- 246: Motherwell (Circular)
- 248: Wishaw General Hospital - Holytown
- 255: Newarthill, Biggar Road - Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station
- 256: Newarthill, Biggar Road - Motherwell Asda
- 303: Glasgow City Centre - Barrhead - Glasgow City Centre
- 355: Newarthill - Motherwell
[edit] Special Services
[edit] 398
The 398 is a special circular service that operates all day, every day in Glasgow City Centre, and connects between Glasgow Central Station, Buchanan Bus Station and Glasgow Queen Street Station. The service is free for passengers with valid rail tickets.
[edit] 747
The 747 AirLink is First Glasgow's only service to Glasgow International Airport. It currently departs from Buchanan Bus Station and travels to the airport via Partick and Braehead. Until 25th May 2008 the service used to operate via the West End and Botanic Gardens, but this move brought the service into direct competition with Arriva and BAA's GlasgowFlyer service[2], as well as Fairline Coaches' Glasgow Airport Link service.
[edit] Fares & Tickets
Some of the tickets that are available from First Glasgow:
[edit] Single Fares
These are the current single fares available on First Glasgow services.
- Prices
- Adult
- £0.85
- £1.10
- £1.30
- £1.50
- £1.75
- £2.10
- £2.30
- £2.40
- £2.70
- £2.90
- £3.00
- £3.10
- Child
- £0.55
- £0.75
- £0.95
- £1.15
- £1.35
- Concession Card Holder: Free
- Young Person's Bus Concession Card: 1/3 of Adult Fare
- Night Services: £2.50 Flat Fare
[edit] FirstDay
- Prices
- Adult: £3.20
- Accompanied Child: £1.00
- Unaccompanied Child: £2.00
FirstDay is a day ticket which can be used on all First services in Greater Glasgow area.
[edit] Two Journey
- Price
- (After 9am): £2.85
[edit] FirstWeek
- Prices
- Adult: £13.50
- Student £11.50
- Child: £7.00
FirstWeek is a weekly ticket which can be used on all First services in Greater Glasgow. The ticket is valid for the day of purchase and the following six days. The ticket can be bought on the bus.
[edit] FirstCard Adult
- Prices
- 1 Zone
- One Week: £9.25
- Four Week: £30.00
- Ten Week: £71.00
- Annual Week: £365.00
- 2 Zone
- One Week: £11.50
- Four Week: £37.00
- Ten Week: £88.00
- Annual Week: £454.00
- All Zone
- One Week: £12.50
- Four Week: £40.00
- Ten Week: £97.00
- Annual Week: £500.00
FirstCard is an unlimited ticket which can be used on First services in Greater Glasgow. The ticket is valid for the day of purchase and the following week/month/10 weeks/year. The ticket can be bought online, at many local shops and at SPT Travel Centres.
[edit] FirstCard Child
- Prices
- 1 Zone
- One Week: £6.25
- Four Week: £21.00
- 2 Zone
- One Week: £7.75
- Four Week: £26.00
- All Zone
- One Week: £8.75
- Four Week: £28.25
- Scholar
- One Week: £5.50
FirstCard Child is an unlimited ticket which can be used on First services in Greater Glasgow. The ticket is valid for the day of purchase and the following week or month. The ticket can be bought at many local shops and at SPT Travel Centres.
[edit] FirstCard Student
- Prices
- 1 Zone
- Ten Week: £65.00
- 2 Zone
- Ten Week: £80.00
- All Zone
- Ten Week: £90.00
FirstCard Student is an unlimited ticket which can be used on First services in Greater Glasgow, it is the same as a FirstCard Adult buy is sold at a reduced price. The ticket is valid for the day of purchase and the following ten weeks. The ticket can be bought online at the First Student website, at many local shops and at SPT Travel Centres.
[edit] Gallery
 A First Glasgow Dennis Dart/UVG bus laying over by Sauchiehall Street |
 A First Glasgow Dennis Dart in Buchanan bus station. |
 A First Glasgow Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini at Buchanan bus station. |
 A First Glasgow Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini bus on the 75 route in Glasgow. |
[edit] References
- ^ FirstGroup - UK Bus Greater Glasgow
- ^ http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/scotland/swscot/service_changes/?item=1222&show=1 747 AirLink Extension to the City Centre
[edit] External Links
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