Profile: Firstgroup PLC (FGP.L)

FirstGroup plc is engaged in the provision of passenger transport services. It operates in four divisions: UK Bus, UK Rail, North America and Greyhound. A fleet of nearly 9,000 buses carries some three million passengers a day in more than 40 major towns and cities. It is also a rail operator, running nearly a quarter of the passenger rail network and carrying over 275 million passengers annually. It is also a provider of transportation services in North America. It is a provider of student transportation with approximately 60,000 yellow school buses operating across the United States and Canada. It also provides transit management and contracting, managing public transport systems, on behalf of city transit authorities. It also provides vehicle maintenance and ancillary support services. Greyhound is a provider of scheduled intercity coach transportation services in the United States and Canada. Greyhound provides scheduled passenger services to approximately 3,100 destinations.