First York is honouring past and present colleagues with a new bus, painted in the livery of ‘Rider York’.
The vehicle includes a message on the side, which reads: “Dedicated to team members of Rider York and First York, past and present”.
In 1994 the Rider York business was included in the sale of the Yorkshire Rider business to Badgerline. Following Badgerline merging with GRT Group, First Bus was formed in 1995 and Rider York was rebranded as First York.
Marc Bichtemann, MD of First York, says: “We wanted to acknowledge our business heritage and decided to bring this bus livery back into the city.”