Buses in Nottingham

[philmayfield 6,140]

I knew a chap that used to work permanent nights for NCT. He came from Thurgarton and used to drink in the Coach at Thurgarton or the Waggon at Bleasby prior to going on shift. I’m trying to remember his surname. His first name was Mick and he used to live near the Arrow pub at Arnold. Did you know him?

[roger peatman 337]

5 hours ago, philmayfield said:

I knew a chap that used to work permanent nights for NCT. He came from Thurgarton and used to drink in the Coach at Thurgarton or the Waggon at Bleasby prior to going on shift. I’m trying to remember his surname. His first name was Mick and he used to live near the Arrow pub at Arnold. Did you know him?

Do you know which depot he was at ?

[denshaw 2,872]

Hucknall heritage on Portland rd are having an open day this Sunday 16th. 

[denshaw 2,872]

Please check the web site for more info, Nottinghamheritagevehicles.com

[notty ash 371]

2 hours ago, denshaw said:

Please check the web site for more info, Nottinghamheritagevehicles.com

Its

 

http://nottinghamheritagevehicles.co.uk/

 

According to the website the open day is on Sunday 23rd

[denshaw 2,872]

6 hours ago, notty ash said:

Its

 

http://nottinghamheritagevehicles.co.uk/

 

According to the website the open day is on Sunday 23rd

 

15th and 16 is buses to war and 23rd is open day.

[jonab 1,644]

I have made several 'likes' on this thread. Perhaps I should qualify those by saying that my interest in the prime subject of a 'buses' post is very low, it's the background views that hold the interest for me - evoking memories of a lost city. So, thanks everyone who posts here.

Having said that, the 43 and the 44 used to be my regular buses.

[jonab 1,644]

I left Nottingham  '78 - '79 time so must have been pre that date. I remember trolley buses with those numbers and also that modern style as depicted in that picture.

When I lived on Sherwood Rise, I most often used the (motor) buses from Slab Square to Clarendon College (ish). I can't remember the numbers of those - there were so many.

Travel in my Hucknall days was by Trent 84 from Huntingdon Street to Sutton in Ashfield or Trent 60 and 61 series from Mount Street to Hucknall (60's) and Mansfield/Kirkby (61's). There were various suffixes added to the 60 - 61 depending on their exact route and destination.

In my early days of travelling, I used the train from Hucknall LMS station to Nottingham Midland

[catfan 14,793]

I was on NCT '74 - '86 on 43 & 44 routes among others.

[catfan 14,793]

Not being a Trent man I know some of their Hucknall bound buses went via Hyson Green, pick up only until Bulwell Hall & some via Hucknall Road by the golf course, Moore Bridge etc. Those could pick up & set down anywhere inside the city boundary on that route due to no NCT bus service there. This was all before deregulation in '86.

[notty ash 371]

The 84 went over the Forest and past the City Hospital. as did the joint East Midland/Trent service (12A/63) -  both to Huntingdon Street.

 

The 60 and 61 went via Bulwell and Hyson Green. One odd service (60A, 61A, 61B?) went via Cinderhill and Bulwell. These all went from Mount Street

 

Just for completeness, the 62 went direct from Nottingham to Mansfield via Redhill and Ravenshead

[Deepdene Boy 642]

11 hours ago, jonab said:

I left Nottingham  '78 - '79 time so must have been pre that date. I remember trolley buses with those numbers and also that modern style as depicted in that picture.

When I lived on Sherwood Rise, I most often used the (motor) buses from Slab Square to Clarendon College (ish). I can't remember the numbers of those - there were so many.

Jonab, when were you living in Sherwood Rise. My Dad, Clive Johnson, grew up and lived in Regent Street until 1963.

[The Pianoman 1,535]

Trent 141 was previously MGO B8

[jonab 1,644]

10 hours ago, Deepdene Boy said:

Jonab, when were you living in Sherwood Rise. My Dad, Clive Johnson, grew up and lived in Regent Street until 1963.

I lived in Sherwood Rise (1 Second Avenue - corner of Second Avenue/Sherwood Rise) from about 1972 to when I left Nottingham at the end of 1978

[denshaw 2,872]

An old Sherwood bus 520 also had the roof chopped off, think it was used for maintenance work.

[denshaw 2,872]

I went to the Heritage centre the other week and spoke to a Scotsman who was a fitter at Bulwell. He mentioned you Mick and a few others.

[catfan 14,793]

2 hours ago, denshaw said:

I went to the Heritage centre the other week and spoke to a Scotsman who was a fitter at Bulwell. He mentioned you Mick and a few others.

Who was that den ? Can't remember a jock fitter ?

[catfan 14,793]

3 hours ago, denshaw said:

An old Sherwood bus 520 also had the roof chopped off, think it was used for maintenance work.

Cutting overhead tree branches was one of it's tasks !

 

Reminds me of when a night man at PSD took a new decker  down Meadow Lane.........................BANG bus converted to sight seeing bus in one go !

[denshaw 2,872]

40 minutes ago, catfan said:

Who was that den ? Can't remember a jock fitter ?

 

Think he said he left in 79, grey haired fella. If you go to Heritage day on 23rd you might recognise him, I won't be there ,away for weekend.

[denshaw 2,872]

The garage man that took the decker down Meadow Lane, was he giving his missus a lift home?

[roger peatman 337]

48 minutes ago, catfan said:

Who was that den ? Can't remember a jock fitter ?

 

There was a fitter at PSD in the early 70's - Jock Skedd (Edward) - don't know if he moved to Bulwell ?

[roger peatman 337]

16 hours ago, catfan said:

A driver's "clock number" signified what depot he worked at & every rota had a unique rota number, engineering staff were all 1800s if I remember right. 800 fleet numbers allocated to engineering, Roger Peatman will be able to confirm this , he being ex-engineering staff.

 

NCT had this thing about numbers,  every form or document had a unique identifiable number, suppose a bit like the forces have.?

 

My clock-in number was 6017 when I started at TB Works - don't think it ever changed when I flitted from depot to depot.

[catfan 14,793]

1 hour ago, denshaw said:

The garage man that took the decker down Meadow Lane, was he giving his missus a lift home?

 

Yes he picked her up early every morning own personal chauffeur service .

On the fateful day in question he tried to impress her with a brand new bus !

 

[catfan 14,793]

Sadly I heard some bad news this morning that one of my nearby neighbours had suddenly passed away.

Ex Bulwell & Bilborough driver, Tony Haslam, only saw him a couple of weeks ago in Tesco Bulwell. Good bloke.

Only a few weeks ago another ex bus driver from Bulwell was Tony Williamson (Larry).

Seems the grim reaper is busy just lately.

Lots of fond memories.

[denshaw 2,872]

I can't understand this incident in Coventry where a 77 year old bus driver drove over the pavement and killed 2 people. How is a 77 year old still fit to drive a bus? He was reported for his bad driving and told by management not to fall asleep while he was driving. He was working an AVERAGE of 75 hours a week, how? He is now 80 and not fit to stand trial due to dementia.