#AYearOfBuses 91: the nines Derby – Mansfield

Nines

It’s another route with a quirky numbering scheme courtesy of Trent Barton for today on #AYearOfBuses – welcome to the nines. Trent Barton invested £2.5m in a fleet of new, British-built Alexander Dennis Enviro200MMCs for the Mickleover and nines routes in 2017. Numbered 9.1 and 9.3, the nines link Derby and Mansfield, with Ripley, Alfreton […]

#AYearOfBuses 63: The Sixes Derby – Ripley

Trent Barton Sixes

For day 63 on #AYearOfBuses, we’re taking a trip to the heart of Derbyshire. The Sixes, from Trent Barton, are a collection of routes with a rather unusual numbering system! They are the 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, and 6.X, and they run together from Derby to Belper every 15 mins, before splitting up with buses […]

#AYearOfBuses 38: X38 Burton – Derby

X38

For day 38 on #AYearOfBuses, we’re heading to the Midlands! Trent Barton and Arriva jointly run the X38, connecting the city of Derby with nearby Burton-upon-Trent. Both operators run similarly-liveried buses – Trent Barton’s refreshed Volvo B7RLEs wearing a two-tone turquoise livery with a large stylised ‘X’, with Arriva’s carrying some slightly more subtle branding. […]

trent barton: a lesson in brand management

i4 bus on Old Market Square, Nottingham

Trent barton is not your typical bus company. Later this month, it will roll out the long-awaited and much anticipated i4 concept – something of a revolution for the company. We interviewed Alex Hornby, Commercial Director at trent barton, to find out a little more about the company’s new direction. What makes trent barton so […]

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