First West of England

First West of England
ParentFirstGroup
Founded1875
HeadquartersBristol
Service areaBristol
Bath
North Somerset
South Gloucestershire
Weston-super-Mare
Wiltshire
Worcestershire
Service typeBus services
Routes146 (February 2024, incl. contracts)
Depots7
Fleet502 (June 2023)
Annual ridership70 million (2018-19)[1]
Managing DirectorDoug Claringbold[2]
Websitehttps://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west

First West of England[3] is a bus operator providing services in Bristol, Bath, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and Wiltshire. It is a subsidiary of FirstGroup.

  1. ^ "First Bus profits increase by almost seven times as more people take the bus". Bristol Post. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Doug Claringbold named First West of England MD". Route One. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ Companies House extract company no 25088 Archived 12 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine First West of England Limited formerly First Somerset & Avon Limited formerly First Bristol Buses Limited formerly Bristol Omnibus Company Limited formerly Bristol Tramways & Carriage Company Limited