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Diamond West Midlands - Tividale

Started by the trainbasher, January 23, 2015, 03:30:26 PM

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Michael Bevan

#1635
Just been sent a photo of ex Central Buses Dennis Dart 30961 in the new Brighter Diamond livery. Looks like it's literally only just arrived back from Wilcox. Also E200 30964 is now in the new livery too.

Jakemat10


Solo1


ellspurs

I saw a Diamond bus on a training duty today, at the top of the Collector Road (Smith's Wood/Bacons End side). No special livery, just the matrix declaring that it was a training vehicle.

2206

#1639
Quote from: ellspurs on February 17, 2021, 04:17:43 PM
I saw a Diamond bus on a training duty today, at the top of the Collector Road (Smith's Wood/Bacons End side). No special livery, just the matrix declaring that it was a training vehicle.
Some of them run in service on the 25 displaying that. So might not necessarily have been a training vehicle.

Dead route from 75 to 25.
https://bustimes.org/vehicles/16704?date=2021-02-17#journeys/107270461
Local Routes
94/95, 11A/11C, 28.

ellspurs

Quote from: 2206 on February 17, 2021, 04:19:25 PM
Some of them run in service on the 25 displaying that. So might not necessarily have been a training vehicle.

Dead route from 75 to 25.
https://bustimes.org/vehicles/16704?date=2021-02-17#journeys/107270461

It would've been this one that I saw:

https://bustimes.org/vehicles/16704?date=2021-02-17#journeys/107387746

From the starting location, it had stopped in the last lay-by on the Collector Road.

Michael Bevan

Quote from: 2206 on February 17, 2021, 04:19:25 PM
Some of them run in service on the 25 displaying that. So might not necessarily have been a training vehicle.

Dead route from 75 to 25.
https://bustimes.org/vehicles/16704?date=2021-02-17#journeys/107270461

I think the regular driver who does the 25 uses that blind when he's running out of service. I've seen him use it a few times when running empty back to Tividale.

BK63 YWP


I think you will find the 31/32 branded vehicles only appear on the 002 peak boards, where they are running together with a streetlite.

@Trident 4194 I have seen a 31/32 branded on 226 sometimes so they do venture off route
The Funny sounding Enviro 400

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

X10 Gornal Wood

Jakemat10

That will be for the dupe trip when school kids come out

Michael Bevan

21106 and 30966 are now both branded for the 35/A. I believe 30964 will also be receiving branding too.

Jack6101

Whilst on 30925 yesterday on 42 I noticed it's now got a TV. , is this a new thing ? Don't normally travel on them I've attached a photo , just wondering if anyone have got them and will the 42/3 gain next stop announcements.
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

DJ

Quote from: Jack6101 on May 02, 2021, 11:58:39 PM
Whilst on 30925 yesterday on 42 I noticed it's now got a TV. , is this a new thing ? Don't normally travel on them I've attached a photo , just wondering if anyone have got them and will the 42/3 gain next stop announcements.

There's no photo attached, but it is a new addition. The buses for the partnership routes are getting them added with next stop announcements, and I think the 16/226 might be too.

Any views/comments are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.

Jack6101

Cheers for the info , sorry about it wasn't letting me add the photo ( too big ) but it did say 42 Dudley on it as I got on , wonder if nx will be adding the same to there buses maybe ?
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

Trident 4194

Always seems a lot of standard diamond vehicles on the joint routes such as 40,42,43 instead of using the vehicles in red

Solo1

Quote from: Trident 4194 on June 07, 2021, 08:05:54 AM
Always seems a lot of standard diamond vehicles on the joint routes such as 40,42,43 instead of using the vehicles in red
off for maintenance  or give the bus a rest instead of been out mon-sat  or sunday as they run a handfull on sunday some times they put branded buses on other services like 229

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