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First Chester & Wirral was a former British bus operator operating in the Cheshire and Merseyside regions between February 1990 and January 2013. It was a subsidiary of FirstGroup. ==History== In February 1990, the Chester, Ellesmere Port and Rock Ferry depots of Crosville Motor Services were sold by the Drawlane Group to Potteries Motor Traction with 150 buses.〔(PMT snaps up last of Crosville ) ''Commercial Motor'' 8 February 1990 page 29〕 It was included in the sale of Potteries Motor Traction to Badgerline, which in June 1995 became part of FirstBus. The company was later split, with the original Potteries Motor Traction becoming First Staffordshire & South Cheshire and the north Cheshire and Wirral operations, First Chester & The Wirral. On 19 June 2007, the ChesterBus municipal bus company was purchased from Chester City Council and integrated into the Chester depot.〔(FirstGroup agree purchase of Chester City Transport ) First Chester & Wirral 19 June 2007〕〔(FirstGroup agree purchase of Chester City Transport ) FirstGroup 19 June 2007〕〔(First trumps Arriva with Chester Bus purchase ) ''Bus & Coach Professional'' 20 June 2007〕 First Chester & The Wirral remained part of First Potteries until 2010, when the company was reorganised, with the Staffordshire operation reporting to First Midlands and the Chester & Wirral operations to First Manchester.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=First splits Potteries bus operation between two other subsidiaries )〕 On 12 November 2012, First Chester & Wirral was sold to Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire with 110 vehicles and 290 staff.〔(£4.5 million bus buyout for Stagecoach in region ) ''Chester First'' 12 November 2012〕〔(More First businesses sold to Stagecoach ) ''Bus & Coach Professional'' 12 November 2012〕 The sale was concluded on 13 January 2013〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.stagecoachbus.com/chester-wirral.aspx )〕 and is now operated as Stagecoach in Chester & Wirral.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.stagecoachbus.com/uploads/stagecoachwirralkeepingyouintheloopissue1.pdf )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「First Chester & The Wirral」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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