First Student UK

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name = First Student UK

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image_caption = First Student #68533, operated by First Hampshire & Dorset, at the 2008 Alton bus rally.
company_slogan = The safer way to travel to school
parent = FirstGroup
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headquarters = Macmillan House, Paddington Station, London
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service_area = flagicon|UK
service_type = School bus
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ceo = Linda Howard [ [http://www.firstgroup.com/corporate/media/newsreleases_more.php?id=186 First appoints new Managing Director for First Student UK] ]
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website = [http://www.firstgroup.com/firststudent/ First Student - Welcome]

First Student UK is the brand used by FirstGroup for school bus transportation in the United Kingdom. The brand was originally used in the United States for school bus transportation there, but was expanded to the United Kingdom in 2000. [http://www.firstgroup.com/firststudent/about_first_student_uk.html About First Student UK] ]

To develop this system in the United Kingdom the company decided to bring in American knowlege in the form of managing director Linda Howard, who had owned and operated her own school bus company in the States before it was acquired by First. [ [http://www.firstgroup.com/firststudent/pdf/CBW_Putting_students_first_1of2.pdf Putting students first (1 of 2)] ] [ [http://www.firstgroup.com/firststudent/pdf/CBW_Putting_students_first_2of2.pdf Putting students first (2 of 2)] ]

In contrast to the North American division, where school busing is a primary function, First Student UK takes advantage of the existence of a First Group operating base throughout the country. "Yellow School Bus" schemes are run on behalf of the local authority by an existing subsidiary of First or sub-contracted to an independent operator where they do not have a presence. [http://www.firstgroup.com/firststudent/about_first_student_uk.html About First Student UK] ]

One bus has toured the country on trials. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6290000/newsid_6294300/6294362.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&nol_storyid=6294362&bbcws=1 BBC News Video - "Bus boss explains yellow buses"] Accessed Jul 22 2008]

See also

*First Student America
*First Student Canada

References

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2372437.stm BBC News - Yellow buses fleet set to double]