Recent content by derbybusdepot

Yes, the ticket machines still showing the bus they were last fitted in. Will be a busy week for Littles and notts and derby with all the new routes, and schools returning. I wonder who has taken on the lengthy school/college runs that CT4N did. The Threes at Sutton needs an additional...

Have most of the VDLs and Gemini's at Derby been fitted with next stop announcements/displays? Think the Gemini's are staying until they break, even if they move to other garages, but assume some of the VDLs will be withdrawn with new buses due in the next couple of months.

I wouldn't go as far as route branding, just some advertising for the network, especially for the x38 for getting to Derby Royal hospital and Burton. It could even be placed so that it didn't interfere with the advertising spaces. The electronic adverts that the Solo SRs had when new were very...

I think they will advertise almost anything for anyone who pays. I assume few want to advertise with the larger adverts on buses, as there seems to be fewer adverts like this in recent years. It is a shame advertising space is not used to advertise their bus services though. There are very...

And seeing as very little attention is given when services are missed out entirely, I doubt any would be given to a smaller bus being used. As a general trend costs are going up and usage is in decline,more marginal routes are being cut /frequencies reduced in the hope funding is provided to...

E400 MMC 4551 appears to be back at Derby was on loan to Tamworth.

Of course bus link run the 12E tendered services in the morning and evening, so a day time service 13, which covers much the same route, will compliment this well. Also with the £3 cap will be cheaper than diamond. Ticketing must be a mess on those services with the mish mash of operators at...

Ventura bus sales appear to have sold (YN64 FWU). I wonder where it will show up.

And if someone takes a lot of the tenders and school contracts there's not a lot to sell.

I think although reliable, they are likely quite expensive to run, and more difficult to get spare parts for with them not being very common. That will put most operators off. Quite new to be used on a farm I would think, but have heard the same. That one left last year though I believe and...

Does anyone know what is happening with the ex uni hopper e400s at Derby. Will they be going for repaint straight away, and be debranded and put straight into use?

Always surprised me that there are not better links from Nottingham to Birmingham/Birmingham airport. Can easily compete with the train on travel time and price, and a guaranteed seat. Surely shifting people on more short haul journeys like this is more profitable, if the demand is there, rather...

I read this, but am not sure how accurate it is? Is the route being scrapped to the airport altogether or just the early and late trips? It's not very clear from the article (or not to me anyway) and there doesn't appear to be any mention of changes elsewhere yet. Still plenty of time for the...

Last outing for 662 with Wellglade perhaps.

Is it? Has it really helped increase bus usage that much? Is it good use of tax payers money? Would promotion/discounts of weekly/monthly tickets not be better, and save people more money, encouraging people to use the services regularly? Anyone working all week may be better off buying a full...