Seven new low-floor buses equipped with leather seats will soon be running on a key route through Bath.
Operator First has spent £900,000 on the buses which will be used on the 13 route between Foxhill and Bathford.
The firm is billing the investment as an early Christmas present for the city.
The vehicles all have accessible low floor entry and leather seats, and are powered by engines designed to offer exceptional performance, lower noise, and reduced emissions.
The buses, which are painted in the firm's new West of England livery, come hard on the heels of new park-and-ride vehicles for the city.
First regional managing director Justin Davies said: "This is an exciting development for Bath.
"It comes on the back of £2.5 million worth of investment that we made in October when we put eight brand new hybrid buses into service on the park-and-ride routes and provides a further boost for our operations in Bath.
"Each of these new buses has cost us in the region of £129,000 but the investment is worth it if we can use it to help grow the service and encourage more people to use public transport in the city."
Bath and North East Somerset Council will now improve bus stops and shelters along the route, which serves St Martin's Hospital at Odd Down, and Batheaston.
The authority's transport cabinet member Councillor Roger Symonds (Lib Dem, Combe Down) added: "This is good news for bus passengers on the number 13 route and it is an endorsement of First's and the council's policy of working together to deliver better bus services to the people of B&NES.
"We are anxious to make all buses accessible in the near future.
"The council will keep its part of the bargain to provide accessible bus stops and new bus shelters."
