The 28th. of October was a busy day when it comes to taking on new ventures. ‘yourbus’ of Heanor were busy with the newly acquired 109 and 113 (see my blog for 28th. of October) while ‘G & J Holmes’ of Clay Cross were busy with the 149.
A new venture for them linking Alfreton in Derbyshire with Sutton in Ashfield in Nottinghamshire.
Both towns were already linked by ‘trentbarton’ with its ‘9’s service and by ‘Stagecoach’ with its No.1 ‘Mansfield Miller’ service.
The 149 as can be seen from the map links many villages, most of them former coal mining communities with the two termini.
This was my first outing on the 149. A very rural route with many twists and turns along narrow country roads and lanes with distant views of the Southern Pennines.
My transport turned out to be MK63 WZZ one of two of ‘G & J Holmes’ recently acquired Alexander Dennis Enviro 200’s.
Both of these images were taken in Sutton-in-Ashfield bus station.
It was my first time on an Enviro 200 so I took the liberty of having a good look at it.
I thought it an impressive little bus which was comfortable to ride on and seemingly well able to cope with the job in hand. It is always a good sign when the driver likes his bus !!
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