Nottingham - 13 Sep 2018

Thursday 13 September 2018 (1117) – CT4N is the operating arm of Nottingham Community Transport and holds the contract with Nottingham City Council for the operation of the Centrelink service. The service links Victoria Bus Station with the Queens Drive Park and Ride Site travelling through the city centre. The service offers free travel to passengers within the city centre itself. Electric powered vehicles are used on the service like 977 (LJ16 NMK), a Chinese built BYD model K9UR new in August 2016, is seen in Mount Street bound for Victoria Bus Station.

Thursday 13 September 2018 (1116) – CT4N is the operating arm of Nottingham Community Transport and holds the contract with Nottingham City Council for the operation of the Centrelink service. The service links Victoria Bus Station with the Queens Drive Park and Ride Site travelling through the city centre. The service offers free travel to passengers within the city centre itself. Electric powered vehicles are used on the service like 977 (LJ16 NMK), a Chinese built BYD model K9UR new in August 2016, is seen in Mount Street bound for Victoria Bus Station.

Thursday 13 September 2018 (1112) – Marshalls of Sutton-on-Trent OP117 (YJ67 GBE), an Optare Versa new in December 2017, seen turning from Mount Street to Maid Marian Way in Nottingham bound Newark on service 90. This service is named the ‘Fosseway Flyer’ and operates hourly with the journey taking 48 minutes. Fosse Way is the name given to the Roman road which runs diagonally across England from Exeter to Lincoln, a distance of about 230 miles (370 km) of which 180 miles (290 km) is an almost a straight line. For the first few decades following the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43 the alignment marked the western frontier of Roman rule. The distance covered by service 90 along Fosse Way (A46 and the adjacent parallels) is only about 12 miles (19 km) though.

Thursday 13 September 2018 (1038) – NET (Nottingham Express Transit) tram 207 descending Market Street in Nottingham City Centre. Looks like either 202 or 212 is heading for the climb. These trams are from the initial batch of 15 Bombardier Incentro AT6/5 models built in Derby in 2002-2003 for the launch of the NET system. During 2013-2014 they were all refurbished, given new interiors and a new livery.

Thursday 13 September 2018 (1116) – Trent Barton (trentbarton) 497 (YJ12 NBF), an Optare Solo M960 new in June 2012, seen in Mount Street, Nottingham. It carries the Trent Barton fleet livery and was working service 18 to Beeston via Beeston Rylands.

Thursday 13 September 2018 (1050) – The majority of Trent Barton’s (trentbarton) services are named rather than numbered and sport colourful liveries. Three buses in Victoria bus station, Nottingham provide a real splash of colour. Left to right: ‘Pronto’ liveried 611 (FJ03 VVZ), a Wright Solar bodied Scania L94UB new in April 2003, was arriving from Mansfield; ‘Rainbow One’ liveried 847 (YJ14 BRV), an Optare Versa new in July 2014, bound for Heanor; and ‘the two’ liveried 776 (BD65 EWH), a Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo B8RLE new in October 2015, working the 1055 service to Ilkeston and Cotmanhay.

Thursday 13 September 2018 (1038) – Trent Barton (trentbarton) 332 (YJ12 GWN) seen entering Angel Row from Beastmarket Hill in Nottingham. An Optare Tempo new in May 2012 branded for the ‘i4’ Nottingham-Derby service. Did the bride Yvonne really travel by bus to her wedding?

Thursday 13 September 2018 (1038) – One of the Trent Barton (trentbarton) Alexander Dennis Enviro200Ds new in July 2018 zipping out of Beastmarket Hill to Angel Row in Nottingham. Branded for the Nottingham-Beeston ‘Indigo’ service. (Batch is numbered 201-217. Bus 205 is registered YY18 TOV and bus 215 is registered YY18 TSO)

Thursday 13 September 2018 (1037) – NET (Nottingham Express Transit) tram 214 heading into Market Street in Nottingham City Centre. This tram is one of the initial batch of 15 Bombardier Incentro AT6/5 models built in Derby in 2002-2003 for the launch of the NET system. During 2013-2014 they were all refurbished, given new interiors and a new livery.

Thursday 13 September 2018 (1113) – Nottingham City Transport 379 (YX13 BNY), an Alexander Dennis Enviro200 new in July 2013, seen turning from Mount Street to Maid Marian Way. Branded for the Brown Line group of services.

Thursday 13 September 2018 (1040) – Nottingham City Transport 955 (YN08 MLL), an East Lancs Omnidekka bodied Scania N270UD new in March 2014, receiving attention for a fitter in Angel Row. It is branded for the Orange Line group of services with a rear end advertisement for the phone app. Passing by is 647 (YN15 EJK), an Alexander Dennis Enviro400 bodied Scania N230UD new in March 2015, which was bound for Loughborough. It wears the South Notts branding. Nottingham City Transport acquired the South Notts Bus Company of Gotham in 1991 and still uses the South Notts branding for the services.

Thursday 13 September 2018 (1032) – Nottingham City Transport 955 (YN08 MLL), an East Lancs Omnidekka bodied Scania N270UD new in March 2014, seen in Angel Row. Branded for the Orange Line group of services with a rear end advertisement for the phone app.

Thursday 13 September 2018 (1023) – Nottingham City Transport 912 (YT61 GPF) seen in Upper Parliament Street. It is an Optare (as successor to East Lancs) built Omnidekka bodied Scania N230UD new in October 2011. Branded for the Yellow Line group of services.

Thursday 13 September 2018 (1021) – Nottingham City Transport 395 (YX63 KFK), an Alexander Dennis Enviro200 new in September 2013, seen in Queen Street. Branded for the Blue Line of services. Looks as though there may have been a spillage problem judging by the sand spread on the roadway.

Thursday 13 September 2018 (0958) – Nottingham City Transport 901 (YT11 LTF), an East Lancs Omnidekka bodied Scania N230UD new in April 2011, seen on Carlton Hill It carries a non-branded livery so it may be used on any of the different groups of branded services. Photographed from the upper deck of 423 (YP17 UGO).

Thursday 13 September 2018 (0956) – Nottingham City Transport 946 (YN08 MSU), an East Lancs Omnidekka bodied Scania N270UD new in July 2008, seen on Carlton Hill passing Main Street Methodist Church. It was bound for Southwell on Pathfinder service 100. Bio-gas powered Alexander Dennis Enviro400 CBG City bodied Scania N280UD 425 (YP17 UGT) new in August 2017 is following. Photographed from the upper deck of 423 (YP17 UGO).

Thursday 13 September 2018 (1111) - Trent Barton (trentbarton) 114 (YX67 UXT), an Alexander Dennis Enviro200D new in September 2017, seen in Mount Street, Nottingham working the ‘mainline’ service that links Nottingham with Bingham.

Thursday 13 September 2018 (1112) - Trent Barton (trentbarton) 114 (YX67 UXT), an Alexander Dennis Enviro200D new in September 2017, seen turning from Mount Street to Maid Marian Way in Nottingham when working the ‘mainline’ service to Bingham.