Diamond West Midlands - Tividale

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Solo 20058 on the 96 was heading into Chelmsley this morning after completing its journey.

20839 on the 25 carrying old blue diamond fleetname.

[2206]

76/76A Tamwoth to Sutton Coldfield.
https://www.diamondbuses.com/west-midlands/bus-services/76-tamworth/


From the timetable this will replace the 75/75A in the Warwickshire area.

[Stu]

76/76A Tamwoth to Sutton Coldfield.
https://www.diamondbuses.com/west-midlands/bus-services/76-tamworth/

No further information available yet. I wonder if this will replace the 75/75A in some way though in the Warwickshire area?

Replaces the 6 and 6A services:
https://www.diamondbuses.com/west-midlands/service-updates/

Though I would guess it will partially replace the 75 which looks likely to be withdrawn or curtailed.

[2206]

Replaces the 6 and 6A services:
https://www.diamondbuses.com/west-midlands/service-updates/

Though I would guess it will partially replace the 75 which looks likely to be withdrawn or curtailed.

I have since opened the pdf timetable and can see that they go via Walmley replacing the 75. With one peak time journey via Middleton replacing the 75A.
It may have perhaps been determined that people on this route in Warwickshire want to go to Sutton rather than the Airport/NEC I guess. Plus the X12 does still link the Business Park and Airport.

The new 94 timetable also shows it will have a 20 minute frequency and a few later workings as far as Clock Garage compared to the current claribel timetable, with the last one at 18.30 on a weekday. Saturday also increased to every 20 mins.

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Diamond website says value £2.85/£3.00 ticket valid between Chelmsley Wood Interchange and Ward End Fox & Gose only. Matches the same boundary as the NX local ticket on that route I think. And for 1 month introductory period there will be a flat £1 fare per journey on the 94 service.

https://www.diamondbuses.com/news/claribels-welcome/

Birmingham - Kings Heath 34, Wolverhampton 63/64/65, 17 and 17A are withdrawn due to end of contract.

[2206]

Caught 16 Branded 32318 on the 94 to Ward End this afternoon. First time a 16 branded one has been on there I think. 

[2206]

Diamond Mellor Minibus out on the 94. 21234 I think.
Was a change bus for YJ60GHF/32127. They took the ticket machine out of 32127 to, hence still tracking as that.

[BK63 YWP]

Some of the 226 branded streetlites have been rebranded again but in the style like the 16s have 

[Westy]

My other sister from West Bromwich has just saw a Diamond bus showing 96 down her road.

Only issue is her street, near to the town centre, has been blocked off at one end for well over 10 years!

Sounds like he went the wrong way!

[2206]

21220 on the 96 today. 

[2206]

Looks like 32234 was pulled off the 22 in Tipton and ran dead from Tipton to Ward End (Fox & Goose) arriving about 13:00.
Swap for 30170 according to Bus Times which is non CAZ compliant.
I saw it on Bromford Lane, and its strange seeing a Diamond Streetlite there.

I think it was said somewhere @Jack streetlites are going to be used on Solihull/Stratford work. If so I would guess might see ex Claribles pulsars used on the 50 as must be lots surplus and I think the Claribels fleet was all CAZ compliant except BOF?

[Jack]

32136 has come all the way up to the Druids Heath terminus, and instead of using the turning circle had to turn into a side street to turn back round. Any idea why as they Diamond 50 only runs to Maypole?

[18WilliamsLi]

32136 has come all the way up to the Druids Heath terminus, and instead of using the turning circle had to turn into a side street to turn back round. Any idea why as they Diamond 50 only runs to Maypole?

Possibly because there its only a tiny termus and nx run it

[Tony]

Possibly because there its only a tiny termus and nx run it

NX don't 'run it' and Diamond terminate at Maypole, so shouldn't be a need for a bus to go there.

[fleetline6477]

32136 has come all the way up to the Druids Heath terminus, and instead of using the turning circle had to turn into a side street to turn back round. Any idea why as they Diamond 50 only runs to Maypole?

Now the 50 is back at Tividale could be a Tividale driver who hasn't worked the route for a number of years and forgotten it had been curtailed to Maypole. 
About 6 months after NX changed the 12 to operate via City Road & Portland Road I carried on along Sandon Road onto Hagley Road even though I knew the route had changed and had done it on two previous occasions since the change.