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York depot poppies

First Bus fleet to ‘wear’ poppies with £3,000 donation to appeal in the region

  • First Bus fleet in York supports Poppy Appeal
  • Free travel to Remembrance events for serving Armed Forces, cadets and veterans
First York
Miscellaneous
First Bus North & West Yorkshire

First York improves connectivity to York train station

  • 67 service extended
  • Service from Sunday 29 October
First York
Network / Service / reliability related issues
Paul Townley 1

First Bus announces appointment of general manager for Rochdale business

First Manchester
Tom Donnelly 2

First Bus appoints new operations manager in York as electric depot transformation continues

First York
Harrison with his mum Daniella and Paul Atkinson

Bus-loving boy shows First Bus bosses in Leeds he’s a future employee

First Leeds
Strata Bee Network sml

First Bus Manchester buys local for Bee Network as planning for Rochdale bus services begins

  • Order for 17 buses awarded to Mellor
  • Investment of more than £2.3m
First Manchester
Switch autonomous bus at Didcot Parkway with customer

Autonomous single-decker bus producing zero carbon emissions on UK roads for the first time

  • Only all-electric autonomous bus service in the country
  • Trial begins in September
First Bus
Electric vehicles
Environment
Events / Launches
Zero Emissions
First Bus North & West Yorkshire

First Bus statement on acceptance of pay offer in Unite ballot of Oldham drivers

  • Rise in hourly pay to £15.50 immediately and £16.00 from January
  • £1,100 lump sum payment
  • Overall increase in pay of 18.5%
First Manchester
Driver / staff related issue
First Bus North & West Yorkshire

First Manchester announces strike action at Oldham postponed

  • Unite recommend new pay offer to drivers
  • Ballot to be held on Wednesday 6 September
First Manchester
Driver / staff related issue
First Bus North & West Yorkshire

First Bus introduces improvements to Huddersfield services from 3 September

  • 8 route timetables adjusted for better reliability
  • 184 morning service to arrive in Oldham at 08:30
First Halifax, Huddersfield & Calder Valley
Service / Network changes
First Bus North & West Yorkshire

First Bus introduces improvements to services from 3 September

  • 23 routes in Leeds with more frequency
  • Bradford-Leeds 72 and X6 starts earlier and ends at midnight 
  • 8 routes in Huddersfield with better reliability
First West Yorkshire
Service / Network changes
First Bus North & West Yorkshire

First Bus introduces improvements to Leeds services from 3 September

  • Increase in journeys on 23 routes
  • Changes to improve frequency and punctuality
First Leeds
Service / Network changes