I am fearful that after the General Election, should the Conservatives win and do a trade deal with America, they will see Nottingham City Transport as a prime municipal asset they can take away from the people of Nottingham and sell off, for that it was a free trade agreement with the Americans means.
However that's a thought for the future. Right now I'd like to celebrate NCT's purchase of 10 brand new Alexander Dennis E200MMC low emission midi-buses, which will allow NCT to complete its upgrade to a fully Euro VI fleet and meet Nottingham City Council’s Clean Air Plan to improve air quality.
Click on the bus to enlarge.
These light, spacious buses feature on-board Wi-Fi, USB chargers, comfortable seating and double passenger information screens which NCT are currently trialling.
The new buses are primarily operating on Bridgford Bus routes 5, 7, 8 and 9 which link Gamston, Wilford Hill, Compton Acres and West Bridgford to Trent Bridge, the Railway Station and City Centre.
West Bridgford section of NCT Bus Map, Sept. 2019 Click on the map to enlarge.
Between West Bridgford Town Centre and the City Centre, Bridgford Bus operates up to every 5 minutes on Monday to Saturday daytimes and every 15 minutes in the evenings and on Sundays.
David Astill, NCT Commercial and Operations Director, said, “We are delighted to introduce these brand new buses to our customers in West Bridgford. With almost 40% of Bridgford Bus customers telling us that they have a car they could use for their journey, but they proactively choose to use the bus, we expect the modern design and features of the new buses will attract more motorists on board.”
From 1914 until 1968, the then West Bridgford Urban District Council had its own fleet of municipal buses. In 1968 the Council transferred its buses to Nottingham City Transport and some reading this might remember the celebrations which took place in 2014 to mark the centenary of municipal bus services in West Bridgford. Here is a link to a BBC News feature and a photograph of a West Bridgford UDC single decker from 1954. It is a pity that the modern buses, with all there wonderful gizmos, have lost the soft, elegant line of earlier buses.
From 1914 until 1968, the then West Bridgford Urban District Council had its own fleet of municipal buses. In 1968 the Council transferred its buses to Nottingham City Transport and some reading this might remember the celebrations which took place in 2014 to mark the centenary of municipal bus services in West Bridgford. Here is a link to a BBC News feature and a photograph of a West Bridgford UDC single decker from 1954. It is a pity that the modern buses, with all there wonderful gizmos, have lost the soft, elegant line of earlier buses.
Click on the bus to enlarge.
As a result of the 10 new buses entering service, the ten oldest NCT buses in the fleet (two dating back to 2001) are being withdrawn. This sees NCT’s average bus age fall to just 4.5 years old (UK average 8.5 years) and the oldest bus drop by half from 18 years to just 9 years.
Other routes and areas to receive new buses in 2019 include Brown 17 and Yellow 68, 69 to Bulwell; Lilac 27 to Carlton; Pink 28 to Bilborough, Lime 58 to Arnold; Turquoise 77 to Strelley and Purple 89 to Rise Park.
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