‘Scene’ in Derby today 3rd. January 2014

The weather was not at its best but a trip into town to buy a new mobile phone gave me the opportunity to capture a few images.

 

MX12 DYV

An Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) Enviro 200 currently working for Wellglade group subsidiary ‘Kinchbus’ on the Derby to Leicester ‘skylink’ service which travels via the East Midlands Airport and Loughborough.

 

For a 12 plate it is much travelled having already worked for ‘City Sprinter’ in Glasgow, ‘Utopia Coaches’, Aberfoyle Coaches, ‘Maytree (Manchester)’ and ‘Stephensons of Easingwold’.

 

Its travels suggest one of two things and they are that maybe it is an ADL demonstrator and perhaps ‘Kinch’ might be considering an order or that it is owned by a dealer and it is being rented out to cover temporary shortages in the fleets where it has worked.

 

Only time will tell !!

 

R932 RAU

A Dennis Dart with Plaxton Pointer bodywork which by coincidence is also connected to Wellglade. Previously with ‘trentbarton’ (tb) as its No. 932.

 

Now working for ‘Littles’ of Ilkeston, it is deputizing for an ADL Enviro 200 on the Derby Pride Park Park and Ride service. 

 

A close look at the removed lettering on the cove panel would suggest that it was used on competetive services into Nottingham when ‘tb’ were facing stiff competition from former competitor ‘Premiere’.

A coupe of now elderly veterans still able to earn their keep are this pair of Optare Excels.

 

Y266 DRC 

Doing a stint on the ‘tb’ ‘Zoom’ service to Long Eaton and soon to be extended to Sawley.

 

Y264 DRC

In between journeys on the V3 traveling via Repton and Willington to Burton on Trent.

 

Derbyshire County Council’s timetable shows route this as being operated by ‘notts & derby’.

‘tb’ have a large number of Northern Counties bodied Volvo B10B’s parked alongside Meadow Road depot in what I have come to regard as the ‘Departure Lounge’ for buses shortly to leave the fleet.

 

That being so, it seemed to be a good time to record them while there is still an opportunity.

 

M133 PRA

New in January 1995 in normal ‘notts & derby’ livery operating service 17 to Borrowash.

 

L133 LRA

Which is a year older in Derby ‘unibus’ livery also on the 17.

 

It was a good day for elderly buses

 

 

Y492 UGC

 

A DAF 250 with Alexander ALX 400 bodywork on a short working of the X50 going to Uttoxeter.

 

Originally in 'Arriva London' service complete with two doors. It lost its second door when it came to work for ‘Wardle Transport’ of Stoke On Trent in the days before they were taken over by ‘Arriva’.

P256 PSX

Retaining its second door is former ‘Lothian Transport’ Alexander ‘Royale’ bodied Volvo Olympian which considering the poor and dirty weather looks immaculate. ‘notts & derby’ livery sits well on these buses.