A new owner for Truronian

Tuesday 31st March, 2026

Truronian Coaches and its Newham depot have been acquired by Go Ahead from First Bus, consolidating Go Ahead’s position in Cornwall in parallel with First’s withdrawal from the duchy.

Truronian joins Exeter-headquartered Dartline, which also has a depot in Plymouth, expanding its coach provision across the region with bases in all three cities in Devon and Cornwall.  

Services will continue to run as normal, with the same teams working out of Newham and the same focus on safe and reliable journeys, albeit in red coaches with either Truronian or Dartline branding.   

Customers should notice little change, with existing bookings, contracts and services unaffected. The phone number will remain the same, and while a new email address will be set up, the current address will still work.   

The investment in Truronian and the Truro depot by the Go-Ahead Group is part of a wider investment across Cornwall. Managing director Richard Stevens said: “Our message to customers today is simple: bookings are running as normal and familiar faces are still delivering them.”