A local bus operator has listed the services that will be available over the festive season. Trentbarton, which operates both local and regional buses, has announced the full timetable for Christmas and over the New Year.
The festive season’s changes begin on Christmas Eve. A normal Saturday service will run until the last departures leave from around 6pm to 7pm.
There will be no services on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day. On Boxing Day only skylink Nottingham and skylink Derby will run a Sunday service.
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New Year’s Eve on Saturday, December 31, will see a Saturday service across the network with last departures around 8pm. Special timetables will then operate on services that have Saturday night buses, until the usual last bus.
Jeff Counsell, managing director at trentbarton, said: “We’re gearing up for a hectic festive season for our customers as they travel around for shopping, fun and catching up with family and friends. There are lots of buses running in those busy few days between Christmas and New Year, plus we’ll be offering a safe ride home on our night buses on New Year’s Eve.”
Here are the key dates and the services available over the festive period:
- Christmas Eve, Saturday 24th December: a normal Saturday service until last buses departing around 6pm
- Christmas Day, Sunday 25th: no services
- Boxing Day, Monday 26th: no services, except for a Sunday service on skylink Derby and skylink Nottingham
- Tuesday 27th: a Sunday service, with indigo and red arrow services starting between 5am and 6am
- Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th: a Saturday service until midnight plus some evening and night services
- Friday 30th: a Saturday service, including Saturday night buses
- New Year's Eve, Saturday 31st: a Saturday service with last buses departing around 8pm plus special timetables for services which have Saturday night buses
- New Year's Day, Sunday 1st January: no services
- Monday 2nd: a Sunday service, with indigo and red arrow services starting between 5am and 6am
- Tuesday 3rd: buses are back to normal
Mr Counsell added: “I would like to thank our wonderful drivers and their support teams for their outstanding service throughout 2022. Everyone at trentbarton wishes all our customers a happy, peaceful and enjoyable Christmas and New Year.”
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