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Bradford team with BD2025 bus   fleet 4

First Bus Bradford team gears up for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture

  • Bus operator is an Official Travel Partner
  • Specially branded bus and fleet to carry message across communities
  • Shared goal of sustainable travel to support lower carbon footprint of festival
Bradford team with BD2025 bus   fleet 4

First Bus Bradford team gears up for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture

  • Bus operator is an Official Travel Partner
  • Specially branded bus and fleet to carry message across communities
  • Shared goal of sustainable travel to support lower carbon footprint of festival
Claire Quinton-Tulloch with sculptures

First Bus to Sponsor Sculpture in Break Charity's 2025 GoGoSafari art Trail

First Bus East of England is proud to announce its sponsorship of a giraffe sculpture as part of the highly anticipated 2025 GoGoSafari, an art sculpture trail organised by Norfolk based charity, Break.

Buses of Somerset team with Cllr Wilkins

Taunton and Minehead bus depots power up: Electrification projects pave way for green bus fleet

  • First Bus South, operator of Buses of Somerset, has started construction works to electrify its Taunton & Minehead depots
  • The electric depots will support 26 brand new electric buses
  • EV buses and electrified depots are a jointly funded initiative with Somerset Council
Duncan Cameron, First Bus, Bill Sommerville, Robert Gordon University and students (2)

First Bus Partners with Robert Gordon University to Announce £12.7million Investment in Electric Bus Fleet

  • First Bus is injecting £12.7million into Aberdeen as it introduces a fleet of 24 new electric buses and 12 repower buses
  • The investment cements First Bus’s commitment to sustainability with a goal to achieve a fully zero-emission fleet by 2035
Andreas Schorling, FlixBus UK MD & Andrew Jarvis, First Bus COO - Yutong cropped

First Bus signs five-year deal with FlixBus to launch new UK coach services

  • Milestone partnership for rapidly growing FlixBus and transport industry leaders First Bus
  • 21 new vehicles operating on eight routes, stretching across England
  • New partnership will create 65 employment opportunities as part of First Bus’ growth strategy
Andreas Schorling, FlixBus UK MD & Andrew Jarvis, First Bus COO - Yutong

First Bus signs five-year deal with FlixBus as they partner to launch new UK coach services

  • Milestone partnership for rapidly growing FlixBus and transport industry leaders First Bus
  • 21 new vehicles operating on eight routes, stretching across England
  • New partnership will create 65 employment opportunities as part of First Bus’ growth strategy
L-R Cllr Jeff Henry, Cllr Mark Platt and Piers Marlow, MD First East of England v1

Work Starts to Bring Electric Buses to Basildon

First Bus has officially started work at its Basildon Bus Depot as part of a major initiative to introduce 55 electric buses to the area, funded through a partnership with Essex County Council.

First Eastern Counties Electric Bus 21 Service - Credit Will Mason

First Bus Awarded Contract for Norwich Park and Ride Services

Following a successful competitive tender process, First Bus East of England has been awarded the contract to operate services from the Airport and Thickthorn sites for the Norwich Park and Ride.

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First Bus announces partnership with The Children’s Hospital Charity

  • First Bus Sheffield partners with Children’s Hospital Charity to support local healthcare heroes and families
Hengrove depot electrification

Work starts on the West of England’s £59m bus electrification project

First West of England has started work on two multi-million pound projects this week to electrify bus depots in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare.

Park & Ride Truro

First Kernow is awarded Truro Park & Ride contract

  • First Kernow successful in its tender to operate Truro Park & Ride
  • Three year contract will see First continue to provide the service for Cornwall Council