‘Scene’ in Derby Friday 08/01/2016

Well, here we are at the start of a New Year that from a weather point of view so far has been dreadful.

 

The sight on television of a ‘Stagecoach’ single decker floating  in floodwater in Cumbria brings it home to me that we have been remarkably lucky in the East Midlands to get off as lightly as we have.

 

So then, the first dry day together with a bit of sunshine encouraged me to get the camera out and ‘sally forth’.

 

Where better to start than Derby, there is always something that is of interest.

 

AIG 1346

 

A Mercedes-Benz Vario with Plaxton Cheetah bodywork working for ‘Glovers’ of Ashbourne.

 

It was previously registered W365 MKY with ‘Glovers’.

 

YN53 CFL

This Scania Omnidekka (one of 10) now working for ‘notts+derby’ (n+d) was formerly employed in the ‘Nottingham City Transport’ (NCT) fleet in who’s basic livery it still appears.

 

P51 JJU 

 

A Volvo B10M with Plaxton Premiere bodywork working for ‘Harpur’s Coaches' of Derby.

 

Nothing seems to be known of this vehicle other than it was supplied by ‘Yeates’ the Loughborough dealership.

 

FJ03 VVW

A Scania L94UB with Wright Solar Urban bodywork  of ‘trentbarton’ (tb) turns into the bus station.

 

I think that ‘tb’ do an excellent job of publicising their own services and some of their branded liveries are superb. 

 

I just wish that the dark red used for the ‘fleet’ livery could be a lot brighter. 

 

Being an ‘oldtimer’, I still look back to the rich red and cream of ‘Trent Motor Traction’ with fond memories.

 

FE02 KDN

 

An Optare Solo helping out on the ‘sevens’ to Belper.

 

FN04 HSD

 

A Scania L94UB with Wright Solar Urban bodywork  of ‘tb’ 'ZOOM’s out of Derby on its way to Borrowash.

 

YN53 CEU

A Scania Omnidekka formerly of ‘NCT’ that has made into ‘n+d’ livery and very well it looks!

 

R960 RAU

 

A Volvo B10M with Plaxton bodywork of ‘n+d’ that has previously appeared in both ‘red arrow’ and ‘transpeak’ liveries for ‘tb’ or ‘Trent Buses’ as they were then.

 

R27 BUS

An Optare Solo in ’n+d’ colours. 

 

Unusual in that this is its third (at least) registration number having previously been FE02 KEK in the main ‘tb’ fleet and then A20 UOD.

 

FJ10 OXR

 

This Scania/Irizar i4 coach was new in 2010 and has always worked on the ‘red arrow’. 

 

However, it has been re painted to match the layout and style of the livery applied to the new Volvo/Plaxton coaches introduced on the 'red arrow' in October 2015.

 

YN08 MRO

A Scania K230UB with Wright Solar bodywork working for ‘High Peak Buses’ (HPB) which itself is a jointly owned operation of ‘Centrebus’ and ‘trentbarton’.

 

The last time I saw it, it was painted in the green version of the ‘transpeak’ livery.

 

Prior to joining ‘HPB’ it was used by Scania as a demonstrator and then the ‘Huddersfield Bus Company’ who are again a ‘Centrebus’ group company.

 

YJ12 NAU

An Optare Solo SR of ‘tb’

 

Seen in the ‘Mango’ livery which promotes ‘tb’s own cashless travel card.