First Great Western

First Great Western is a railway operating company in the United Kingdom that operates the Great Western and Greater Western railway franchises.
==History==
The service was formed when First Group bid for the Great Western Franchise under trading name First Great Western Trains Limited, and the local services in the east where provided by first Great Western Link, a company operated by Go-Ahead, although by March 2004 the service was 75% owned by First Group.
===Wessix Trains===
In the South-West, the services now part of the Greater Western Franchise where operated by National Express, under trading name Wessex Trains, until 2006, when the franchise was re-bid. Afterwards, First Great Western continued to use the stock left over
===Great Western Trains===
A First Group enterprise and the basis for the intercity segment of the Greater Western franchise.
==Operations==
The company's main route is a trunk London to 'The West' route, via Exeter, Bristol, and Plymouth. around this route, they operate a large host of suburban and link services to nearby locations, therefore they operate the routes around the historic Devon and Cornwall coast.
===Great Western Railway===
See: Great Western Railway 
===Heathrow Connect===
See: Heathrow Connect 
===Exe Valley ===
See: Tarka Line , Advocet line , Riveria Line .
==Rolling Stock==
Class 	Image	Type 	Top speed	Top speed	Number	Cars per set	Routes
Class 	Image	Type 	mph 	km/h 	Number	Cars per set	Routes
Class 43 High Speed Train 	100px	diesel locomotive 	125 	200 	117 	N/A 	Daytime intercity services to Cardiff, Swansea, Carmarthen, Cheltenham Spa, Plymouth, Paignton, Bristol, Weston-super-Mare, Penzance, Exeter, Pembroke, Worcester and Hereford.
Mark 3 Coach 	 	Passenger Coach 	125 	200 	464 	N/A 	All routes operated by HSTs.
Class 57/6 	 	diesel locomotive 	95 	152 	4 	N/A 	Night Riviera
Mark 3 Sleeper Coach 	 	Passenger Coach 	125 	200 	50 	N/A 	Night Riviera
Class 143 Pacer 	100px	Diesel Multiple Unit	75 	120 	8 	2 	Former Wessex Trains services
Class 150/0 Sprinter 	 	Diesel Multiple Unit	75 	120 	2 	3 	Reading - Basingstoke
Class 150/1 Sprinter 	100px	Diesel Multiple Unit	75 	120 	15 	2 	Former Wessex Trains services
Class 150/2 Sprinter 	 	Diesel Multiple Unit	75 	120 	26 	2 	Former Wessex Trains services
Class 150/9 Sprinter 	 	Diesel Multiple Unit	75 	120 	2 	3 	Former Wessex Trains services
Class 153 Super Sprinter 	 	Diesel Multiple Unit	75 	120 	14 	1 	Former Wessex Trains services
Class 158/0 Express Sprinter 	 	Diesel Multiple Unit	90 	145 	2 	2 	Former Wessex Trains services
Class 158/0 Express Sprinter 	 	Diesel Multiple Unit	90 	145 	1 	3 	Former Wessex Trains services
Class 158/9 Express Sprinter 	 	Diesel Multiple Unit	90 	145 	12 	3 	Former Wessex Trains services
Class 165/1 Network Turbo 	 	Diesel Multiple Unit	90 	145 	36 	2/3 	Former First Great Western Link services
Class 166 Network Express Turbo	 	Diesel Multiple Unit	90 	145 	21 	3 	Former First Great Western Link services
Class 180 Adelante 	 	Diesel Multiple Unit	125 	200 	5 	5 	London Paddington - Worcester/Great Malvern/Hereford/Oxford
==References==
Site: Wikipedia.org
Category:United Kingdom
Category:Companies
Category:First Great Western