First York

First York is the Main bus operator for the city of York, They operate 100 vehicles with the majority being under 3 years old, with three different types of route. The routes The Metro routes which are colour coded and "should" run on a set frequency depending on which route you're on it can be anything from every 10mins to every 30mins (Mon- Sat daytime) which there are 8 services that come into this category. Park and ride. These are operated ...
...you can use on any First york bus including park and ride. If you live within The city of York boundry and are over 60 You are entitled to free travel on the buses, which has caused problems with overcrowding. Plus points They are the local bus company for York and there is very little choice of other operators. The £3 day ticket makes it cheap. Newish vehicles. Minus points. They do tend to run late or get cancelled at very short notice, this ...

marcla 17.03.2004 (07.07.2006) · Read full review
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First York promise a great deal but rarely deliver the advertised service. Their services operating between the town centre and the Woodthorpe area appear to take no account of fluctuations in demand at different times of the day as the buses either run almost empty or overcrowded at peak times. There also appears to be staff shortages and high turnover of personnel resulting in a busload of passengers being 'held' for periods of up to 15 minutes during crew change overs on a near daily basis due to rota errors or 'missing staff'. The much publicised FTR service is nothing more than a mobile road hazard yet it carries no more passengers than a normal bus, is hated by everyone and breaks down regularly! ...

JohhnyC 03.06.2008
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