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First Bus and Combined Authority announce further £11.2m for Bramley bus depot

  • Investment and co-funding from Department for Transport Zebra scheme
  • Extra 22 electric buses brings zero emission fleet to 79 – half Bramley total
  • Delivery of more buses expected in July 2024
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Charged up: First Bus opens electric charging to the public

  • The first bus depot in the UK to offer electric charging to the public is now open
  • Purpose built hub in Cornwall offers fast charging for a family car in 30 minutes
  • £1m investment from First Bus to provide the local area with charging infrastructure
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Fully electric, zero-emission buses are coming to South Essex

More than £30 million is to be invested in safer, greener and healthier travel in Basildon.

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First Bus to invest £89m in zero-emission bus operations after DfT ‘ZEBRA 2’ funding success

  • £89 million investment in 178 zero-emission buses and infrastructure across four regions 
  • Worked with Local Authority Partners to secure £16 million of Government co-funding 
  • Operator will run more than 800 Zero Emission vehicles across 14 electrified depots in the UK  
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First Bus completes transformation of Roundtree Way to all-electric bus fleet

  • The project to electrify Roundtree Way depot is complete
  • The depot is now the operational centre for 70 state of the art electric vehicles
  • This is the first complete zero-emission commercial bus fleet in England outside of London
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First Bus ‘switch on’ the largest fleet of zero emission buses in West Yorkshire

  • Electrification of Bramley depot completed as electric buses join city network
  • £29m project combines investment by First Bus and co-funding from Department for Transport Zebra scheme secured by Combined Authority
  • 57 zero emission buses with more expected in summer 2024
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First Bus electrifies university routes as rollout of new zero emission buses continues

  • 10 vehicles introduced on 66 and 67 services alongside campus shuttles
  • £3m investment by First Bus
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Electric transformation of First Bus Oldham depot gets underway

  • Power chargers and infrastructure to be complete by March 2024
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Come and join ‘the buzz’ of Norwich’s new electric fleet

First Bus invites city residents to ‘Meet the Bus’ day

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Autonomous single-decker bus producing zero carbon emissions on UK roads for the first time

  • Only all-electric autonomous bus service in the country
  • Trial begins in September
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First Bus welcomes new generation of engineering apprentices with fun-filled week at Reaseheath College

  • First Bus welcomes 52 new apprentices across England, Scotland and Wales.  
  • English-based apprentices to be placed at purpose-built engineering facility at Reaseheath College.  
  • Apprentices enjoyed a fun-filled induction week of team-building activities and key skills tests. 
  • Reaseheath Facility that opened in 2021 offers a unique work experience-style environment to help apprentices adopt a workplace mindset while they learn.