FirstGroup mulling potential Arriva bid - report
21st Apr 2023 07:18
(Sharecast News) - FirstGroup is mulling a bid for parts of Deutsche Bahn's international transport business Arriva, it was reported on Friday.
Read moreUK govt extends FirstGroup West Coast contract to October
20th Mar 2023 07:04
(Sharecast News) - FirstGroup's troubled Avanti West Coast rail contract has been controversially extended to October despite calls for it to be stripped of the franchise for unreliable services and cancellations.
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10th Mar 2023 07:03
(Sharecast News) - Transport operator FirstGroup lifted annual guidance as passenger traffic on its buses and trains continued to recover from Covid pandemic levels.
Read moreFirstGroup to invest extra £35m in electric bus fleet, infrastructure
2nd Mar 2023 08:37
(Sharecast News) - FirstGroup on Thursday said it was investing an extra £35m in the electrification of its bus fleet and infrastructure.
Read moreRail workers' union accepts offer from train operators
24th Feb 2023 14:37
(Sharecast News) - Relief from months of railway strikes and industrial action looked to be on the horizon on Friday, as members of the TSSA union accepted offers from train operators.
Read moreFirstGroup South Western rail franchise extended for two years
10th Feb 2023 07:04
(Sharecast News) - FirstGroup said it had been granted a two-year extension for its South Western Railway franchise, by the UK government.
Read moreFirstGroup to buy Essex-based bus Group Ensignbus
8th Feb 2023 07:29
(Sharecast News) - Transport operator FirstGroup has agreed to buy Essex-based bus company Ensignbus for an undisclosed sum.
Read moreTrain drivers to stage another strike in January
20th Dec 2022 11:46
(Sharecast News) - Train drivers announced another one-day strike on Tuesday, set down for 5 January, after members at 15 train operators voted for more walk-outs in a long-running dispute over pay.
Read moreFirstGroup launches 75m share buyback
16th Dec 2022 13:36
(Sharecast News) - Transport operator FirstGroup has completed the sale of all but two of its remaining Greyhound US properties and will now launch a buyback of up to 75m shares to return some of the proceeds to investors.
Read moreDirector dealings: FirstGroup CEO makes £75k investment
10th Nov 2022 15:26
(Sharecast News) - Passenger transport operator FirstGroup disclosed a share purchase made by its chief executive officer on Thursday, worth almost £75k.
Read moreFirstGroup reports sharp drop in 1H revenues as debt leaps higher
9th Nov 2022 08:04
(Sharecast News) - First Group posted a sharp drop in revenues and profitability for the half alongside a similarly deterioration in its debt metrics.
Read moreLiberum cuts FirstGroup price target on Transit earnout disappointment
27th Oct 2022 12:35
(Sharecast News) - Liberum cut its price target on FirstGroup on Thursday to 165p from 180p as it said the earnout from the sale of First Transit fell "well short" of its "admittedly bullish" assumption.
Read moreFirstGroup to receive roughly $85m from First Transit earnout consideration
26th Oct 2022 08:05
(Sharecast News) - Transport operator FirstGroup said on Wednesday that it was set to receive roughly $85.0m from an earnout consideration linked to the sale of First Transit.
Read moreFirstGroup agrees extension on Avanti WCP until March 2023
7th Oct 2022 07:39
(Sharecast News) - Transport operator FirstGroup has been told its struggling Avanti West Coast operation must "drastically" improve services after being awarded a six-month extension to its contract by the UK government.
Read moreFirstGroup to sell all but two of remaining Greyhouse properties for $140m
20th Sep 2022 07:39
(Sharecast News) - Transport operator FirstGroup said on Tuesday that it has agreed the sale of all but two of its remaining Greyhouse US properties to Twenty Lake Management, an affiliate of Twenty Lake Holdings, for around $140m.
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