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First Bus and partners welcome Roads Minister to launch UK's first all-electric autonomous bus service at Milton Park
- UK’s first zero emission autonomous bus service to operate at Milton Park business, science and technology park in Oxfordshire
- Project to launch two zero emission single-decker autonomous buses which are fully accessible to wheelchair users and prams
- Ground-breaking technology in vehicle movement and travel planning
- The buses will have a safety driver on board at all times during operation and have completed its first test passenger journeys over the past two weeks
Millions encouraged to Get Around For £2 by bus
- Millions of people across England will be able to travel by bus for £2 from 1 January to 31 March, thanks to £60 million in Government funding to cap single tickets
- People can save almost a third of the average £2.80 bus fare, while in some rural areas tickets can reach over £10 for a single journey
- Over 130 operators who run routes outside London will be part of the scheme, taking an estimated two million cars off the road and reducing emissions
Local bus operator First Leicester are providing 300 Christmas meals to Help the Homeless in Leicester
- First Leicester are providing 300 Christmas meals to ‘Help the Homeless Leicester’ this Christmas.
- Santa and his elf’s will be giving out Christmas cards with thank you messages on board their buses and some will have shopping vouchers and free bus travel codes enclosed on the lead up to Christmas.
Bus operator gives fundraising boost to York men’s mental health charity
- Customers encouraged to text ‘SPEAK’ to 70075 to donate to Menfulness
First Bus announces proposals to cease all operations in Southampton
- Proposal to withdraw all CityRed services in Southampton from February 19 2023.
- Lower customer numbers post-covid, changes in travel patterns, rising costs and an ultra-competitive city market have led to this difficult decision.
- Focus is on supporting colleagues and helping all those affected to find alternative roles within First Bus.
On-demand bus service get thumbs up from passengers in first year of service
- Customers praise FlexiBus for its convenience and direct bookings
First Bus team up with Ticketer to launch innovative new Tap On Tap Off pilot in Wales
- First Bus team up with Ticketer to launch innovative new Tap On Tap Off system for fares with pilot in Wales.
- Innovative new pilot aimed at capping fares based on distance travelled in industry first.
- The pilot could be rolled out in other regions if successful.
First Bus partners with Prospective.io to deploy automated fleet scheduling across UK operations
- First Bus and Prospective.io have been working in partnership since 2019 to develop and test cutting edge automated timetabling and fleet scheduling software.
- Prospective’s AI platform has led to improvements in service punctuality and reliability in West Yorkshire during a pilot aimed at improving local service delivery.
- The Prospective system is now being rolled out across some of First Bus’ largest UK operating companies (OpCos).
- The new system will support dozens of network planners, schedulers and operations teams managing 4,000 vehicles across the UK.
Almost half of UK adults set to switch to bus as cost-of-living crisis begins to bite
- 41% of UK adults are planning to use the bus more frequently in a bid to save money, as households feel the pinch of the cost-of-living crisis.
- London has seen the most increased bus use (60%) followed by Glasgow (47%), Leeds (45%) and Liverpool (43%).
First West Yorkshire unveils £1.68m investment in buses to create cleaner air in Huddersfield
- 10 new vehicles to be introduced in the coming weeks
- 328 Service to operate with the new Street Lite Ultronliner single-decker
- Lower emissions of NOx and carbon