Nottingham (Bus), 13-08-2018

A trip into town, and my wife had some shopping to do so I was released with my camera. Main targets were the new Stagecoach Enviro 400MMCs on the Pronto and NCT 676 with it's revised lettering; orange, red and sky blue gas buses were also in the frame. I struck lucky getting one of TrentBarton's Indigo Enviro 200MMCs out on driver familiarisation duties as well!

TrentBarton 477, Victoria Bus Station Nottingham, 13-08-2018

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TrentBarton 477, Victoria Bus Station Nottingham, 13-08-2018

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An unlikely survivor in the current network is the 141. This used to run hourly to Clay Cross via a complicated route including Hucknall, Bestwood Village, Ravenshead, Blidworth, Rainworth, Mansfied and Teversal. I travelled on it many times, mostly on Leyland Nationals, in the course of my work surveying pass use in the late 1980s, and even then it was on the edge in terms of viability. The northern bit was split off a while ago, but the Nottingham - Sutton section survives, perhaps helpoed by serving new housing ioo the north east side of Hucknall where there were green fields in my time!

Solo 477 provides a little in vehicle variety as it arrives to drop off in the bus station.

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