A number of my most recent Derby based blogs have focused exclusively on the buses of ‘Trent Motor Traction Ltd’.
However, there are other operators who work on the streets of Derby, one of which is ‘ARRIVA Midlands’.
The company has its roots in what I knew as ‘Derby Corporation Transport’
which has travelled its own complicated route to become the company it is today.
YY67 HDK ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 4544. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Working on service 38 to ‘Sinfin & Stenson Fields’ which is normally the preserve of ‘Sapphire’ branded Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400’s.
YY67 HDK ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 4544. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
YY14 LHJ ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 4405 ‘SAPPHIRE’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The ‘Sapphire’ branding was introduced at about the same time that ‘Stagecoach’ introduced its ‘Gold’ branding.
The purpose for both companies was to bring a higher standard of vehicle with semi coach seats and other improvements to bus routes.
Now getting on for seven years old, the paintwork on some buses is starting to look a little bit worn and maybe it is time for ARRIVA to re-visit the brand.
YY14 LHD ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 4400 ‘SAPPHIRE’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
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