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Chellaston Dart 2235 and Volvo B10BLE 3606 were on the Oakwood routes.
James reports MPD 2222 on the Chellaston routes (69) today. It was on the same routes on Monday.
Chellaston Dart 2252 was on the Oakwood routes, aswell as Volvo B10BLE 3606.
In the evening rush hour Citybus (B135 GAU) was on the Oakwood routes and DAF 4744 was out on route 20!
All sorts on the Oakwood routes today, although some may have been extras due to the delays caused by the A52 roadworks! Dart 2226, Chellaston Branded 2232, and MPD, an H reg Citybus and Volvo B10BLE 3605 were all on there.
DAF 4736 was on route 29 to Mackworth, and Volov B10BLE 3604 was on the 37 to Sinfin.
John reports MPD 2222 on the 101/102 routes.
Volvo B10BLE 3606 and Chellaston Dart 2234 were on the Oakwoods.
MPD 2224 and Volvo B10BLE 3606 were out on the Oakwood routes.
Volvo B10BLEs 3605/6 were on the Oakwood routes 22/24/26. A Marshall (B reg) Citybus was on these routes too, but this could have been due to tailbacks caused by the roadworks on the A52.
Olympian 4667 was on the Chellaston routes, and Alvaston branded Olympian 4626 was out on Sinfin routes 37/8. Minibus 1377 was on route 36 to Sunnyhill.
Alvaston branded Olympian 4626 was on the Oakwood routes, along with Volvo B10BLE 3605 and Dart 2227.
Volvo B10BLE 3606 was on the Chellaston routes. This bus now carries a new Derby College advert all over the back.
On the Oakwoods were: Dart 2227, and Volvo B10BLEs 3604/6.
Dart 2229 was on the 111 Pride Park & Ride.
MPD 2217 was on the oakwood routes in the evening at least.
Dart 2227 on the Oakwoods again today along with Volvo B10BLEs 3604/6.
John reports: Minibus 1383 on the 36 to Sunnyhill and Volvo B10BLE 3605 on the Chellaston routes.
Dart 2227 and Volvo B10BLE 3606 were on the Oakwood routes.
Ex Stagecoach Bluebird, Volvo B10M/Plaxton coaches (K570 GSA) and (L586 JSA) are being resprayed and refitted to be 53 seaters (from 49). One was away for re-fit today, the other was back, painted up in the workshop.
Leyland Leopard (MJI 5764) is for sale.
Leyland Leopard (LNU 571W) is now withdrawn. There were plans to fit it with a new engine but this has been abandoned.
Coach (6804 VC) is expected to leave the fleet soon (never knew it was here!) as is Volvo (DJZ 8677) and blue liveried (the only one not in fleet livery) Volvo coach (G165 LWN).
Leyland National (TAE 638S) (ex trent 553) has been used on route 9 today and yesterday, whilst the usual MetroRider is repaired.
Chris reports that the last Titan in service, (OHV 806Y) and Metrobus (KYV 800X) are due for withdrawal.
Olympian (SPY 206X) is being stripped for spares.
Im told the registrations for the ex London Olympians are (D*** FYM) (not PYM).
Recently aquired are ex Arriva London Olympians. They are (D147 PYM), (D161 PYM), (D186 PYM) and (D192 PYM).
As a result the following have been withdrawn: Leyland Titans (OHV 713Y), (OFV 799Y) and (B82 WUV), and Metrobus (KYV 725X).
Optare MetroRiders (H157 UUA), (K437 HWY) and (L839 MWT).
Thanks to Chris for the above.
Chris reports that 4 more ECW Leyland Olympians have arrived in Arriva London red joining (D143/188 PYM). All are in service complete with London destination blinds. These buses will replace the Leyland Titans. Registration details soon...
New Scanias now at Langley Millare Rainbow 4 branded 670-682, and the Sixes branded 683!
Scanias 668 and 669 are now based at Nottingham.
The two Commuter Express coachs 57 and 58 have gone to Langley Mill for refurbishment.
Vario 276 is now with Notts + Derby, based at Meadow Road and carries NHS Hospital link branding for the Derby Hospitals Shuttle H1. It will run alongside the MPD.
The three Varios on the Kinchbus AL1 are expected to be replaced by Darts (off the Belper routes) later this year.
P&R Excels 151/3 and Mickleover 195 are the current buses used for training. Unibus Lances 363/4 are also currently being used.
P&R Excel 152 is being refurbished ready for service with Notts + Derby, with others set to follow (see yesterdays notes).
Connect Solo 430 and Rainbow 3 Excel 240 were also present at Langley Mill. Route 15 branded Solo 453 and Solo 466 were awaiting repair, whilst Villager Dart 927, Barton Dart 945, Paladin 126, Vario 278 and NX Coach 11 were in for repair.
Over at Nottingham garage Adrian reports that Mickleover Excel 230 is there for repair - its been there most of the week apparently. Optare Tempo 301 and 2 R5 Scanias were also over the pits.
The possible Transpeak Excels - ex R5 156 to 158 - would be used on short workings between Derby and Buxton. These would run all day creating an hourly frequency between Derby and Buxton. The main coach operated part of the service is also be expected to run to Nottingham again. This could result in coach 56 being repainted. Wait and see!
286 is the Vario now with Notts + Derby in their livery. It should be based at Hucknall.
Scania 683 has been reported heading South on the M6 on Thursday. This bus is in the tan livery and branded for the "Sixes" - the new name for the Belper group of routes, where these Scanias will be introduced in October.
Interestingly, Excels 151-3 and 161 are ear marked for use with Notts + Derby from September! Other ex R5 Excels 156-8 are ear marked for the Transpeak in October (for the extras i think)!
Mark reports that some of the Rainbow 4 Scanias have arrived at Langley Mill.
At Sutton Mark reports 6 ex Mickleover Excels parked up and 2 Calverton Scanias in the workshop. More interestingly there was an (S*** UAL) Vario parked up in Notts + Derby livery - 286 perhaps!?
Borrowash Dart 899 is back after accident repairs.
Excel 189 was at Derby with blinds removed. Withdrawn?
The Borrowash Dart 899 is off the road again, in for repairs after an accident on the A52 on Friday evening.
The Solo demonstrator (467) that was at Sutton has now long gone!
Adrian reports N+D Paladins 117 and 121 at Langley Mill, and only 5 Mercedes minibuses (including 272). Whats happened to Paladin 129?
Ex Trent National (and more recently Konect) 505 (ACH 505T) has gone for preservation at the Midland Railway Centre.
Paladin 136 now carries Notts + Derby livery and is based at Meadow Road (Derby).
Vario 285 now carries the revised AL livery. Dart 929 is away for repaint into the revised X38 livery.
A white Optare Solo is reported at Langley Mill.
Notts + Derby should have a brand new Alexander Dennis MPD on loan to them from the NHS for use on the H1 shuttle service from later this month. It will be used alongside the current Transbus MPD.
New Scanias in trent barton livery are 668/9 (FH05 TKJ/K). They are expected to enter service from Nottingham depot soon!
Scanias 670 to 682 are branded for the Rainbow 4 in a new darker green livery (like NCTs Go2 green). These should be 55 reg, so aas yet they are uknown. They should be in service late July/Aug at the earliest.
N+Ds Safeway branded Lance 355 is back in service after accident repairs.
John reports Scania 667 on the Mickleover.
James reports coach 56 on the Transpeak.
Paul reports: Excel 253 (Y253 DRC) and Scania 669 (FH05 TKK) both on the R4, Darts 912/3 (P912/3 CTO) on the Keyworth Connection, Scania 639 (FD53 WWL) on the R2, Scania 636 (FD53 WWH) on the Cotgrave Connection, and Dart 914 (P914 CTO) on the Xprss - it had been on the 22 early on in the day.
James reports Unibus Paladin 107 on the R61.
In Nottingham Paul reports, Scania 666 (FH54 VRY) on the R4,
Excel 253 (Y253 DRC) and Dart 912 (P912 CTO) on the Cotgrave Connection, Solo 442 (FE02 KCZ) on the Radcliffe Line, Scania 669 (FH05 TKK) on the Xprss Solo 441 (FP51 GXV) and Dart 913 (P913 CTO) on the Keyworh Connection.
Both Trent Barton were around Belper today, with 62 being on the R63 and 63 on the R64 (and then R71/2, R62 and XR6).
Excel 225 was on the Mickleover.
Paul reports: Scania 666 (FH54 VRY) on the R4, Solo 441 (FP51 GXV) on the Keyworth Connection, Excel 253 (Y253 DRC) on the Cotgrave Connection, Dart 913 (P913 CTO) also on the Keyworth Connection and Unibus Lance 363 (N363 VRC) on Driver Training.
Chris reports Kinchbus Solo 436 on the AL.
Excel 253 and Scanias 636 and 666 were on the R4 and Coach 63 was on the V3.
Notts + Derby had Dart 891 on the 110 Wyvern service.
Nottingham Scanias 668/9 are being used on the Commuter Express whilst the coaches are being refurbished and repainted. 668 also was used on the Rainbow 5 during the day (between CE workings).
Paul reports that Solo 431 (X631 ERB) was on the Radcliffe Line and Excel 236 (X236 WRA) on the Cotgrave Connection.
Adrian reports that Rainbow 4 Excel 255 was being towed away from Derby.
Two Trent buses Excels were on the Rainbow 3, one being 205. Scania 636 was on the R4.
John reports Excel 225 on the Mickleoverand Scania 636 was on the Rainbow 4.
Scanias 665 on the Spondon Flyer, 667 on the Mickleover.
John reports Dart 939 on the V2.
James reports: Solos 447 on the Allestree and 448 on the R62. Excel 236 on the Rainbow 4 and Excel 225 and 922 on the Mickleover.
In Nottingham Paul reports that Dart 933 (R933 RAU) was on the Calverton Connection accompanied by a Frio Excel. Excel 253 (Y253 DRC) was out on the Cotgrave Connection and coach 63 (R63 RAU) was on the Red Arrow. Dart 912 (P912 CTO) was on the Keyworth Connection.
Scania 665 was on the R63 in the morning.
John reports that Dart 922 was out on the X38, and that Arriva had Olympian (G507 SFT) on this route.
In Derby: Dart 918 on the Ilkeston Flyer, Excel 236 on the R4, and Dart 946 on the H1. The Mickleover had Dart 922, Solo 419 and Scania 665. Thanks Chris.
In Nottingham: Dart 912 (P912 CTO) on the Cotgrave Connection, Dart 913 (P913 CTO) on the Keyworth Connection, Scanias 636 (FD53 WWH) & 666 (FH54 VRY) both on the Xprss, and Excel 201 (V201 ENU) on the Calverton Connection. Thanks Paul.
Reported on the Mickleover today are: Unibus Paladin 106 and Darts 918, 922 and 924.
Coach 62 was on the Ilkeston Flyer and 63 was on the Belper routes.
Unibus Paladin 107 was on routes V1/3.
Solos 419 and 447 were on the Allestree.
Borrowash Dart 899 is back after accident repairs.
Perry reports: Frio Excel 201 and Excel 252 on the Calverton Connection.
Paul reports: Dart 912 (P912 CTO) and Solo 441 (FP51 GXV) on the Keyworth Connection.
Excel 236 (X236 WRA) and Solo 431 (X631 ERB) on the Cotgrave Connection.
Scania 637 (FD53 WWJ) on the R1.
Interestingly there was a Mickleover Excel at Manvers Street depot in Nottingham! Excel 215 has gone away for repairs after its smash the other week and Solo 442 is back in use - on the Radcliffe Line today.
Duncan reports: Excels 201 (Frio) and 205 (Trent) on the Rainbow 3.
Paladin 134 was on route 141 and 138 was on the 737.
In Derby there was a Trent Barton coach on the R71 and another on the Borrowash Flyer.
Scania 667 was on the R71, Coach 62, and Solo 447 on the Allestree and Dart 921 was on the Mickleover.
Tim reports Scania 666 on the Keyworth Connection.
Paul reports: Solo 441 (FP51 GXV) on the Long Eaton Xprss, and 431 (X631 ERB) on the Ruddington Connection.
Frio Excel 201 was again on the 91/92 routes. Thanks Duncan.
Paul reports: Excel 236 (X236 WRA) on the Cotgrave Connection, Scania 636 (FD53 WWJ) on the Keyworth Connection, and Scania 666 (FH54 VRY) on the Radcliffe Line
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On the Allestree today were Dart 925 and Solo 447. Dart 938 and Scania 665 were on the Mickleover.
Paul reports: Dart 913 (P913 CTO) on the Radcliffe Line (was displying LR in its
disply!!!!), Scania 636 (FD53 WWJ) on the Cotgrave Connection, Excel 253 (Y253 DRC) on the R4, and Excel 252 (Y252 DRC) on the R3.
N+D Lance 357 and Trent buses coach 56 were both noted on the Allestree route, along with Dart 919 and Solo 447.
Unibus Lance 364 was on the R62 to Ripley. (16:05 from Derby), and Chris reports it being on the R61 earlier in the day.
Scanias 664 was on the Black Cat and 667 on the Mickleover.
The X38 Dart is back after repaint!
Paul reports: Excel 236 (X236 WRA) on the Radcliffe Line, Excel 205 (V205 ENU) on the Calverton Connection, Dart 914 (P914 CTO) on the Cotgrave Connection, Scania 636 (FD53 WWH) on the R4, and Scania 666 (FH54 VRY) on the R5.
Reported on the Mickleover today are Darts 928 and 937 and Unibus Lance 363.
Scania 667 was on the Spondon Flyer and 636 was on the R4.
Reported on the Belper routes were Unibus Lance 364, Solo 447 and Coach 62. Coach 62 was on the V3 earlier in the day.
Unibus Lance 369 was on the D1 P&R, coach 56 on the transpeak and 63 on the X38.
Unibus Paladin 106 was on driver training in Derby along with a blue P&R Excel.
Paladin 111 was used on the AL1 but was reported on a schools working later in the day.
Perry reports: Dart 904 on the Calverton Connection (Scania 626 (FJ03 VWS) broke down).
Paul reports: Scania 666 (FH54 VRY) on the R5, Excel 236 (X236 WRA) on the Radcliffe Line, Excel 199 (V199 ERA) and 252 (Y252 DRC) on the R3.
Paul also reports that 199 was taken off the R3, as it was later at Manvers Street depot (Notingham)! Also there were R2 Scania 642 and accident damaged Excel 215 (Cotgrave
Duncan reports Excel 201 on Solo route 91/2, and 195 on driver training.
Chris reports: Unibus Lance 370 on route 73. Dart 938 and Solo 447 were on the Mickleover.
Adrian reports Solo 401 was on the Connect in Hucknall, and Excel 198 and 201 on the R3.
Unibus Lance 364 was on the R63 this morning, and was later used on the Borrowash Flyer. 665 was on the Spondon Flyer.
Dart 917 was on the V1/3.
Withdrawn "Villager" Mercedes minibus 276 has turned up at Meadow Road. It has been there for a few days parked next to 43 the withdrawn PPS minibus.
On the Mickleover today were Dart 917/8 and Scania 665, 667 being on the Spondon Flyer.
Unibus Lance 364 was on the Belper routes (R64 - R71 at 17:00). Notts + Derby Lance 356 was also on these routes again.
Scania 666 was on the R5 and Paul noted coach 63 on the Red Arrow.
A surprise working was N+D Lance 356 on the R62.
Dart 925 and Scania 667 were on the Mickleover and 665 was on the Spondon Flyer. There was a Belper Dart on the X38 too, so perhaps 929 is away for repaint?
Spondon Flyer Scania 635 is off the road, spare Scania 665 out in its place again today.
Unibus Lance 364 was out on the Allestree RED route this afternoon (on the Mickleover in the morning) and Dart 918 was on the Mickleover.
Paul reports Dart 914 (P914 CTO) on the Keyworth Connection, Scania 666 (FH54 VRY) on the R5, and Solo 441 (FP51 GXV) on the Radcliffe Line.
Chris reports: Unibus Lances out on Trent services, 364 on the XR6 (Belper routes) and 367 on the Mickleover. Other buses on the Mickleover included Dart 921 and Scania 667. 665 was on the Spondon Flyer and coach 62 was on the Red Arrow.
In Nottingham today Paul noted Solo 431 (X631 ERB) on the Long Eaton Xprss, Solo 441 (FP51 GXV) on the Radcliffe Line, Dart 914 (P914 CTO) on the Keyworth Connection and coach 62 (R62 RAU) on the Red Arrow.
Zig Zag Solo 442 is currently off the road.
Barton Dart 916 was on route 125 (Derby to Hucknall).
Paul reports Frio Excel 201 (V201 ENU) on the R3, Scania 666 (FH54 VRY) on the R4, and Scania 636 (FD53 WWH) on the R5.
Neil reports coach 62 on the Red Arrow to Chesterfield this afternoon.
John reports that Dart 921 was on the X38 and Excel 189 was around Derby!
Dart 938 was on the V1/3 and both spare Scanias at Derby, 665/7 were on the Mickleover.
Chris reports Barton Dart 945 on the 125 and Scania 667 on the Mickleover.
Paul reports: Scania 665 (FH54 VRX) on the Red Arrow, Excel 252 (Y252 DRC) on the Rainbow 3 and Barton Excel 253 (Y253 DRC) on the Radcliffe Line.