Press Releases

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First Aberdeen Electric

First Bus offers 50% off tickets for next four weeks in Aberdeen

  • First Bus is giving customers in Aberdeen 50% off its 3-in-7 bundle ticket.
  • The promotion encourages Aberdonians to switch from car to bus a little more often.
  • The discount will be in place for four weeks from today, 14 September.
RailAir 3 - Watford Junction

New RailAir coach service links Watford to Heathrow

  • New direct coach service links Watford to Heathrow in around 45 mins 
  • RA3 is the latest addition to the RailAir family, operated by First Bus South in partnership with Heathrow  
  • Cost effective new route increases connectivity to UK’s busiest airport 
Switch autonomous bus at Didcot Parkway with customer

Autonomous single-decker bus producing zero carbon emissions on UK roads for the first time

  • Only all-electric autonomous bus service in the country
  • Trial begins in September
Andy Evered (L) with Andrew Jarvis at Bus Driver of the Year awards 2023

Bath bus driver named among the best in the UK

A bus driver from Bath has been named the second best driver in England and Wales at a national competition.

First Bus UK

First Bus statement on acceptance of pay offer in Unite ballot of Oldham drivers

  • Rise in hourly pay to £15.50 immediately and £16.00 from January
  • £1,100 lump sum payment
  • Overall increase in pay of 18.5%
First Bus UK

First Manchester announces strike action at Oldham postponed

  • Unite recommend new pay offer to drivers
  • Ballot to be held on Wednesday 6 September
New College Worcester students

Blind and partially sighted people invited to ‘Meet the Bus’ event in Bristol

People who are blind or partially sighted, along with their families and friends, are invited to find out more about access and safety when travelling on buses in Bristol.

First Bus UK

First Bus introduces improvements to Huddersfield services from 3 September

  • 8 route timetables adjusted for better reliability
  • 184 morning service to arrive in Oldham at 08:30
First Bus UK

First Bus introduces improvements to services from 3 September

  • 23 routes in Leeds with more frequency
  • Bradford-Leeds 72 and X6 starts earlier and ends at midnight 
  • 8 routes in Huddersfield with better reliability
First Bus UK

First Bus introduces improvements to Leeds services from 3 September

  • Increase in journeys on 23 routes
  • Changes to improve frequency and punctuality
First Bus UK

First Bus introduces service improvements to Bradford-Leeds route

  • 72 and X6 services to have earlier start and late bus up to midnight
First Bus Taunton-87

First Bus South confirms closure of Bridgwater Depot

  • Buses of Somerset (First Bus South) confirm its bus depot in Bridgwater will close with effect from 3 September 2023.
  • Buses of Somerset remains committed to its future in Somerset and its operations will continue to be run from neighbouring depots.
  • From 3 September, there will be some changes to services across Buses of Somerset network, including improvements to frequencies on selected routes.