Friday 7 June 2019

‘Scene’ at the ‘East Midlands Airport’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

At airports, the interest is mainly with the aircraft that pass through it. However for every flight there has to be substantial back up by surface transport.

 

Which to you and me means buses and sometimes trains.

 

The airport has its own transport network provided under contract by ‘ARRIVA’ whose dedicated buses serve the different parts of the airport and the many carparks on it.

 

‘trentbarton’ and ‘Kinchbus’ (both members of the ‘Wellglade’ group) provide links branded as ‘skylink’ to Derby, Leicester and Nottingham.

 

‘trentbarton’ also works in from Ilkeston with its ‘my15’ service.

 

‘Robert’s of Hugglescote, Leicestershire provide a service to Coalville to where the Nottingham ‘skylink’ sevice is extended on an hourly basis.

 

 

BX04 MXN ‘ARRIVA Midlands No. 5007 ‘east midlands airport’. Mercedes-Benz Articulated Citaro

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

New to ‘ARRIVA London North’ as No. MA15.

 

The airport’s distinctive control tower appears in the distance.

 

Similar bus BX04 NDU was parked up nearby.


BX04 MXN ‘ARRIVA Midlands No. 5007 ‘east midlands airport’. Mercedes-Benz Articulated Citaro on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

YX17 NLA ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 3101 ‘east midlands airport’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

Similar buses YX17 NLD/E were also in service.


BX04 MXN ‘ARRIVA Midlands No. 5007 ‘east midlands airport’. Mercedes-Benz Articulated Citaro on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

YX67 VEY ‘trentbarton’ No. 122 ‘skylink’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk


YX17 NLA ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 3101 ‘east midlands airport’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

FN54 AEZ‘trentbarton’ No. 662 ‘skylink’. Scania L94UB / Wright Solar

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk


FN54 AEZ ‘trentbarton’ No. 662 ‘skylink’. Scania L94UB / Wright Solar on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

YJ11 ENM ‘trentbarton’ No. 807 ‘my15’. Optare Versa V1110

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk


YJ11 ENM ‘trentbarton’ No. 807 ‘my15’. Optare Versa V1110 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

FJ55 AAO ‘trentbarton’ No. 674 ‘spare bus livery’. Scania L94UB / Wright Solar

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk


FJ55 AAO ‘trentbarton’ No. 674 ‘spare bus livery’. Scania L94UB / Wright Solar on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

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