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

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Matt.N0056

Solo, broken down on the 36 this afternoon. Good way to start off a new service! Even better, it was repaired and carried on in service, after missing a could of trips aparrently, But it left 5 minutes early, while a centro inspector was out and about!

Cedric

#2416
Quote from: Winston on April 27, 2015, 05:37:47 PM
Diamond may just have won them all on price, it will be interesting to see what buses they put on those routes, as they will no doubt need extra now RH depot
winston
with changes happing in Kidderminster on same date to 4 routes in Kidderminster which means  a couple of  extra vehicles may be need here as well  they are the 1/2/2l/10
diamond 8\10/125/292

winston

Quote from: Cedric on April 27, 2015, 08:28:31 PM
winston
with changes happing in Kidderminster on same date to 4 routes in Kidderminster which means  a couple of  extra vehicles may be need here as well  they are the 1/2/2l/10

Cheers Cedric, forgot about those enhancements happening on the same date

Cedric

Quote from: Winston on April 27, 2015, 08:50:37 PM
Cheers Cedric, forgot about those enhancements happening on the same date
there is the 4a as well on that day but did not included it as from what I have heard the change is very minor
diamond 8\10/125/292

tank90

Quote from: Trident 4194 on April 27, 2015, 06:02:55 PM
Well redditch do get all the best buses

Really????

Tividale has 13 plate B7s RH has 63 plate Streetlites. RH also has the unreliable MANs which pour out black smoke from time to time, the Ex Loathian DDs over heat, the enviros from Hansons are temperamental. The Ex RH B7 s are good buses they have had a hard life in Redditch but are needed just as much here as at Tividale. I agree Rotala need to look at the fleet they run, and now Diamond Redditch appear to be running the 26 new DDs will be needed for the 26, as travellers can be higher on some days and not when you want them to be. But this doesn't mean RH needs to loose it's Volvo's of 07/57/08/58 plates as these are good buses that are needed and need proper or as I call it the pre First care. By that I mean they aren't all out every day as they do need to be looked after, granted a bus in a garage going no where is money lost, but if it's having routine care then it's money well spent.
Midland Red West, one of the best Companies to serve Redditch, with some of the best buses.

Dan

Solo1

Wonder if some of the county link buses Johnson's
has &not sure if  stagecoach had any at Stratford wil
Move to Redditch  for the new services

Reece

#2421
30805 - KX08HMY - Plaxton Centro is at Barnsley Scarp Yard.
https://flic.kr/p/s7SG78
https://flic.kr/p/sn3a3C

PM

Quote from: Reece on May 01, 2015, 09:00:45 AM
30805 - KX08HMY - Plaxton Centro is at Burnley Scarp Yard.
https://flic.kr/p/s7SG78
https://flic.kr/p/sn3a3C

Barnsley, for work to be done on it no doubt.

Kevin

Curious.
Currently walking up from Bromsgrove station towards Finstall (work at a campsite round there)  and a 143 passed me displaying "Bromsgrove DIRECT via Finstall".
Surely direct would apply to the X3, not the 143, or are Diamond trying to be in competition with themselves?
Now in exile in Oxfordshire....
 

tank90

Quote from: Kevin on May 02, 2015, 09:20:52 AM
Curious.
Currently walking up from Bromsgrove station towards Finstall (work at a campsite round there)  and a 143 passed me displaying "Bromsgrove DIRECT via Finstall".
Surely direct would apply to the X3, not the 143, or are Diamond trying to be in competition with themselves?

It's because the 143 used to serve Webheath on its way into and out of Redditch hence the Direct.
Midland Red West, one of the best Companies to serve Redditch, with some of the best buses.

Dan

Solo1


tank90

30165 I think is for Redditch for the 26.

One thing I can't understand is why Redditch has got MPDs and a Solo. What routes need them that we don't know about?
Unless they are replacing older MPDs and being used on the 26 with the Streetlite.
Midland Red West, one of the best Companies to serve Redditch, with some of the best buses.

Dan

Trident 4194

Hopefully the value branded buses go onto the 29.

Tony

Quote from: Trident 4194 on May 03, 2015, 10:15:35 AM
Hopefully the value branded buses go onto the 29.

I think it is fairly obvious what is going on the 29, when Diamond have already branded one bus for it!
http://wmbusphotos.com/centralConnect/30888.html

Trident 4194

Quote from: Tony on May 03, 2015, 10:22:35 AM
I think it is fairly obvious what is going on the 29, when Diamond have already branded one bus for it!
http://wmbusphotos.com/centralConnect/30888.html

They will need other buses for it aswell though

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