Tuesday 30 June 2020

Nottingham City Transport 399 (30.06.2020)

Just when you thought this was 309! Think again because we actually have 399, it seen in Central Avenue, West Bridgford with a Bridgford Bus 9 service to City Loop.
Nottingham City Transport 399 (30.06.2020)

A surprise find on the Bridgford Bus 9 route from today was the full length ADL Enviro 200 MMC spare, as illustrated here. 399 is unusually seen in Central Avenue, West Bridgford with a 9 to Wilford Hill in place of a Bridgford Bus branded short wheelbase variation.
Nottingham City Transport 908 (30.06.2020)

With no advertisements on the outside of the bus whatsoever, 908, a new style spare Optare OmniDekka, heads towards the lights on Bridgford Road and then waits for them to change whilst operating a Bridgford Bus 6 service to City Loop.
Nottingham City Transport 908 (30.06.2020)

The diesel spares do seem to get out and about a lot more on the bio-gas routes and one of the Optare OmniDekkas got the chance to run the 6 today, as here illustrates. 908 is now seen in Central Avenue, West Bridgford with a Bridgford Bus 6 service to Edwalton.
Nottingham City Transport 908 (30.06.2020)

Originally dedicated for the yellow 68/69 route but due to the influx of brand new bio-gas ADL Enviro 400 CBG City buses on there, this bus can effectively be found on any double-decker route, as here illustrates, 908 is seen in Central Avenue, West Bridgford with a Bridgford Bus 6 service to City Loop.
Nottingham City Transport 908 (30.06.2020)

Also on Bridgford Bus 6 today, one of the diesel powered new style spare Optare OmniDekkas came out to play. as here illustrates. 908 is seen in Central Avenue, West Bridgford with 6 to Edwalton in place of a 17 plate Bridgford Bus branded bio-gas ADL Enviro 400 CBG City.
Nottingham City Transport 407 'Dave the Cockle Man' (30.06.2020)

As I was heading off to see the off route 6, the off route 10 popped up again! 407, a green 10 branded bio-gas ADL Enviro 400 CBG City, is seen on Bridgford Road with a Bridgford Bus 6 service to Edwalton.
Nottingham City Transport 407 'Dave the Cockle Man' (30.06.2020)

Welcome on board this service to City Loop! This bus is the service from Ruddington... or is it!?

407, a green 10 bio-gas ADL Enviro 400 CBG City, is seen in Central Avenue, West Bridgford with a Bridgford Bus 6 service to City Loop.
Nottingham City Transport 407 'Dave the Cockle Man' (30.06.2020)

Again, right colour, wrong route but that's another tick in the book for me! 407, a green 10 branded bio-gas ADL Enviro 400 CBG City, is unusually seen in completely the wrong side of West Bridgford to normal with a Bridgford Bus 6 service to Edwallton.
Nottingham City Transport 403 'Henry Blofeld OBE' (30.06.2020)

A mix up today saw a green 10 branded bio-gas bus on the Bridgford Bus 6 route and a Bridgford Bus 6 branded bio-gas bus on the green 10 route! 403, an ADL Enviro 400 CBG City, is unusually seen on Loughborough Road with a green 10 service to Ruddington.

Monday 29 June 2020

Nottingham City Transport 306/344 (29.06.2020)

This may have been seen already from earlier but it's well worth documenting here to show what Bridgford Bus would look like past and present. The latter vehicle types, the Optare Solo SR's, replaced older W reg Solos in 2012 but in late 2019, eight brand new ADL Enviro 200 MMC's for the network entered service. Lucky me from today because I got this shot that can usually be hard to get! I guess this one will be finders keepers from now on then! 306 and 344 are seen in Central Avenue, West Bridgford with a 5 to City Loop and a 9 to Wilford Hill respectively.
Nottingham City Transport 302/307 (29.06.2020)

New toys side-by-side here as ADL Enviro 200 MMC's 302 and 307 for Bridgford Bus are seen with a 7 to City Loop and an 8 to Wilford Hill respectively.
Nottingham City Transport 304 (29.06.2020)

It's about time the ADL Enviro 200 MMC's started featuring a lot more here now since Trent Bridge garage is back open again! One of my documentations came here with this one in the form of 304 and it is seen in Central Avenue, West Bridgford with a 9 to City Loop.
Nottingham City Transport 344 (29.06.2020)

It's always nice to see a midi-bus spare on Bridgford Bus that isn't 309 and as the ADL Enviro 200 MMC was out on sky blues, an Optare Solo SR spare was out on the 9 instead! 344 is seen in West Bridgford with a 9 to Wilford Hill.