Press Releases
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First Bus introduces service improvements to Bradford-Leeds route
- 72 and X6 services to have earlier start and late bus up to midnight
Local bus operator First Leicester are providing 300 Christmas meals to Help the Homeless in Leicester
- First Leicester are providing 300 Christmas meals to ‘Help the Homeless Leicester’ this Christmas.
- Santa and his elf’s will be giving out Christmas cards with thank you messages on board their buses and some will have shopping vouchers and free bus travel codes enclosed on the lead up to Christmas.
First Bus announces proposals to cease all operations in Southampton
- Proposal to withdraw all CityRed services in Southampton from February 19 2023.
- Lower customer numbers post-covid, changes in travel patterns, rising costs and an ultra-competitive city market have led to this difficult decision.
- Focus is on supporting colleagues and helping all those affected to find alternative roles within First Bus.
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.
First Bus supports Glasgow night-time economy with return of night bus services
- Return of weekend night bus network
- 11 routes/corridors served across the city and beyond from evening of Friday 17th June.
- 6pm PLUS ticket covers travel after 6pm as well as night bus services, starting from only £4.
- Young Persons (Under 22s) Concessionary Card holders can travel for free on First Glasgow night bus services
- Night bus network is returning to help boost the night-time economy in the city and to help ease the pressure by recent rail disruption.
Mainline livery returns to the Potteries with a jazzy new Minton flooring design
- Collaboration between, First Potteries, Best Impressions, Altro and Bus and Coach World
- 25 buses being branded in a new livery, interior refurbishment and new Minton flooring.
- Buses will run on services 3 & 4 via Hanley to Burslem, Kidsgrove and Tunstall.
First Bus supports city's night-time economy with the return of night bus services
- Return of weekend night-bus network.
- 11 routes/corridors served across the city and beyond from evening of Friday 3rd December.
- Introductory offer of £1.50 single for the first 2 weekends of operation*.
- Regular single fare starting from £3 applies after the promotional period.
- Brand new 6pm PLUS ticket covering travel after 6pm as well as night bus services – starting from only £4!
- Return of night services helping to boost night-time economy and ease pressures on festive revellers caused by recent taxi shortages.
Passengers prepared to abandon Union Street altogether if bus access isn’t restored
- Mobility and accessibility a real concern to customers who view the restriction of access to union street as unnecessary
- Bus travel is less attractive and people are unwilling to accept a long travel experience for a pedestrianised shopping space.