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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
EV bus in Portsmouth Guildhall

New electric buses create a buzz in Portsmouth and Fareham

People in Portsmouth and Fareham were given a sneak preview of new electric buses this week.

Zoe Sparks driver apprentice6

International Women’s Day 2024: First Bus pledges to double number of women in the business

  • First Bus sets out new commitments and recruitment pledges to increase number of women in business by 2028
  • Halifax trainee driver helps promote national announcement
First-Leics-CabSummit-05032024-89

GROUND BREAKING EVENT HELD TO ‘SHAPE THE FUTURE OF BUS CAB DESIGN’ 8 March 2024

  • CAB Summit event held at First Bus Leicester
  • Event was led by 'Women in Transport'
  • 30 Organisations attended from the sector
First Bus projected stories from some of its female colleagues on to iconic locations in Glasgow and Aberdeen

First Bus celebrates International Women's Day with commitment to double number of women in the business

  • Huge projections illuminate female drivers' own experiences on buildings across Glasgow and Aberdeen.
1944 and 2024 showing women still behind the wheel

First West of England’s pledge as it marks 80 years since the first female drivers

First West of England has pledged to nearly double the number of women in its business in the next five years as it marks a major milestone in its history.

Zoe Sparks driver apprentice6

International Women’s Day 2024: First Bus pledges to double number of women in the business

  • First Bus sets out new commitments and recruitment pledges to increase number of women in business by 2028.