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First Bus North & West Yorkshire

First York improves connectivity to York train station

  • 67 service extended
  • Service from Sunday 29 October
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Network / Service / reliability related issues
Tom Donnelly 2

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

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First North & West Yorkshire directors 'switch on' York Electric fleet with Cllr Claire Douglas (right)

First Bus ‘switch on’ new all-electric fleet in York as zero emission transformation gathers pace

  • £23m investment in greener public transport in York
  • Fully electric fleet to be completed by the end of 2023
  • Depot power charging installation continues
  • Thousands of tonnes of CO2 emissions saved every year
First York
Electric vehicles
Environment
ZEBRA funding bids
Zero Emissions
Cllr Jenny Kent with Simon Carlisle1

City councillor for environment gets view of carbon reduction plan at First Bus depot

First York
Electric vehicles
Environment
ZEBRA funding bids
Zero Emissions
First Bus North & West Yorkshire

First Bus announces changes to fares for children and young people

  • New fares come into effect on Sunday 30 July
First York
Bus Fares
First Bus North & West Yorkshire

First Bus fare changes across York from Monday 3 July

  • FirstDay ticket stays at £4.80
  • Group and Bundle ticket prices remain unchanged
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First York dragon boat4

Bus drivers to try their hand at steering a dragon boat in annual river race

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York bus depot electric work starts June 2023 2

Electric transformation of First Bus York depot gets underway

  • Power chargers and infrastructure to be complete by September
First York
Mission 2035
ZEBRA funding bids
Zero Emissions
York drivers sports support for St Leonard's Hospice

First York bus drivers are good sports for hospice charity fundraising

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York James Street Solar PV

First York bus depot begins generating its own renewable energy

  • 210 sq m of solar PV panels fitted to roof of engineering workshops
  • Annual energy produced is enough to power 10 standard 3-bedroom homes
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Andrew Cullen & Kayleigh Ingham First Bus N&WY 5

First Bus appoints two senior directors to team for North & West Yorkshire

First West Yorkshire
First York
Miscellaneous
Versa bus with Equipmake1

First York begins passenger-carrying trial with upgraded electric bus

  • Passenger-carrying trial underway with converted Optare Versa bus
  • Bus to operate on services 68 and 11
  • 12 buses expected to be back in operation in coming months
  • Equipmake’s patented HVAC system will have a guaranteed range of 150 miles in all UK weather conditions  for the upgraded York fleet
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