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First Bus North & West Yorkshire

First Bus announces strike action by Leeds drivers is postponed

  • Full return of bus services in Leeds from Tuesday 20 June
  • New pay offer subject to ballot
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First Bus North & West Yorkshire

First Bus introduces limited services in Leeds due to industrial action

  • Changes to be in operation from Sunday 18 June
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First Bus North & West Yorkshire

First Bus response to result of Unite ballot on pay offer to Leeds drivers

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First Bus North & West Yorkshire

First Bus response to announcement by Unite of potential strike action  in Leeds

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York drivers sports support for St Leonard's Hospice

First York bus drivers are good sports for hospice charity fundraising

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Craig Whittaker (3rd from left) with drivers and instructors

Calderdale MP drives message for bus industry careers

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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

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Miscellaneous
First Manchester drivers with Mellor Sigma 10 bus 2

First Manchester to begin trial of fully electric bus in Oldham

  • Bus to operate on services 425 and 57
  • Partnership with local manufacturer Mellor, based in Rochdale
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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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First Bus North & West Yorkshire

First West Yorkshire to introduce service changes in April

  • Changes effective from Sunday 2 April
  • New north-south link through Leeds city centre
  • Timetable changes to improve punctuality
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Bramley depot EV3

Third of fleet at First Bus Bramley depot to be fully electric by 2024

  • A further 25 electric buses to join the fleet with 32 already on order
  • Bramley depot to be transformed with full EV charging infrastructure
  • Funding boost from Department for Transport secured with Combined Authority
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