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Dunn Motor Traction Ltd., trading as Yourbus, is a bus company based in Heanor, Derbyshire. It was formed by Scott Dunn (former Managing Director of Dunn-Line, and eldest son of its founders Bob & Carol Dunn) in June 2009. It runs local buses in Derbyshire
and Nottinghamshire
from two depots, one at Heanor Gate Road, Heanor and the other at Ashvale Road, Tuxford.
Services launched on 29 May 2009 (free) and then 3 days later (fare paying) on service 81 (now Y81) from Nottingham
to Bulwell then Hempshill Vale. A sister service (82) initially operated to Phoenix Park P&R, but was subsequently withdrawn. Both services were initially launched as a competitor to the Nottingham Tram, but subsequently such branding was withdrawn..
In October 2010 a new Y82 service was introduced. Service y81 operated every 30 minutes in an anti-clockwise direction with service y82 introduced to travel in a clockwise direction. Around the Bulwell Loop (Snape Wood/Hempshill Vale). When combined, these two services provided a 15 minute frequency to Bulwell, Hyson Green and then the City Centre.
Some morning and evening journeys were numbered y81A and y82A to serve Blenheim Industrial Estate this provides a new link with Hyson Green to these industrial areas. It was announced on 3rd December 2010 through the Notices and Proceedings that services Y81/A and Y82/A were to be and subsequently were axed in January 2011.
In February 2011 a Y100 Nottingham - Southwell - Newark (Peak time only) was operated briefly with the service being withdrawn 16th April 2011 following an increase in activity from the other operator along the route.
It was announced on the 1st December through the Route One Magazine that Dunn Motor Traction t/a yourbus will acquire the National Express operations which were operated by Veolia Transport. Ironically these were the operations that were once operated by Dunn Line. The coaches are expected to be housed at the Heanor Gate premises. More National Express work was acquired from the Durham operation in July 2011.
Also it has added more commercial and tendered services to its operations, most notably the Y36 which provides a direct on the road competitor to Nottingham City Transport
's service 36. The Y36 was started as a limited daytime only service, but was expanded in May 2010 with the addition of a Sunday service. The Y36 continues to thrive and in October 2010 an Optare Tempo demonstrator was borrowed to evaluate its suitability on the route.
In September 2010 a number of school contracts (which came with the newly won 228/229 service) were started by the company. These are tendered by Nottinghamshire County Council.
Its Managing Director is Scott Dunn, part of the Dunn family who previously managed Dunn-Line
prior to the sale to Veolia, who currently run various aspects of Rotala
and Yourbus. Day to day Operations are overseen and Headed by Stephen Bryce who previously worked at Dunn-Line and Diamond Bus
under Scott Dunn. Scott Dunn's father, Bob Dunn is also involved in the operations. Scott Dunn is now based at the Heanor premises full-time after leaving his Managing Director's post with Diamond Bus Company in July 2011.
The company, like other Dunn family operated companies, houses pages on Facebook and Twitter and has found these to be a successful marketing tool, especially advantageous in extreme weather and other difficult conditions, such as December 2010 when heavy snow caused chaos in and around the Matlock area of Derbyshire and Hucknall area of Nottinghamshire.
In June 2011 the very first brand new service buses entered service on the Y36 route, these being Mercedes Benz Citaro single deckers and are the first in the fleet to carry the new logos which are to become standard.
Some journeys or part of journeys are supported by Derbyshire County Council
Y36, 228 and 229 operate beyond city boundary, but are treated by Yourbus as city services.
The above services are tendered by Nottinghamshire County Council
and Diamond Bus
Dennis Dart
s to ex-Arriva Derby
Volvo Olympian
s.
The fleet also, until July 2010, consisted of Wright-bodied Scanias which spent a loan period at Diamond Bus
prior to arriving at Yourbus. These were originally branded for the 36 (Nottingham City) but was soon quickly debranded. In July, these buses were sold to Ensignbus
of Purfleet
for sale.
5 Volvo B10B Wright Endurances were operated by the company, but these have now all been withdrawn or moved on to Ensign bus.
As previously mentioned, an Optare Tempo was used as a demonstrator in October 2010.
s with various liveries of West Midlands
-based company Diamond Bus
, these quite commonly being Red Diamond-liveried Wright Crusader
-bodied Darts displaced from their Droitwich Spa
depot. Also, Royale Black Diamond liveried 828, a Plaxton Centro
, has made an appearance with Yourbus.
3 Plaxton Pointer 2 bodied Dennis Dart
s (former Diamond 456-8) spent a loan period in Red Diamond livery prior to their ultimate transfer to Yourbus.
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
and Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
from two depots, one at Heanor Gate Road, Heanor and the other at Ashvale Road, Tuxford.
Services launched on 29 May 2009 (free) and then 3 days later (fare paying) on service 81 (now Y81) from Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
to Bulwell then Hempshill Vale. A sister service (82) initially operated to Phoenix Park P&R, but was subsequently withdrawn. Both services were initially launched as a competitor to the Nottingham Tram, but subsequently such branding was withdrawn..
In October 2010 a new Y82 service was introduced. Service y81 operated every 30 minutes in an anti-clockwise direction with service y82 introduced to travel in a clockwise direction. Around the Bulwell Loop (Snape Wood/Hempshill Vale). When combined, these two services provided a 15 minute frequency to Bulwell, Hyson Green and then the City Centre.
Some morning and evening journeys were numbered y81A and y82A to serve Blenheim Industrial Estate this provides a new link with Hyson Green to these industrial areas. It was announced on 3rd December 2010 through the Notices and Proceedings that services Y81/A and Y82/A were to be and subsequently were axed in January 2011.
In February 2011 a Y100 Nottingham - Southwell - Newark (Peak time only) was operated briefly with the service being withdrawn 16th April 2011 following an increase in activity from the other operator along the route.
It was announced on the 1st December through the Route One Magazine that Dunn Motor Traction t/a yourbus will acquire the National Express operations which were operated by Veolia Transport. Ironically these were the operations that were once operated by Dunn Line. The coaches are expected to be housed at the Heanor Gate premises. More National Express work was acquired from the Durham operation in July 2011.
Also it has added more commercial and tendered services to its operations, most notably the Y36 which provides a direct on the road competitor to Nottingham City Transport
Nottingham City Transport
Nottingham City Transport is the major bus operator of the English city of Nottingham, running a comprehensive network of services in the Greater Nottingham area, with some services continuing to Southwell, Loughborough, and East Midlands Airport. There are over 80 routes across the City, giving...
's service 36. The Y36 was started as a limited daytime only service, but was expanded in May 2010 with the addition of a Sunday service. The Y36 continues to thrive and in October 2010 an Optare Tempo demonstrator was borrowed to evaluate its suitability on the route.
In September 2010 a number of school contracts (which came with the newly won 228/229 service) were started by the company. These are tendered by Nottinghamshire County Council.
Its Managing Director is Scott Dunn, part of the Dunn family who previously managed Dunn-Line
Dunn-Line
Dunn-Line is a bus operator based in Nottingham, England, with services throughout Nottinghamshire worked from its home base in Nottingham and a secondary base at Tuxford...
prior to the sale to Veolia, who currently run various aspects of Rotala
Rotala
Rotala is an Alternative Investment Market listed company, which owns a variety of UK transport operators.Rotala was set up in 2005, with the main intention of acquiring or gaining majority interest in businesses within a number of areas.-Surrey Connect:...
and Yourbus. Day to day Operations are overseen and Headed by Stephen Bryce who previously worked at Dunn-Line and Diamond Bus
Diamond Bus
Diamond is a bus operator in the West Midlands, formed in 1986 as The Birmingham Coach Company.-Birmingham Coach Company:The company was created in 1986 as the Birmingham Coach Company operating a single route, 16, in competition with West Midlands Travel....
under Scott Dunn. Scott Dunn's father, Bob Dunn is also involved in the operations. Scott Dunn is now based at the Heanor premises full-time after leaving his Managing Director's post with Diamond Bus Company in July 2011.
The company, like other Dunn family operated companies, houses pages on Facebook and Twitter and has found these to be a successful marketing tool, especially advantageous in extreme weather and other difficult conditions, such as December 2010 when heavy snow caused chaos in and around the Matlock area of Derbyshire and Hucknall area of Nottinghamshire.
In June 2011 the very first brand new service buses entered service on the Y36 route, these being Mercedes Benz Citaro single deckers and are the first in the fleet to carry the new logos which are to become standard.
Derbyshire
- 138 - Langley - Heanor - Loscoe - Denby - Kilburn - Belper
- 140 - Matlock - Cromford - Crich - Alfreton
- 141 - Matlock - Cromford - Heage - Ripley
- 142 - Heage - Belper - Crich - Alfreton
- 144 - Ambergate - Whatstandwell - Crich
Some journeys or part of journeys are supported by Derbyshire County Council
Nottingham City
- Y36 Nottingham Victoria Centre - QMC - Beeston - Chilwell
- 228 Beeston Bus Station - QMC - Bulwell - Bestwood - Hucknall (Tendered by Nottinghamshire County Council)
- 229 Eastwood - Kimberley - QMC (Tendered by Nottinghamshire County Council)
Y36, 228 and 229 operate beyond city boundary, but are treated by Yourbus as city services.
Nottinghamshire
- 1 - Retford - Carr Hill School (Sch Only)
- 8 - Worksop Town Service
- 9 - Worksop - Mansfield via Warsop & Mansfield Woodhouse
- 24,26 - Retford Local Service
- 34 - Tuxford - Worksop
- 36 - Retford - Ollerton
- 38 - Retford - Tuxford
- 44 - Retford - Worksop
- 83 - Misterton - Worksop via Ranskill & Blyth
- 89 - Retford - East Drayton
- 90 - Retford - Tuxford
- 95 - Retford - Gainsborough
- 441 - Hucknall - Christ the King School (School days Only)
The above services are tendered by Nottinghamshire County Council
Fleet
The company have a varied fleet, from ex-Probus ManagementProbus Management
Probus Management was a bus operator in the West Midlands. It mainly had a distinctive all over yellow livery. In 2006 it became part of Go West Midlands, and in 2008 was sold by Go-Ahead to become part of Central Connect.-History:...
and Diamond Bus
Diamond Bus
Diamond is a bus operator in the West Midlands, formed in 1986 as The Birmingham Coach Company.-Birmingham Coach Company:The company was created in 1986 as the Birmingham Coach Company operating a single route, 16, in competition with West Midlands Travel....
Dennis Dart
Dennis Dart
The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. More than 11,000 were built during 18 years of production....
s to ex-Arriva Derby
Arriva Derby
Arriva Derby which was formerly Derby City Transport originates from the Derby Corporation buses pre-deregulation. An extensive service operates within Derby although numerous services stretch beyond the city boundaries, mainly operating from the rebuilt Derby bus station.-History:Arriva Derby...
Volvo Olympian
Volvo Olympian
The Volvo Olympian was a rear-engine double decker bus built by Volvo at Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It was first built in 1992 and entered production in March 1993, replacing the Leyland Olympian....
s.
- 13 Dennis Dart SLF, Plaxton Pointer 2 ex Diamond Bus Company (1001 - 1013)
- 3 Dennis Dart SPD, Plaxton Pointer 2 ex Lothian Buses (1101 - 1103)
- 5 Dennis Dart SPD, Plaxton Pointer 2 ex Thamesdown Transport (1104 - 1108)
- 5 Dennis Dart MPD, Plaxton Pointer 2 ex McKindless Transport, new to London United (1501-1505)
- 3 Optare Solo Electric, ex Veolia Transport June 2011 (1601 - 1603)
- 1 Optare Solo M750, ex Optare Demonstrator August 2011 (1604)
- 9 Mercedes Citaro, new in June 2011. Specially branded from Y36 service (3001-3008)
- 2 Volvo Olympian, Northern Counties Palatine 1 ex Arriva Midlands (2001-2002)
- 7 Dennis Trident 2, Plaxton President ex London General (2501-2507)
- 28 Volvo B9R, Ceatano Levante II new in Jan 2011 (4001-4016) and June 2011 (4017 - 4028)
- 10 Volvo B12B, Ceatano Levante, ex Veolia Transport June 2011 (4101-4110)
- 2 Scania K240, Ceatano Levante, ex Veolia Transport June 2011 (4201,4202)
Previous fleet
The company in its short time has built up a smart fleet standardlising mainly on Dennis Darts. however the arrival of the new Mercedes Benz Citaro's in June 2011 allowed older memebers of the fleet to be withdrawn including the ex Thamesdown Darts 1104-1108 and Volvo Olymapians 2001-2002.The fleet also, until July 2010, consisted of Wright-bodied Scanias which spent a loan period at Diamond Bus
Diamond Bus
Diamond is a bus operator in the West Midlands, formed in 1986 as The Birmingham Coach Company.-Birmingham Coach Company:The company was created in 1986 as the Birmingham Coach Company operating a single route, 16, in competition with West Midlands Travel....
prior to arriving at Yourbus. These were originally branded for the 36 (Nottingham City) but was soon quickly debranded. In July, these buses were sold to Ensignbus
Ensignbus
Ensignbus is a Purfleet-based bus and coach dealer, open top bus tour operator and bus service operator. Ensignbus has amassed 20 ex-London vehicles of various ages and conditions in a ....
of Purfleet
Purfleet
Purfleet is a place in the Thurrock unitary authority in Essex, England. It is situated south of the A13 road on the River Thames and within the easterly bounds of the M25 motorway but just outside the Greater London boundary. It was within the traditional Church of England parish of West Thurrock...
for sale.
5 Volvo B10B Wright Endurances were operated by the company, but these have now all been withdrawn or moved on to Ensign bus.
As previously mentioned, an Optare Tempo was used as a demonstrator in October 2010.
Vehicle loans from Diamond Bus
The company is notable for using various types of Dennis DartDennis Dart
The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. More than 11,000 were built during 18 years of production....
s with various liveries of West Midlands
West Midlands (region)
The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,...
-based company Diamond Bus
Diamond Bus
Diamond is a bus operator in the West Midlands, formed in 1986 as The Birmingham Coach Company.-Birmingham Coach Company:The company was created in 1986 as the Birmingham Coach Company operating a single route, 16, in competition with West Midlands Travel....
, these quite commonly being Red Diamond-liveried Wright Crusader
Wright Crusader
The Wright Crusader is a single-decker bus body built by Wright on Dennis Dart SLF and Volvo B6LE chassis. The Wright Crusader 2 was built on the B6LE's successor, the Volvo B6BLE....
-bodied Darts displaced from their Droitwich Spa
Droitwich Spa
Droitwich Spa is a town in northern Worcestershire, England, on the River Salwarpe.The town is situated on massive deposits of salt, and salt has been extracted there since ancient times. The natural Droitwich brine contains 2½ lbs...
depot. Also, Royale Black Diamond liveried 828, a Plaxton Centro
Plaxton Centro
The Plaxton Centro is a bus body designed by Bluebird Vehicles and manufactured by Plaxton. It was launched on the VDL SB120 in February 2006. The Centro was also made available on the VDL SB200 chassis in 2006. In 2007 the Centro was made available on the MAN 12.240 and the Volvo B7RLE chassis....
, has made an appearance with Yourbus.
3 Plaxton Pointer 2 bodied Dennis Dart
Dennis Dart
The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. More than 11,000 were built during 18 years of production....
s (former Diamond 456-8) spent a loan period in Red Diamond livery prior to their ultimate transfer to Yourbus.