Bus passengers in Slough and Buckinghamshire will benefit from enhanced services thanks to Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding from Slough Borough Council and Buckinghamshire Council, delivered in partnership with First Bus in Berkshire.

• Branded bus is third from First Bus to support Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture

• Improvements to air quality at city centre junction
• 5,000 tonnes C02e saved by fleet operations

• First Bus’ largest battery storage facility begins operating next month in Hampshire, with work starting on another site in Aberdeen by the end of this year.
• The innovative units will store excess electricity and distribute power back into the UK’s electricity network at peak times as well as charging electric buses.
• FirstGroup announces lead investment in Palmer Energy Technology (‘PETL’) to bring the latest, innovative battery storage units to its First Bus sites. Other investors are Barclays and the University of Oxford.

First Bus has announced it will be adding extra journeys, improving reliability and extending routes across nine Aberdeen services from Sunday 17^th August.