Cornwall
Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, ...
FirstGroup
FirstGroup plc is a British multi-national transport group, based in Aberdeen, Scotland.Western National
Western National (originally the Western National Omnibus Company) was a bus company operating in South West England from 1929 until the 1990s.
Early history
The Western National Omnibus Company was founded in 1929 as a joint venture between ...
managers Ken Branchett, David Rabey, and Geoff Rumbles. In 1988, the business of Flora Motors,
Helston
Helston () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at the northern end of the The Lizard, Lizard Peninsula approximately east of Penzance and south-west of Falmouth, Cornwall, Falmouth.Ordnance Survey: ...
, was purchased, followed in 1993 by CR Williams Coaches, St Agnes.Truronian West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust Web News 31
Services operated included
park and ride
A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, Rail transport, r ...
services for the
Eden Project
The Eden Project () is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England. The project is located in a reclaimed china clay clay pit, pit.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map 107 – Fowey, Looe & Lostwithiel''. .
The complex is dominated by two h ...
and express services for
National Express
Mobico Group, formerly National Express Group, is a British multinational public transport company with headquarters in Birmingham, England. Domestically it currently operates bus and coach services under brands including National Express. Th ...
.
In April 2008, Truroninan was purchased by
FirstGroup
FirstGroup plc is a British multi-national transport group, based in Aberdeen, Scotland.First Devon & Cornwall operation.
The holiday business ceased in November 2011. In March 2012, the trading name was sold to Newell's Travel, which now produce, organise, and operate a British, Irish and Continental Holidays programme still under the Truronian banner.Welcome to Truronian Holidays Truronian Holidays