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.
IF YOU ARE TRAVELLING FROM BELPER,
Your first bus of the day will be ‘trentbarton’s (tb) ’the sixes’ from Belper to Derby.
A Swedish built Scania chassis carrying a Wright built body produced in Ballymena, Northern Ireland.
FJ55 BZP ‘trentbarton’ 688 Scania L94UB / Wright Solar Urban on
Dennis Basfords ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
IF YOU ARE TRAVELLING FROM RIPLEY
Your first bus of the day will be ‘trentbarton’s (tb) ‘the comet’ from Ripley to Derby.
Another Swedish built chassis but this time a Volvo fitted with bodywork again by Wright’s of Ballymena, Northern Ireland.
FJ09 XPK ‘trentbarton’ 750 Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse. on
Dennis Basfords ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
From Derby to The East Midlands Airport at Castle Donnington and again on the return journey from Loughborough to Derby, your bus will be provided by ‘Kinchbus’ of Loughborough on its ‘Skylink’ service who most commonly use German built Mercedes-Benz Citaro’s.
A type that has all the quality that is expected of this iconic brand.
BX64 WHU ‘Kinchbus’ 907 Mercedes-Benz Citaro on
Dennis Basfords ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
From The East Midlands Airport to Coalville the service is provide by ‘trentbarton’ again using another of the Scania/Wright combination vehicles.
FH54 VRX 665 Scania L94UB / Wright Solar Urban on
Dennis Basfords ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
If you choose to return to Derby via Loughborough, then your bus from Coalville to Loughborough will be provided by ‘Arriva Midlands’.
YJ56 KFK ‘Arriva Midlands’ 4776 VDL SB250LF / Wright Gemini Eclipse on
Dennis Basfords ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
A Dutch built chassis fitted with a body from Wright’s in Northern Ireland again.
From Loughborough back to Derby you travel with ‘Kinchbus’ on the ‘Skylink’ service and from Derby home its either ‘the sixes’ to Belper or‘the comet’ to Ripley depending on where you live.
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