Although the remaining vehicles in the 10xxx series have Volvo chassis, there are a few exceptions these being Scania 10017 and the stored Mercedes 10046, All the remaining Aticulated Volvo's & the scania carry Bodywork by Wright.whereas 10046 has an Alexander body

the Mercedes- Benz Citaro "Bendy-Buses" were origionally found exclusivly in London mainly on the 18 from Euston to Sudbury, but have since also been introduced on the Luton Airport Rail-Air Link and onto Park & Ride Services in York

The Articulated Scania's can be found in Manchester operating on services between Bolton & Bury.

The Wright Streetcar is a Aticulated Volvo B7LA with a bodywork built in conjunction with First, and can be found in York & Leeds, a small number, destined for Swansea, operated the Airport Shuttle between Luton Parkway and the Airport.

the early 20xxx series contain coaches with a varity of chassis & Body design's, most are Volvo B10M's but also included are a few Scania K113's

The Standard Coach Chassis for Long distance Stage carrage work is the Volvo B10M, most carry National express Livery but a number carry First Excel Branding

the Volvo B12 Fleet is mainly used on National express work, and as such can be seen all over the country.

The 23xxx series contain First's frontline express vehicles most are Scania 114/124's with Irizar Bodies, however there are also Some K340 Model's with Caetano Levante bodys for National Express Duties. 23205-8 however have Volvo B12B chassis

The Origiona l Fleet renumbering was done on a fleet by fleet basis, and as such various vehicle types were bunched together in the same series, however by the time half the fleet was renumbered a more organised classification system was introduced

TThe Volvo B7TL is a low floor double Deck Chassis that can be found in a number of different fleets within the First empire, most have Wright Gemini bodies but Alexander ALX400's and Plaxton President's also feature

the Dennis Trident is one of the main Low Floor chassis used in London, most have Plaxton President Bodies, but a large number of ALX400's are also Operated, including a batch in Worcestershire, a Batch of East Lancs Lolyne's are operated in the West Country, latest deliveries carry the Enviro 400 bodywork

the Leyland and Later Volvo Olympian's were the main Double Deck chassis's to be ordered before the introduction of Low Floor Vehicles, and as such can be found allover the network.

The Wright Gemini 2 is an Integral vehicle with VDL (DAF) running units and can be found in Smll Numbers in Central London

The Scania OmniDekka's can be found mainly on services in edinburgh, however a small number operate with the Hampshire fleet and where used until recently on the X53 Jurrasic Coast service between Poole and Exeter

the Current standard Double Deck Chassis for provincial fleet's is the Volvo B7TL and more recently B9TL, these all carry Wright Gemini bodies and can be found in many parts of the Country

the Volvo B10M Citybus is a Double deck version of the B10M Coach chassis, all remaining Examples carry Alexander RV bodies except for 38122, which following an accident was rebuilt with an East Lancs Pyoneer

Vehicles numbered in this series include Open Toppers and various AEC Routemasters including those used in London on the Heritage No 9 service between Aldgate and the Albert Hall, thee vehicles however do not display their First Fleetnumber, instead using their origional LT RM bonnet Number

When the Fleet was origionally renumbered, it was done on a fleet to fleet basis, and as such many different chassis varieties were bunched together, however eventually a classification system was introduced but not before over 800 vehicles had been renumbered

the Dennis Dart is the Current standard Lightweight Single Deck chassis, and can be found in most parts of the country where First operate

The ADL Enviro 200 is the latest development of the hugely successful Dennis Dart, and is starting to make an appearence in the fleet.

One of the Origional design's for the Dennis dart was the Wright Handybus, and a few remaining examples still operate with First, however they are not expected to survve for much longer

the Origional high floor Dennis Dart Chassis is still in operation in most parts of the Country, most carry Plaxton Pointer bodies, however a number of other bodyworks are also opeated including Marshall, Northern Counties, Alexander and UVG, although the number series is for Step entrance vehicles 46251-64/440/41/648-664/719-721/27-37 and 47108-111 are Dennis Dart SLF's

the 47xxx series is used as an overflow series for Dennis Darts due to the allocated series being fully used,

the Volvo B6 was an alternative to the Dennis Dart, however it was never as popular and most hav enow been withdrawn

the Volvo B6BLE was the Low Floor version of the Volvo B6 and was produced in competition to the Dennis Dart SLF, however it was never as popular as the Dart and only a handfull are operated

The 5xxxx series for Mini Buses mainly contain's Mercedes-Benz vehicles of both the 709D & 811 variety, however as the fleets were renumbered on a one by one basis, various other chassis types got included before a proper organised number system was introduced, these included Optare MetroRiders and Solo's

the Mercedes-Benz Vario was a later development of the earlir O709, however they have proved to be mechanically inferior to the earlier model and as such are slowly be withdrawn from most areas.

The Integral Low Floor Optare Solo is the current choice of Mini Bus Chassis, and as such are appearring all over the fleet.

a handfull of Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vehicles were origionally used on feeder services in London before being transfered to Manchester fr a similar use, they have now however migrated away for use as staff Transports

when the National Renumbering Sceme was first introduced in 2003 the whole fleet was not renumbered at the same time, and the early renumbering's were done on a local level, one fleet at a time, this left the number series in a bit of a mess, as various different chassis types were mixed together into one series, other Vehicles of the same batch that had moved to other fleets were numbered into completely different batches, however sense eventually prevailed and by the time most of the fleet came to be renumbered, a simplier classification system had been implemented.

the Leyland Lynx was the final single deck designed by Leyland, a few still survive in service but are living on borrowed time, with just a solitary example still running at Hoeford and three at Leicester, they are not expected to remain much longer

the Turkish Built BMC Falcon's Came into the fleet with the acquisition of Chester Citybus, and could be found on the Park & Ride services in that City, however their stay in the fleet was shortlived as all have now been Withdrawn and Sold

Small ammounts of Mercedes Benz single Deck vehicles are operated at the moment with just two types in service, these being the O.405N's in Manchester and O.530G "Citaro's" in London and the Home Countie

Many Various Scania Single Deck vehicles can be found in most places in the Firnetwork, with various body design's, virtually all by Wright.

The mainstay of the Single Deck fleet are Volvo's, these can be found most area's that First operate, the earlier vehicles numbered in the 66xxx series where B10's & B10BLE, however the number series has been increased by large deliveies of B7's of two types the earler B7L with a vertically mounted rear engine placed on the nearside and the Horizontally mounted version, the B7RLE,

the 67XXX series contains vehicles with chassis built by Dennis, these mainly consist of Various batch's of Lance's but have also been joined by a large batch of Enviro 300's that can be found working in the Redditch Area.

The BMC School buses are used in a number of Towns & Cities on School Contract waork, most However can be found around West Yorkshire, and most are owned by the Respective County Councils

After the origional 66xxx series of numbers had been exhausted, a new number series was created for further Deliveries of Volvo B7RLE's

This Number series contians Former Buses that have been withdrawn from Normal Service and are now employed as Driver Trainer vehicles and a small Number of Preserved Vehicles