Bus fares have risen on the TrentBarton-run Calverton Connection which links Calverton and Arnold with Nottingham City Centre. The changes have taken place across the TrentBarton network and customers who use mango, student mango, zigzag and saver fares will be affected. A zigzag fare will now … [Read more...]
£25,000 making sick children’s dreams come true
Bus drivers and colleagues from trentbarton have raised almost £25,000 for the children’s charity When You Wish Upon a Star, which makes dreams come true for children living with a life-threatening illness. The Nottingham based charity was chosen by staff and customers as trentbarton’s charity of … [Read more...]
Unsung hero Chris strikes Gold at UK Bus Awards
The man who keeps trentbarton’s thousands of bus stops informative and welcoming places to catch a service has won the national prize for Unsung Hero at the UK Bus Awards 2017. Chris Plummer, trentbarton’s roadside officer, won Gold at a ceremony in London yesterday [November 21] where he was up … [Read more...]
Unsung hero Chris in tune for UK Bus Awards
The man who keeps trentbarton’s thousands of bus stops informative and welcoming places to catch a service is in the running for a major national prize at the UK Bus Awards 2017. Chris Plummer, trentbarton’s roadside officer, is a finalist for the Unsung Hero Award and will find out at a ceremony … [Read more...]
Skylink airport route to axe Clifton tram park and ride stop
The Skylink Express route for people travelling between Nottingham and East Midlands Airport will no longer stop at Clifton’s tram park and ride. Trentbarton, who run the route, say they are “introducing a new and improved skylink express timetable, with the journey time between the airport and … [Read more...]
trentbarton invests £3.5m in new buses
trentbarton is investing £3.5m in new British-built buses that will go into service from November. The 22 new Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) buses will be introduced to the mickleover and nines services. The nines link Derby and Mansfield, with the routes including Ripley, Alfreton and … [Read more...]
No fare if your bus driver has green hair next week
Free rides and free breakfast treats will be up for grabs as trentbarton joins in this year’s national Catch the Bus Week from Monday (July 4 to 10). Each day a driver on one trentbarton bus will be wearing a green wig, signifying that all their customers will get a free ride. Green is Catch … [Read more...]
Drivers win trophies at Trentbarton’s Really Good Service Awards
Indigo and skylink bus driver Abdul Jabar has been crowned as Driver of the Year at Trentbarton’s Really Good Service Awards, less than four years after switching careers to get behind the wheel. Abdul, 48, who lives in Nottingham, was chosen by a mystery assessor as the best of the best – … [Read more...]
Trentbarton backing Bingham Rugby Club
Trentbarton is proudly backing Bingham Rugby Club, sponsoring new shirts and equipment at the popular community club. The bus company, whose Rushcliffe Mainline serves Bingham every 10 minutes, has bought new match shirts for the entire senior team. The strip will be used home and away in the … [Read more...]
Kenneth’s 100th birthday marked by bus-naming ceremony
The 100th birthday of Beeston’s newest centenarian Kenneth Wareing was marked by a trentbarton bus being named after him by his family. Kenneth is a former Trentbarton bus driver and his family chose to celebrate the milestone by donating £100 to trentbarton’s Namesake initiative, which this year … [Read more...]