page_title: Kernow (bus company)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Kernow (bus company) / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Preserved Olympian A754VAF leaving Penzance Bus Station during a heritage event. It is carrying its final liveyr and number 34754 as part of the First Devon and Cornwall fleet but was delivered to predecessor company Western National in 1983 as their number 1807.
context_page_description: Kernow is a bus company operating services in Cornwall, England. It is part of First South West, a subsidiary of FirstGroup.
context_section_description: Kernow is a division of First South West, which was formed from two previous operators: Western National (in Cornwall and South Devon) and Red Bus (in North Devon).
  First purchased Truronian coaches in 2008, which now forms part of Kernow.
  It was announced on 6 January 2020 that Cornwall Council had awarded the entire tendered bus network in the county, except the Truro park & ride service, to the Go-Ahead Group from 1 April. It be operated under their Go Cornwall Bus brand. The contract consists of 73 routes, which made up roughly half of the First Kernow network at the start of 2020. First will retain their commercially-operated routes and the Truro park & ride contract.
caption: Preserved Eastern Coach Works bodied Leyland Olympian at Penzance bus station in April 2012
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