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Over time I've seen a fair few, but here are some unique liveries specifically from Stagecoach East Midlands division. The Skegness and Cleethorpes Seasiders all have their own names and liveries, but the most unique of all is Volvo Olympian 16314 'Hattie'. Supposedly it's the final...

The severed end of 228 is currently sat at Toton Lane on a low loader. The rest of it is sitting further down the line having been pushed out of the way by Incentro 210.

Well, a few hours later and the tram's still there, blocking the road. And the traffic light optimistically shows green! A fairly infrequent tram replacement service is being run between Bramcote Lane and Toton lane using E400 spare 602. I wonder which'll get returned to service first, NCT 529...

For anyone interested in 18164, here's a picture of it at Lincoln bus station having just completed a 544 yesterday afternoon (15.1.26) It's been tending to do a couple of early morning school runs, then leave Great Northern Terrace around 14:30 - 15:00 to take up either the 544 or a similar...

Had a walk around Derby today and was amused to see a run down Arriva flag simply titled "Egg" Having found it on the bustimes.org map, its full name is "Pride Parkway Egg"

The NCT Solos have the benefit of being quite well specified, both in the interiors and mechanically. Despite being midibuses they come packed with 6.7l engines, which in an E200 MMC is only available in the longest option. Aside from the lack of USB charging they'll probably be more like an...

A couple of examples in the East Midlands: Hull operate some full sized 26XXX Enviro 200 MMCs as well as a few of the smaller 37XXX MMCs Lincoln use the 37XXX as their standard MMC but have had 26XXXs on loan a number of times Additionally Spalding (outstation of Skegness) have some regular...

One of the most common methods manufacturers use to comply with Euro 6 is to deliberately make the engine run hot, to achieve a more complete burn of fuel within the cylinders and reduce the amount of 'nasties' coming out of the exhaust. That puts all the engine components under a greater...

Former yellow line Solo 362 has been donated to be converted for use as a safe space in the city at night https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyx5pl1n7eo

Earlier this year I visited a rally with a friend who bought a bus stop flag while we were there. Then we travelled home by bus, and it proved to be a rather large and conspicuous thing to have with us - especially when changing buses across the busy city centre. We got some strange looks...

I noticed those "last stop" announcements when I travelled on the 36 and 10 the other week. Although they're a bit misleading when they play on a route which goes around a loop at its end. It's like they want to kick you out at Vic Centre and don't want people alighting at Upper Parliament...

Dennis also did a Lance SLF For the rest I think it depends if you count a "low entry" version as a variant or a whole new chassis. E.g Volvo B10B >> B10BLE, Scania L113 >> L113CRL

I have a feeling the Scania Omnidekkas run by CT4N could actually be owned by Redfern and and they have some kind of leasing/borrowing arrangement, although I've never seen anything official to back that up. Years ago when the operation was named Nottingham Community Transport and running the...

Another operator I've remembered had Darts recently - although I'm not sure if they still do - is rail replacement specialist Guru Travel. They're based in the West Midlands but have had their vehicles crop up all over the place. From online photos and my own sightings their Dart fleet seems to...

That feels true, because I remember around 2022/3 time Stagecoach Darts were fairly common yet in a matter of months they were completely extinct in the region. I think it's because operators have been playing catch-up with fleet replacement since the pandemic years, aided by the likes of ZEBRA...

If it's any consolation I went to an event this year that's been varied in the past, but this time around was all old half cabs and Bristol REs with the only 'modern' bus being one the local operator had brought from their regular fleet. I think it depends on whether a specific event is aimed...

Hawkes Coaches use a section of the Arriva depot on Ascot Drive, Derby. Most of the Hawkes vehicles are ex-First and still in First livery, so you get the unusual sight of what looks like a First bus driving out of an Arriva depot.

I think the BYD K9UR electrics (what the Medilink currently uses) are owned by Nottingham City Council and could move between operators. However with their poor condition a new operator might not want to take them on. Given the Council aren't in the best financial position, they might favour a...

I'm surprised the news took so long to hit this thread, I read about the Streetdeck order last Saturday! It also mentions they'll include "some interesting new features for NCT that you would associate with a long-distance route", so I suppose take your guesses at what that means. It also...

I think on Bustimes.org there's a degree of the bus 'snapping to' its intended route to make up for discrepancies in the GPS data, as I've seen diverted indigos before that track part way along their normal route and then 'jump' to the diversion. So if a bus is nearby to its prescribed route but...