The West of England Partnership has appointed First to operate the debut premium MetroBus route, from Ashton Vale to Temple Meads, when the works are complete. The £200m project will open in stages, with five routes.
Covering five buses it takes over the 903 Park & Ride route, but uses a new guided busway section.
First has ordered long-wheelbase Scania Euro 6 ‘deckers with ADL Enviro400 MMC bodies, several inches lower than normal to accommodate the overhead girders on a former railway bridge.