 An Arriva bus in the new corporate livery in August 2017 | |
| Parent | Arriva |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 as Arriva (November 1880 as Derby Tramways Company) |
| Headquarters | Derby |
| Service area | Derbyshire |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Hubs | Derby bus station |
| Fleet | 150 (January 2020) |
| Chief executive | Simon Mathieson |
| Website | www.arrivabus.co.uk/derby/ |
Arriva Derby [1] is a bus operator in Derby. It is a subsidiary of Arriva Midlands.
In March 1880 the Derby Tramways Company commenced operating horse-drawn trams between Market Place and Derby railway station. The Derby Corporation Act of 1899 saw the Derby Corporation take over the tram lines in November 1899. Between 1903 and 1907 the network was extended and electrified. [2]
In May 1917 a battery-powered bus entered service. A second entered service in 1920, but both were replaced with motor buses in 1924. Between January 1932 and July 1934 Derby's trams were replaced by trolleybuses. Motor buses continued to operate alongside the trolleybuses until the network began to be closed in the 1960s with the last running in September 1967. [2]
In December 1973 Derby Corporation purchased Blue Bus Services of Willington. [3] In 1974 Derby Corporation was renamed Derby Borough Transport and in 1977 Derby City Transport when Derby was granted city status. To comply with the Transport Act 1985, in October 1986 the assets of Derby City Transport were transferred to a new legal entity. [1] [2]
Following deregulation, Derby City Transport faced competition from Camms of Nottingham [4] and Midland Red. [5] The Blue Bus Services name and livery was applied to the whole fleet. [6]
In July 1994 Derby City Transport was sold to British Bus and rebranded as City Rider with a yellow, red and blue livery adopted. [6] In August 1996 British Bus was purchased by the Cowie Group [2] and again rebranded as Arriva Derby with the corporate aquamarine and cream livery adopted.
In November 2024, the Arriva Derby depot was crowned Top National Depot at the UK Bus Awards.
Most services depart from Derby Bus Station although some use on street stops around the City Centre [7] [8] Service X38 was jointly operated with TrentBarton, [9] however following a dispute, both operators are now competing on the route. [10] Arriva have operated University of Nottingham HopperBuses around Nottingham since September 2018. [11]
Services:
• 1A (Alvaston circular)
• 1B (Alvaston then on to Boulton Moor)
• 1C (Alvaston circular)
• 2 (Derby - Chellaston (then on to West Chellaston or Melbourne and Swadlincote)
• 2A (Derby - Chellaston Fellowlands Way)
• 4 (Derby - Alvaston then on to Derby Commercial Park)
• 5 (Derby - Littleover circular)
• 5A (Derby - Littleover circular)
• 5S (Derby - Littleover and Sunny Hill circular)
• 6 (Derby - Sinfin Asda via Normanton and Sunny Hill)
• 7 (Derby - Sinfin Asda via Normanton and Oaklands Avenue)
• 8 (Derby - Mackworth Estate)
• 20 (Derby - Chaddesden Roosevelt Avenue)
• 22 (Derby - Oakwood circular)
• 24 (Derby - Oakwood ciruclar)
• 26 (Derby - Oakwood Smalley Drive)
• 38 (Derby - Sinfin Asda then on to Stenson Fields)
• The Wyvern (Derby - Wyvern Business Park)
As of January 2020 the fleet consisted of 150 buses. [12]
Arriva announced in early 2008 that an order for 59 new buses to update had been placed. [13] Optare Solos, Scania OmniLinks, Scania OmniCitys and Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TLs were purchased.
During 2014, seven Alexander Dennis Enviro400s were ordered in Sapphire specification for service 38 to Sinfin.
During 2019, nineteen Wright StreetLites joined the fleet to help meet clean air targets for buses in Derby city centre.
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Normanton is an inner city suburb and ward of the city of Derby in Derbyshire, England, situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the city centre. Neighbouring suburbs include Littleover, Pear Tree, Rose Hill and Sunny Hill. The original village of Normanton-by-Derby, which now forms the southern part of the suburb, dates back to the medieval period. As the Normanton area became rapidly urbanised in the 19th century, the New Normanton area to the north was developed for housing, linking the old village to Derby, into which it was eventually absorbed. The area is characterised by high density late 19th century terraced housing in New Normanton and mid-20th century housing estates elsewhere, and has the most ethnically diverse population in Derby. The Normanton ward had a population of 17,071 in 2011.
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