Press Releases

14 items found, showing page 1 of 2

First Bus-85 cropped

First Bus to withdraw Service 65 from operation

First Bus
Network Information
First Bus Leeds new EV livery 5

First Bus to improve reliability of Greater Glasgow and Lanarkshire bus services with use of AI timetables

First Bus
(Scot) First Glasgow
Network Information
First Bus-85

Significant bus disruption expected due to North Hanover Street roadworks impacting Buchanan Bus Station

First Bus
(Scot) First Glasgow
Network Information
Norwich Sightseer Bus

See Norwich Like Never Before with the Norwich Sightseer Open-Top Bus

First Bus is inviting residents and visitors to experience Norwich from a whole new perspective with the launch of the Norwich Sightseer, an open-top sightseeing service showcasing the very best of the City of Stories.

(EastEng) New product launches
Network Information
Electric bus in Castle Green, Taunton cropped

Come and ‘Meet the manager’ to discuss bus services in Taunton and Yeovil

First Bus in Somerset is inviting bus passengers to ‘Meet the manager’ sessions in Taunton and Yeovil.

Network Information
First Bus Leeds new EV livery 2

First Bus introduces improvements for more than 19 million customers in West Yorkshire

  • Changes to begin on Sunday 18 May
  • Focus on punctuality for 36 services
First Bus
(NE) First West Yorkshire
Network Information
Service Changes
First Bus UK

First Bus introduces improvements for 2.75 million Halifax customers

First Bus
(NE) First Halifax, Huddersfield & Calder Valley
Network Information
Service Changes
First Bus-85

Summer timetables announced for Dorset bus routes

New service operating between Lulworth Cove, Wool Station and Bovington

Network Information
First Bus
First Bus Glasgow

First Bus services make major journey time saving as Thornliebank Road reopens

Network Information
First Bus
Prospective First Bus 5

First Bus joins forces with AI firm in bid to futureproof the bus industry

Commercial Partnerships
Network Information
People
First Bus
Prospective First Bus 5

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.
Bus Partnerships
Commercial Partnerships
Network Information
First Bus
bus family

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.

Network Information
Service Changes
Commercial Partnerships
Bus Partnerships
Bus Fares
First Bus