Derby Garage

[tphi12000]

2329 and 2330 at Derby

https://flic.kr/p/S2ZXTS
https://flic.kr/p/S2ZY5d

[cheshire exile]

Are the new Streetlites in service in Derby yet? I see they were officially launched last Thursday 31st January.

[mikestone]

They are, but still sharing the 8/9 with Solos - this doesn't use the bus station.

[cheshire exile]

Thanks for the update. However I can be more specific as I went to Derby today. I saw 2329-34/6/7. 4 were on the 7 - entire allocation - and 4 were on the 8/9 along with two Solos. From the Arriva website I see that they are also destined for the 5 which was all Solo today.
So they will require 17 for pvr, 7 on the 5, 4 on the 7 and 6 on the 8/9. As you say none of these routes serve the Bus Station, routes 5 and 7 along with the 4 start from Babington Lane/St Peter Street and the 8/9 from Albert Street at the top end of Morledge.
Interesting that the 8 vehicles on the 38 Sapphire were 4400-6 and 4545 ex-Leicester, still in Sapphire, not the Notts Uni livery No sign of 4600. Is that still at Derby?

[Bob]

Is it just the Solos that are supposedly leaving Derby?

[Hector]

Have read elsewhere that 4600 is due to go to Tamworth in exchange for 4200.

[Cheese]

Just graphed new Streetlite 2342 SN68AGP on the 8, seems like more have now entered service.

[Depotosw]

2506 YJ58 CCD is currently parked at Oswestry, understood undergoing MoT prep before been allocated to Shrewsbury.

[markcf83]

Which buses are the usual allocation for the X38?

[Bob]

Which buses are the usual allocation for the X38?

Branded DP seated Pulsars last time i caught it

[markcf83]

Thanks for the reply Bob. Most grateful.

[markcf83]

I will be in Derby next week and would be grateful for assistance in decent places in the City Centre for photography other than the Bus Station. If anyone can help with this I'll be very grateful.

[twbc99]

After 8 years of Sapphire branding on the 38 all 5 of the E400's at Derby have now been repainted into Arriva Journey Mark.

[Vulcan]

Where does the term Journey Mark originate from ? 
Can't say I have heard it elsewhere 

[EK40]

arriva and trent fighting over the X38 now,
https://www.route-one.net/news/strong-words-between-arriva-and-trentbarton-over-x38-competition/

from running a combined every 20 mins schedule, to arriva running its own 20 min schedule and trent running its own 15 min schedule. and arriva also changing the terminus in derby to the bus station for its X38 runs. trent keeping at victoria street.