First Devon & Cornwall

First Devon & Cornwall is a bus company operating services in the English counties of Devon and Cornwall. It is a subsidiary of FirstGroup.

History
First Devon & Cornwall was formed from two previous operators: Western National (in Cornwall and South Devon) and Red Bus (in North Devon).

In April 2008, First Devon & Cornwall purchased Truronian.

Routes
First Devon & Cornwall routes stretch from Ilfracombe, Tiverton and Exeter in Devon to Land's End in the south-west of Cornwall.

Fleet
First Devon & Cornwall operate one of the older FirstGroup fleets with an average of 11.6 years. New purchases are rare with most buses transferred from other group fleets.

Until December 2006 First Devon & Cornwall operated the last sizeable fleet of Bristol VRT double-deck buses in the United Kingdom. Most of these Bristol VRTs were preserved.

As at September 2013 the oldest buses in the fleet were seven 1987 Alexander RH bodied Volvo B10M-50s that have been converted to open top buses for services between Penzance, Lands End and St Ives.

Depots

 * Plymouth
 * Tavistock
 * Dartmouth
 * Penzance
 * Helston
 * Camborne
 * Truro
 * Falmouth
 * Torpoint
 * Eden Project