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.
History [edit]
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.
First in Northampton had a small fleet of Wright Eclipse Geminis and Wright Eclipse Urbans, but these were replaced in May 2012 with older Wright Access Ultralow and Wright Access Floline vehicles transferred in from Norwich. Additionally, a small number of Volvo Citybus vehicles remain from Northampton Transport days, along with a few Dennis Lances. [2]
Services [edit]
Town Centre [edit]
First in Northampton operate all services from Greyfriars Bus Station within the town centre.
List of Routes [edit]
First operate a small network of services in Northampton. All services commence from Greyfriars Bus Station[3]
The company has a depot on St James's Road, about a mile and a half (2 km) from the town centre.
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