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Rochdale cllrs (left) with Paul Townley (First Bus) and Stephen Rhodes (TfGM)

First Bus gets phase two of Bee Network underway right on time

434 Middleton-Rochdale at 05:04am is first service to begin operating

Buses of Somerset single decker

Somerset to get 25 new electric buses in major £14.7m investment

New electric buses will serve communities in the county thanks to a joint funding bid by Somerset Council and First Bus South and huge investment from the bus operator. 

Diesel Bus in Basildon Jamie Warr

Fully electric, zero-emission buses are coming to South Essex

More than £30 million is to be invested in safer, greener and healthier travel in Basildon.

First West of England Commercial Director Rob Pymm (centre) with North Somerset Council's Passenger Transport Service Manager Carl Nicholson and Climate, Waste and Sustainability Executive member Cllr Annemieke Waite

First Bus invests over £50m in electric buses in the West of England

First West of England is to invest more than £50m introducing its first electric buses in the region.

EVCharging 21 cropped

First Bus to invest £89m in zero-emission bus operations after DfT ‘ZEBRA 2’ funding success

  • £89 million investment in 178 zero-emission buses and infrastructure across four regions 
  • Worked with Local Authority Partners to secure £16 million of Government co-funding 
  • Operator will run more than 800 Zero Emission vehicles across 14 electrified depots in the UK  
First Bus Family On Board

Prices frozen for majority of First Glasgow tickets

  • Tickets including popular Day Ticket Bundle and 4-Week passes will not increase in price
  • All ticket prices are frozen when using Tap On, Tap Off
  • The bus operators pricing updates will come into effect from 31st March
First Aberdeen Electric

Prices frozen for majority of First Aberdeen tickets

  • Tickets including popular Day Ticket Bundle and Month passes will not increase in price
  • All ticket prices are frozen when using Tap On, Tap Off
  • The bus operators pricing updates will come into effect from 31st March
Metrodecker EV in York with Minster behind-2

First York announces frequency increase and fare changes on Park and Ride

  • Permanent increase in Service 2 frequency
  • Additional journeys on Services 2, 7, 8 and 9 for Easter holidays
  • New fares effective from Sunday 24 March
First Bus UK

First Bus announces changes on Huddersfield corridor from Sunday 24 March

  • 184 service transfers to the Bee Network
  • New 382 service replaces 181 between Huddersfield, Slaithwaite and Wilberlee
  • New 383 service replaces 185 and 186 between Huddersfield and Marsden Dirker
  • Additional morning and evening journeys and a new two-hourly Sunday service
First Glasgow LEZ low emission buses (3)

First Bus announces increases to services between Lanarkshire and Glasgow

  • First Bus service 18 will increase in frequency, meaning the bus will be running more often for customers between Glasgow city centre and East Kilbride, while service 21 is being extended.
  • The Glasgow Airport Express will also be running more often, ensuring it’s never been easier to get from airport to the city centre and vice versa.
Janette Bell, Piers Marlow & Isabel McAllister

First Bus completes transformation of Roundtree Way to all-electric bus fleet

  • The project to electrify Roundtree Way depot is complete
  • The depot is now the operational centre for 70 state of the art electric vehicles
  • This is the first complete zero-emission commercial bus fleet in England outside of London