FIRSTGROUP PLC
(‘FirstGroup’ or ‘the Group’)
Statement re: SHORTLISTING FOR EAST ANGLIA FRANCHISE
COMPETITION
FirstGroup has been shortlisted for the East Anglia rail franchise
competition by the Department for Transport.
Commenting, Tim O’Toole, FirstGroup Chief Executive said:
“We have extensive experience of intercity, regional and commuter
services, such as those that make up the East Anglia franchise, and
we have a strong track record in delivering passenger growth as
well as capacity and infrastructure upgrades on the franchises we
run - First Great Western and First TransPennine Express. We look
forward to reviewing the East Anglia franchise contract details and
submitting an innovative, compelling, and value for money bid which
meets the needs of taxpayers as well as customers and businesses
along the route.”
Contacts at FirstGroup:
Faisal Tabbah, Group Investor
Relations Manager
Stuart Butchers, Group Head of Media
Tel: +44 20 7725 3354
Contacts at Brunswick PR:
Michael Harrison / Andrew Porter, Tel: +44 20 7404 5959
Notes
FirstGroup plc (LSE: FGP.L) is the leading transport operator in
the UK and North America. With revenues of more than £6.7
billion in 2013/14 and around 110,000 employees, we transported
around 2.5 billion passengers last year. Each of our five
divisions is a leader in its field: First Student is the largest
provider of student transportation in North America with a fleet of around 49,000
yellow school buses, First Transit is one of the largest providers
of outsourced transit management and contracting services in the
US, while Greyhound is the only national operator of scheduled
intercity coach services across North America. In the UK,
FirstGroup is one of Britain's
largest bus operators running a fleet of some 6,400 buses, and we
are one of the largest operators of passenger rail services in the
UK, carrying more than 330 million passengers last year, with
experience of running all types of rail network.
Our vision is to provide solutions for
an increasingly congested world... keeping people moving and
communities prospering.
Visit our website at www.firstgroupplc.com