DB Cargo UK 66158 (28.12.2022)

Berkshire water diversion...

66158 gently navigates its way through Sonning Cutting with a diverted water train from Dollands Moor-Daventry.

 

Reading Buses 233 (27.12.2022)

One of the spare E400's ended up on the Orange network today, as illustrated here. 233 turns right from Reading Road onto Howth Drive with a 14 to Woodley.

Reading Buses 903 (27.11.2022)

Branded for the Orange route, 903, a Wright-StreetDeck, turns left from Howth Drive onto Reading Road in Woodley with a 13 to Reading Station.

Trent Barton 849 (22.12.2022)

A massive bus came onto Hucknall's Connect today in the shape of this Mango spare Optare Versa, as illustrated here. 849 arrives in Hucknall ready to do a Connect blue service.

Trent Barton 502 (22.12.2022)

Seen at Hucknall terminus, 502, a Mango spare Optare Solo SR, sits in between runs on the 33/34/35.

GBRF 66705 'Golden Jubilee' (21.12.2022)

A sight that will not be the case in the years to come with coal fired power stations but whilst heading back to Nottingham on the Skylink Express, I was able to catch up with one of the coal freight trains along the way! 66705 of GBRF is seen at Ratcliffe Power Station as it unloads the imported coal from Immingham.

On 21.12.2022, an unidentified Freightliner 66 is seen in East Midlands Gateway having earlier worked in a container train from Felixtowe North.

Ryanair EI-DLB (21.12.2022)

Whilst having a run on Trent's sole Manvers Street based Solo SR on the Skylink Express, Ryanait made an appearance towards the end of the journey! EI-DLB, a Boeing 737-8AS, approaches East Midlands Airport with a flight from Malaga running as FR4469.

Stagecoach East Midlands 37002 (12.12.2022)

The one single-decker on the Pronto today came in the shape of this Local liveried E200, as illustrated here. 37002 prepares to leave Mansfield Bus Station on a Pronto from Chesterfield to Nottingham.

Stagecoach East Midlands 18033 (12.12.2022)

Stagecoach East Midlands 18033 (12.12.2022)

Green displays on Local livery is certainly not an everyday sight with Stagecoach but luckily one or two Tridents at Mansfield have it, this certainly being one of them! 18033 arrives at Victoria Bus Station on a Pronto from Nottingham.

Stagecoach East Midlands 18033 (12.12.2022)

One of Mansfield's Presidents managed a full run on the Pronto today, as illustrated here. 18033 in the new Local livery, is seen leaving Mansfield Bus Station on a Pronto from Chesterfield to Nottingham.

Stagecoach East Midlands 18340 (12.12.2022)

One of a pair of ALX400 Tridents at Mansfield in the new Local livery and today saw me catch up with the rear advertised one, as illustrated here. 18340 is seen leaving Mansfield Bus Station on a Pronto from Nottingham to Chesterfield.

Stagecoach East Midlands 18340 (12.12.2022)

Following on from the Pronto branded MMC of 10977 moving to the 16 from the Pronto, one of the Local liveried Tridents came out to play on the pink/purple route, as illustrated here. 18340 is seen leaving Mansfield Bus Station on a Pronto to Nottingham.

Stagecoach East Midlands 18120 (12.12.2022)

Stagecoach East Midlands 18120 (12.12.2022)

Complete with remnance of branding for the Mansfield Move, 18120, a Dennis Trident Alexander ALX400, leaves Mansfield Bus Station working a Pronto from Chesterfield to Nottingham.