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)
MAN Centro 1199 has been spotted in Nottingham and will hopefully join sister 1198 on the short skylink journeys between Nottingham and Long Eaton.

Notts and Derby have launched a website. It's been a long time coming!

Notts and Derby are to run a X62 service to Drayton Manor this summer, as well as running the X52 which has previously been run by Alton Towers Transport. The former will be in place of the service ran in collaberation with Trent Barton last year and the latter will replace the trent barton service and the established X52 so could see some big numbers.

All of the former Lothian tridents, including the two branded for last year's Drayton Manor and Alton Towers services are in Notts and Derby livery.

Excel 266 has returned to service at the Sutton depot. Like 260, it has the darker circle in a different place to usual due to formerly being braned for the Derby County Zigzag play ticket.

Solo 462 is currently at the Sutton depot awaiting a tax disc. I'm still not 100% certain where it will go into service, although Sutton would be a good guess.

For the second year in a row, Trent Barton have been put on the shortlist for the Social Brands 100 awards, which ranks brands across all sectors for the way in which they utilise social media. Trent Barton are the only bus company in the shortlist this year, and are joined in the transport category by London Midland and Virgin Trains. Last year they were ranked 29th.