A bus operator has announced it will make changes to some of its Nottinghamshire services soon. Bus operator trentbarton is making changes to several routes from April 2, with some services increased while others being reduced.
The company has said the new timetables have been designed to improve the reliability of services and respond to customer requests. i4, which runs from Nottingham to Derby via Stapleford, will see new Sunday morning journeys to better serve workers' shift changeovers at QMC and SmartParc SEGRO Derby.
The 7.54am 33 from Ilkeston will run via the 34 route to improve links to Heanor Gate Spencer Academy in response to customer requests. The two service, which takes passengers from Nottingham to Cotmanhay via Ilkeston, will get an extra bus to improve reliability.
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Jeff Counsell, trentbarton's managing director, said: "We've listened to what customers have been asking for and these changes to timetables and frequency will better serve customers on those routes." On the other hand, the 18, which currently runs on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays between Nottingham and Stapleford via Beeston, will be withdrawn. Many customers will be able to use indigo or i4, according to trentbarton.
In Hucknall, connect evening and Sunday services will cease and its second bus on the blue route will be withdrawn Mondays to Saturdays. The mainline service, which runs from Nottingham to Bingham via Radcliffe and West Bridgford, will be changed to every 30 minutes on Friday and Saturday evenings.
The cotgrave will finish slightly earlier in the evenings. At trentbarton's sister operator Kinchbus, the Sunday service on Kinchbus 9 between Nottingham and Loughborough is being reduced to every two hours.
Mr Counsell added: "The services seeing reductions have been receiving local authority support for the past six months. We all hoped that post-pandemic the customer numbers would return to sustainable levels.
"Unfortunately the numbers have not sufficiently recovered and the local authority support is not being continued for those parts of the services affected. For any customers who are inconvenienced by the changes, we are sorry.
"The adjustments will improve the reliability and sustainability of services. By running more predictable services we will continue to serve the greatest number of people in the most reliable way."
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