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Askham Bar Park & Ride to re-open on Sunday 5th July

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First York and City of York Council are set to re-open an important Park & Ride corridor this weekend as part of continuing plans for bus travel to play its part in supporting the revival of York’s economy. Askham Bar Park & Ride site will welcome customers from Sunday 5 July to cater...

First York adds more bus journeys from 28 June to support city

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First York is adding more journeys on its City services from Sunday 28 June to cater for an increase in travel as the bus operator plays its part in supporting the revival of the York economy. The enhancements are being made to help manage continued capacity restrictions on buses due to social...

First York launches 'invisible shield' to defend against coronavirus on buses

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New ‘viricidal’ sanitiser, ‘Zoono Z71’ is being applied across bus fleet, ensuring continuous protection Operator introduces enhancement to cleaning procedures as customer numbers increase News follows App update allowing customers to monitor bus seat capacity, and introduction of clear,...

Coronavirus update - face coverings on public transport

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Following last evening’s announcement from Government that it will be necessary for our customers to have face coverings from 15th June, we will be working closely with our colleagues and trade union representatives as we implement this policy. The safety and wellbeing of our staff and...

New app feature enables customers to live-track bus capacity

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First York is launching an update to its mobile app that will enable customers across the region to live track the location of their next bus and its available capacity, as the operator continues to develop ways to help customers social distance on board its fleet. Going live this week, the app...

York hospital charity laughs all way to the bank after joke by bus driver

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A joking conversation about hairstyles between a bus driver and controller in the canteen at First York has resulted in more than £1,300 being raised for a local hospital charity. Mark Lytham rose to the challenge of a bald-headed colleague and agreed to shave off his hair for a £100 donation...

First York announces new innovative measures to enable social distancing on board

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First York is introducing measures to ensure that social distancing guidelines on public transport can be adhered to across its bus fleet, giving customers further reassurance about the safety of bus travel. The new measures include a ground-breaking passenger counting facility and follow on from...

Removal of annual tickets

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We have decided to remove the Annual product during this time of uncertainty – from the App and website.  Due to the constantly evolving guidance for public transport that is moving at fast pace, we want to provide the safest and best service possible to our customers and we cannot ensure...