Press Releases

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

• 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

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.

• 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 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.

• New range of Flexi tickets to be launched
• Prices of Single fares frozen or reduced
• Weekly tickets to rise by cost of inflation

• 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 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 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.

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

• Tap & Cap allows the customer to achieve the best value fare for their journey without needing to commit to long term tickets in advance.
• Customers simply tap their payment method on the ticket machine reader next to the driver and the technology does the rest.
• Further rollout of the Tap & Cap technology will be rolled out in Basildon in April.

The importance of life-saving skills highlighted as passenger suffered cardiac arrest