Press Releases

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First York

First Bus celebrates new Zero Emission Mission Milestone after ZEBRA bid success

First Bus and their four local authority partners celebrate funding bid success for four regions through the DfT's ZEBRA scheme to land a further 125 electric buses

Hampden Express X31

First Bus to match fund and donate all profits from Hampden Express service to DEC in support of Ukrainian crisis

Passengers travelling to Hampden with First Bus ahead of Scotland v Poland game will be supporting the DEC’s efforts

International Women's Day

First Bus MD celebrates the women of bus on International Women's Day

First Bus MD Janette Bell committed to challenge bus industry stereotypes today and everyday as we celebrate the trailblazing women of bus on International Women's Day

Janette Bell, MD First Bus UK

First Bus encourages women across Scotland to join as recruitment events aim to #BreakTheBias

  • First Bus Scotland is holding recruitment events across the country to shine a light on the opportunities for women to excel in the business
  • Traditional perceptions and stereotypes amongst the biggest challenges for First Bus to overcome
Jo Pakosz, staff manager at First York4

Bus driver Jo rises up the ranks at First York to help support 250 staff

A Polish national who came to York in search of work on the advice of her best friend has risen up the ranks at First York and is now looking after the interests of bus drivers who make up the majority of some 250 employees at the bus operator.

L R Paul Matthews, Simon Carlisle, Engineering Director and Tom Bridge, Operations Director

First West Yorkshire unveils £8.1m investment in buses to create cleaner air in Bradford

  • 39 new vehicles to be introduced in the coming weeks
  • X6 and 72 routes are the first to operate with the new StreetDeck double-decker
  • Lower emissions of NOx and carbon
  • New ‘City of Bradford’ livery
First Glasgow - COP26

First Bus to invest £35m in green transport for Glasgow and Aberdeen with ScotZEB funding from Transport Scotland

  • First Glasgow and First Aberdeen have been awarded a combined £18.6m in ScotZEB funding and will deliver 74 new electric vehicles across both cities.
  • First Bus will invest a further £16.4m to further increase its zero-emission fleet.
  • Over 40% of vehicles operating out of First Glasgow’s Caledonia and Scotstoun depots will be fully electric and zero-emission by Spring 2024.
  • First Bus will future-proof its Scotstoun and Aberdeen depots with installation of the required electrification infrastructure.
Ian Humphreys, Managing Director of First Manchester

First Manchester announces new tickets and price freeze among fare changes

  • New range of Flexi tickets to be launched
  • Prices of Single fares frozen or reduced
  • Weekly tickets to rise by cost of inflation
First Glasgow new EV fleet operating the COP26 delegate shuttles

First Bus to invest over £10.5m in green transport for Aberdeen with ScotZEB funding from Transport Scotland

  • First Aberdeen has been awarded a share in approved ScotZEB funding and will deliver 24 new electric buses across the city.
  • First Bus has committed to spend a further £16.4m across its King Street depot in Aberdeen and Scotstoun depot in Glasgow.
  • 30% of First Aberdeen’s fleet will be made up of zero-emission vehicles by Spring 2024.
  • First Bus will future-proof its Aberdeen depot with installation of a new electrification infrastructure.
First Glasgow new EV fleet operating the COP26 delegate shuttles

First Bus to invest £35m in green transport for Glasgow and Aberdeen with ScotZEB funding from Transport Scotland

  • First Glasgow and First Aberdeen have been awarded a combined £18.6m in ScotZEB funding and will deliver 74 new electric vehicles across both cities.
  • First Bus will invest a further £16.4m to further increase its zero-emission fleet.
  • Over 40% of vehicles operating out of First Glasgow’s Caledonia and Scotstoun depots will be fully electric and zero-emission by Spring 2024.
  • First Bus will future-proof its Scotstoun and Aberdeen depots with installation of the required electrification infrastructure.
First York driver and Knights fan Pete Richardson with players and the electric bus branded in the club colours

First York kicks off expanded partnership with York City Knights

First York has expanded its partnership with York City Knights at the start of the 2022 rugby league season. Announcement is made ahead of Betfred Challenge Cup against Newcastle Thunder on Sunday 27 February.

Vantage damage2

First Manchester asks communities for support to stop vandalism

  • Areas of Oldham, Manchester and Tyldesley affected
  • Incidents on the Vantage service guided busway