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Started by Ash, March 20, 2012, 11:36:06 PM

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Jack6101

Have any of the double deckers made it down yet ? Guessing Tividale ones will be on 16 /50 
Local routes
74-Dudley -great bridge-west Brom-soho road-hockey-Birmingham
87-Dudley-tividale-oldbury-smethick-Dudley road , city hosp, Birmingham
126-Dudley-Birchley island-bearwood-Birmingham
14- Dudley - Oakham -whiteheath- blackheath- Quinton - helsowen
14A- Dudley - Oakham ( city road ) - blackheath - oldhill - Cradley Heath- quarry bank - merry hill

hlliwmai

#3842
20162 has been involved in an RTC in Kingswinford on the 226 I've been sent a picture but I can't find how to upload it on here for some reason


BK63 YWP

Quote20162 has been involved in an RTC in Kingswinford on the 226 I've been sent a picture but I can't find how to upload it on here for some reason
Shouldn't upload RTC pictures. 
The Funny sounding Enviro 400

15 Wolverhampton to Merry Hill
15A Wolverhampton Merry Hill
16 Wolverhampton to Stourbridge

X10 Gornal Wood

hlliwmai


EK40

Quote from: BK63 YWP on April 17, 2023, 03:49:26 PMShouldn't upload RTC pictures.
Its only got a missing bumper and a popped out windscreen its minor damage luckily

winston

Quote from: EK40 on April 17, 2023, 06:41:43 PMIts only got a missing bumper and a popped out windscreen its minor damage luckily
It's a fair bit more than just minor damage. 

hlliwmai


EK40

for the incoming deckers from manchester, would they have their branding removed before coming into service or will it be covered or just not modified since i noticed most of them carry either 8 or 36/37 branding

Solo1

Quote from: winston on April 12, 2023, 04:59:36 PMThe following Streedecks will be transferring from Diamond NW to Diamond WM this coming weekend (subject to any last minute changes):

Tividale:

40818 / 20 / 24 / 26 / 29-32 / 34 / 35 (10)
Quote from: hlliwmai on April 12, 2023, 06:00:22 PMAnd I guess those vehicles that they replacing will either transfer to Kidderminster or be sold/withdrawn?

Redditch:

40836-39 & 40842 (5)

Its not been decided what they will replace as yet, but anything Euro 4 with major unit failure will be top of the list.

wonder if any of the buses will tranfer to midland classic with the deckers here or are they here short term

Lukeee

Quote from: Solo1 on April 20, 2023, 08:46:36 AMRedditch:

40836-39 & 40842 (5)

Its not been decided what they will replace as yet, but anything Euro 4 with major unit failure will be top of the list.


wonder if any of the buses will tranfer to midland classic with the deckers here or are they here short term

Believe midland classic is in the process of getting the 6 15 plate Geminis recently transfered 

the trainbasher

With the mTickets on Diamond, how long do I have to activate them after buying them (e.g. could I buy one and then use it a couple of months later for example?)


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winston

#3852
Rotala have acquired the following buses from Go Goodwins (Little Gem):

30700-30702 & 30707-30713 are E200's originally new to London converted to single door format
30703-30706 are VDL SB180 / MCV Evolutions
All have been retrofitted to Euro 6 previously
30709 has already been paint in Diamond 2 Tone base colours & saw service with Little Gem before they ceased trading.

 
30700LJ09KPA
30701LJ09KPX
30702LJ09KPO
30703YJ62JWL
30704YJ62JWF
30705YJ62JXG
30706YJ62JXW
30707LJ09KOX
30708LJ09KPE
30709LJ09KPF
30710YX59BYJ
30711YX59BYP
30712YX59BYM
30713YX59BYN


They **may** see use at Diamond West Midlands short-term, as there will be a shortfall of vehicles in Manchester from 17th Sept 23 until early 2024 when Diamond NW commence operation of the 7 small TfGM franchises, sells a large proportion of the existing Bolton fleet to GNW & subsequent delays in Diamond's new Bee Network buses arriving. They will also now be ADL E200MMC's in lieu of Volvo B8RLE / MCV Evora's.

Trident 4194

The potential return of mcvs to the West Midlands. How nostalgic! 

Jack6101

#3854
Hi Simon the driver of 40831 on the 16A was due out at 8:32 but it's not 8:42 and she's to busy talking to other drivers and smoking she needs to have a word with about this ( in West Brom) edit it's was a change driver and man come as I gone to buy ticket he has started shouting at me and my son as we was trying to buy ticket his behaviour is out of order !
Local routes
74-Dudley -great bridge-west Brom-soho road-hockey-Birmingham
87-Dudley-tividale-oldbury-smethick-Dudley road , city hosp, Birmingham
126-Dudley-Birchley island-bearwood-Birmingham
14- Dudley - Oakham -whiteheath- blackheath- Quinton - helsowen
14A- Dudley - Oakham ( city road ) - blackheath - oldhill - Cradley Heath- quarry bank - merry hill

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