Aircoach acquisition of Airporter leads to expansion of Irish routes
First Bus owned Irish operator Aircoach has acquired the Northern Ireland company Airporter. The deal will see Aircoach take over
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First Bus places 193-EV bus order with Wrightbus following ZEBRA funding
First Bus has placed one of the UK’s largest electric bus orders with Wrightbus, following successful bids with local authorities
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First Bus completes UK’s largest rapid EV charging hub at Caledonia depot in Glasgow
Glasgow is now home to the UK’s largest electric vehicle rapid-charging centre as First Bus completed the transformation of its
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New CEO for FirstGroup
Graham Sutherland has been appointed as FirstGroup CEO with effect from 16 May 2022. Sutherland was chief executive officer of
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First Bus upgrades 220 buses with Allison’s xFE transmission
Allison Transmission will supply 220 T2100 xFE transmissions to First Bus to retrofit all its ADL Enviro 200, Optare Solo and
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Strategic partnership between First Bus and Hitachi Europe targets decarbonisation at Caledonia depot
First Bus is working with Hitachi Europe as a strategic partner for the decarbonisation programme at its Caledonia bus depot
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First Bus runs COP26 shuttle service with new ADL/BYD electric fleet
First Glasgow is operating the shuttle service for COP26 delegates between city centre and the Blue and Green zones using
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Flix acquires Greyhound as FirstGroup completes US divestment
FirstGroup has announced the sale of its US Greyhound operating business to a wholly-owned subsidiary of FlixMobility as part of
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UK’s largest bus depot able to charge electric buses in four hours
First Bus reports that it is able to fully charge buses in its growing electric fleet in just four hours
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First Bus to transform Caledonia depot into UK’s largest EV charging station
Work has begun by First Bus to transform its Glasgow Caledonia bus depot into the UK’s largest EV charging hub.
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First Bus orders 5 Enviro400EVs for Leeds park-and-ride
First Bus has ordered five BYD ADL Enviro400EV electric double-deck buses, for use on park-and-ride services in West Yorkshire. The
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First Glasgow to introduce £9m fleet of 22 new electric vehicles before COP26
First Glasgow is to take 22 new fully electric buses for the Glasgow city bus network ahead of the UN’s
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Aberdeen hydrogen double-decks go into operation
The world’s first fleet of double decker hydrogen buses have been launched in Aberdeen by First Bus in a project
Read morePartnership targets electrification of US and Canada school fleet
First Student, First Transit and NextEra Energy Resources have entered into a framework agreement to establish a joint venture to
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First Bus completes UK retrofit programme of 1,000 buses
First Bus says it has reached a significant milestone in its air quality retrofit programme, completing the refit of 1,000
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First Bus app wins national award
First Bus has been awarded Travel App of the Year at the UK App Awards with its partner Future Platforms.
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New electric vehicles for Glasgow backed byTransport Scotland SULEB fund
First Bus has been awarded more than £4million as part of Transport Scotland’s new funding programme, the Scottish Ultra Low
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