Press Releases

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Renault Trucks’ electric HGV at Hoeford

First Bus powers up Renault Trucks' electric truck tour

  • First Bus' Hoeford depot in Fareham provided electric charging for Renault Trucks’ electric HGV
  • Renault Trucks’ eHGV ‘The Good Truck’ Roadshow is travelling across Europe to show the range of electric road freight vehicles and availability of charging infrastructure
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First Bus powers up Renault Trucks' electric truck tour

  • First Bus’ Hoeford depot in Fareham provided electric charging for Renault Trucks’ electric HGV
  • Renault Trucks’ eHGV ‘The Good Truck’ Roadshow is travelling across Europe to show the range of electric road freight vehicles and availability of charging infrastructure
Environment
Zero Emissions
Mission 2035
First Bus
Electric Buses
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First Bus becomes the first UK bus operator to achieve Inclusive Employer status

E, D & I
People
First Bus
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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
(NE) First West Yorkshire
(NE) Electric vehicles
(NE) ZEBRA funding bids
(NE) Zero Emissions
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First Bus unveils comprehensive training for colleagues on Mental Health Awareness Week

  • UK wide training programme aimed at upskilling colleagues so they can support others with mental health and wellbeing issues.
  • Over 250 colleagues have become approved Mental Health First Aiders across the business. 
  • Extensive Mental Health Champion training delivered to every line manager in the business by the end of the summer. 
People
First Bus
First Bus UK

First Bus improves Bradford-Leeds connectivity with combined frequency every seven minutes

  • New Bradford network timetables introduced from Sunday 19 May
  • Investment in three additional buses on key travel corridor
  • X6 express and 72 services increased to each operate every 15 minutes
(NE) First Bradford
(NE) Service / Network changes
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New - service 80 being introduced to the First Bus network linking Killamarsh in North East Derbyshire with Chesterfield

  • First Bus announced it has been successful in being awarded a contract by Derbyshire County Council to run a new bus  service linking Killamarsh with Chesterfield. 
  • The First Bus network in South Yorkshire now provides a bus link between the areas of Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham, North east Derbyshire and Chesterfield.
  • The new service 80 starts on Sunday 12th May 2024. 
(MMSY) First Sheffield
(MMSY) General / miscellaneous
(MMSY) Events / Launches
From L to R, Duncan Cameron, First Bus Scotland MD, Graeme Macfarlan, First Bus Scotland Commercial Director, and Selina Campbell, First Bus driver.

MSPs sign pledge to improve bus services across Scotland

(Scot) First Glasgow
(Scot) First Aberdeen
Heroic Contributions Winners – Derek Milliken (Scotland), Darren Telford (Manchester, Midlands and South Yorkshire) and Jakub Malicki (East of England)

First Bus hosts inaugural ‘Our Way’ awards to celebrate frontline colleagues

Events
People
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UpFirst bus in collaboration with UpFest

UP First: First Bus partners with UPFEST PRESENTS to bring colourful commutes to Bristol

Bristol street artist, Cheo, has created a driveable work of art, which will have Bristolians double-taking across the city

James Eustace and Neil Chapman

Hovertravel’s Hoverbus has all-new look, thanks to new operator

Hovertravel has awarded First Bus Solent the contract to operate its Hoverbus service, which connects the hovercraft for crossings to and from the Isle of Wight taking passengers from stops across Portsmouth to its Southsea Terminal.

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The 1C Coastal Clipper Cabriolet bus service is returning to Great Yarmouth Seafront

The much-loved 1C Coastal Clipper Cabriolet bus service is returning to Great Yarmouth seafront on Saturday 4th May.

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