Press Releases

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Park and Ride 2024 success photo 1

Phenomenal figures released for York’s Park and Ride

  • Busiest year since 2017
  • 4.5 million customers in 2024
  • Most December trips in a decade
  • York is UK's biggest all-electric Park and Ride 
Bus Partnerships
First Bus York
First Bus North & West Yorkshire
Pippa Salisbury 1

Bus driving is better than bar work, says York university student

  • Student is the first to become a driver at First Bus in York
  • Guaranteed working hours is strong appeal
  • Part-time shifts enable working around lectures
First Bus York
First Bus North & West Yorkshire
Driver / staff issue
Group with bus 2

Evie bus character brings children’s book to life for Badger Hill Primary pupils

  • Life-size character surprises children at York primary school
  • Children’s storybook published by First Bus in North and West Yorkshire
  • Tinyfoot and Evie’s Adventure to Tiny Street features Evie the electric bus and her friend Tinyfoot.
  • Tale to help schools and parents teach youngsters about carbon footprint and greener choices
  • All funds raised to support Macmillan
First Bus York
First Bus North & West Yorkshire
Electric Buses
Zero Emissions
Book launch at Beeston 1

Evie bus character brings children’s book to life for Beeston Primary pupils

  • Life-size character surprises children at Leeds primary school
  • Children’s storybook published by First Bus in North and West Yorkshire
  • Tinyfoot and Evie’s Adventure to Tiny Street features Evie the electric bus and her friend Tinyfoot.
  • Tale to help schools and parents teach youngsters about carbon footprint and greener choices
  • All funds raised to support Macmillan
First Bus West Yorkshire
First Bus York
First Bus North & West Yorkshire
Electric Buses
Events
Zero Emissions
York drivers in Santa hats 1

First Bus invests in added services for festive travel across York

  • Later journeys on Christmas Eve for City, University routes and Park and Ride
First Bus York
First Bus North & West Yorkshire
First Bus West Yorkshire drivers 3

First Bus invests in added services for festive travel across West Yorkshire

  • Later journeys on Christmas Eve
  • Special service introduced for New Year’s Day
First Bus Bradford
First Bus Leeds
First Bus West Yorkshire
First Bus Halifax, Huddersfield & Calder Valley
First Bus York
First Bus North & West Yorkshire
Network / Service Changes
Service 8 at Grimston Bar

First Bus invests in more buses on Park and Ride to support shoppers, retailers and hospitality as York gears up up for Christmas

  • Additional services to run from 10 November to 24 December
  • Extra buses on Services 3,7,8 and 9
First Bus York
First Bus North & West Yorkshire
Network / Service Changes
York depot poppies

First Bus fleet to ‘wear’ poppies as donation exceeds £3,350 in the region

  • First Bus fleet in York supports Poppy Appeal
  • Free travel to Remembrance events for serving Armed Forces, cadets and veterans
First Bus York
First Bus North & West Yorkshire
Miscellaneous
Ian McDonald 2

Bus driver who never planned to be one clocks up 50 years at First York

First Bus York
First Bus North & West Yorkshire
David Copley celebrates NTA with colleagues 3

Bradford bus driver given national honour for preventing child kidnap

  • David Copley receives Frontline Employee of the Year at the National Transport Awards
First Bus West Yorkshire
First Bus York
First Bus North & West Yorkshire
Miscellaneous
Anne Stamp (centre) with driver Neil Allatt and Jenny Bartlett from First Bus

First Bus reveals ‘community heroes’ to have buses named in their honour

  • Two ‘heroes’ nominated by local residents are the first to be revealed
First Bus York
First Bus North & West Yorkshire
GMN FIRST YORK 20

First York to continue running bus services for University of York

  • Operator selected after tendering process
  • Expansion of university bus network
  • New routes include direct services to Designer Outlet at weekends
  • Return of term timetable for new academic year
First Bus York
First Bus North & West Yorkshire
Commercial Partnerships