First quits Riviera, ups Plymouth ante

摘要

First has opted to fight its West Country battles on one front, by ceding its English Riviera presence to Stagecoach but stepping up competition with Go-Ahead Group's Plymouth Citybus. It will withdraw services X80 (Torquay-Paignton-Totnes-Ivybridge-Plymouth)and X81 [Torquay-Paignton-Totnes-Dartmouth) from 27 October after Stagecoach invested £2million in launching rival services using Gold-branded high specification Scania double-deckers on 30 September. Stagecoach will honour First's season tickets and scholar passes for a set period.