East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) now the official Regional Transport Authority
The East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) is now the official Regional Transport Authority for the Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Derby area.
EMCCA has taken over responsibility for transport plans and strategies, investment and bus operations (working closely with local bus operators) throughout the region. However, EMCCA is not the Local Highway Authority, so the role of managing traffic and maintaining the roads remains with the city and county councils.
Please note, for an interim period, our Call Derbyshire will continue to be your first point of contact, although detailed enquiries will now be referred to the new EMCCA team. However if your query is about a specific bus service please contact the bus operator in the first instance. Further information will be provided when these interim arrangements come to an end and EMCCA takes on the customer contact function.
This transition marks an important step towards delivering a more connected, efficient, and customer-focused transport network across the East Midlands. By centralising transport responsibilities, EMCCA is uniquely positioned to drive forward innovative solutions and unlock the full potential of the region’s transport infrastructure.
For further details and updates, please visit the official East Midlands Combined County Authority website.
Bus services
Most buses are operated commercially by companies such as Trent Barton, Stagecoach and Arriva. Many others are run under contract to us.
We support the use of buses and trains in a variety of ways:
- providing socially-necessary local bus services
- providing home-to-school transport
- part-funding the Traveline telephone enquiry service
- publishing comprehensive bus timetables and route maps online
- maintaining the online journey planner and timetable finder database
- funding and administering concessionary fares for disabled and elderly people, children and students
- supporting community transport
- supporting the development of train services
- promoting the Derbyshire Wayfarer rover tickets
- developing local transport plans and policies