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First Bus ‘switch on’ the largest fleet of zero emission buses in West Yorkshire
- Electrification of Bramley depot completed as electric buses join city network
- £29m project combines investment by First Bus and co-funding from Department for Transport Zebra scheme secured by Combined Authority
- 57 zero emission buses with more expected in summer 2024

New timetables announced for Buses of Somerset routes
Buses of Somerset has announced network changes for its services in Somerset. The changes, which are part of a twice-yearly network review, come into force on Sunday 14 April.

Making bus travel simpler for thousands of customers
New technology is being rolled out across all First Cymru buses this spring, making travel quicker and simpler for thousands of passengers.

New services and extra evening journeys for Cornwall
Cornwall by Kernow has announced network changes for its bus services in Cornwall. The changes, which are part of a twice-yearly network review, come into force on Sunday 31 March.

New cross-city routes and services reconnecting communities
Three extra cross-city bus routes are being introduced in Bristol as part of a package of changes from First West of England this spring.

New bus routes from Somerset to Bristol will cost passengers as little as 4p per mile
Residents living in two of Somerset’s largest towns will benefit from new bus links to Bristol for as little as 4p per mile.

Four at risk bus routes safeguarded after Buses of Somerset & Somerset Council reach agreement
Somerset Council and First Bus South which operates Buses of Somerset have reached an agreement to ensure four routes in the county can continue to run for another year.

York boasts the UK’s biggest all-electric Park and Ride bus network
- First Bus and City of York Council achieve landmark in zero emission travel
- Rawcliffe Bar route completes all-electric fleet on network

First Essex Launches Overnight Services to Stansted Airport
- First Essex Airlink X20 service will run overnight between Colchester and Stansted Airport from 26 February

First Eastern Counties announces service updates
- First Eastern Counties is making some changes to Orange and Red Line services from Sunday 25th February
- For the Red Line, 23/23A and 24/24A, the Monday to Friday timetable has been revised in order to improve the punctuality of the service, while also starting the service earlier in the morning
- On Saturdays, the red line buses will operate more frequently providing up to three buses per-hour, increasing the combined frequency to every ten minutes along the common sections of the route
- The Orange Line 21, from Monday to Friday additional morning journeys between Bowthorpe, West Earlham and Norwich will provide a bus up to every ten minutes