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[3] [4] The changes were met with criticism as it left Footdee without a bus service. [5] The new route to Countssells was also criticised as local residents claimed that Countesswells Road is too narrow for buses to pass other vehicles safely. [6] First conducted a site visit in July 2022 and stated they deemed the road to be suitable. [7] [8] [9]
In January 2016, branded Platinum buses were deployed on the route. They were the first in Aberdeen to include USB chargers. [2] [1]On 3 July 2022, the route was altered to use Links Road instead of Park Street and to call at the Beach Retail Park, following the rerouting of route 15.
Route 1 was created to replace the "Bridges" Aberdeen Corporation Tramways route in the late 1950s. [2] [3] Route 2 was formerly numbered 21, it was renumbered in the 1960s. [4] Service 1A, which offered an express service from Robert Gordon University to the city centre, was withdrawn in March 2020. It was reintroduced on 20 February 2023. [5] [6]
Most First Aberdeen services are operated commercially, an exception to this is the council subsidised Service 40 which operates from Guild Street to Dubford on Sundays. The company operates an exact fare policy, whereby no change is given by the driver, though they also allow contactless payment along with payment through the First Bus app on ...
Bus services form the main public transportation system in Aberdeen since the closure of the tram network. Most city buses are operated privately by FirstGroup via their subsidiary First Aberdeen (First's global headquarters are located in the city, on King Street). When bus services in the UK were privatised in the 1980s, those in Aberdeen ...
The company introduced six brand new DAF-powered Irizar i6s tri-axle coaches on routes to Fort William, Skye, and Campbeltown. [ 23 ] In February 2024, Scottish Citylink launched its own app with built in coach tracker, both on Android Play store and also on the Apple app store, free to download.
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The service is the first in Aberdeen to operate 24 hours per day. [ 6 ] In February 2021, the vehicles used on the service were rebranded to reflect the role of the service in transporting people to and from the P&J live, which is being used as a vaccination centre during the COVID-19 pandemic .