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.
Wether you are travelling from Belper or Ripley, your first bus of the day is one of ‘trentbarton’s ‘the sixes’.
A Swedish built Scania chassis fitted with a body built in Northern Ireland by ‘Wright’s of Ballymena.
If you are travelling from Ripley, your second bus of the day will be another of the same.
This combination should get you to Bakewell.
FJ55 BZS ‘trentbarton’ No. 690 Scania L94UB / Wright Solar Urban
on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk'
From Bakewell to Chesterfield you will be travelling with ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ (HoB).
‘HoB’ are a long established independent operator who because of the diversity of their fleet might produce any member of their fleet.
It could be for example,
PL06 TGE ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 5 Dennis Dart / MCV Evolution
on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
This is a British built chassis that was produced in Guildford fitted with an Egyptian built body that was finished in the UK.
The return from Chesterfield to Ripley is by ‘trentbarton’ once more using their ‘comet’ service.
This service replaced the former ‘red arrow’ service that ran between Chesterfield and Derby until October last year.
FJ09 XPE ‘trentbarton’ 746 Bolvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse
on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
Another Swedish chassis, this time by Volvo, again fitted with Northern Irish bodywork by ‘Wrights’.
Those passengers returning to Belper from Ripley will do so on yet another ‘trentbarton’ ‘the sixes’ service.
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