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As of March 2013 the First Aberdeen fleet consisted of 173 buses and coaches.<ref name=SWhite/>{{needs update|date=October 2022}} The most common bus models as of 2023 are [[Alexander Dennis Enviro300]], [[Wright StreetLite]] and [[Yutong E12]] single-deckers, as well as [[Wright StreetDeck]] double-deckers. There are also [[Alexander Dennis Enviro400]] and [[Alexander Dennis Enviro500|Enviro500]] double-deckers and [[Mercedes-Benz Citaro]] articulated buses.<ref>https://www.ukbuses.co.uk/fleet/firstaberdeen.pdf</ref>

Grampian Regional Transport was one of the first UK users of [[articulated bus]]es, taking delivery of a single {{convert|17.6|m}} [[Walter Alexander Coachbuilders|Alexander]]-bodied articulated [[Mercedes-Benz O405]]G in November 1992.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Simpson |first=Richard |date=14 November 1992 |title=Merc artic makes its debut |url=https://archive.org/details/cbw-issue39/page/7/mode/1up |magazine=[[Coach & Bus Week]] |issue=39 |page=7 |location=Peterborough |publisher=Emap |access-date=20 April 2024}}</ref> Aberdeen is one of the major locations for [[articulated buses in the United Kingdom]] with around 35 in the fleet in December 2013.<ref name=SWhite>[http://www.swhite.org.uk/ FirstGroup Fleetlist] Steve White</ref>{{needs update|date=August 2023}}

First Aberdeen were the world's first operator of [[double-decker bus|double-decker]] [[hydrogen fuel cell bus]]es, taking delivery of 15 [[Wright StreetDeck Hydroliner]]s in January 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last=Randall |first=Chris |url=https://www.electrive.com/2019/07/24/aberdeen-orders-another-15-hydrogen-buses/ |title=Aberdeen orders another 15 hydrogen buses |date=24 July 2019 |website=electrive |access-date=27 October 2022}}</ref> These were initially taken off the road in January 2022 due to technical faults and were temporarily replaced with [[Euro VI]] diesel buses loaned from [[First Glasgow]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-02-04 |title=Aberdeen's hydrogen buses taken off the road due to technical issue |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-60266199 |access-date=2022-07-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Peat |first=Chris |date=9 February 2022 |title=Wrightbus upgrading Aberdeen hydrogen fleet |url=https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/wrightbus-upgrading-aberdeen-hydrogen-fleet/ |work=Bus & Coach Buyer |location=Peterborough |access-date=27 October 2022}}</ref> The first of these returned to service in April 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-20 |title=Aberdeen's hydrogen buses returning to service after technical issue |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-61161763 |access-date=2022-07-29}}</ref> 10 more joined the fleet in April 2022, bringing the total fleet of Hydroliners to 25,<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=17 May 2022 |title=Hydroliners clock up first million miles |url=https://cbwmagazine.com/hydroliners-clock-up-first-million-miles/ |magazine=Coach & Bus Week |location=Peterborough |access-date=27 October 2022}}</ref> which would be joined by 24 [[Yutong E12]] [[battery electric bus]]es, entering service with First Aberdeen in July 2023.<ref>{{cite web|last=Halford |first=Paul |url=https://www.route-one.net/bus/first-aberdeen-adds-24-yutong-e12-electric-buses/ |title=First Aberdeen adds 24 Yutong E12 electric buses |work=routeone |date=12 July 2023 |access-date=13 August 2023}}</ref><gallery mode="packed">