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!

NCT 451, Market St Nottingham, 13-08-2018

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NCT 451, Market St Nottingham, 13-08-2018

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Orange Line 451 is followed by a Green Line example down Market St. The 53 gas buses now form a significant part of the fleet, and plans are progressing to introduce more. The problem for operators is to convince the public - and more importantly the politicians - that these are "green" vehicles. To the uninformed, or those with an agenda, they are still internal combustion engined, and the City Council in particular has made plain its preference for electric vehicles, which do appear radically different thanks to the lack of engine. The fact that electric buses simply transfer the emissions is lost on the soundbite, social media generation.

Bus GB Nottingham Nottingham City Transport NCT Scania Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 City CGB nottm gas bus NCT Nottingham HBDB 451 YN18SXL