Aberdeen, Scotland, 2014-10-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Eight brand new, state-of-the-art buses are being launched by First this week on services operating in Worcester. The new additions to the fleet represent an investment of £1.4 million by the company.
The eight StreetLites come equipped with leather seats, wide entrance doors, a high proportion of low floor seating and an advanced heating and air ventilation system, all making for an improved passenger experience. All the new buses are powered by Euro 5 Cummins engines, which are proven to deliver exceptional performance and the environmental benefits of low noise and low emissions. This is further enhanced by the Micro-Hybrid technology on board which means each vehicle qualifies for Low Carbon Emission.
Managing Director of First Midlands, Nigel Eggleton, said: “Our £1.4 million investment in these vehicles reflects our aim to further improve services in the area and provide a superior customer experience. I’m sure these new buses will be welcomed by our customers and encourage even more people to take advantage of the great value, high quality bus service we have in the city.”
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For any further information, please contact Ady Culpin on 07734 734450 or email ady.culpin@firstgroup.com
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FirstGroup plc is the leading transport operator in the UK and North America with revenues of more than £6.7 billion. Our services help to create strong, vibrant and sustainable local economies. During the last year around 2.5 billion people relied on us to get to work, to education, to visit family and friends and much more and, each day, every one of our 117,000 employees works hard to deliver vitally important services for our passengers.
Our vision is to provide solutions for an increasingly congested world… keeping people moving and communities prospering.
First Student
The largest provider of student transportation in North America with a fleet of approximately 49,000 school buses, carrying some six million students every school day across the US and Canada.
First Transit
One of the largest private sector providers of transit management and contracting in North America. We manage public transport systems on behalf of city transit authorities, are one of the largest university campus and airport shuttle bus providers in the US and also manage paratransit operations, call centres and other transit activities. First Vehicle Services, a division of First Transit, is one of the largest private sector providers of fleet maintenance for public sector customers such as the Federal Government and fire and police departments.
Greyhound
Greyhound is the only national provider of scheduled intercity coach services in the US and Canada. Based in Dallas, Greyhound provides scheduled passenger services to 3,800 destinations carrying approximately 18 million passengers a year. Our point-to-point service Greyhound Express now serves more than 120 markets and we also operate further tailored brands for local markets including BoltBus and YO! Bus.
UK Bus
FirstGroup is one of Britain’s largest bus operators with around a fifth of bus services outside London. A fleet of some 6,400 buses carries approximately 1.6 million passengers a day in a huge number of communities including 40 of the UK’s largest towns and cities. We operate some US-style yellow school buses and have a fleet of coaches available for charter. We also operate the Aircoach network in Ireland.
UK Rail
FirstGroup is one of the largest rail operators in the UK and the only one to run every sort of railway – long distance, regional, commuter and sleeper operations. We carried more than 330 million passengers in 2013/14.
We operate three passenger franchises across the country – First Great Western, First ScotRail and First TransPennine Express – and one open access operator, First Hull Trains.
We operate the London Tramlink network on behalf of Transport for London carrying more than 31 million passengers a year and the Heathrow Connect service in partnership with Heathrow Airport.
For more information about FirstGroup and our divisions please visit www.firstgroupplc.com
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FirstGroup launches eight brand new state-of-the-art buses on services operating in Worcester, England