Claribels

[BBS]

Again, Last Day of Claribels. Would love to thank everyone who supported Claribels and big thanks to @Steveminor. I hope the best for BIC. 

[Gareth]

Thank you all staff and management at Claribels for your service over the last 30 years or so. You'll be very missed!

[Busboy105]

Just seen the changes to the routes. It seems like pretty much all their routes have been joined up (or nerfed even) with existing services with the exception of the 94,S16 and 600. Kind of weird considering when igo went bust their routes were just passed around with other operators. Will miss Claribels though and does make Birmingham a slightly more smaller pool now with operators.

[Westy]

Just seen the changes to the routes. It seems like pretty much all their routes have been joined up (or nerfed even) with existing services with the exception of the 94,S16 and 600. Kind of weird considering when igo went bust their routes were just passed around with other operators. Will miss Claribels though and does make Birmingham a slightly more smaller pool now with operators.

I suppose they've had more time to plan with Claribels than with Igo.

[Busboy105]

I suppose they've had more time to plan with Claribels than with Igo.

True.. igo going into administration was a big shock to me

[Steveminor]

Yj60ghf has now received its Diamond bus livery.
This marks the end to Claribels livery & the final end of an era

[Westy]

Yj60ghf has now received its Diamond bus livery.
This marks the end to Claribels livery & the final end of an era

That must have been the quickest set of repaints ever, as there is still vehicles in old blue Diamond livery knocking about!

[metrocity]

That must have been the quickest set of repaints ever, as there is still vehicles in old blue Diamond livery knocking about!

I would have thought most of the vehicles in the old Diamond blue livery are end of life, in which case why bother repainting them?

[Westy]

I would have thought most of the vehicles in the old Diamond blue livery are end of life, in which case why bother repainting them?

True.

[BBS]

I believe diamond repaints buses that are euro 6

[Westy]

Is this thread moving over to the Diamond section,  to keep all their 'companies ' together?

[Stu]

Is this thread moving over to the Diamond section,  to keep all their 'companies ' together?

No, Diamond did not buy Claribels the company, just their bus service operations.

Claribels as a brand came to an end officially in August 2022 when the company Claribel Coaches Ltd was wound up voluntarily.
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4138297?mainwebsite=1

I believe they still do business under their Birmingham International trading name?

[2206]

No, Diamond did not buy Claribels the company, just their bus service operations.

The remaining ex Claribel services with Diamond 94, 600, Coleshill - Sutton are ran from the pre-existing Diamond Tividale/Tamworth depots under Diamond name as well.
Claribels used to operate from Tile Cross.

[Stu]

The remaining ex Claribel services with Diamond 94, 600, Coleshill - Sutton are ran from the pre-existing Diamond Tividale/Tamworth depots under Diamond name as well.
Claribels used to operate from Tile Cross.

Yes, but Diamond did not buy the Claribels Coaches company as a whole, just the bus service operations (fleet, drivers, routes etc). Same as they did with Johnsons.

Neither Claribels nor Johnsons ever became part of the Rotala group.

[Rachvince53]

It's likely that the name Claribels Coaches Ltd would now be classed as defunct, meaning that the name Claribels could be used again I would guess. With regards to Johnsons, as you say only the bus operations of Johnsons were acquired, although a few have since been lost to Stagecoach under tender (eg X20).