First welcomes Transport Minister’s apprenticeship visit
First Bus has welcomed Roads and Local Transport Minister, Richard Holden MP, to Reaseheath College as part of National Apprenticeship Week. A...
More would use bus if they knew green benefits – First study
Half of UK adults have agreed that they would take the bus more often if they knew that decision would have a direct, positive impact on the...
Ticketer enables multimodal ticketing functionality
First Bus, Great Western Railway (GWR) and Ticketer have collaborated to provide new electronic ticketing functionality connecting bus and rail...
Duncan Cameron is new First MD in Scotland
First Bus has announced the appointment of Duncan Cameron into the role of Managing Director in Scotland. Duncan Cameron has been with the company...
New coach and bus engineering academy is UK first
Reaseheath College and First Bus has established what has been described as the UK’s first bus and coach engineering academy. The new facility in...
Enviro200EV electrics destined for COP26
First Bus will operate the delegate shuttle service at the upcoming COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow with a fleet of 22 BYD ADL...
First takes full ownership of coach company
First Bus has taken full control of private coach company Somerset Passenger Solutions (SPS). SPS, which started in 2016 as a joint venture with...
Glasgow depot becoming largest electric charging hub
Work has begun on transforming First Bus’ Glasgow Caledonia bus depot into what is being called the UK’s largest electric vehicle (EV)...