Nottingham City Transport
Encyclopedia
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) is the major bus operator of the English
city of Nottingham
, running a comprehensive network of services in the Greater Nottingham area, with some services continuing to Southwell
, Loughborough
, and East Midlands Airport. There are over 80 routes across the City, giving excellent access around Nottingham from less than £1 per day. Nottingham City Transport is the largest remaining municipal bus company
in England
(the largest in the United Kingdom
being Edinburgh's Lothian
), and is regarded as one of the best operators in the UK. Transdev
has had a 18% stake in the company since 2000.
1 & 48 both use Scania OmniDekka
s,
2 & 3 both use Optare Solo
s,
4 uses Scania L94UAs and a Scania OmniCity
(Bendy Buses) also Scania OmniLink tri Alxe.
Green Line:
5, 7, 8 & 9 all use Optare Solo
s,
6 & 10 both use Scania OmniDekka
s,
11 uses Optare Solo SRs.
Maroon Line:
13, 13X & 14 both use Scania OmniTown
s.
Brown Line:
15 & 16 both use Solo SRs,
17 uses Scania OmniDekka
s.
Lilac Line:
24, 25 & 26 uses Dennis Trident 2
s,
27 uses Scania OmniDekka
s.
Note: 25 changes to Optare Solo's every evening.
Pink Line:
28 uses Scania OmniDekka
s,
30 uses Scania OmniLink
s,
31 uses Optare Solo
s
Orange Line:
34 uses Scania OmniCity
s,
35 uses Scania OmniCity
s and Optare Excel
s,
36 uses Scania OmniDekka
s,
37 uses Optare Solo
s.
Blue Line:
39,40, 41 & 42 all use Optare Versa
s
Red Line:
43 & 44 both use Scania OmniDekka
s.
Sky Blue Line:
45 uses Scania OmniDekka
s.
Lime Line:
56 & 59 both use Dennis Trident 2
s,
58 uses Scania OmniDekka
s.
Yellow Line:
68 & 69 both use Scania Omnidekka
s,
70, 71 & 72 all use Optare Solo
s.
Turquoise Line:
77,78 & 79 all uses Scania OmniDekka
s
Purple Line:
87 & 88 both use Optare Solo SRs,
89 uses Scania OmniDekka
s.
Pathfinder:
100 uses Optare Versa
s.
L3, L4, L9, L10, L11, L12, L13, L14, L15, L53, W2 all use Optare Solo
s, W3 uses Scania OmniLink
s, W1, W4 uses Dennis Trident 2
s. C1 use Scania OmniDekka
s, A1, A2, C2 and Skylink use Scania OmniCity
s
All Scania OmniDekka
s
On the bus, NCT offers a simplified fare structure (prices valid 5 June 2011):
Regular customers can save money by having an Easyrider Citycard, which is a pre-purchased travel smart card available from the Travel Centre in Old Market Square
and which can be renewed online, by direct debit, or by telephone.
There are also Under 18 versions of Citycard and Citycard Anytime.
Students and staff at both Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham can activate their ID cards for cheaper bus travel (e.g. £179.00 for the whole university term-time) and have just one card for all their needs.
Easyrider (previously known as BusCard) was introduced in the late 1990s, and was the first 'smartcard' system to be introduced in the UK. The contactless smartcard is passed over a reader on boarding the bus, and removes a day of pre-paid travel from the balance on the card or counts down until expiry. Approximately 30-35% of journeys made on NCT are paid for by an Easyrider card. In 2009, Easyrider merged with Citycard to offer retail, library and leisure discounts to all card holders.
from 1848. The Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited
opened its first routes in 1878 with horse drawn trams, and experimented with steam traction a few years later. The company was taken over by Nottingham Corporation Tramways
in 1898; electrification followed, with the first electric tram
s operating in January 1901 and within two years over 100 trams were in service on eight lines. The first motorbuses were introduced in 1906.
.
The Nottingham trolleybus system
was inaugurated in 1927. By 1930, a number of routes had been converted from trams to trolleybus
es. A new bus depot
was opened on Parliament Street in June 1929 and is still in use today.
By 1935 the trolleybus fleet had reached its peak at 106 vehicles, making it the largest fleet in the country. The last tram ran in September 1936. World War II
brought reduced services, economy measures (including diluting diesel with creosote
) and blackout screens on vehicles. Before the war some diesel-engined buses were introduced, although large deliveries of diesel-engined buses did not take place until after the war. The advent of diesel services enabled the last petrol-engined buses to be withdrawn.
By the end of the 1950s, trolleybuses were in decline, the last new trolleybus joining the fleet in 1952 reaching a maximum fleet of 155 vehicles. The first one-man operated bus appeared in 1951. In 1954 guide dog
s were allowed to remain on the lower saloon of all vehicles and heaters were installed in all cabs in 1956. Trolleybuses disappeared between April 1965 and July 1966, and the West Bridgford
UDC Transport undertaking came under Nottingham's control in 1968. One-man operation started to come into force in January 1970 and by 1977 nearly all services were one-man operated. 1974 saw a name change to City of Nottingham Transport and by 1976 an all-time peak of 494 operated vehicles was reached.
The deregulation
of the industry under the Transport Act occurred in 1986 and Nottingham City Transport Limited was formed. In 1988 the Company purchased Stevenson's Bus Services at Ilkeston
and formed a subsidiary company Erewash Valley Services Ltd; these services were integrated with the main company in 1990. In 1991, South Notts
was purchased for a pound, giving a main route from Nottingham
to Loughborough
and a garage at Gotham
. In 1997, Pathfinder (Newark) Limited was bought, giving a presence in the north of the county. Fleet names are retained within the company but both South Notts and Pathfinder liveries are now extinct, South Notts bus 490 being the last bus repainted into South Notts' original livery. Nottingham City Council
remained 100% owners, despite many offers to buy NCT, until 11 May 2001, when 5% of the ordinary shares, and convertible preference shares to a possible value of another 13% of ordinary shares, were issued to Transdev plc
, a member (along with NCT) of the Arrow consortium. This was formed to enable the tram system Nottingham Express Transit
(NET) to be created. NET has returned trams to the streets of Nottingham after an absence of several decades, and has proved to be very popular with the travelling public.
powered "Eco" buses. Named "Ecolink 30", the service uses a combination of standard diesel powered Scania OmniCity
buses and 3 specially converted ethanol Scania OmniLink
buses on its Pink Line 30 route.
The ethanol powered buses are painted in a special "Ecolink" livery which uses flowers and leaves along the side of the bus to symbolise the "green-ness" of the buses. They also use the slogan "Go Green" combined with the information that they reduce CO2 emissions by around 30 tonnes. The standard diesel buses used on the route are painted in the standard green of Nottingham City Transport "Nottingham Network" buses.
The ethanol buses are equipped with a colour LCD destination display, an LCD screen onboard which allows advertisements &/or CCTV footage to be played, a Star Trak GPS locating system which allows for real time ETA's to be displayed at electronic bus stop timetable displays and also allows for the next stop to be displayed on the buses onboard electronic display (Above the "Bus Stopping" sign). The bus also has a low floor to allow for wheelchair/buggy access and is equipped with an extendable ramp to allow wheelchair users to board the bus when there is a gap between the bus door and the pavement.
The buses were purchased by Nottingham City Council
using funding from the East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA) which allowed them to purchase 3 ethanol powered buses and construct an ethanol fuelling station. The buses are operated and maintained by Nottingham City Transport.
The buses are also often used on the W3 route which runs 4 times a day during the week.
NCT have started to take delivery of 32 Optare OmniDekkas and 24 Optare Solo SRs ordered, these will arrive in separate batches.
NCT are active participants in Nottingham's Respect for Transport campaign, and random 'Gateway checks' are often held on buses, where police and revenue inspectors board to check tickets. Police have been known to arrest wanted persons on board buses during gateway checks. NCT has introduced a new campaign called, 'Quit the Spit'.
. Go2 was launched at this time to appeal to commuters and refresh perceptions of bus travel. Following a decline in patronage of over 50 years prior to these changes, the number of customers using NCT buses has increased year on year since.
On Monday to Saturday daytimes, Go2 services now operate every 7 or 8 minutes on most routes, with the original 10 minute frequency still operated on a few Go2 routes. Sunday services have also been increased, with some every 15 minutes (21, 43, 77) and others every 20 minutes.
Go2 Night was launched in December 2007 and there are 8 late night buses which run from the City Centre at 01:15, 02:15 and 03:15 every Friday and Saturday night. These buses have a flat fare of £2.50 cash single, but they also accept Easyrider Citycards and all day tickets for no extra charge!
September 2010 saw the launch of 2 new Go2 routes, the first for many years, with Red 43 introduced for Bakersfield and Sky Blue 45 introduced to replace the former Red 44/45 loops which had proven very unreliable due to the traffic and rail crossings.
NCT is still currently investing in new buses, and has spent over £30m on buses in the past 5–6 years. 20 new double decks are due in 2011 for the Go2 network.
In 2011, the Go2 brand receives minor rebranding to mark its 10th Year. This includes a special 10th Year Go2 logo on relivered buses. Currently the 36 is undergoing rebranding with the 27 and 89 due to receive new OmniDekkas. OmniDekkas for the 43 have been delivered for service.
In July 2011, Go2 Lilac 21 will be withdrawn and replaced by service 39 following the same route.
On NCTs Facebook page, they have recently suggested to fans what the former Go2 Yellow 69 would look like if it still existed and given comments on Yellow 68/69 asking fans if the routes will become Go2. This gives clues that NCT may give Yellow 68/69 Go2 status after the old 69 was withdrawn in 2007.
had announced the preferred bidder for NET Phase Two was Tramlink Nottingham. The consortium will be run by Trent Barton
and Keolis
;Alstom will provide 22 new trams for the line and Vinci will build the new route. (Vinci also holds the contract to build Nottingham Station
's new multi storey car park.) In autumn 2011, Tramlink Nottingham will take over the running of the tram system, including Line One for 23 years. Construction of Lines two and three is due to begin in autumn 2011 and the line is due to open in late 2014.
run several bus services around the City and surrounding areas.
Stagecoach also serve Nottingham, operating the very popular Pronto service between Chesterfield, Mansfield and Nottingham (in partnership with Trent Barton
), and the Sherwood Arrow to Worksop via Ollerton, Edwinstowe and White Post Farm.
Other small operators that operate in Nottingham include Doyle's Minicoaches of Ripley who operate contracts on behalf of the council.
Although Trent Barton
is a competitor, there is a fairly warm reception from both companies to each other, with the Kangaroo day ticket helping to bridge the gap between the two.
YourBus now compete against NCT with their Y36 - a direct copy of NCT's GO2 Orange 36 route to Beeston & Chilwell.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
city of Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, running a comprehensive network of services in the Greater Nottingham area, with some services continuing to Southwell
Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Southwell is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, best known as the site of Southwell Minster, the seat of the Church of England diocese that covers Nottinghamshire...
, Loughborough
Loughborough
Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...
, and East Midlands Airport. There are over 80 routes across the City, giving excellent access around Nottingham from less than £1 per day. Nottingham City Transport is the largest remaining municipal bus company
Municipal bus companies
A municipal bus company is an operator of bus services owned by the local government authority. This article lists all current municipal bus companies in the United Kingdom....
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
(the largest in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
being Edinburgh's Lothian
Lothian Buses
Lothian Buses Plc is the only municipal bus company in Scotland and the largest provider of bus services in Edinburgh, Scotland. City of Edinburgh Council own 91.01% of the company with the remainder being owned by East Lothian and Midlothian councils. As well as serving Edinburgh, Lothian Buses...
), and is regarded as one of the best operators in the UK. Transdev
Transdev
Transdev was a major international public transport group based in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France and operating in several countries. Originally created as Société centrale pour l'équipement du territoire in 1955 and developing transportation activities since 1973, Transdev was a subsidiary...
has had a 18% stake in the company since 2000.
NCT route branded services
Navy Line:1 & 48 both use Scania OmniDekka
Scania OmniDekka
The Scania OmniDekka is a double-decker bus built for sale in the UK...
s,
2 & 3 both use Optare Solo
Optare Solo
The Optare Solo is a low-floor midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997. The name "Solo" is a play on the low-floor status of the bus, the manufacturer believing its vehicle having an entrance that is "so low" from the floor, namely 200 mm with kneeling suspension.The innovative...
s,
4 uses Scania L94UAs and a Scania OmniCity
Scania OmniCity
The Scania OmniCity is an integrally-constructed transverse-engined low floor citybus available on the European market. The OmniCity is a complete product built in Poland by Scania AB, a company based in Sweden....
(Bendy Buses) also Scania OmniLink tri Alxe.
- 1: Nottingham - Wilford Green - Clifton - Gotham - East Leake - Loughborough
- 2: Nottingham - Wilford Green - South Nottingham College - Clifton
- 3: Nottingham - Wilford Green - Rivergreen - Clifton
- 4: NTU City Campus - Wilford Green - NTU Clifton Campus
- 48: Nottingham - Meadows - Queens Drive - Clifton
Green Line:
5, 7, 8 & 9 all use Optare Solo
Optare Solo
The Optare Solo is a low-floor midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997. The name "Solo" is a play on the low-floor status of the bus, the manufacturer believing its vehicle having an entrance that is "so low" from the floor, namely 200 mm with kneeling suspension.The innovative...
s,
6 & 10 both use Scania OmniDekka
Scania OmniDekka
The Scania OmniDekka is a double-decker bus built for sale in the UK...
s,
11 uses Optare Solo SRs.
- 5: Nottingham - West Bridgford - Melton Road - Gamston
- 6: Nottingham - West Bridgford - Trevor Road - Edwalton
- 7: Nottingham - West Bridgford - Abbey Park - Gamston
- 8, 9: Nottingham - West Bridgford - Rushcliffe Leisure Centre - Wilford Hill
- 10: Nottingham - ASDA - Wolds Estate - Ruddington
- 11: Nottingham - Meadows - Trent Boulevard
Maroon Line:
13, 13X & 14 both use Scania OmniTown
Scania OmniTown
The Scania OmniTown was a bus body sold in the United Kingdom. It utilised the Scania N94UB chassis , with East Lancashire Coachbuilders bodywork. It is sometimes mistakenly referred to as the OmniTown chassis or the Dennis Dart chassis...
s.
- 13: Nottingham - Castle Boulevard - University Boulevard - Beeston
- 13X: Nottingham - Castle Boulevard - University Boulevard - Beeston (Does Not Go Into University Grounds)
- 14: Nottingham - Castle Boulevard - University Boulevard - Beeston - Chilwell
Brown Line:
15 & 16 both use Solo SRs,
17 uses Scania OmniDekka
Scania OmniDekka
The Scania OmniDekka is a double-decker bus built for sale in the UK...
s.
- 15: Nottingham - Sherwood - City Hospital - Gainsford Crescent - Bestwood Park
- 16, 16C: Nottingham - Sherwood - City Hospital - Top Valley (Tesco) - Rise Park
- 17: Nottingham - Sherwood - City Hospital - Bulwell Forest - Bulwell
Lilac Line:
24, 25 & 26 uses Dennis Trident 2
Dennis Trident 2
Dennis Trident 2 is a 2-axle low-floor double-decker bus chassis originally built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, which was unveiled in 1997 and replaced the Dennis Arrow...
s,
27 uses Scania OmniDekka
Scania OmniDekka
The Scania OmniDekka is a double-decker bus built for sale in the UK...
s.
Note: 25 changes to Optare Solo's every evening.
- 24: Nottingham - Carlton - Westdale Lane - Holyoake Road
- 25: Nottingham - Carlton - Westdale Lane - Mapperley - Arnold
- 26: Nottingham - Carlton - Carlton-le-Willows - Burton Joyce
- 27: Nottingham - Carlton
Pink Line:
28 uses Scania OmniDekka
Scania OmniDekka
The Scania OmniDekka is a double-decker bus built for sale in the UK...
s,
30 uses Scania OmniLink
Scania OmniLink
The Scania OmniLink is an integrally-constructed rear longitudinal-engined citybus available on the European market. It is a complete product built by Scania AB, a company based in Sweden....
s,
31 uses Optare Solo
Optare Solo
The Optare Solo is a low-floor midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997. The name "Solo" is a play on the low-floor status of the bus, the manufacturer believing its vehicle having an entrance that is "so low" from the floor, namely 200 mm with kneeling suspension.The innovative...
s
- 28: Nottingham - Ilkeston Road - Beechdale - Bilborough
- 30: Nottingham - Ilkeston Road - Wollaton Park - Bramcote - Wollaton Village - Wollaton Vale
- 31: Nottingham - Ilkeston Road - Jubilee Campus
Orange Line:
34 uses Scania OmniCity
Scania OmniCity
The Scania OmniCity is an integrally-constructed transverse-engined low floor citybus available on the European market. The OmniCity is a complete product built in Poland by Scania AB, a company based in Sweden....
s,
35 uses Scania OmniCity
Scania OmniCity
The Scania OmniCity is an integrally-constructed transverse-engined low floor citybus available on the European market. The OmniCity is a complete product built in Poland by Scania AB, a company based in Sweden....
s and Optare Excel
Optare Excel
The Optare Excel is a low-floor full-size single-decker bus manufactured by Optare.Manufactured as an integral bus, the Excel was launched in 1995 as one of the first low-floor single-deck vehicles. The styling of the body was in keeping with existing Optare products, especially at the rear...
s,
36 uses Scania OmniDekka
Scania OmniDekka
The Scania OmniDekka is a double-decker bus built for sale in the UK...
s,
37 uses Optare Solo
Optare Solo
The Optare Solo is a low-floor midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997. The name "Solo" is a play on the low-floor status of the bus, the manufacturer believing its vehicle having an entrance that is "so low" from the floor, namely 200 mm with kneeling suspension.The innovative...
s.
- 34: Nottingham - Derby Road - QMC - University Campus
- 35: Nottingham - Derby Road - QMC - Wollaton - Bilborough - Strelley - Bulwell
- 36: Nottingham - Derby Road - QMC - Beeston - Chilwell
- 37: Nottingham - Derby Road - QMC (Main Entrance)
Blue Line:
39,40, 41 & 42 all use Optare Versa
Optare Versa
The Optare Versa is a midibus built by Optare in its Leeds factory. It was officially launched in Britain at the Euro Bus Expo 2006 at the NEC, Birmingham, on 7 November 2006, with the first order of 25 buses being placed by Stagecoach on the same day....
s
- 39: Nottingham - Thorneywood - Carlton Valley
- 40: Nottingham - St Anns - Sherwood - Valley Road - City Hospital (Grounds)
- 41: Nottingham - St Anns
- 42: Nottingham - St Anns
Red Line:
43 & 44 both use Scania OmniDekka
Scania OmniDekka
The Scania OmniDekka is a double-decker bus built for sale in the UK...
s.
- 43: Nottingham - Sneinton - Bakersfield
- 44: Nottingham - Netherfield - Gedling
Sky Blue Line:
45 uses Scania OmniDekka
Scania OmniDekka
The Scania OmniDekka is a double-decker bus built for sale in the UK...
s.
- 45: Nottingham - Mapperley - Gedling
Lime Line:
56 & 59 both use Dennis Trident 2
Dennis Trident 2
Dennis Trident 2 is a 2-axle low-floor double-decker bus chassis originally built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, which was unveiled in 1997 and replaced the Dennis Arrow...
s,
58 uses Scania OmniDekka
Scania OmniDekka
The Scania OmniDekka is a double-decker bus built for sale in the UK...
s.
- 56: Nottingham - Sherwood - Plains Estate - Coppice Road - Arnold
- 58: Nottingham - Sherwood - Daybrook - Arnold - Killisick
- 59: Nottingham - Sherwood - Arnold - Killisick
Yellow Line:
68 & 69 both use Scania Omnidekka
Scania OmniDekka
The Scania OmniDekka is a double-decker bus built for sale in the UK...
s,
70, 71 & 72 all use Optare Solo
Optare Solo
The Optare Solo is a low-floor midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997. The name "Solo" is a play on the low-floor status of the bus, the manufacturer believing its vehicle having an entrance that is "so low" from the floor, namely 200 mm with kneeling suspension.The innovative...
s.
- 68, 69: Nottingham - Gregory Boulevard - Basford - Bulwell - Hempshill Vale - Snape Wood
- 70 Nottingham - Gregory Boulevard - Basford (Bagnall RD) - Bulwell - Morrisons - Rise Park - Top Valley - Bestwood park - Arnold
- 71 Nottingham - Gregory Boulevard - Basford (Stockhill lane)- Bulwell - Morrisons - Rise Park - Warren Hill - Bestwood Park - Arnold
- 72 Nottingham - Basford - Assarts Farm
Turquoise Line:
77,78 & 79 all uses Scania OmniDekka
Scania OmniDekka
The Scania OmniDekka is a double-decker bus built for sale in the UK...
s
- 77: Nottingham - Aspley Lane - Alfreton Road - Strelley
- 78: Nottingham - Nuthall Road - Aspley - Strelley
- 79: Nottingham - Nuthall Road - Bells Lane - Bulwell
Purple Line:
87 & 88 both use Optare Solo SRs,
89 uses Scania OmniDekka
Scania OmniDekka
The Scania OmniDekka is a double-decker bus built for sale in the UK...
s.
- 87: Nottingham - Sherwood - City Hospital - Redhill - Arnold
- 88: Nottingham - Sherwood - City Hospital - Chippenham Road - Top Valley/Warren Hill Loop
- 89: Nottingham - Sherwood - City Hospital - Bestwood Park - Rise Park
Pathfinder:
100 uses Optare Versa
Optare Versa
The Optare Versa is a midibus built by Optare in its Leeds factory. It was officially launched in Britain at the Euro Bus Expo 2006 at the NEC, Birmingham, on 7 November 2006, with the first order of 25 buses being placed by Stagecoach on the same day....
s.
- 100: Nottingham - Carlton - Burton Joyce - Lowdham - Southwell
Local/Worklink service
Nottingham City Transport also operates some services funded by Nottingham City Council, including Local Link, Skylink, Citylink services and schoolL3, L4, L9, L10, L11, L12, L13, L14, L15, L53, W2 all use Optare Solo
Optare Solo
The Optare Solo is a low-floor midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997. The name "Solo" is a play on the low-floor status of the bus, the manufacturer believing its vehicle having an entrance that is "so low" from the floor, namely 200 mm with kneeling suspension.The innovative...
s, W3 uses Scania OmniLink
Scania OmniLink
The Scania OmniLink is an integrally-constructed rear longitudinal-engined citybus available on the European market. It is a complete product built by Scania AB, a company based in Sweden....
s, W1, W4 uses Dennis Trident 2
Dennis Trident 2
Dennis Trident 2 is a 2-axle low-floor double-decker bus chassis originally built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, which was unveiled in 1997 and replaced the Dennis Arrow...
s. C1 use Scania OmniDekka
Scania OmniDekka
The Scania OmniDekka is a double-decker bus built for sale in the UK...
s, A1, A2, C2 and Skylink use Scania OmniCity
Scania OmniCity
The Scania OmniCity is an integrally-constructed transverse-engined low floor citybus available on the European market. The OmniCity is a complete product built in Poland by Scania AB, a company based in Sweden....
s
- Citylink 1: Nottingham - Riverside Retail Park - Queens Drive Park and Ride - Boots
- Citylink 2: Nottingham - Daleside Road - Racecourse Park and Ride - Colwick - Victoria Retail Park
- A1: Basford Crossings - Bulwell - Snape Wood - Hemshill Vale - Cinderhill - Bluecoat School - Notiingham Girls Academy - Trinity School
- A2: Rise Park - Bestwood Park - City Hospital - Valley Road - Western Blvd - Bluecoat school - Nottingham Girls Academy - Trinity School
- L3: Nottingham - Canning Circus - QMC - Middleton Boulevard - Beechdale - Bilborough - Strelley.
- L4: Nottingham - Canning Circus - Radford - Ainsley Estate - Beechdale - Aspley.
- L9: Nottingham - Carlton Valley - Mapperley - Sherwood - City Hospital - Arnold - Bestwood Park.
- L10: Nottingham - Canning Circus - Ilkeston Road - Wollaton - Beeston.
- L11: Arnold - Bestwood Park - Top Valley - Bulwell - Basford - Aspley - Strelley - Beechdale - Bilborough - Wollaton - Beeston.
- L12: University Of Nottingham - QMC - Radford - Hyson Green - City Hospital (Hucknall Lane).
- L13: Nottingham - Canning Circus - Hyson Green - Highbury Vale - Bulwell.
- L14: Nottingham - Canning Circus - Hyson Green - City Hospital - Basford - Bulwell.
- L15: Djanogly College - Sherwood Rise - City Hospital - Basford.
- L53: Clifton - QMC - Basford - Arnold.
- Skylink: Nottingham to Wilford Lane, Clifton the direct to East Midlands Airport.
- W1: Nottingham - Castle Boulevard - Lenton Industrial Estate.
- W2: Nottingham - Crossgate Drive Industrial Estate.
- W3: Nottingham - Canning Circus - Jubilee Campus - Wollaton - Glaisdale Parkway Industrial Estate - Nottingham Business Park.
- W4: Nottingham - Riverside Retail Park - Boots (Beeston).
Night buses
GO2Night - Friday and Saturday nights onlyAll Scania OmniDekka
Scania OmniDekka
The Scania OmniDekka is a double-decker bus built for sale in the UK...
s
- N6: Nottingham - Trent Bridge - West Bridgford - Wilford Hill - Compton Acres
- N27: Nottingham - Sneinton - Carlton - Gedling - Mapperley - Woodbrough Road
- N28: Nottingham - Ilkeston Road - Beechdale - Bilborough - Wollaton
- N36: Nottingham - Derby Road - QMC - Hathern Green - Beeston - Chilwell
- N48: Nottingham - Meadows - Queens Drive - Clifton - Ruddington
- N58: Nottingham - Sherwood - Daybrook - Arnold - Killisick - Plains Estate
- N68: Nottingham - Sherwood Rise - Highbury Vale - Bulwell - Hempshill Vale - Snape Wood - Moor Bridge
- N77: Nottingham - Aspley Lane - Alfreton Road - Strelley - Cinderhill
- N89: Nottingham - Clarendon - City Hospital - Bestwood Park - Rise Park - Tesco (Top Valley/Hucknall Road)
- N100: Nottingham - Colwick Loop Road - Burton Joyce - Lowdham - Southwell
Fares and tickets
Nottingham City Transport operates an exact fare system, where change is not available from the driver. (Pathfinder, South Notts, Skylink and Citylink Park and Ride buses do give change.)On the bus, NCT offers a simplified fare structure (prices valid 5 June 2011):
- £3.40 for an all day ticket within Nottingham (unlimited use, all routes)
- £1.70 for an adult single journey or £1.00 for a child single journey
- £4.00 for a Group Rider ticket at the weekends and school holidays (up to 5 people, min 1 adult, max 2 adults)
- £8.00 for a Group Rider ticket at all other times (up to 5 people, min 1 adult, max 2 adults)
Regular customers can save money by having an Easyrider Citycard, which is a pre-purchased travel smart card available from the Travel Centre in Old Market Square
Old Market Square
The Old Market Square is an open, pedestrianised city square in Nottingham, England. It is the largest such surviving square in the United Kingdom, forming the heart of the city, and covering an area of approximately 22,000 m²....
and which can be renewed online, by direct debit, or by telephone.
- Easyrider Citycard Adult - is a consecutive days card, ideal for commuters and people who travel on at least 4 days per week
- Easyrider Citycard Anytime is for customers who travel on only 2 or 3 days a week or once a week. 3, 5, 10, 20 or 100 days are purchased in bulk and only count down when used. For example, a customer buying a card with 10 days on, who travels 2 days per week, would have their card for 5 weeks
There are also Under 18 versions of Citycard and Citycard Anytime.
Students and staff at both Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham can activate their ID cards for cheaper bus travel (e.g. £179.00 for the whole university term-time) and have just one card for all their needs.
Easyrider (previously known as BusCard) was introduced in the late 1990s, and was the first 'smartcard' system to be introduced in the UK. The contactless smartcard is passed over a reader on boarding the bus, and removes a day of pre-paid travel from the balance on the card or counts down until expiry. Approximately 30-35% of journeys made on NCT are paid for by an Easyrider card. In 2009, Easyrider merged with Citycard to offer retail, library and leisure discounts to all card holders.
History
Horse drawn buses operated in NottinghamNottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
from 1848. The Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited
Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited
Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited was a tramway operator from 1875 to 1897 based in Nottingham in the United Kingdom.- Nottingham Tramways Company 1872-1875 :...
opened its first routes in 1878 with horse drawn trams, and experimented with steam traction a few years later. The company was taken over by Nottingham Corporation Tramways
Nottingham Corporation Tramways
Nottingham Corporation Tramways was formed when Nottingham Corporation took over the Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited, which had operated a horse and steam tram service from 1877.-1898 - Planning:...
in 1898; electrification followed, with the first electric tram
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
s operating in January 1901 and within two years over 100 trams were in service on eight lines. The first motorbuses were introduced in 1906.
.
The Nottingham trolleybus system
Trolleybuses in Nottingham
The Nottingham trolleybus system once served the city of Nottingham, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. Opened on , it gradually replaced the Nottingham tramway network....
was inaugurated in 1927. By 1930, a number of routes had been converted from trams to trolleybus
Trolleybus
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
es. A new bus depot
Bus garage
A bus garage or bus depot is a building where buses are stored and maintained. In many conurbations, bus garages are on the site of former car barns or tram sheds, where Streetcars or Trams were stored, and the operation transferred to buses...
was opened on Parliament Street in June 1929 and is still in use today.
By 1935 the trolleybus fleet had reached its peak at 106 vehicles, making it the largest fleet in the country. The last tram ran in September 1936. World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
brought reduced services, economy measures (including diluting diesel with creosote
Creosote
Creosote is the portion of chemical products obtained by the distillation of a tar that remains heavier than water, notably useful for its anti-septic and preservative properties...
) and blackout screens on vehicles. Before the war some diesel-engined buses were introduced, although large deliveries of diesel-engined buses did not take place until after the war. The advent of diesel services enabled the last petrol-engined buses to be withdrawn.
By the end of the 1950s, trolleybuses were in decline, the last new trolleybus joining the fleet in 1952 reaching a maximum fleet of 155 vehicles. The first one-man operated bus appeared in 1951. In 1954 guide dog
Guide dog
Guide dogs are assistance dogs trained to lead blind and visually impaired people around obstacles.Although the dogs can be trained to navigate various obstacles, they are partially color blind and are not capable of interpreting street signs...
s were allowed to remain on the lower saloon of all vehicles and heaters were installed in all cabs in 1956. Trolleybuses disappeared between April 1965 and July 1966, and the West Bridgford
West Bridgford
West Bridgford is a town in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies immediately south of the city of Nottingham, delimited by the River Trent; this proximity means that it forms a continuous urban area with Nottingham, effectively makes West Bridgford a suburb of the city, and...
UDC Transport undertaking came under Nottingham's control in 1968. One-man operation started to come into force in January 1970 and by 1977 nearly all services were one-man operated. 1974 saw a name change to City of Nottingham Transport and by 1976 an all-time peak of 494 operated vehicles was reached.
The deregulation
Bus deregulation
Bus deregulation in Great Britain came into force on 26 October 1986, as part of the Transport Act 1985.The 'Buses' White Paper was the basis of the Transport Act 1985, which provided for the deregulation of local bus services in the whole of the United Kingdom except for Northern Ireland and...
of the industry under the Transport Act occurred in 1986 and Nottingham City Transport Limited was formed. In 1988 the Company purchased Stevenson's Bus Services at Ilkeston
Ilkeston
Ilkeston is a town within the Borough of Erewash, in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the River Erewash, from which the local borough takes its name. Its population at the 2001 census was 37,550...
and formed a subsidiary company Erewash Valley Services Ltd; these services were integrated with the main company in 1990. In 1991, South Notts
South Notts Bus Company
The South Notts Bus Company Ltd was a British bus operator based in Gotham, Nottinghamshire. It commenced service in 1926 and became a limited company in 1929...
was purchased for a pound, giving a main route from Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
to Loughborough
Loughborough
Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...
and a garage at Gotham
Gotham, Nottinghamshire
Gotham is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, south of Nottingham and north-east of Kegworth. Gotham has a population of about 1,600. It is administered as part of the Rushcliffe district of Nottingham, and has a parish council....
. In 1997, Pathfinder (Newark) Limited was bought, giving a presence in the north of the county. Fleet names are retained within the company but both South Notts and Pathfinder liveries are now extinct, South Notts bus 490 being the last bus repainted into South Notts' original livery. Nottingham City Council
Nottingham City Council
Nottingham City Council is the non-metropolitan district council for the unitary authority of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire. It consists of 55 councillors, representing a total of 20 wards, elected every four years. It is led by Jon Collins, of the majority Labour Party. The deputy leader of the...
remained 100% owners, despite many offers to buy NCT, until 11 May 2001, when 5% of the ordinary shares, and convertible preference shares to a possible value of another 13% of ordinary shares, were issued to Transdev plc
Transdev
Transdev was a major international public transport group based in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France and operating in several countries. Originally created as Société centrale pour l'équipement du territoire in 1955 and developing transportation activities since 1973, Transdev was a subsidiary...
, a member (along with NCT) of the Arrow consortium. This was formed to enable the tram system Nottingham Express Transit
Nottingham Express Transit
Nottingham Express Transit is a light-rail tramway in the Nottingham area in England. The first line opened to the public on 9 March 2004, having cost £200 million to construct. The scheme took sixteen years from conception to implementation...
(NET) to be created. NET has returned trams to the streets of Nottingham after an absence of several decades, and has proved to be very popular with the travelling public.
Awards
Nottingham City Transport has been recognised at the UK Bus Awards every year since 2002, and was awarded the title of Bus Operator of the Year in 2004.- 2011 - Winner in Top National Bus Garage with Gotham Garage
- 2011 - Runner-up in Top City Operator of the Year
- 2010 - Runner-up in Bus Marketing Campaign of the Year with Save a Few Squid Campaign
- 2010 - Highly Commended in Top National Bus Garage with Trent Bridge Garage
- 2010 - Highly Commended in Innovation Award with Mobile Travel Centre
- 2009 - Winner in Winning New Customers Award with Go2 West Bridgford
- 2008 - Joint Winner with Nottingham City Council in the Infrastructure Award with Derby Road Corridor Upgrade
- 2008 - Winner in Winning New Customers Award with Easyrider and Citycard Project
- 2007 - Winner with Nottingham Tram Consortium with Street Transit Award
- 2006 - Winner with Nottingham City Council in the Innovation Award with Triptimes
- 2005 - Winner with Nottingham City Council in the Award for Integration with Link Bus Project
- 2005 - Runner Up in the Innovation Award with Easyrider Anytime Launch
- 2004 - UK Bus Operator of the Year
- 2003 - Runner-up with Bus Employee of the Year
- 2002 - Runner-up with Go2 Launch in the Marketing Campaign of the Year
Real Time Tracking Technology
Nottingham City Transport has started to introduce real time tracking technology as standard to all new buses it purchases. This enables the buses to be monitored from a central control room as well as predicted arrival times generated a bus stop displays. Furthermore, displays within the bus are able to inform passengers of the upcoming stops. On some routes audio announcements complement the visual displays providing increased information such as advice on connecting services as well as being extremely beneficial to disabled passengers. Currently, there are three routes that have audio-visual announcements: 11, 45, and 77 and more are planned in the near future.Ecolink ethanol buses
In 2007, Nottingham City Transport became the first company in the UK to introduce EthanolEthanol
Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol, is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid. It is a psychoactive drug and one of the oldest recreational drugs. Best known as the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, it is also used in thermometers, as a...
powered "Eco" buses. Named "Ecolink 30", the service uses a combination of standard diesel powered Scania OmniCity
Scania OmniCity
The Scania OmniCity is an integrally-constructed transverse-engined low floor citybus available on the European market. The OmniCity is a complete product built in Poland by Scania AB, a company based in Sweden....
buses and 3 specially converted ethanol Scania OmniLink
Scania OmniLink
The Scania OmniLink is an integrally-constructed rear longitudinal-engined citybus available on the European market. It is a complete product built by Scania AB, a company based in Sweden....
buses on its Pink Line 30 route.
The ethanol powered buses are painted in a special "Ecolink" livery which uses flowers and leaves along the side of the bus to symbolise the "green-ness" of the buses. They also use the slogan "Go Green" combined with the information that they reduce CO2 emissions by around 30 tonnes. The standard diesel buses used on the route are painted in the standard green of Nottingham City Transport "Nottingham Network" buses.
The ethanol buses are equipped with a colour LCD destination display, an LCD screen onboard which allows advertisements &/or CCTV footage to be played, a Star Trak GPS locating system which allows for real time ETA's to be displayed at electronic bus stop timetable displays and also allows for the next stop to be displayed on the buses onboard electronic display (Above the "Bus Stopping" sign). The bus also has a low floor to allow for wheelchair/buggy access and is equipped with an extendable ramp to allow wheelchair users to board the bus when there is a gap between the bus door and the pavement.
The buses were purchased by Nottingham City Council
Nottingham City Council
Nottingham City Council is the non-metropolitan district council for the unitary authority of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire. It consists of 55 councillors, representing a total of 20 wards, elected every four years. It is led by Jon Collins, of the majority Labour Party. The deputy leader of the...
using funding from the East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA) which allowed them to purchase 3 ethanol powered buses and construct an ethanol fuelling station. The buses are operated and maintained by Nottingham City Transport.
The buses are also often used on the W3 route which runs 4 times a day during the week.
Fleet
- 70 Optare SoloOptare SoloThe Optare Solo is a low-floor midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997. The name "Solo" is a play on the low-floor status of the bus, the manufacturer believing its vehicle having an entrance that is "so low" from the floor, namely 200 mm with kneeling suspension.The innovative...
120-143, 234-268 & 921-931 - 24Optare Solo SR 330-354
- 7 Scania OmniTownScania OmniTownThe Scania OmniTown was a bus body sold in the United Kingdom. It utilised the Scania N94UB chassis , with East Lancashire Coachbuilders bodywork. It is sometimes mistakenly referred to as the OmniTown chassis or the Dennis Dart chassis...
201-207 - 49 Scania OmniCityScania OmniCityThe Scania OmniCity is an integrally-constructed transverse-engined low floor citybus available on the European market. The OmniCity is a complete product built in Poland by Scania AB, a company based in Sweden....
208-222, 499-513, 515-518, 529-537, 700 & 775-779 - 6 Scania OmniLinkScania OmniLinkThe Scania OmniLink is an integrally-constructed rear longitudinal-engined citybus available on the European market. It is a complete product built by Scania AB, a company based in Sweden....
301-306 (301-303 are tri Axle) - 5 Scania L94UA 701-705
- 43 Dennis Trident 2Dennis Trident 2Dennis Trident 2 is a 2-axle low-floor double-decker bus chassis originally built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, which was unveiled in 1997 and replaced the Dennis Arrow...
405, 415-419, 421-423, 425-436 & 647-668 - 10 Optare ExcelOptare ExcelThe Optare Excel is a low-floor full-size single-decker bus manufactured by Optare.Manufactured as an integral bus, the Excel was launched in 1995 as one of the first low-floor single-deck vehicles. The styling of the body was in keeping with existing Optare products, especially at the rear...
546, 549-557 - 84 Scania N94UD OmniDekka 669-698 & 708-761
- 63 Scania N230UD/N270UDScania N-seriesScania N-series is a series of city bus with straight-up, transversely mounted Euro IV/Euro V engine at the rear.It is available as N230UB, N270UB as well as the N230UD and N270UD...
OmniDekka 901-905, 940-997 - 20 Optare VersaOptare VersaThe Optare Versa is a midibus built by Optare in its Leeds factory. It was officially launched in Britain at the Euro Bus Expo 2006 at the NEC, Birmingham, on 7 November 2006, with the first order of 25 buses being placed by Stagecoach on the same day....
307-326 - 1 Scania L94UB Wright Solar 528
NCT have started to take delivery of 32 Optare OmniDekkas and 24 Optare Solo SRs ordered, these will arrive in separate batches.
Firsts
Nottingham City Transport have introduced many new bus models and transport concepts over the years, including:- Converting the first Scania OmniCityScania OmniCityThe Scania OmniCity is an integrally-constructed transverse-engined low floor citybus available on the European market. The OmniCity is a complete product built in Poland by Scania AB, a company based in Sweden....
for right-hand drive operation. - Converting the first Scania OmniLinkScania OmniLinkThe Scania OmniLink is an integrally-constructed rear longitudinal-engined citybus available on the European market. It is a complete product built by Scania AB, a company based in Sweden....
for right-hand drive operation. - Introduction of EasyRiderEasyRiderThe easyrider Citycard, , is a contactless smartcard introduced in 2000 in Nottingham, England, for use on Nottingham City Transport Services. It was originally named 'BusCard'. The name EasyRider was first used by NCT in 1981 for a pre-paid, paper-based system that was carried and used with a...
contactless smartcard, the first in the UK. - Introduction of Ethanol powered Scania OmniLinkScania OmniLinkThe Scania OmniLink is an integrally-constructed rear longitudinal-engined citybus available on the European market. It is a complete product built by Scania AB, a company based in Sweden....
buses (First in the UK). - First Genuine batch of Scania OmniTownScania OmniTownThe Scania OmniTown was a bus body sold in the United Kingdom. It utilised the Scania N94UB chassis , with East Lancashire Coachbuilders bodywork. It is sometimes mistakenly referred to as the OmniTown chassis or the Dennis Dart chassis...
buses.
Security
Nottingham City Transport have installed CCTV on all of their fleet, and install in general more cameras per bus than other operators. Double decker buses usually have around 8 cameras each, while even the very smallest buses still have 4 each. New buses also have LCD screens installed, so passengers can see what is being recorded.NCT are active participants in Nottingham's Respect for Transport campaign, and random 'Gateway checks' are often held on buses, where police and revenue inspectors board to check tickets. Police have been known to arrest wanted persons on board buses during gateway checks. NCT has introduced a new campaign called, 'Quit the Spit'.
Go2
In September 2001, NCT changed most bus routes, truncating cross-city routes, and introducing new and retimed services across Greater NottinghamGreater Nottingham
The Nottingham Urban Area is an area of land defined by the Office for National Statistics, consisting of the city of Nottingham and the adjoining urban areas of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, in the East Midlands of England...
. Go2 was launched at this time to appeal to commuters and refresh perceptions of bus travel. Following a decline in patronage of over 50 years prior to these changes, the number of customers using NCT buses has increased year on year since.
On Monday to Saturday daytimes, Go2 services now operate every 7 or 8 minutes on most routes, with the original 10 minute frequency still operated on a few Go2 routes. Sunday services have also been increased, with some every 15 minutes (21, 43, 77) and others every 20 minutes.
Go2 Night was launched in December 2007 and there are 8 late night buses which run from the City Centre at 01:15, 02:15 and 03:15 every Friday and Saturday night. These buses have a flat fare of £2.50 cash single, but they also accept Easyrider Citycards and all day tickets for no extra charge!
September 2010 saw the launch of 2 new Go2 routes, the first for many years, with Red 43 introduced for Bakersfield and Sky Blue 45 introduced to replace the former Red 44/45 loops which had proven very unreliable due to the traffic and rail crossings.
NCT is still currently investing in new buses, and has spent over £30m on buses in the past 5–6 years. 20 new double decks are due in 2011 for the Go2 network.
In 2011, the Go2 brand receives minor rebranding to mark its 10th Year. This includes a special 10th Year Go2 logo on relivered buses. Currently the 36 is undergoing rebranding with the 27 and 89 due to receive new OmniDekkas. OmniDekkas for the 43 have been delivered for service.
In July 2011, Go2 Lilac 21 will be withdrawn and replaced by service 39 following the same route.
On NCTs Facebook page, they have recently suggested to fans what the former Go2 Yellow 69 would look like if it still existed and given comments on Yellow 68/69 asking fans if the routes will become Go2. This gives clues that NCT may give Yellow 68/69 Go2 status after the old 69 was withdrawn in 2007.
Nottingham Express Transit
NCT has a 50% stake in Nottingham Tram Consortium, the operating company of the tram. It is also a partner in Arrow, who have the tender for Line One. On the 29th March 2011, Nottingham City CouncilNottingham City Council
Nottingham City Council is the non-metropolitan district council for the unitary authority of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire. It consists of 55 councillors, representing a total of 20 wards, elected every four years. It is led by Jon Collins, of the majority Labour Party. The deputy leader of the...
had announced the preferred bidder for NET Phase Two was Tramlink Nottingham. The consortium will be run by Trent Barton
Trent Barton
Trent Barton is one of the very small number of significant independent bus operators in the United Kingdom. It was formed as the result of merging Derbyshire's Trent Buses with Nottinghamshire's Barton Transport....
and Keolis
Keolis
Keolis is the largest private sector French transport group. It runs passenger railways, tramways, bus networks, funiculars, trolley buses, and airport services. The company, based in Paris, is majority owned by SNCF, the French state rail operator. AXA Private Equity and Caisse de dépôt et...
;Alstom will provide 22 new trams for the line and Vinci will build the new route. (Vinci also holds the contract to build Nottingham Station
Nottingham station
Nottingham station, for some time known as Nottingham Midland or Nottingham City, is the principal railway station of the city of Nottingham and the Greater Nottingham area...
's new multi storey car park.) In autumn 2011, Tramlink Nottingham will take over the running of the tram system, including Line One for 23 years. Construction of Lines two and three is due to begin in autumn 2011 and the line is due to open in late 2014.
Competitors
Premiere TravelPremiere Travel
Premiere Travel is a family-owned bus and coach operator largely serving the Nottinghamshire area. The company was formed in 2002 with a pair of Leyland Nationals and has developed into a significant size providing mainly local bus services....
run several bus services around the City and surrounding areas.
Stagecoach also serve Nottingham, operating the very popular Pronto service between Chesterfield, Mansfield and Nottingham (in partnership with Trent Barton
Trent Barton
Trent Barton is one of the very small number of significant independent bus operators in the United Kingdom. It was formed as the result of merging Derbyshire's Trent Buses with Nottinghamshire's Barton Transport....
), and the Sherwood Arrow to Worksop via Ollerton, Edwinstowe and White Post Farm.
Other small operators that operate in Nottingham include Doyle's Minicoaches of Ripley who operate contracts on behalf of the council.
Although Trent Barton
Trent Barton
Trent Barton is one of the very small number of significant independent bus operators in the United Kingdom. It was formed as the result of merging Derbyshire's Trent Buses with Nottinghamshire's Barton Transport....
is a competitor, there is a fairly warm reception from both companies to each other, with the Kangaroo day ticket helping to bridge the gap between the two.
YourBus now compete against NCT with their Y36 - a direct copy of NCT's GO2 Orange 36 route to Beeston & Chilwell.