Trent Barton

[JoNi]

A Skylink express is being introduced between Nottingham and East Midlands airport seemingly using coaches.

https://www.trentbarton.co.uk/services/skylinkexpress

[Alex]

A Skylink express is being introduced between Nottingham and East Midlands airport seemingly using coaches.

https://www.trentbarton.co.uk/services/skylinkexpress

@JoNi Irizar i4's 72, 73 & 76 are being done for it, I believe

Also of note, is that the vehicles on ''Indigo'' are being refurbished and rebranded with the new ''Indigo'' identity, along with a lower frequency of every 10 minutes to Long Eaton, with a reduced PVR (14) compared to before, which I believe was around 20, meaning a few B7RLEs can be displaced onto other routes (Black Cat, possibly?) (Link: https://www.trentbarton.co.uk/indigoinstyle)

[TB656]

8 buses are coming off Indigo so yeah it would be nice to put four on Black Cat. The others are likely to replace remaining Excels 257 and 261.

Solar 624 has gone to Kinch us to replace 451, which has gone to TM Travel, and 624 was only in trentbarton spare livery for a few months

[Dylanbusboy45]

Generic livery 675 was on the V4 earlier today in Burton

[the trainbasher]

The former club class coach was on the Uttoxeter 50 today (in Club Class livery minus logos)...

Last time I saw that was when I bashed it to Trent Bridge (vice Solar)

[the trainbasher]

Saw a N&D Plaxton paladin approaching Riverlights earlier displaying route number 11.

I thought these wasn't allowed to be in passenger service now?

Also I saw The Really Good Trainer Bus earlier too in Derby approaching Riverlights

[the trainbasher]

Solo on the Mickleover today vice branded urban
Zig zag branded Urban on Red Arrow today

[T840MAK]

DTV 131 currently on loan to TM Travel.

[Dylanbusboy45]

The new Enviro 200 MMCs are now in service on the Mickleover. Their first day was Friday 9th December. They are:
101 YX66 WLK
102 YX66 WLL
103 YX66 WLN
104 YX66 WLO
105 YX66 WLP
106 YX66 WLR
107 YX66WLU
108 YX66WLV
The other new MMCs for the Nines to Mansfield will enter service in January according to
http://www.derbybusdepot.co.uk/
A pic of one of the new buses for the Nines: (not mine)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/guy_arab_uf/30713332014/in/photolist-NN2Rz9-Q5ntHF
See photo links thread for link to a pic of one of the new Mickleovers

[Dylanbusboy45]

Information regarding new buses for Skylink (both Derby and Nottingham services), rushcliffe mainine and the allestree.
https://trentbarton.co.uk/news-and-media/our-news/article/investment2017

The new buses on Skylink Derby are new Citaros to presumably displace the 3 L94UBs currently used. Rushcliffe Mainline, Allestree and Skylink Nottingham are getting Enviro 200 MMCs. Cotgrave Connection and Keyworth Connection are getting some revamped buses maybe the former Mickleover B7RLEs displaced by MMC200s in December.

[mikestone]

They seem to need far more than 3 citaros  - every time I am in Derby there seem to be numerous random Kinch vehicles on the Skylink, even Solos.

[Hector]

There are 8 x 64 reg Citaros in Skylink Derby livery as well as the 3 x 04 reg Scanias. Presumably the 3 new Citaros will make it an all Citaro service

[Ginga]

One of the Citaros on Skylink had a "issue" at Ema bus station in late Feb,  and I think it's been off since then. They had a 21 Tempo off the road from Sept till March with "Engines Issues". They put it back out and it has broke down 3 Times! Burrows Recovery are making a killing off them. Last year they had Two Tempo Sr's broken down outside the White Lion waiting for tows at the same time.  The gearboxes overheat on them when it gets above 20. One of the Cotgrave Buses smashed into a car in Cotgrave this week.  I wonder if they will fix it.

[JoNi]

Go ahead given for demolition of Nottingham Broad Marsh car park and redevelopment of area including bus station.

http://www.itv.com/news/central/2017-06-01/broadmarsh-car-park-to-be-demolished/

[Mayfield]

Trent Barton to joint Flixbus network with 9 coaches, I find that a surprise