Nottingham City Transport 404 (20.06.2026)

A flip on the green line today saw a 10 branded bio-gas out on the 6 and a Bridgford Bus branded bio-gas out on the 10 and it fell on a Saturday too for something very rare indeed! 404 crosses Trent Bridge on a 10 to Ruddington.

Centrebus 5217 (16.06.2026)

Centrebus 5217 (16.06.2026)

A nice change on the 19 from today was that of one of the pair of ex-Chaserider MMC's, as illustrated here. 5217 is seen on Melton Road with a 19 from Melton Mowbray towards Nottingham.

Centrebus 532 (16.06.2026)

For a while it was the ex-Chaserider MMC's doing duty on the LC9 but it now seems to be the ex-Five Counties E200's dominating proceedings, not that I'm complaining since they suit the route rather well considering the fact that these have also seen use on the 19 on regular occasions too! 532 is pictured in Bingham's Market Place with an LC9 to Nottingham from Grantham.

Centrebus 511 (16.06.2026)

Centrebus 511 (16.06.2026)

A chance find from today was one of the ex-Kinch drivers now working for Centrebus, with his allocation being this ex-Paul S Winson E200. 511 is seen in Bingham with an LC9 to Bottesford.

Centrebus 5007 (16.06.2026)

Seen in Bingham with a 667 school working to Upper Saxondale.

Centrebus 5007/5008 (16.06.2026)

Centrebus or plain white...

5007 in the new Centrebus livery and 5008 in its plain white livery are seen in Bingham whilst out on the 833.

Centrebus 325 (16.06.2026)

The 833 is usually a mix of either Solos Solo SR's or E200's and it was all on the newer side of things today with two E200's plus this Solo SR doing duty. 325 is pictured in Bingham having terminated in on an 833 from Langar.

Trent Barton 727 (16.06.2026)

After having been replaced on the Skylink Express by the branded Eclipse of 743, this red spare variant then made an unscheduled appearance on The Cotgrave after the branded MMC of 144 failed at Thornton's Close in Cotgrave and so I set out to catch up with the unexpected working as a result. 727 is pictured on Carrington Street with The Cotgrave from Cotgrave.

Trent Barton 741 (16.06.2026)

Trent Barton 741 (16.06.2026)

With matching orange LED display to boot, 741, a Mango spare Volvo B7RLE Wright-Eclipse Urban, zooms on Meadows Way with a Mainline from Bingham.

Trent Barton 146 (16.06.2026)

An unscheduled appearance on the RV1 this afternoon came from this Mango spare MMC due to the failure of the branded Solo SR of 505 and, as luck may have it, I was able to snap it in Bingham during its only appearance there. 146 is pictured in Bingham's Market Place on the RV1 in lieu of the aforementioned failed Solo SR.

Trent Barton 146 (16.06.2026)

An interesting day on The Calverton saw this Mango spare MMC on it prior to being swapped by the branded Eclipse of 709, which, prior to the branded variant of 708 being declared available for service, was replaced by the red spare variant of 725 after it had finished work on the Indigo for the morning peak prior to being effectively swapped on the same route for the Mango spare variant of 714, which was involved in a change on the i4 as well as the red spare, one between the branded MMC of 133. Just the one spare was of interest to me on The Calverton in the form of this MMC, which appears to be missing part of its rainbow branding on the right hand side, as illustrated here. 146 is pictured on Upper Parliament Street having brought in a service from Calverton on The Calverton. In the end, this bus was later dispatched onto the RV1 due to the branded Solo SR of 505 having broken down in East Bridgford outside the Methodist Church on its way to Nottingham.

Trent Barton 146 (15.06.2026)

After being replaced on the Mainline by the branded MMC of 116, which took over from the branded variant of 114 on its original slot before coming off that without being swapped, an evening of flying on the Skylink Express was on the cards for this Mango MMC and so I set out to catch up with it. 146 is pictured on Friar Lane having brought in a Skylink Express service from East Midlands Airport.

Trent Barton 146 (15.06.2026)

Trent Barton 741 (15.06.2026)

Trent Barton 741 (15.06.2026)

Seen leaving Nottingham on an Indigo to Derby.

Trent Barton 714 (15.06.2026)

A somewhat welcome change on the RV1 for the rest of the day after the red spare Solo SR of 506 was subbed was this Mango Eclipse, as illustrated here. 714 is seen in Radcliffe with an RV1 to Nottingham.

Trent Barton 727 (15.06.2026)

Bright red spares haven't been as common at Manvers Street since the new look launched as all the first and second batch of repaints ended up at Langley Mill with the last two ending up at Manvers Street, including 703 before its move across to Langley Mill, which now leaves this spare as the one remaining one left at Manvers Street in this livery. 727 is seen on Bridgford Road with a Mainline to Bingham.

Trent Barton 727 (15.06.2026)

Trent Barton 727 (15.06.2026)

In what may have been a first for Trent Barton... well for 2026 most certainly, all three of the current red spares that are based at Manvers Street made appearances on The Cotgrave today, all of which were snapped up too! 727 is seen on Friar Lane with the blind set for its next run to Cotgrave on The Cotgrave. In the end, this bus later saw use on the Mainline after replacing the branded MMC of 115 and before then the Skylink Express as what I believe was a temporary replacement for the branded Eclipse of 744 and before then the Indigo for the morning peak prior to effectively replaced later on by the Trent Barton branded Mango MMC of 145, which was swapped on the Skylink Nottingham for the branded MMC of 127, which was replaced for the evening on the same route (what else?) by the branded variant of 126, which had been out on the route all day before then.

Trent Barton 725 (15.06.2026)

Trent Barton 725 (15.06.2026)

Trent Barton 725 (15.06.2026)

Red spare number two...

725 is seen on Friar Lane loading up for its next journey to Cotgrave on The Cotgrave.

Trent Barton 725 (15.06.2026)

Trent Barton 506 (15.06.2025)

For some reason, Trent Barton had their wires crossed about what to put where with a Mango Eclipse on the RV1 after replacing this red spare Solo SR that had failed on the route with this bus then doing a round trip on The Cotgrave due to late running from the branded MMC of 144, which was actually completely replaced later on by the red spare Eclipse of 725, which spent some time on The Calverton after replacing the branded Eclipse of 708 and before being replaced by another branded Eclipse in the form of 707 and all that prior to being on the i4 for the morning peak before effectively being replaced by the branded MMC of 135 for the afternoon peak. This Solo SR spare managed one round trip on the route though and when I took note of that, I set out to catch up with it. 506 is seen on Stragglethorpe Road with The Cotgrave to Cotgrave.

Nottingham City Transport 628 (12.06.2026)

The 6 is a good place for variety at the moment since the spare board/boards, of which only one was needed for the whole day today, usually produce one of the diesel E400's. 628 exemplifies this and is pictured in Victoria Embankment with a 6 to City Loop.