First Bristol



First Bristol is a bus operator based in Bristol, England. It is part of FirstGroup, and is the dominant public transport company in the city.

History
First Bus inherited the Bristol operations from its predecessor Badgerline Ltd when the group was formed. Badgerline had acquired the old Bristol Omnibus Company which had been trading as City Line. First imposed its own corporate identity and the City Line name was dropped.

In 2003, First Group changed the legal structure of some of its bus operating subsidiaries, and as a result, First Bristol Buses Ltd (the entity which had been Bristol Omnibus Company) became First Bristol Ltd, and the legal entity which had been Badgerline Ltd became First Somerset & Avon. First Bus was fined £40,000 as a penalty for the late running of its buses.

Depots
First Bristol has depots in Roman Farm Road, Hengrove; Easton Road, Lawrence Hill; Lawrence hill depot is the main depot in Bristol and a closed depot in Muller Road, Horfield, which is used for old buses that are broke or out of service from across the south-west of England.