Win a year’s free travel at the Great Notts Show Visitors at this week’s Great Notts Show can play MANGO BINGO for a chance to win a year’s free bus and tram travel, thanks to sponsors trentbarton and NET. The prize of a year o... read more share
driver uses bus as ambulance for fallen man Off-duty trentbarton driver Ivan Smith has been praised for his actions after using a bus as an ambulance to take an injured and bleeding man to hospital after he fell in Belper. Ivan, who d... read more share
trentbarton vs Arriva Bus firms seek to score for children’s charity Derbyshire bus operators are to face off on the football field to raise money for a local charity which grants wishes to children with a... read more share
trentbarton invests £3.5m in new buses trentbarton is investing £3.5m in new British-built buses that will go into service from November. The 22 new Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) buses will be introduced to the mickleover... read more share
trentbarton is the driving force behind charity walk trentbarton has pledged to support the Treetops Moonlight Walk on Friday 17 June for the seventh year, providing safe transport for the hundreds of walkers who take part. The Moonlight Walk,... read more share
trentbarton offers book lovers a ticket to read Passengers on trentbarton's villager routes are invited to join in with the 2016 Derby Book Festival by swapping a book they've read for one they haven't. The Big Bus Book Swap will see dist... read more share
Abdul is crowned top driver indigo and skylink bus driver Abdul Jabar has been crowned as Driver of the Year at trentbarton’s Really Good Service Awards, less than four years after switching careers to get behind... read more share
trentbarton backs the pack at Bingham Rugby Club trentbarton is proudly backing Bingham Rugby Club, sponsoring new shirts and equipment at the popular community club. The bus company, whose rushcliffe mainline serves Bingham every 10 minut... read more share
bus named for former driver's 100th birthday The 100th birthday of Beeston’s newest centenarian Kenneth Wareing, a former bus driver, was marked by a trentbarton bus being named after him by his family. Kenneth’s family cho... read more share
Ian Morgan receives OBE at Buckingham Palace East Midlands bus boss Ian Morgan has been presented with his OBE at Buckingham Palace by HRH Prince Charles. Ian, who lives in Stretton, was accompanied to the Palace by his wife Sylvia and... read more share
trentbarton helps Harley, 3, to Wish Upon a Star We've revved up a year of fundraising for children’s charity When You Wish Upon a Star by treating a bus-mad Mansfield three-year-old to a VIP day on board, including having a bus name... read more share
night flyer sells 12,000 pints A year of fundraising with the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance has ended with cheers at Nottingham’s Magpie Brewery. Our charity of the year for 2015 has benefitted from 6p from the sa... read more share
Heather Ward hits £100,000 with Namesake A retired pub landlady who had the idea of naming buses for charity has finally called time after 24 years of fundraising for Derby’s breast cancer unit reached £100,000. And to... read more share
Carole is first female to win UK Bus Driver of Year Nottingham-Derby bus driver Carole Hind has been crowned the first ever female winner of the UK Bus Driver of the Year. Carole, who drives the red arrow service linking the two cities, won t... read more share
£3 million upgrade for red arrow The non-stop red arrow coach service between Derby and Nottingham is getting a £3 million boost with nine new luxury coaches each with free 4G wifi and tables at every seat. The top of... read more share
High hopes for double at UK Bus Awards trentbarton and our top driver Carole Hind are in the running for two major national prizes at the UK Bus Awards 2015. Carole, who has already won our own Driver of the Year title at our Rea... read more share
All go for the new rushcliffe greens bus service trentbarton’s rushcliffe mainline bus service linking Bingham, Radcliffe and West Bridgford with Nottingham are increasing in frequency from Sunday [August 30] to up to every ten minut... read more share
skylink flies in to Coalville and Shepshed Residents in Coalville and Shepshed are to get an express bus service to and from East Midlands Airport. With a potential 20,000 new jobs being created around the Airport in the next 20 year... read more share
i4 at the double Our hugely popular i4 service is now even more frequent thanks to a £120,000 investment in extra buses and 12 new drivers. Four newly refurbished buses have been added to the i4 fleet,... read more share
coach driver Carole scoops top award Derby-based coach driver has scooped top honours at our annual awards ceremony featuring snooker legend Steve Davis. The six-time world champion presented the Driver of the Year Award to red... read more share
Charity pint a boost for Air Ambulance trentbarton has joined forces with a brewery to help create a special ale that will help promote a road safety message whilst raising money for a life-saving air ambulance service. Represent... read more share
Charity efforts set to reach new heights with air ambulance partnership trentbarton’s fundraising efforts look set to really take off in 2015 after our teams voted to adopt Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance as their charity of the year. The charity came out... read more share
Schoolgirl Storm's Christmas Card Boosts Fundraising Effort We’re is rounding off a year of fundraising for Help for Heroes by launching a Christmas card designed by a local schoolgirl. Our team here at trentbarton have already raised more than... read more share
Team trentbarton strip off for fundraising calendar trentbarton bus drivers have stripped off upstairs and down for a charity calendar to raise money for a good cause. Sacrificing their uniforms for a daring photo shoot, drivers and office st... read more share
Award winner John gets dream promotion One of our award-winning bus drivers is celebrating a promotion that will see him become a team leader on a flagship trentbarton service. A decade ago, former BBC journalist John Shaw from I... read more share
The chop beckons for our Caz Hair today, gone tomorrow. trentbarton bus driver Caroline ‘Caz’ Johansson is fearing the chop – after pledging to have her head shaved for charity. Our ilkeston flyer driv... read more share
Independent Travel Training is Go! For Joshua and friends We’ve joined up with our friends at Nottinghamshire County Council to help provide independent travel training scheme to inspire youngsters with special educational needs to use public... read more share
New rainbow one buses show their X Factor at launch The voice of the X-Factor, Peter Dickson, has introduced the new stars of the trentbarton fleet. Destined for our busy rainbow one and rapid one routes into Nottingham, the first of 16 new b... read more share
Staying Out means free bus rides and special offers in Derby’s Cathedral Quarter We’ve teamed up with Derby’s Cathedral Quarter to promote the area as the perfect destination to enjoy an evening out. A wide range of Cathedral Quarter businesses are offering s... read more share
New rainbow one bus named after young bus fan One of our brand new rainbow one buses has been named after a 16-year-old transport enthusiast who’s a fan of all things trentbarton. Daniel Mullins has decorated his bedroom with memo... read more share
rainbow roadwalk raises cash for heroes Our bosses have been putting their best foot forward to raise around £1,000 for a charity that supports injured servicemen and women. trentbarton Managing Director Jeff Counsell, along... read more share
20 Happy days for Koa and friends at Theatre Royal, Nottingham A bus fanatic from Long Eaton has won 20 free tickets to watch one of the first showings of Happy Days at Theatre Royal Nottingham thanks to a very special competition from the theatre and t... read more share
Young Billy drives the dream Our calverton connection driver Billy Streeter is fulfilling a childhood ambition after following in his grandfather’s footsteps – or rather tyre tracks – by landing a job... read more share
Free Weekend Travel for Servicemen and Women We’re doing our bit to show appreciation of the bravery and dedication shown by our country’s servicemen and women by offering them free weekend travel over the summer - includin... read more share
Shoppers can now shuttle to East Midlands Designer Outlet We have again joined forces with our friends at East Midlands Trains to launch a special combined train and bus ticket for shoppers visiting the East Midlands Designer Outlet. From Monday 19... read more share
BIG BUS & TRAIN BASH boosts funds for heroes Our BIG BUS & TRAIN BASH - a spectacular show of vintage road and rail transport has helped to raise more than £1,250 for Help for Heroes. Organised by a team of volunteers here at... read more share
Journalist turns top trentbarton driver at our really good service awards One of our drivers, who started his career as a BBC journalist, has scooped the prestigious trentbarton Driver of the Year 2014 award after swapping the newsroom for life behind the wheel of... read more share
New brand and new buses as service goes green Investment in new, bigger buses alongside the introduction of a fresh new look is highlighting our commitment to communities between Nottingham, Radcliffe and Bingham. We have merged the xpr... read more share
Raising a glass to nightbus A brewery has launched a new beer named after an initiative that’s helping drinkers avoid the temptation of driving home after enjoying a pint during the Easter holidays. Until the end... read more share
Extra 'six' appeal for new-look buses A bright new look for buses serving trentbarton land destinations between Derby, Belper, Matlock, Bakewell and Ripley has been unveiled. The bright yellow sixes buses have recently benefited... read more share
Our commitment to apprenticeships praised We’ve been praised for our efforts to train the next generation of vehicle engineers. At present, eight apprentices are helping to keep our buses on the roads in and around Derbyshire... read more share
Take off every 20 minutes on skylink The popularity of skylink between Nottingham and East Midlands Airport is set to soar with the introduction of a new, expanded timetable. Buses will now run every 20 minutes instead of every... read more share
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow for Barney An overdue trip to the hairdressers has helped our red arrow driver Barney raise £1,000 for the Lewis Mighty Fund, a charity that helps support young cancer victims in Derbyshire and N... read more share
We help to build a career for jobseekers in Stapleford Free training for the unemployed is being offered by a joint venture between a community group, a housing developer and trentbarton. People in Stapleford will have the opportunity to gain a... read more share
NEW SH1NY BUSES arrive on H1 Our popular H1 service – introduced on the back of customer research over 15 years ago – is set to undergo its’ fourth transformation to keep up with customer expectations... read more share