This set of images is to illustrate an article written for a magazine called ‘All Things Local’.
This community magazine is produced and distributed from a base in Kilburn, Derbyshire and covers large areas of the towns of Ripley and Belper.
The first bus of the day will be one of ‘trentbarton’s ‘tb’ ‘red arrows’ if you are traveling from the Ripley area or one of the same companies ‘the sixes’ buses if you are traveling from the Belper area.
Both buses have chassis produced by Swedish manufacturer Scania the the 'red arrow' having an Irizar body produced in Spain and the 'sixes' bus is bodied by Wright's of Ballymena in Northern Ireland.
The journey from Derby to Mansfield will be on board an Optare Tempo a type that is no longer in production but when it was, it was produced at Leeds.
From Mansfield to Chesterfield the buses to use are branded with the ‘pronto’ name. This route is unusual in that it is a joint operation between ‘trentbarton’ and ‘Stagecoach’.
Although the buses carry identical livery the ‘Stagecoach’ vehicles can be identified by their registrations which include the numbers 09. These are German built MAN chassis with bodies by Alexander Dennis Ltd. who have factories in Scotland and Scarborough in England. The ‘tb’ buses are usually older with 03 registrations.These being Swedish built Scania chassis with bodies built by Wright’s at Ballymena in Northern Ireland.
All buses are legally obliged to carry details of the owner and their address on the exterior of the bus. This usually located on the nearside, low down. Sometimes behind the door or as in ‘tb’s case generally towards the rear of the bus.
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