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First Glasgow new EV fleet operating the COP26 delegate shuttles

Aberdeen buses to be 50% emission free following £8.1 million order

  • First Aberdeen places order for 24 new electric buses for the city
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First Bus announces sale of Scotland East business to McGill's Group

  • McGill’s Group will take ownership of the business from 19 September
  • Both businesses pledge to put all staff and customers at the forefront of their plans
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First Bus announces sale of Scotland East business to McGill's Bus Group

  • McGill’s Group will take ownership of the business from 19th September
  • Both businesses pledge to put all staff and customers at the forefront of their plans
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First Bus partners with Optibus to complete rollout of new digital scheduling software across its UK bus operations

  • First Bus and Optibus have been working in partnership since 2018 to develop technological solutions that improve the lives of their frontline staff.
  • Optibus’ advanced AI system allows the two parties to discover efficiencies and improve roster design and shift patterns for frontline staff.
  • The Optibus system has been rolled out across the entire First Bus UK operations, supporting dozens of schedulers managing 4,000 vehicles across the UK.
First Bus x Wrightbus ZEBRA

Over £18million investment sees First Bus order 44 new electric buses for York

  • Total investment of £18.4m by First Bus and Government funding secured by City of York Council
  • 24 single-decker and 20 double-decker buses
  • Buses will save nearly 2,700 tonnes of CO2 every year
  • First vehicles expected to arrive in 2023  
  • UK-built buses will secure green jobs in the UK
  • Largest ever UK EV bus order outside of London
First Bus x Wrightbus ZEBRA

First Bus places one of UK’s largest ever EV bus orders with UK manufacturer Wrightbus following DfT ZEBRA funding award

  • Largest ever UK EV bus order outside of London
  • UK-built buses will secure green jobs in the UK
  • Includes introduction of world’s most efficient double-decker buses
  • A total investment of £81m in new Zero Emission vehicles to support bus services across England split between First Bus and the Department for Transport.