First shares EV charging infrastructure with Openreach
First Bus is collaborating with Openreach, granting the broadband network provider with access to its rapid Electric Vehicle (EV) charging...
First becoming Real Living Wage employer
First Bus is to become a real Living Wage (RLW) employer from 1 April 2024. The move means that 1,300 colleagues across the UK will benefit from a...
First’s profit growth driven by bus and rail
First reports ‘very strong’ results in its latest half-yearly report. In the 27 weeks to 30 September, the Group adjusted operating profit...
First partners with Hitachi for bus batteries
Hitachi ZeroCarbon has entered a battery provision partnership with FirstGroup. The arrangement sees Hitachi provide batteries for First Bus’s...
Midlands and northern buses to get £150m redirected HS2 funding
Redirected funding from HS2 has been pledged for the Midlands and North of England bus networks. The regions are set to receive £150m over the next...
FirstGroup trading ahead of expectations
In a post close update on trading for the 27 weeks to 30 September 2023, FirstGroup reports trading slightly ahead of expectations during the first...
UK’s first full-size, autonomous zero-emission bus on roads
First Bus is operating an autonomous Switch Mobility MetroCity 1080EV electric single-decker in Didcot. The operator says it is the UK’s full-size...
Electric transformation underway at First depot
Work to transform the First Bus depot in Bramley, Leeds with the capacity to operate a fully electric fleet gets underway this week. Contractors from...