First Glasgow plans new head office and 'super depot' for bus fleet

The new site at Gushetfaulds will be split in two by the M74 extension and provide accommodation for 450 buses

The new site at Gushetfaulds will be split in two by the M74 extension and provide accommodation for 450 buses

First is planning a £25m investment in the new depot and head office

First is planning a £25m investment in the new depot and head office

First Glasgow has submitted plans to Glasgow City Council for a major new bus depot and company headquarters on Glasgow’s southside. The operator says the move represents an investment of more than £25m in the local economy.

The objective of the proposals - which, if approved, will see the existing Larkfield site replaced by the new development at Gushetfaulds on Cathcart Road -  is to provide First with larger and more efficient, modern facilities that will enable the company...