First Bus, Glasgow’s largest bus operator, is offering free travel for all veterans and UK Armed Forces personnel travelling to Remembrance Day activities of Remembrance Sunday (Sunday 10th November) and Armistice Day (Monday 11th November).
To be eligible for a free return journey, veterans and military personnel can either wear their military uniform or show the bus driver their Service ID card.
First Bus is set to invest £12.7 million into the city of Aberdeen with a new fleet of 36 electric buses.
Forming part of the over £100m investment announced by First Bus across the UK for 2024/25, the new fleet will consist of 24 state-of-the-art WrightBus double deckers and 12 repowers – which are traditional internal combustion engine buses converted to electric buses.
Wednesday 17th July 2024, United Kingdom – Today, Cadbury Flake and First Bus announce the launch of The ‘99 Bus’, a free, pre-bookable service, whisking families away to the seaside, after research from Cadbury reveals the majority of parents find it too difficult and stressful to organise day trips to the coast.
First Bus has become the first UK bus operator to place an order with NewPower – a bold enterprise that converts diesel buses into zero-emission electric vehicles – that will help save thousands of tonnes of CO₂ annually.
NewPower was launched just weeks ago by world-leading bus manufacturer Wrightbus. It is the first original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to offer a repowering service to help speed up the decarbonisation process by eradicating diesel powertrains in older fleets at a substantially lower price than purchasing a new bus.
First Bus has topped the tables at this year’s IRTE Bus & Coach Skills Challenge – becoming the most successful operator at the event.
Scooping the top prize in the Bodywork Technician, Mechanical Technician and Master Technician categories, First Bus also took home three runners-up awards alongside the Judges’ Choice award.
First Bus and its trade union partner, Unite the Union, have reached a ground-breaking new learning agreement to improve opportunities for frontline colleagues across the business.
Born out of the National Joint Consultative Forum (NJCF), this new partnership sees a significant investment from First Bus, creating six learning centre hubs for its frontline colleagues across its UK operations.
A further six satellite sites will also be created to ensure every frontline colleague has access to a learning centre.
First Bus has officially become a Period Positive Workplace, supplying free period products to its colleagues.
The transport sector is traditionally a male-dominated one, but this accreditation is another milestone for one of the UK’s largest bus operators, as it continues to improve gender equality across its business. The initiative is also part of a wider strategy to attract more women than ever before to First Bus, as it aims to diversify its workforce and become more reflective of the communities it serves.
Following the full electrification of its commercial bus fleets in York, Leicester and Norwich, First Bus has today (Wednesday, August 28) announced that these three sites are now verified net zero-emission depots and are amongst the first in the country to achieve this milestone.
The depots have built on the progress of their fully electric commercial bus fleets by investing in the necessary additional carbon reduction requirements to claim net zero status.
First Bus recently welcomed its latest cohort of engineering apprentices to its training academy at Reaseheath College in Cheshire – the UK’s first dedicated bus and coach engineering facility.
The new wave of apprentices kick-started their induction with a team-building activity and talk from First Bus’ Director of Engineering Excellence, Chris Remnant – followed by a tour of the training academy.
Bus operator First Bus is offering free travel for all veterans and UK Armed Forces personnel travelling to Remembrance Day activities on Remembrance Sunday (Sunday 10th November) and Armistice Day (Monday 11th November).
To be eligible for a free return journey, veterans and military personnel can either wear their military uniform or show the bus driver their Service ID card.