Press Releases

First Bus Norwich has announced its festive timetable for the Christmas period, including information on a special Boxing Day service that will provide vital transport links for shoppers, football fans, and those wishing to enjoy leisure and entertainment across the city.

• A quarter (24%) of residents in Leeds have made long-lasting friendships with people they have met on the bus
• 77% of Leeds people feel public transport plays an important role in connecting communities

• Nearly a quarter (23%) of residents in the South East have made long-lasting friendships with people they have met on the bus 
• 82% of those in the South East feel public transport plays an important role in connecting communities 

Instead of plugging in headphones or burying heads in books while travelling on public transport, residents in the South West are actually striking up conversations with strangers, as new research shows nearly a quarter (23%) have made long-lasting friendships with people they have met on the bus.

• Nearly a quarter (23%) of residents in Yorkshire have made long-lasting friendships with people they have met on the bus
• 77% of those in Yorkshire feel public transport plays an important role in connecting communities
• York foodbank volunteer features in new campaign promoting community connections

Instead of plugging in headphones or burying heads in books while travelling on public transport, Bristolians are actually striking up conversations with strangers, as new research shows over a quarter (26%) have made long-lasting friendships with people they have met on the bus.

Instead of plugging in headphones or burying heads in books while travelling on public transport, people living in Wales are actually striking up conversations with strangers, as new research shows 40% of them have made long-lasting friendships with people they have met on the bus.

• Nearly a quarter (23%) of residents in the South West have made long-lasting friendships with people they have met on the bus 
• 78% of those in the South West feel public transport plays an important role in connecting communities 

• Over a third (36%) of residents in the East of England have made long-lasting friendships with people they have met on the bus
• 83% of those in the East of England feel public transport plays an important role in connecting communities

• Three in 10 (30%) Brits have made long-lasting friendships with people they have met on the bus
• Contrary to popular belief, it’s the younger generations who are nattering on the bus the most with half (46%) of Gen Z having made friends in this way
• 82% of Brits feel public transport plays an important role in connecting communities

• Only one in five (19%) Scots have made long-lasting friendships with people they have met on the bus – the lowest of all regions surveyed.
• 82% of Scots feel public transport plays an important role in connecting communities.
• Glaswegians are friendlier than people in Edinburgh.