Firstgroup: Booming rail and bus demand delivers windfall for shareholders Transport Firstgroup dividends sit at 5.5p, a 45 per cent hike on full-year 2023 amid a surge in demand for rail and bus travel.
Grand Central: Bid for 550,000 more seats on routes between London Kings Cross and the North Arriva Group has applied to the Office of Rail and Road to add a number of open access routes between London and the North.
Firstgroup hikes full-year profit forecast as open access drives growth Rail Firstgroup said it expects higher than expected profits in 2024 because of soaring demand for its open-access services run by Lumo and Hull trains.