Purple Line 89 driver Aaron Johnson has been crowned Nottingham City Transport’s Driver of the Year 2017 at the company’s Annual Awards Evening held at Nottingham Playhouse on 10th January 2018. Now in its 7th year, the awards honour the hard work, dedication and exceptional customer service … [Read more...]
NCT route 6 to have new bio-gas buses
Nottingham City Transport have unveiled the latest bio-gas double-deck buses to join their fleet, which are set to go into service next month on the number 6 route through West Bridgford to Edwalton. NCT unveiled some of their new fleet in the Market Square which saw five buses from the initial … [Read more...]
John and Aliceson ride into the sunset after a journey that began at NCT
After meeting at Nottingham City Transport and achieving a combined 61 years’ service, NCT wishes John and Aliceson Reynolds a very happy retirement. John, who retired today (8 July 2016) joined NCT in 1988 and spent most of his career driving Arnold services, including from the former Sherwood … [Read more...]
Nottingham City Transport donates two long-serving portable cabins to local good causes
Nottingham City Transport has succumbed to a spot of ‘cabin fever’ recently, as the city’s biggest transport operator has kindly re-homed two hard working portable cabins from the Parliament Street Garage to local good causes. NCT made it known back in November 2015 that the mobile-spaces were … [Read more...]
NCT SUPPORT CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY
Staff have each donated £2 towards the appeal, so they can ditch their uniform for the day and spread a little cheer wearing their festive jumpers, encouraging visitors and customers to contribute to this fantastic cause. “Christmas Jumper Day is a simple and really effective way of raising money … [Read more...]
END OF AN ERA AS NCT’S LAST TRIDENT IS DECOMMISSIONED
It’s the end of an era, after Nottingham City Transport decommissioned it’s last Dennis Trident double decker bus. 54 Dennis Tridents featured in the NCT fleet, with the first one arriving back in March 1999 as the first low floor double deck bus in the City. At the time, these buses were … [Read more...]
LORD MAYOR OF NOTTINGHAM LAUNCHES NCT’S POPPY BUS
Nottingham City Transport has unveiled this year’s official ‘Poppy Bus’ to commemorate Remembrance Day and support the British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal. The Poppy Bus’s first journey took the Lord Mayor of Nottingham, Councillor Jackie Morris, and other VIPs and dignitaries, from the City … [Read more...]
NCT TO RETAIN IMPORTANT RUDDINGTON BUS LINKS
Following trentbarton’s announcement yesterday that they are cancelling their Ruddington Connection service, Nottingham City Transport is pleased to announce changes to Navy 3 and Green 10 which will retain many of the important bus links for Ruddington. The Navy 3 service will be re-routed … [Read more...]
NCT IS TELLING PASSENGERS TO ‘GET OFF THE BUS AND TAKE A WALK’
A slightly unusual message for the city’s biggest transport operator and the UK’s 2014 Bus Operator of the Year you might think? But a message that has the best intentions at heart for its thousands of loyal customers. Aimed at inspiring local people to get out and enjoy Nottingham’s fantastic … [Read more...]
‘TROJAN’ BUS IN (NOT SO) UNDERCOVER OPERATION
Nottingham City Transport’s ‘Trojan Bus’ has been covertly patrolling the city’s streets for nearly 10 years. It looks like any normal NCT bus, except its windows are made of toughened glass and its passengers are plain-clothes police officers. Its aim is to help reduce the incidents of bus … [Read more...]