Press Releases

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First Bus Glasgow 850 - L to R - Graeme Macfarlan, Commercial Director for First Bus Scotland, & Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council

First Bus celebrates Glasgow 850 with over 7,500 free bus journeys

Everyone attending next weekend’s Clyde Chorus live music event will get a free First Bus two-trip ticket to travel sustainably to and from the festivities

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Specially branded ‘Loading Bay’ bus reveals what’s on as weekend travel offer announced

  • Branded bus promotes programme of events at Loading Bay
  • Bradford Weekender ticket gives unlimited travel for group of 5
  • Tickets on sale from Friday 23 May
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Essex Cricket Stars Take on the Battle of the Buses Driving Challenge - Watch how they got on!

  • Essex Cricket stars take on First Bus' Battle of the Buses driving challenge
  • Watch how they got on below!
Solent

Free bus travel for Pompey fans

Solent from First Bus is offering FREE travel to Pompey fans on the last game of the season at Fratton Park. 

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First Bus team up with Ticketer to launch innovative new Tap On Tap Off pilot in Wales

  • First Bus team up with Ticketer to launch innovative new Tap On Tap Off system for fares with pilot in Wales.
  • Innovative new pilot aimed at capping fares based on distance travelled in industry first.
  • The pilot could be rolled out in other regions if successful. 
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First Bus partners with Prospective.io to deploy automated fleet scheduling across UK operations

  • First Bus and Prospective.io have been working in partnership since 2019 to develop and test cutting edge automated timetabling and fleet scheduling software.
  • Prospective’s AI platform has led to improvements in service punctuality and reliability in West Yorkshire during a pilot aimed at improving local service delivery.
  • The Prospective system is now being rolled out across some of First Bus’ largest UK operating companies (OpCos).
  • The new system will support dozens of network planners, schedulers and operations teams managing 4,000 vehicles across the UK.
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Making bus a smart choice for more people

Simon Pearson, Chief Commercial Officer at First Bus, comments on customer centricity; what it looks like in practice, and how changing perceptions is central to bus becoming a bigger part of the transport mix.