Notts + Derby

For the earlier incarnations of the company, see Trolleybuses in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Tramways Company.

Notts+Derby^[1] is a bus operator providing services in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. It is a subsidiary of the Wellglade Group.

Notts+Derby

Optare Versa parked outside Chesterfield Coach Station in May 2025
Parent	Wellglade Group
Founded	1986
Headquarters	Derby
Service area	Nottinghamshire Derbyshire
Service type	Bus services
Fleet	66 (Jan 2025)
Website	www.nottsderby.co.uk

Plaxton Pointer 1 bodied Dennis Dart SLF in Derby in March 2010

Services

Notts+Derby operate a number of contracted bus services around Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. One of their largest contracts is with the University of Derby for services linking students with campuses and other key locations in Derby.^[2]

Notts+Derby also operate Derby College shuttle buses between their three main campuses.

As of November 2024, Notts+Derby operate the following commercial and tendered bus services:^[3]

Routes and Services

Route Number	Route	Notes
2	Chaddesden - City Centre - Moy Park
27	Larklands - Ilkeston - Kimberley - Swingate[4]
59 59A	Derby - Breadsall - Stanley Common - West Hallam - Ilkeston - Shipley View
71 72	Derby - Little Eaton - Holbrook - Bargate - Openwoodgate - The Fleet - Belper
	Most journeys then continue beyond Belper to Whitehouse Rise as service 72
137	Langley - Heanor - Loscoe - Bargate - Openwoodgate - Belper - St Elizabeth School
138	Belper - Parks Estate - Kilburn - Loscoe - Heanor - Langley
147	Parks Estate - Belper - Ambergate - Ripley - Street Lane
148	Alfreton - Pentrich - Ripley - Elms Estate - Codnor - Waingroves - Porterhouse - Ripley - Pentrich - Alfreton
148A	Alfreton - Pentrich - Ripley - Porterhouse - Codnor - Waingroves - Elms Estate - Ripley - Pentrich - Alfreton
Royal Derby	Royal Derby Hospital - City Centre - Florence Nightingale Hospital[5]
Link1	Royal Derby Hospital - Mickleover - Heatherton Village - Highfields - Littleover - Royal Derby Hospital
Link2	Royal Derby Hospital - Mickleover - Langley Country Park - Mackworth - Royal Derby Hospital

University of Derby UniBus services are provided by Notts+Derby

UniBus Routes and Services

Route Number	Route
U1/U1X	Derby Train Station to Derby University (Via City Centre, Cathedral Court, Princess Alice Court, Sir Peter Hilton Court and Peak Court)
U2	University of Derby campus circular service via Markeaton Park, Ashbourne Rd and Britannia Mill

Fleet

As of November 2021, the fleet consists of 94 vehicles. Fleet models include: Optare Solos, Wright Solars, Plaxton Centros, as well as ex-Nottingham City Transport Scania Omnidekkas, ADL Enviro 400s and Wright Eclipse Geminis^[6] from other operators within the Wellglade Group.

Notts+Derby are due their first new buses in the summer of 2022, two Enviro 200MMCs and two ADL Enviro 400s will join the fleet for the UniBus services.^[7][8] One of the Scania Omnidekka's in the fleet was destroyed after catching fire on 11 July 2022.^[9] They also operate a small number of Fiat Ducato & Mercedes-Benz Sprinter minibuses for Derby Community Transport services.^[10]