Derby Bus Depot

Home of bus news for Mid and South Derbyshire and East Staffordshire

****Updated 24/06/2025. Signifcant updates are ongoing for Derby Bus Depot. Updates to current fleet lists and new fleet lists under development. New welcoming page and also ***Arriva: E400s are arriving at Ascot Drive to cover for withdrawn 4221. ***Diamond EM: 3 Custom Dennings have now entered service at Wetmore Road. ***Wellglade: Flixbus services have now started. New buses for flixbus are awaiting to go into service.

*** Update 06/07/2025 - We are aware that when the index page was updated, the menu bar disappeared from all webpages. A solution is being worked on and will be uploaded shortly. Our apologies in the meantime for the inconvenience this will cause.

Welcome to Derby Bus Depot your site for all things bus related in the Mid and South Derbyshire and East Staffordshire inculding Alfreton, Ashbourne, Derby, Swadlincote, Burton and Uttoxeter.

As you may of notice Derby Bus Depot is going through a few changes at the moment, for a refresh website which is the works. Please be patient whilst there is work ongoing. This will significantly improve the current overall feel of the website in the longer run.

Some webpages will be taken off line in due course to enables web pages and web links to be fixed. This will also enable research to be done to update the information currently provided on these page and ensuring the information is up to date.

Updates will be through the fleet news pages or the MISC page over the coming months.

In the meantime if you have a link for a photo site or any other interesting bus related websites inculding for events or social media pages, please use the contact link so these can be considered. Also if you live in the East Staffordshire area in particular and have things to contribute to the website please do get in contact.