I have done a number of blogs illustrating the comings and goings of buses in Nottingham but on reflection they were mainly populated by the multi coloured fleet of ‘trentbarton’ (tb).
‘PS’ is like Oxford Street in London, it heaves with buses. ‘tb’ do put in an appearance but most of what is on offer is provided by the equally multi coloured fleet of ‘Nottingham City Transport’ (NCT).
There is an Upper and a Lower Parliament Street but this selection of images is of buses that pass the junction of ‘PS’ and Milton Street.
Which is where you are if you walk out of the main doors of the ‘Victoria Centre’.
‘NCT’s fleet is in a stage of transition between the buses that carry the traditional green of Nottingham as the background colour and the newer buses that carry a silvery grey as the background colour.
Whatever the background colour most of the fleet are colour branded to identify particular routes or groups of routes.
YN05 WFC ‘Nottinghham City Transport’ 675 Scania N94UD Omnidekka / East Lancs.
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One of a batch of 17.
Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) have become the supplier of double deck bodies since the supply of East Lancs designed bodies that were built by East Lancs, Darwen and Optare ceased.
YN14 MUC ‘Nottinghham City Transport’ 622 Scania N230UD / ADL Enviro 400
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Branded for the 35 ‘Orange Line’ which together with the similarly liveried 36 works out to The Queens Medical Centre, The University, Beeston and on to Chilwell and Bulwell in a broad swathe across the West of the City.
The additional ‘Go 2’ branding indicates a higher frequency of service.
YN04 ANR ‘Nottinghham City Transport’ 206 Scania N94UB / East Lancs OmniTown.
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This is the first time I have ever heard of the use of ‘OmniTown’ terminollogy.
Originally purchased to work as feeder buses into the tramway network.
This bus is carrying the ‘fleet spare’ branding which consists of the multi coloured ‘ribbons’ which stream across the back of the bus.
The colours being the various colours that branded buses carry. So these buses are
‘Go-anywhere’ in effect.
YN57 FYX ‘Nottinghham City Transport’ 306 Scania K270UB / Scania Omnilink.
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The silver grey based livery overlaid with the fleet spare branding.
YT59 OZO ‘Nottinghham City Transport’ 973 A Scania 270UD / Optare.
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Basically an East Lancs design that was also produced under the Darwen Group (DG) and Optare banners.
‘DG’ being a re-incarnation of East Lancs when they went into administration in 2007. They in turn bought Optare and adopted the better known name.
Specially branded for the ‘park&ride service No.1.
YN14 MVD ‘Nottinghham City Transport’ 632 Scania N230UD / ADL Enviro 400.
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Branded for the ‘lime line’ which serves the suburb of Arnold which lies to the North East of the city.
YN05 WFG ‘Nottinghham City Transport’ 678 Scania N94UD / East Lancs.
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Working on the ‘lime line’, service 58 shown for direct comparison to YN14 MVD.
YN65 XFW ‘Nottinghham City Transport’ 660 Scania N230UD / ADL Enviro 400.
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Working on service 78 to Broxtowe which lies to the West of the city.
YJ65 DZB ‘Nottingham Comunity Transport’ 965 Optare Solo Electric.
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Drawing a lot of attention to its ‘green’ credentials.
BU53 AXA ‘yourbus’ 3505 Mercedes-Benz Citaro.
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The Y28 service linking the suburbs of Bilborough and Beechdale with the city.
Note the two doors on this bus which was previously operated by ‘Renown’ of Bexhill and ‘Epsom Coaches’ from where it came with five others.
BD64 MCE ‘yourbus’ 3104 Mercedes-Benz Citaro.
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Seen carrying the much brighter ‘Lothian Buses’ inspired livery that first saw the light of day at the 2014 Bus & Coach show at the NEC.
BN09 FWX ‘trentbarton’ 904 Mercedes-Benz Citaro.
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One of a batch of six when new.
They seem to be in the process of withdrawal and being replaced by older Scania L94UB/Wright Solar Urban saloons.
Upon withdrawal, they are going to fellow ‘Wellglade’ group member ‘Kinchbus’ of Loughborough where at least one has appeared in ‘Kinchbus’ livery. (see blog dated 20th. October 2015).
