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First and Go-Ahead compete in Slough area after Cornwall battle

Peter Stonham
22 January 2026
Carousel’s new route to Slough picks up passengers at Uxbridge
Carousel’s new route to Slough picks up passengers at Uxbridge
 

A new front in bus competition between giant groups First and Go-Ahead appears to have opened up in Berkshire after the battles in Southampton and Cornwall, which have seen First displaced.

Go-Ahead’s victory in Cornwall will be cemented with next month’s withdrawal of all operations by First Kernow following last autumn’s competitive onslaught from Go Cornwall (LTT 927 3rd December). In Southampton previously , long-standing commercial competition between First ,branded as...

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