Wellglade (Trent Barton, Kinchbus, TM Travel, Notts and Derby, Midland General)

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RE: Wellglade (Trent Barton, Kinchbus, TM Travel, Notts and Derby, Midland General)
It's the Allestree's turn for new buses this Sunday, and one of the new Optare Solo SRs was on show in Derby city centre today. It features a blue colour scheme (that replaces grey which hasn't really aged very well) and as well as the outside being blue, the leather headrests are two shades of blue. Below are two photos, courtesy of Matt Burley:

Exterior

Interior

From the same date, the 'red' route will become the 'green' route. Here's a Spondon Flyer and a Mickleover on the new 'green' routes

Two of the former Rainbow 4 Scania/Wrightbus Solars may be going onto the 21, replacing two Tempos which will go onto the Black Cat, when Trent Barton take over the Midland General short workings (Derby to Ilkeston Hosptial). This is only rumoured at this stage, nothing has been confirmed

Olympian 18, which has spent time at Trent Buses, Kinchbus and more recently Notts and Derby, has transfered to TM Travel, along with 1109, which is still in Notts and Derby livery but with TM Travel names

Also from the Notts and Derby fleet, Pride Park and Ride dart 935 and D1 Park and Ride Excel 202 have been withdrawn and are in storage at Langley Mill. Their respective P&R duties are being carried out by a wide range of other vehicles from the Notts and Derby fleet.

Notts and Derby are currently operating 4 VDL/ Plaxton Centros, two former Felix examples (one in Notts and Derby livery and the other still in Felix livery) and two former TM Travel examples, both still in TM Travel livery with Notts and Derby fleetnames. 3 more former TM centros are expected to join the Notts and Derby fleet

TM Travel Plaxton Premiere 59 has been withdrawn due to corrosion damage.