Nottingham City Transport 258 (26.07.2026)

After having finished service on its own network of the 40/41/42, this Yutong from that set of routes was dispatched onto the 12E late on to replace one of the green 11 branded examples in the form of 253 following a bus fault and so I set out towards the entrance of Bingham to capture the unusual working. 258 is unusually pictured on Nottingham Road at the entrance to Bingham with a 12E from Nottingham, the bus having also gone via Cropwell Bishop.

Trent Barton 217 (24.07.2026)

A sight not to be repeated now is The Cotgrave not leaving Broadmarsh Bus Station spare or not and on the second to last day of the route serving the bus station, 217 in the Mango spare livery is seen on departure from it on Canal Street awaiting the turn into Carrington Street with The Cotgrave to Cotgrave.

Trent Barton 109 (24.07.2026)

Seen in West Bridgford on The Cotgrave to Nottingham, the 17 plate Mango spare MMC having replaced the 18 plate Mango spare MMC of 217 earlier on in the day after a bus fault.

Trent Barton 109 (24.07.2026)

One Mango MMC that was on my bingo card on the RV1 from today was this 17 plate variant, as illustrated here. 109 is pictured in Radcliffe with an RV1 to Bingham. In the end, prior to its next turn of duty on the Skylink Nottingham, this bus was replaced on this route by the branded Solo SR of 505 after working the return service from Bingham.

Trent Barton 147 (24.07.2026)

One Mango spare that wasn't intended to be on my bingo card from today on the RV1 was this one of the 20 plates but after the branded Eclipse of 741 came off, I set out to catch up with the new look spare as a result. 147 is pictured having left Broadmarsh Bus Station on an RV1 to Newton.

Trent Barton 741 (24.07.2026)

Given the two bus PVR on the RV1, it's not always that you see four buses on the service but today saw just that happen with three spares also seeing part-time use on the route too! 741 is pictured having left Broadmarsh Bus Station on an RV1 to Bingham. In the end, this bus was replaced by the Mango MMC of 147 on the route due to possible issues with the rear seats, the Mango MMC, which itself had failed on the Skylink Nottingham, having been replaced on there by one of its older Mango sisters in the form of 109, which was dispatched onto The Cotgrave to replace a failed 217 after having been replaced on the Skylink Nottingham late on by the branded MMC of 124.

Trent Barton 727 (24.07.2026)

It seems as if Langley Mill have taken hold of most of the bright red Eclipses with only one left running at Manvers Street, which has come in handy of late with Trent having a vehicle shortage in Nottingham although enough spares were out to help cover various diagrams as and when needed prior to being swapped, mostly for branded vehicles. 727 is pictured in Radcliffe with a Mainline to Nottingham, not Bingham as advertised. In the end, this bus moved to the i4 to replace the branded MMC of 138, which replaced the branded MMC of 131 on the same route, that bus of which was involved in replacing some form of another branded MMC on, yep, you guessed it, the same route (surprise, surprise!).