| Number: | Spondon Flyer |
| Status: | Withdrawn |
| Close: | November 2021 (suspended) September 2022 (withdrawn) |
| Routes: | --> |
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Spondon Flyer was a bus service in Derby, England operated by Trent Barton.
Until 2017 the service operated as a direct service between Derby and Spondon with a frequency of every 10 minutes and buses travelled in both directions around Spondon. Trent Barton made changes with buses operating a single one-way loop around Spondon at a reduced frequency of every 15 minutes.[1]
Due to low passenger numbers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the service was temporarily suspended in January 2021 but was reinstated in March 2021, Due to driver shortages across the Trent Barton network it was suspended again in November 2021.[2] [3] [4] In July 2022, Trent Barton announced that the service would be permanently withdrawn.[5] The company stated that the route had been struggling to attract enough riders since before the pandemic and that it was not profitable to run.[6]
The service ran between Spondon and Derby non-stop.[7] [8] [9]
from 2017 until the November 2021 suspension the vehicles used on Spondon Flyer were Optare SoloSR's.[10]