First in Northampton

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First in Northampton

Type	Public
Area served	Northampton, Wellingborough
Website	[1]

First in Northampton is a bus company which serves the towns of Northampton and Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, England. The legal name of the company is Northampton Transport Limited. First Northampton is a subsidiary of First Group, and is part of the First Midlands division with a headquarters in Leicester.

1 History
2 Fleet
3 Services
- 3.1 Town Centre
- 3.2 List of Routes
4 Depot
5 References

[edit] History

The bus company was originally a municipal one owned and operated by the town's borough council.^[1] In 1993 the council sold the company to the GRT Group. GRT became part of First Group in 1995.

[edit] Fleet

First in Northampton have a small fleet of Wright Eclipse Gemini's and Wright Eclipse Urban's.

[edit] Services

[edit] Town Centre

First in Northampton operate all services from Greyfriars Bus Station within the town centre.

[edit] List of Routes

First operate a small network of services in Northampton. All services commence from Greyfriars Bus Station^[2]

Route	From	To	Via
2	Town Centre	Blackthorn (Blackthorn Road)	Kettering Road, Thorplands, Goldings & Rectory Farm
4	Town Centre	Sunnyside (Holly Lodge Drive)	Kingsthorpe
4A	Town Centre	Acre Lane (North Star)	Kingsthorpe
12	Town Centre	Camp Hill (Dayrels Road)	Far Cotton & Briar Hill
23	Town Centre	Brackmills (Salthouse Road)	Bedford Road & Pavillion Drive
28	Town Centre	Shelfleys (Ladybridge Drive)	London Road & Mereway (Tesco)
29	Town Centre	Kings Heath (Church Green)	St James & Dallington Road
30	Town Centre	Kings Heath (Church Green)	St James & Gladstone Road

[edit] Depot

The company has a depot on St James's Road, about a mile and a half (2 km) from the town centre.

[edit] References

v t e FirstGroup plc

United Kingdom bus companies	First Aberdeen · First Berkshire & The Thames Valley · First Bristol · First Cymru · First Devon & Cornwall (including Truronian) · First in Suffolk & Norfolk · First Edinburgh · First Essex · First Glasgow · First Hampshire & Dorset · First Midlands (First in Leicester, First Northampton, First Midland Red, First Potteries) · First London · First Manchester (First Chester & The Wirral, First Manchester) · First Somerset & Avon · First South Yorkshire · First West Yorkshire (First Bradford, First Calderdale & Huddersfield, First Leeds) · First York · First Student UK · Greyhound UK

International bus companies	Ireland: Aircoach FirstGroup America: First Student (United States) · First Canada · First Transit · Greyhound (United States) · BoltBus (50% with Peter Pan Bus Lines) · Greyhound Canada · Greyhound Mexico · Grey Goose Bus Lines · Vancouver Island Coach Lines · Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines

Railway companies	First Capital Connect · First Great Western · First Hull Trains · First ScotRail · First TransPennine Express (55% with Keolis) · Heathrow Connect · DSBFirst (25% Danish, 30% Swedish with DSB)

Annual revenue: £3,708 million GBP (2007) · Employees: 74,233 (2007) · Stock symbol: LSE: FGP · Website: firstgroup.com

v t e Major bus companies based in the East Midlands

Derbyshire	Arriva Derby · Bowers (part of Centrebus) · Hulleys of Baslow · Stagecoach in Chesterfield · Trent Barton

Leicestershire	Arriva Leicester · Centrebus · First in Leicester (part of First Midlands) · Kinchbus · Roberts Coaches

Lincolnshire	Delaine Buses · Centrebus Lincolnshire · Stagecoach in Lincolnshire · Kimes Buses

Northamptonshire	First in Northampton (as part of First Midlands) · Stagecoach in Northants (as part of Stagecoach Midlands) · Centrebus

Nottinghamshire	Nottingham City Transport · Stagecoach in Lincolnshire · Stagecoach in Mansfield · Trent Barton · Premiere Travel · yourbus

National	Megabus · National Express

v t e The Borough Council of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

Settlements	Bozeat · Earls Barton · Easton Maudit · Ecton · Finedon · Great Doddington · Great Harrowden · Grendon · Hardwick · Irchester · Isham · Little Harrowden · Little Irchester · Mears Ashby · Orlingbury · Strixton · Sywell · Wilby · Wellingborough (Redhill Grange) · Wollaston

Places of interest	Chester House Farm · Harrowden Hall · Irchester Country Park · The Castle Theatre · Wellingborough Museum

Constituencies	East Midlands (EU Parliament) · Wellingborough

Sport	Wellingborough Golf Club · Wellingborough Rugby · Wellingborough Whitworth · Wellingborough Town

Transport	A45 road · A509 road · East Midlands Trains · First Northampton · Stagecoach in Northants · Sywell Aerodrome · Wellingborough railway station

Education	Friars School · Sir Christopher Hatton School · Tresham College of Further and Higher Education · Weavers School · Wellingborough School · Wrenn School · Wollaston School

East Midlands · England Portal · WikiProject Northamptonshire · United Kingdom Portal

v t e Northampton Borough Council

Suburbs and Villages	Abington · Billing · Collingtree · Collingtree Park · Dallington · Duston · East Hunsbury · Far Cotton · Hardingstone · Kingsthorpe · Northampton · Queen's Park · Round Spinney · Sixfields · Spring Boroughs · Upton · West Hunsbury · Weston Favell · Wootton

Attractions	Abington Park · Billing Aquadrome · Northampton Balloon Festival

Constituencies	East Midlands (EU Parliament) · Northampton North · Northampton South

Higher Education	University of Northampton

Sport	County Cricket Ground · Nene Whitewater Centre · Northampton ON Chenecks F.C. · Northampton Saints · Northamptonshire County Cricket Club · Northampton Sileby Rangers F.C. · Northampton Spencer F.C. · Northampton Town F.C. · Northampton Swimming Club · Sixfields Stadium · Franklin Gardens

Transport	A43 road · A45 road · Grand Union Canal · Greyfriars bus station · London Midland · First Northampton · M1 Motorway · Arriva · Northampton railway station · Stagecoach in Northants · Virgin Trains

East Midlands · England Portal · Northamptonshire · WikiProject Northamptonshire · United Kingdom Portal

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[edit] History

[edit] Fleet

[edit] Services

[edit] Town Centre

[edit] List of Routes

[edit] Depot

[edit] References

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