Diamond Bus - Discussion

[winston]

@Winston it's because merry hill is up the spout again that everything is late. It took 25 minutes to get from Hawbush Road to Brierley Hill about half 2 on the 250, it's a good job I didn't get 30832 as that was right behind us by Brierley Hill..

Is Merry Hill grid locked because of the weather? This was about 3.30pm, buses were heading for Dudley in K'ford A491

[the trainbasher]

@Winston plus the impending bank holiday.

When I was coming into merry hill at 1500, a Hansons 226 had just left, 30832 departed at 1504 and another Hansons at 1505.

(I say coming in, slowly passing the Link51 island on a 297A which was behind the 250.)

[tphi12000]

Trident K3WSX is parked at long acre in Preston bus livery.

[winston]

Trident K3WSX is parked at long acre in Preston bus livery.

Another new addition for Preston Bus by the looks of it. Did you manage to see anything else of interest?

30806 WX58FRV has expired at the top of Quarry Bank High St and hooked up to an RS recovery tow truck. Shortly before 30426 S397HVV is on the 002 to Halesowen,  assume its replacement

[tphi12000]

Trident K3WSX is parked at long acre in Preston bus livery.

Another new addition for Preston Bus by the looks of it. Did you manage to see anything else of interest?

no didn't notice anything else of interest when I passed on the train

[wilmotm (Matt Wilmot)]

Trident K3WSX is parked at long acre in Preston bus livery.

Another new addition for Preston Bus by the looks of it. Did you manage to see anything else of interest?

30806 WX58FRV has expired at the top of Quarry Bank High St and hooked up to an RS recovery tow truck. Shortly before 30426 S397HVV is on the 002 to Halesowen,  assume its replacement

30806 is an absolute nail! Seems to spend more time off the road than on it, will always remember the day it broke down in absolutely spectacular style and almost wiped out half of Weoley Castle's old ladies in the process! Terrible bus and doesn't seem to have improved, despite extensive work

[nitromatt1]

Trident K3WSX is parked at long acre in Preston bus livery.

Another new addition for Preston Bus by the looks of it. Did you manage to see anything else of interest?

30806 WX58FRV has expired at the top of Quarry Bank High St and hooked up to an RS recovery tow truck. Shortly before 30426 S397HVV is on the 002 to Halesowen,  assume its replacement

30806 is an absolute nail! Seems to spend more time off the road than on it, will always remember the day it broke down in absolutely spectacular style and almost wiped out half of Weoley Castle's old ladies in the process! Terrible bus and doesn't seem to have improved, despite extensive work

@wilmotm (Matt Wilmot) What was the nature of the breakdown you witnessed? Did the driver step on the brakes?

[wilmotm (Matt Wilmot)]

@Matt Nearly 18 months ago now, just about to cross over the motorway bridge so comfortably at about 35 MPH and suddenly all the brakes just locked on hard without warning and the driver had to try and control the skid as best as possible leaving the bus dumped in the middle of the road causing traffic to back up, the engine then cut out, wouldn't restart and the brakes wouldn't release

[PM]

I've personally always liked 30806 as it's a one-off at Tividale and the MANs are very fast and sound great.

30806 whenever I use the 002 is usually on there-a b7rle is off if any are...

Having said that, would moving it to Redditch who operate more MAN's make sense?

[nitromatt1]

I've personally always liked 30806 as it's a one-off at Tividale and the MANs are very fast and sound great.

30806 whenever I use the 002 is usually on there-a b7rle is off if any are...

Having said that, would moving it to Redditch who operate more MAN's make sense?

30806 actually hasn't been out much lately, only sees the odd day on the 002.

I agree transferring 30804 & 30806 to Redditch does seem sensible, with each garage receiving a B7 in return.

[PM]

I've personally always liked 30806 as it's a one-off at Tividale and the MANs are very fast and sound great.

30806 whenever I use the 002 is usually on there-a b7rle is off if any are...

Having said that, would moving it to Redditch who operate more MAN's make sense?

30806 actually hasn't been out much lately, only sees the odd day on the 002.

I agree transferring 30804 & 30806 to Redditch does seem sensible, with each garage receiving a B7 in return.

LAC seems to have spares anyway with darts and solo's and TE could ultimately gain the sb120's after they have covered for the red diamond eclipse repaint programme.

Anyone else seen the sb120/centro's out in Redditch?

[the trainbasher]

30426 video on the 1800 ex Merry Hill

Diamond Bus 30426:

[PM]

30426 video on the 1800 ex Merry Hill

Diamond Bus 30426:

Thanks for the link :)

Sounding good this one though pity it wasn't repainted when it and R954JYS had the seats recovered...

[Solo1]

I think it's somewhere in brownhills I think

[winston]

I think it's somewhere in brownhills I think

ta, thought it wss over that way. Can't remember the name of the firm