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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
National
Jake Brigstock

Some Nottingham bus services cancelled due to driver shortage

A number of bus journeys have been cancelled on Saturday (April 16) because of a shortage in the number of drivers available. Bus operator NCT (Nottingham City Transport) has confirmed some journeys on certain routes are not operating as originally planned.

The affected routes are: Purple 24, 25, 25B, Pink 28, Orange 35, 35B, 36, Sky Blue 45, Yellow 68, 69, Turquoise 77, 79, 79A, 79B, Purple 89. The reduced service will affect Saturday's timetable, but it is not known if it will affect the rest of the Easter weekend.

A normal Saturday service is running on April 16, with a Sunday timetable running on both Easter Sunday (April 17) and Easter Monday (April 18) across the NCT network.

Read more: Busy scenes at Gedling Country Park as families enjoy Easter and warm temperatures

In a Tweet, NCT said: "Apologies, some services are affected by reduced driver availability today. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

"These cancellations are reflected in our app and on our website on the live departures boards and journey planner."

NCT has a number of service updates, detailing if their buses are expected to not run as planned. Pink 30 is affected by gas works on Wollaton Road with lane closures in place. There are severe delays to this service because of this.

There are delays on Sky Blue 46, 47 due to roadworks on Mapperley Plains as part of the Gedling Access Road scheme. Four-way lights are in use until June.

Traffic signal improvement works are taking place at the junction of the A610 Alfreton Road / Gregory Boulevard / Radford Boulevard. Delays to the Turquoise route are expected while this takes place.

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