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First Scotland East
Former bus operator in east and central Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
First South East & Central Scotland, formerly known as First Scotland East, was an operator of both local and regional bus services in Clackmannanshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, Falkirk, Fife, Midlothian, North Lanarkshire, Scottish Borders, Stirling and West Lothian, as well as the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland. It was a subsidiary of FirstGroup, which operates bus, rail and tram services across the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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Parent | FirstGroup |
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Founded | 1997; 27 years ago (1997) |
Defunct | 6 September 2022; 23 months ago (2022-09-06) |
Headquarters | Larbert, Scotland, UK |
Service area | |
Service type | Bus and coach |
Fleet | 257 (September 2022)[1] |
Website | https://www.firstbus.co.uk/south-east-and-central-scotland |
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First South East and Central Scotland was acquired by McGill's Bus Services in September 2022, with the operation rebranded to McGill's Scotland East.[2]