Nottingham City Transport 988 (25.09.2019)
Even the Bridgford Bus 6 route went for something different for a change because this new style spare Optare OmniDekka managed to spend the whole day on the route. Because the 50 is supposed to be bio-gas operated, I suppose I should expect some workings like this here and this is a mega-tick in the book as I hadn't caught this particular bus on the 6 until now! In fact, 988 gives me a tick in the book to be exact, the bus seen in numerous shots as it spends the day on 6's to/from Edwalton. This bus was in the older silver spare livery before repaint and it originally came with the GO2 seating moquette but as the navy 48 Scania OmniDekkas had brand new leather seating similar to that of a Scania or a Volvo, this bus along with the brown 15/16 branded ones received the Esteban seating moquette.
Nottingham City Transport 237 (25.09.2019)
As the Bridgford Bus branded Optare Solo SR of 354 was doing other roles on purple 87/88 along with a sky blue 47 service in between, this Y reg plate Old Optare Solo spare saw use on the 9 in its place. I would not complain here one bit as I think Bridgford Bus is Bridgford Bus with one of these buses on the network! A shame perhaps that the W reg versions left to be replaced by newer Optare Solo SR buses but this Y reg plate does make up for it to be honest! 237 is seen here in numerous shots, also including an interior shot to boot, as it gets put to good use on the 9 by spending the whole day on there with services to/from Wilford Hill and I can continue talking in terms of Y regs because 238, which spent some time on pink 30/31, was on the peak-time 17:20 departure for the 5! I suppose it would have been nice to see both of the Y regs on Bridgford Bus working all day! Fingers crossed it happens again soon though!
Nottingham Station (24.09.2019)
Well then, I guess it's time for more shots and these ones are as seen from Nottingham Station where services are seen by East Midlands Railway, Cross Country, Northern, Nottingham Express Transit, freight from DC Railfreight and DB Cargo UK, also including the RHTT, a light engine move from Colas Railfreight, a movement from a Network Rail mobile maintenance train and all that along with a flight overhead from a helicopter. A first time that DC Railfreight feature here and I guess it has been well worth the wait, so we welcome a new company here in DC Railfreight to this blog and what a way to welcome it with 56's and there was only going to be one class of train actually for DC Railfreight in 56's and finally they feature right here! Well then, something new and I guess that's good, so I'll take it!
