Nottingham's public transport system has a pretty good reputation these days - you can do a lot worse in a big city, for sure. You don't have to look too far back to see chaos on the streets, though.
New legislation by the government in the late 80s threw open the doors for new bus companies to challenge the established big dogs. A bit of healthy competition was supposed to improve services and offer options for cheaper travel - win-win, right?
It wasn't long until you started seeing the term "Bus War" crop up the papers. "Carve up on the buses", "Police called in over Bus War", "City faces new Bus War crisis" - what on earth was going on?
