of somerset plaxton president bodied dennis trident 2 in burnham on sea in may 2014 parent first south west founded 2014 headquarters taunton service area somerset service type bus services depots 2 chief executive alex carter website busesofsomerset.co.uk the buses of somerset 1 is the trading name used by bus operator first south west for services operated in somerset from depots in the towns of taunton and bridgwater . the services were formerly managed as part of first somerset & avon . the new brand identity and livery is the first major departure from the firstgroup corporate identity and livery which was previously applied almost universally across the group s bus operations . the business instead now uses a two tone green and cream livery with bespoke branding website and social media profiles . 2 3 the company operates smaller vehicles branded the buses of taunton on its taunton town services . contents 1 history 2 depots 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit the buses of taunton liveried plaxton pointer 2 bodied dennis dart slf in taunton in april 2014 while the buses of somerset name is new the livery bears a resemblance to the colours used by its historical predecessors western national and more recently southern national which operated buses in somerset prior to its acquisition by firstgroup in 1999 . southern national was formed in 1983 as the somerset and dorset operations of western national then part of the national bus company . it was privatised in 1988 4 acquired by firstgroup in 1999 and rebranded as first southern national . in 2003 the somerset operations of first southern national were merged into first somerset & avon . depots edit the buses of somerset currently operates from two depots in taunton and bridgwater also from an outstation in minehead . 5 see also edit first somerset & avon first south west references edit first devon & cornwall limited formerly first western national limited formerly western national limited companies house extract company no 01669417 first introduces the buses of somerset euro transport 30 january 2014 first drops corporate look in somerset bus & coach professional 5 february 2014 buses magazine issue 648 march 2009 ian allan publishing first south west pdf . uk buses . retrieved 13 may 2015 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to the buses of somerset . buses of somerset website buses of somerset flickr official v t e bus operators in south west england bristol ct plus first bristol first somerset & avon south gloucestershire bus & coach stagecoach west the kings ferry wessex bus cornwall first south west plymouth citybus stagecoach south west devon the buses of somerset plymouth citybus stagecoach south west dorset the buses of somerset first hampshire & dorset yellow buses wilts & dorset gloucestershire first somerset & avon stagecoach west thamesdown transport wessex bus somerset bakers dolphin bath bus company bugler coaches the buses of somerset 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