A bus company has revealed plans to offer free travel for some customers on two days within the next week.

First Bus is offering free return travel for all veterans and UK Armed Forces personnel travelling to Remembrance Day activities of Remembrance Sunday (Sunday November 10) and Armistice Day (Monday November 11).

It said: “To be eligible for a free return journey, veterans and military personnel can either wear their military uniform or show the bus driver their service ID card.

“First Bus has a strong link with the Armed Forces community, with large numbers of veterans now working for the business. This gesture is First Bus’s way of showing gratitude to all those who serve or have served their country.”


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First Bus added: “First Bus has a war memorial garden at its Glasgow Caledonia depot paying tribute to former tram operators who lost their lives in the First World War. The accessible garden features four memorials including a freestanding monument dedicated to workers from the city’s Whitevale tram depot, surrounded by three plaques in memory of workers from the city’s Newlands, Dennistoun and Langside depots.

“All four memorials are originally from Glasgow’s tram depots, which supported the operation of one of the largest tram networks in Britain at the time of the First World War. The first motorbuses were introduced in Glasgow in 1924 and gradually replaced trams until 1962, when the last Glasgow tram service operated.”

 


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Graeme Macfarlan, commercial director for First Bus Scotland, said: “Remembrance Sunday is an important and solemn reminder of the sacrifices made by so many in our Armed Forces and we wanted to do something to mark the occasion.

“We have a number of veterans working for First Bus across our Glasgow depots and we’re very proud of their efforts and sacrifice. This is our way of saying thank you to them, as well as honouring all men and women who choose to serve and protect the freedoms our country now takes for granted.”