Aberdeen

The company operates 22 routes in the city and employs over 500 staff.

First in Aberdeen works closely with a wide variety of partner agencies in the area including Aberdeen City Council, Grampian Police, NHS Grampian, Grampian Fire & Rescue, Dyce Travel Management Organisation - to name a few!

Initiatives to date include:

• Almost 100% low floor bus fleet following £4.5million investment of new buses in 2005.
• Bus priority measures (through the 'twin track' initiative) which includes bus lanes.
• Active automatic vehicle location (AVL) for bus flow management and real time passenger information.
• Working towards SMS text message bus times with Aberdeen City Council and Traveline.
• Bus Route Development Grant awarded to improve frequency on service 5.
• Renewed Quality Partnership in 2005, linking Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils, Stagecoach and First for excellence in customer information and service provision.
• Dedicated RGU Unilink service linking new and old campus sites to halls of residence and student accommodation areas.
• Dedicated Park & Ride sites with capacity for over 1000 cars.
• A 50% reduction in bus related vandalism calls to Grampian Police through the schools anti vandalism programme.
• Ground breaking schools project Traffic First! a First in Aberdeen concept, with cross curricular teaching material for 5-14 year olds written by teachers for teachers and sent to every school in Aberdeen city initially, now to more in Scotland.

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Company details:

First Aberdeen Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC107488. Registered office: 395 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5RP.