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White House Primary School Year 4 Children

First Norwich buzzes into White House Farm Primary School on first stop of electric bus tour

  • First Norwich is visiting schools in Norwich with a brand new electric zero-emissions double deck bus.
  • The first stop of the tour was at White House Primary School in Sprowston.
  • First Norwich is currently operating 24 electric vehicles in the city, this number will increase to 70 by April this year.
  • First Norwich invites city schools to request a stop on the tour.
(EastEng) First Bus Eastern Counties
York Pullman coach outside York Minster

FirstGroup plc acquires York Pullman Bus Company

  • Agreement to purchase York Pullman Bus Company
  • High-performing business with strong track record of growth
  • Independently-owned and highly reputable operator of coaches and buses, providing contracted and private hire services in York and the wider area from several depot locations
  • Completion of the acquisition is anticipated in the next few weeks, subject to customary regulatory review.
(NE) First Bus
(NE) First York
(NE) Miscellaneous
York Pullman coach outside York Minster

FirstGroup plc acquires York Pullman Bus Company

  • Agreement to purchase York Pullman Bus Company
  • High-performing business with strong track record of growth.
  • Independently-owned and highly reputable operator of coaches and buses, providing contracted and private hire services in York and the wider area from several depot locations.
  • Completion of the acquisition is anticipated in the next few weeks, subject to customary regulatory review.
People
First Bus
First Bus x Aberdeen FC - Millie & Grandpa

More Aberdeen fans than ever using First Bus to travel sustainably to Pittodrie on matchdays

(Scot) First Aberdeen
First Aberdeen Electric

First Bus reveals nearly 20% increase in bus passengers as result of free weekend travel offer

(Scot) First Aberdeen
First Bus - Our people

First Bus to become UK’s largest national bus operator to be a real Living Wage employer

(WEW) Wales and West
First Bus - Our people

First Bus to become UK’s largest national bus operator to be a real Living Wage employer

First Bus - Our people

First Bus to become UK’s largest national bus operator to be a real Living Wage employer

(EastEng) First Bus Eastern Counties
(EastEng) First Bus Essex
(EastEng) First Bus
First Bus - Our people cropped

First Bus to become UK’s largest national bus operator to be a real Living Wage employer

(Scot) First Bus
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First Bus to become UK’s largest national bus operator to be a real Living Wage employer

(MMSY) EMEC general
(MMSY) General / miscellaneous
Service 67 outside York train station

First Bus electrifies university routes as rollout of new zero emission buses continues

  • 10 vehicles introduced on 66 and 67 services alongside campus shuttles
  • £3m investment by First Bus
(NE) First York
(NE) Electric vehicles
(NE) Environment
(NE) ZEBRA funding bids
(NE) Zero Emissions
On board poster campaign

Latest figures reveal why new suicide prevention partnership is so important

  • Bus operator First West of England and Bristol-based charity, Suicide Prevention UK, are joining forces for what is believed to be the first partnership of its kind - at this scale - in the UK.
  • People at risk of suicide increasingly using buses to reach the destination where they plan to take their lives.
  • At least three in 50 people use public transport to get to their suicide location.
  • First West of England will offer training to drivers to spot the signs of suicide, raise the profile of suicide high risk areas on bus routes, offer free travel to the charity’s volunteers and launch an on-board marketing campaign expected to be seen by about 1.5million passengers each week.
(WEW) Bath
(WEW) Bristol
(WEW) Wells
(WEW) Weston-Super-Mare