'First Berkshire & The Thames Valley' is a bus company within First Group, operating services within Bracknell, Slough and Wokingham.
History
The predecessor the First Berkshire & The Thames Vally is Beeline. In 1990, this was owned by a group called Q-Drive. In 1991/2 the Reding and Newbury operations were purchased by Reading Transport Ltd - which still operate them - leaving Beeline with similar services to what First now operate. The rest of the company was sold to First in the late 1990s, and became known as First Beeline.[1]
First Group took the decision to corporately brand their services in 2001/2, and so First Beeline became First Berkshire & The Thames Valley.[2]
Operations
First Berkshire & The Thames Valley
The company currently operates services in Slough, as well as services to surrounding areas such as Heathrow Airport, High Wycombe. The company was previously the dominant operator in Maidenhead, but town services there were abandoned in 2004 and are now run by Courtney Buses.
Overview:
| Garage
Name |
Address | Routes
Operated |
No, of
Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slough | Stanley Cottages, Stoke Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5AQ |
Garage Details:
Services:
| Route
Number |
From | via | To | Branding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Slough | Langley Road, Langley, Iver, Iver Heath | Uxbridge | |
| 4 | Heathrow Central Bus Station | Compass Centre, Langley, Bath Road | Maidenhead | Berkshire 4 |
| 6 | Slough | Goodman Park, The Frithe | Knolton Way | |
| 7 | Britwell | Trelawney Avenue, Tamar Way, Terminal 5 | Heathrow | Route 7 |
| 8 | Slough | Old Windsor, Englefield Green, Pooley Green | Heathrow Terminal 5 | Route 8/9 |
| 8A | Slough | Old Windsor, Englefield Green, The Causeway | Heathrow Terminal 5 | |
| 12 | Slough | Elliman Road, Essex Avenue, Slough Trading Estate, Priory Estate | Burnham | The Trader |
| 13 | Slough | Elliman Road, Burnham Station, Priory Estate | Burnham | The Trader |
| RA1 | Reading | Heathrow Terminal 5 | Heathrow Airport (Central Bus Station) | Railair |
| RA2 | Guildford Rail Station | Heathrow Terminal 5 | Heathrow Airport (Central Bus Station) | Railair |
| X74 | Slough | Farnham Road, Farnham Common, M40, Loudwater, Wycombe Marsh | High Wycombe | Fast X74 |
References
- ↑ Bus Zone - "First Beeline and Berkshire & The Thames Valley" Accessed 30 April 2008
- ↑ Bus Zone - "First Beeline and Berkshire & The Thames Valley" Accessed 30 April 2008