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York and Norwich set to become first all-electric bus depots outside of London after boosted ZEBRA funding
- York and Norwich set to become the UK’s first bus depots outside of London to run fully electric fleets
- Four First Bus depots benefit from boosted joint investment in electric fleet
- First Bus to reach a total of over 600 zero emission buses across the UK by March 2024
UK’s first autonomous zero-emission bus service begins in Oxfordshire
- Operating at Milton Park business, science and technology park in Oxfordshire
- Electric 15-seater autonomous bus accessible to wheelchairs and pushchairs
- Ground-breaking technology in vehicle movement and world-first travel planning
First Bus flies in to support Project Wingman service to NHS workers
- Bus from Halifax depot donated to charity to expand fleet of mobile lounges
- Plan to begin supporting NHS sites in Yorkshire
First Essex is introducing new 'Tap and Cap' ticketing technology and simpler fares across its Colchester bus network
- 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.
First Bus welcomes extension to UK Government support for Bus services across England
- Bus fare cap to be extended for three months, backed by up to £75 million to help passengers save money and Get Around for £2
- Government also confirms up to £80 million to continue support for critical bus services around England
- Over 5 million passengers have utilised the £2 fare scheme on First Bus services since January 2023
Scottish bus operators to save up to 220 minutes per day on some routes as they wave goodbye to concession paper receipts
- Concessionary ticket users will no longer receive a receipt for their journey from 20th February.
- All contributing bus operators will be making the change across their wider businesses throughout Scotland.
- It is expected the change will help to improve journey times and reduce waste.
Scottish bus operators to save up to 220 minutes per day on some routes as they wave goodbye to concession paper receipts
- Concessionary ticket users will no longer receive a receipt for their journey from 20th February.
- All contributing bus operators will be making the change across their wider businesses throughout Scotland.
- It is hoped the change will help to improve journey times and reduce waste.
First Bus appoint new Head of Operational Excellence
- Appointment to new role as Head of Operational Excellence
- New hire will collaborate with LBUs and Head of Engineering Excellence with purpose of improving customer experience
FirstGroup plc reaches agreement to acquire Essex-based Ensign Bus Company
- Agreement to purchase Ensign Bus Company Limited (‘Ensignbus’)
- Ensignbus is a high-performing business with strong positions in business-to-business (‘B2B’) and regional commercial bus operations in Essex, as well as a vehicle refurbishment and re-sale operation, alongside a high value depot.
- Completion of the acquisition is anticipated in the next few months subject to customary regulatory review.
First Bus and Reaseheath College host Roads Minister at UK's first dedicated bus and coach industry training academy ahead of National Apprenticeship Week
- First Bus and Reaseheath College have teamed up to create a dedicated apprentice training academy to create engineers of the future for the bus industry
- State-of-the-art facility that recreates a bus depot environment for apprentices as part of industry leading 12-week training programme
- Facility that opened in 2021 is now starting to bear fruit as first cohort of apprentice progresses through the programme
First York and City of York Council announce fare change on Park and Ride
- New fares effective from Sunday 5 February
- Child fare frozen
- Under 3% increase for most tickets, well below inflation