Diamond East Midlands (formerly Midland Classic)

[Trident 4194]

30903 & 30904 were withdrawn & moved to Tividale depot, but hastily re-instated & returned to Burton due to the condition the Kidderminster E200's were received in.

31419 & 31420 have both been in service for one day at Burton. They've all been off the road the road since....

Those e200s are in a dreadful condition I'm not surprised. 31420 I sampled on the 142 and if you think that's doing above 30mph. 

[twbc99]

Those e200s are in a dreadful condition I'm not surprised. 31420 I sampled on the 142 and if you think that's doing above 30mph.

Looking at bustimes 31420 tracked on a 8 from Swadlincote this morning but only lasted as far as Burton!

31416 looks to been out most of the day.

[twbc99]

MCV Evolution 30715 seems to have arrived at the Burton depot.

[winston]

There's a Midland Classic liveried E400 & Versa currently parked in Tividale depot, Simon Dunn has since confirmed that the E400 is for repaint, the Versa for accident repairs & I assume it will be repainted at the same time. 

[twbc99]

There's a Midland Classic liveried E400 & Versa currently parked in Tividale depot, Simon Dunn has since confirmed that the E400 is for repaint, the Versa for accident repairs & I assume it will be repainted at the same time.

Presumably 40521 and 30994 looking at bustimes. It would be nice if the Metrocity keeps some sort of Airway9 branding.

[winston]

Presumably 40521 and 30994 looking at bustimes. It would be nice if the Metrocity keeps some sort of Airway9 branding.

I doubt it will, as isn't it the 8/9 routes that Rotala have won funding for, to buy a new fleet of EV's for.

[twbc99]

I doubt it will, as isn't it the 8/9 routes that Rotala have won funding for, to buy a new fleet of EV's for.

Yes it is the 8/9 the EV's are for but there is only 6 of them and the combined PVR is 10 so the 4 Metrocity's could stay?