Transport giant Firstgroup's profits have soared as demand picks up for rail and bus.
The country's largest bus operator's half-year profit to September 30 jumped by more than 50% to £100.6million from £66.1million during the same period last year.
Total revenues at the Aberdeen-headquartered company improved from £427.7million to £504.9million, despite a £19million reduction in CV19-related grants.
Firstbus carried just shy of 1.1million passengers each day as regular services helped offset the impact of train striker.
Journeys on Firstrail jumped to 123.4million over the period, up from 114.6million in the same period las
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