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Rebecca,
@SELFESTEEM___
had a great day at First Bus' Olive Grove depot in Sheffield and made many new friends.
Watch how she got on and how pleased she is with her Prioritise Pleasure bus here:
Today at 11am we will be holding a one minute silence in remembrance of our wonderful colleague, Neil Bailey, who recently passed away due to coronavirus. All our drivers have been asked to safely pull over as a mark of respect for Neil, so please bear with us at this time.
Fantastic to welcome Jon from
@Reverend_Makers
onto our Blockbuster Challenge in Sheffield.
What a great day it was and we’d like to take Jon up on his offer to be a temporary driver over the Christmas period!
Watch here:
Over 60's customers holding a bus pass are now able to travel on all our buses for free before 9.30am! This will help them get to supermarkets in the early morning and to travel elsewhere in South Yorkshire at the start of the day without worrying about the fare.
DELIVERY! Our drivers, engineers and cleaners would all like to say a big thank you to
@CocaColaEP
for dropping off a surprise parcel of cold drinks for our keyworkers who are helping to keep South Yorkshire moving at this time 👏
*** UPDATE ***
1/2 We are now operating free NHS Staff evening transport from The Royal Hallamshire, Northern General & Rotherham General Hospitals. ^WD
It is with great sorrow that we have learned of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. On behalf of us all at First Bus, we send our deepest sympathy to the Royal Family.”
⚠️SERVICE UPDATE⚠️
ALL SERVICES SHEFFIELD – A LARGE CONVOY OF TAXI DRIVERS IS CURRENTLY DRIVING AROUND THE CITY IN SOME FORM OF PROTEST.
ALL SERVICES CURRENTLY SUBJECT TO DELAY AND REGULATION.
We appreciate the recent tweets regarding our injured driver in Sheffield. We are so grateful for your support and to those who helped him at the scene. We are pleased to report that our driver is recovering well.
@marc_etches
Hi Marc, this is very concerning to hear! Would you drop me over a DM please about the time this happened and where this is? I'll let our Staff Management team know about this so they can start a full investigation ASAP! - Tamsin
From Monday 22 May, we’ll have a team of Revenue Protection Officers jumping on board buses throughout the South Yorkshire network, checking bus tickets. Please make sure you keep hold of your ticket and present this when asked.
On Friday we launched our poppy bus in support of the Royal British Legion (
@PoppyLegion
) Keep an eye out for 63052 in service this week!
#PoppyAppeal
⚠️ SERVICE UPDATE ⚠️
Sheffield/Rotherham
The following services are suspended at present due to adverse weather conditions:
Service 1a & 11/8/18/20/24/51/52A/56/73/75/76/82/95 & 95a/97/98/120/139 & 140/141 & 142//208/272/X5
Apologies.
We’re honouring Sheffield’s incredible Women of Steel with our new livery this International Women’s Day - these women played a huge part in helping win the war through their crucial efforts in keeping Sheffield's steel industry moving
#IWD
#womenofsteel
#IWD2021
#IWD21
Fantastic day and a first for
@RichardHawley
- not just driving a bus but any motorised vehicle!
Richard and bandmates
@DoyenBeresford
(drums) and Jon (keys) battle out for supremacy in the Blockbuster Challenge, part of our Sheffield's Walk of Fame.
Watch
We'd like to say a big thank you to key workers, up and down the country, who are all doing their bit to help during these uncertain times 👏
#thankyou
#thankyoukeyworkers
We absolutely love receiving nice messages and thank you cards from our wonderful customers - thank you Sean for your lovely words 😊
#keepingSouthYorkshiremoving
Did you know that a fully loaded double decker bus can take 75 cars off the road? Think how much less traffic there would be on the roads if more people caught the bus.
#CTBM
#travelbybus
#FirstSouthYorkshire
Older customers holding a bus pass are now able to travel for free before 9.00am! This will help them get to supermarkets in the early morning and to travel elsewhere in South Yorkshire at the start of the day without worrying about the fare.
@SCR_Mayor
As you know, the Legendary PULP are playing 2 Sheffield Arena shows this week. WIN a free lift to the Arena for you & your mate on our officially designed Bus for Friday's gig (14-Jul)!
Go to our Instagram page to participate
@welovepulp
@therealnickbank
We're thrilled to be announcing our refreshed partnership with
@SheffChildrens
Hospital. We have some exciting plans for Christmas and the new year! Find out more here...
BTS pictures of
@RichardHawley
and his Bandmates Dean and Jon at Olive Grove's First Bus depot, where they battled for first place on our Blockbuster Challenge.
Which Sheffield Music Legend do you want to see drive their own bus next?
Watch:
What a great moment for all
@swfc
fans to finally be heading back up the leagues. The lads did it the hard way, but what a great result. An excellent year for Sheffield football.
Here’s Jon of
@Reverend_Makers
outside Hillsborough with his bus. A silver lining! 🐪
⚠️SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE⚠️
Unfortunately, due to the inclement weather and road conditions that have/will follow,
we are unable to operate a normal service.
Please keep an eye on our feeds for updates regarding your services.
⚠️SERVICE ALERT - ALL SERVICES ⚠️
All services in Sheffield and Rotherham are subject to delay up to 1 hour 40 minutes tonight due to peak-time traffic, previous incidents on the motorway, and network and retail traffic around Meadowhall.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
**Service Update**
We are now operating free NHS Staff evening transport from The Royal Hallamshire, Northern General & Rotherham General Hospitals. These services will now depart the hospitals at 1935/1945, 2035 & 2135 in response to feedback from NHS staff. 1/2
*** SERVICE UPDATE ***
Due to the adverse weather conditions, our drivers will be taking great caution while out driving today, which may result in delays to services.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Government has said that customers in England must wear a face covering on a bus from Mon 15 June. Please help our drivers and fellow passengers by complying with this practical safety measure. Thank you.
⚠️73/24/20/1A/81/52/95/X1/97/98/120/75/76/X5⚠️
Due to snowfall we are currently running a rolling service. The above services are resuming slowly and sticking to the main roads. 272 and 51 remain suspended.
Thank you for understanding, and stay safe out there today
The latest episode of
@martynware
Podcast 'Electronically Yours' with Jon McClure (
@Reverend_makers
) is OUT NOW! It was recorded live on our iconic
@heaven17bef
themed Bus, joined by our lucky Competition Winners. It was Electric! ⚡
Listen here:
We are pleased to announce that we will be supporting our armed forces personnel and veterans with free travel all day on Sunday 10th and Monday 11th November 2019 to allow travel to Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day events.
For more details visit:
We want you to join us in thanking Britain’s bus workers and front line staff. Throughout the day we will be sharing stories of support and messages of thanks!
@CPT_UK
#ThankYouBusWorkers
We'd like to say a huge thank you, to all our front line team of drivers, engineers and cleaners, who are keeping South Yorkshire moving during these difficult times.
Please join us tonight in clapping for all our key workers up and down the country - we thank you!
The team at Doncaster have got it right! Don't forget to wear a face covering when travelling on our buses, unless you're exempt. Let's look after each other
#doingitfordoncaster
We're ramping up our services! From Monday 1st June, we're increasing the frequency of some services to provide more capacity on board. Please click here for more information:
Christmas is finally on its way!
Tonight was the unveiling of the Christmas Snowflake Sponsors
@sheffchildrens
. Firsts' snowflake was there along with many other amazing sponsors from across the city. It was great to hear what our sponsorship money has gone towards.
⚠️ SERVICE UPDATES⚠️
We are experiencing severe disruption across the network, please avoid travelling today wherever possible as many services have been suspended due to the adverse weather conditions.
Our Santa Bus is coming to South Yorkshire! More details will be coming very soon, so make sure to follow us for more info.
#Firstsouthyorkshire
#SantaBus
⚠️SERVICE ALERT - SHEFFIELD⚠️
🔴 ALL SHEFFIELD SERVICES SUSPENDED.
❄️ Weather conditions
❌ Not including X1/X10/115/116/139/140/141/142. Further updates to follow.
Don't forget our Family Fun Day this Sunday to celebrate our 60th Anniversary in Sheffield! Come and join us from 10am - 4pm! Click the link to find out more:
⚠️ SERVICE UPDATE ⚠️
Due to children targeting buses with fireworks on Crowder Road, for the safety of staff and customers services 97/98 to divert via Herries Drive, Herries Road and Moonshine Lane in both directions.
Apologies.
Just a polite notice in regards to the running of services later in the evening today/tomorrow. We are unable to comment on how services will be running due to the unpredictable weather. Please keep an eye on our twitter feed for updates.
Knock knock!
*Who's there?*
Your Twitter Team...
*Your Twitter Team who?*
Your Twitter Team who will be here to answer any questions you have until 7pm today! 😀
Keep an eye out for the first of many revamped vehicles in Sheffield. This one of which is dedicated to our First Bus Managing Director, Giles, who is set to retire this month after a long and successful career in public transport.
The first vehicle in Sheffield’s identity dedicated to First Bus Managing Director Giles Fearnley who is about to retire. A Sheffield bus was chosen as Giles’ grandfather was previously General Manager of Sheffield Corporation Tramways, the vinyls were fitted by McKenna Brothers.
@FirstSouthYorks
37474 YN08 NLO, looking fresh in the new paint, was seen at Sheffield’s Arundel Gate whilst working a 75 service to Batemoor. (December 2020).
It’s the law to wear a face covering on a bus. Drivers are issuing notices to customers without one, unless exempt, as a reminder that they may be liable to be fined. It can be a mask, scarf, bandana or any other material. We look forward to welcoming you back on board!
⚠️ SERVICE UPDATE - SOUTH YORKSHIRE NETWORK⚠️
We are experiencing severe disruption across the network due to the adverse weather conditions.
Please avoid travel wherever possible.
From Monday 11th May, we’re making changes to some of our services. These changes predominantly include adding more buses in on some routes; increasing service frequency and helping customers with social distancing. To find out more, please click here:
I waited all night to see where the sun would rise... Then it dawned on me! 🌞
Good Morning everyone!
We are here until 7pm to answer any questions you may have.
At 11AM today, First will pay tribute to all key workers who have died due to Covid-19 by observing a minute’s silence in their honour. All our colleagues are supported in observing the national silence, where it is safe to do so. Thanks for your support.
#neverforgotten
Join us at our Doncaster Depot for an Open Day and Family Fun Day on Sunday 5 June. FREE entry, entertainment, the chance to drive one of our buses, afternoon teas and more. Full details at >>
Government has said that customers in England must wear a face covering on a bus from Mon 15 June. Please help our drivers and fellow passengers by complying with this practical safety measure. Thank you.
We know there's a lot that's unclear at the moment; we've produced this graphic so that bus travel isn't! Where possible, please follow the below advice to ensure your transport remains safe - let's look after each other 😊
This Sunday, we will be offering a park and ride service for St Luke's Festival of Light. The service will start from Abbeydale Road Tesco car park at 3.45pm - last bus to leave the Hospice will be at 7.20pm. Thank you to everyone involved!
We are pleased to announce that we will be supporting our armed forces personnel and veterans with free travel all day on Sunday 10th and Monday 11th November 2019 to allow travel to Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day events.
For more details visit:
Hello, please be patient with our Twitter Team. As you can imagine we are getting an extremely high amount of tweets and we are really trying our best to get back to you all. We will post regular updates. Please everyone stay safe in this weather!
Something Iconic is launching very soon in Doncaster. Keep 11th June in your diaries to find out what the big yellow bus is going to be. More info to follow soon!
***IMPORTANT SERVICE UPDATE - PLEASE READ***
Please read the attached update about the use of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) Senior Pass from Friday March 20th 2020.
Why did the dog 🐶 wake up tired?
It had a ruff night!😂
I hope you all had a lovely evening! We are here again until 7pm to answer any questions you may have.
In order to allow our staff to pay their respects to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, our National Contact Centre will be opening between 1pm and 5pm today.
We're hosting a Family Fun Day to celebrate our 60th Anniversary in Sheffield! Come and join us on Sunday 22nd August from 10am - 4pm! Click the link to find out more:
It’s the law to wear a face covering on a bus. Drivers are issuing notices to customers without one, unless exempt, as a reminder that they may be liable to be fined. It can be a mask, scarf, bandana or any other material. We look forward to welcoming you back on board!
Please see below the current services running in Sheffield. If your service is not listed, it is currently suspended. We are doing what we can to introduce more routes to service at the moment. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience and will update you ASAP. - Tamsin
We’re working hard to provide journeys for everyone that needs them. From this weekend you'll start to see that we'll be carrying less passengers than usual to help adhere to social distancing guidelines. Your bus will display 'bus full' if we are unable to carry more people.
Bus drivers aren't actually scary 👻! Keep an eye out for some of our drivers dressed in Halloween attire over the next few days, helping to raise awareness & funds for
@DementiaUK
. If you'd like to donate, please head to
On Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th November, we are offering a free return journey for armed forces personnel and veterans, to apply you can either wear your military uniform or show your Service ID card to the driver.
#FirstSouthYorkshire
#RemembranceDay2023
A hand-written message of thanks from one of our wonderful customers; along with a delivery of crisps, sandwiches and biscuits! 😋 All to help keep our keyworkers suitably fueled and moving at this time 💪
#ThankYouBusWorkers
@CPT_UK
The Santa bus is making its way across South Yorkshire from Monday. Santa and his magical elf will be on board, track the Santa Bus below 👇
Sheff:
Donc:
We want to thank all of Britain’s bus drivers and operational staff who continue to keep the country moving. Please join us on Tuesday 5th May to celebrate our nation's Bus Workers 🙌
@CPT_UK
#thankyoubusworkers
Tap on Tap off is coming to South Yorkshire from 29 October - an easier, and more convenient way to pay. For more info, please click below:
Sheffield:
Doncaster:
Rotherham: