Diamond Bus - Unusual Workings

[Ash]

There seems to be a few buses being brought up to the midlands especially to Long Acre is this due to the summer holidays at the universities that Wessex red operate service to or just through loss of contracts and buses being freed up.

[Ash]

20837 on the 40 must be on loan to Tividale
30834 broken down on the 4 today 2nd time in 2 weeks I have seen this bus broken down. Not a very reliable bus especially after it's initial engine troubles.

[PM]

Rotala does seem to have some weird fleet movements going on at the moment-shame havent been able to catch any of them on camera :(

[Ash]

Rotala does seem to have some weird fleet movements going on at the moment-shame havent been able to catch any of them on camera :(

Yeah shame, spotted it twice on the 40 today it may be that these extra buses are needed due to the breakdowns that keep happening at the moment the most reliable buses seem to be the S/T/V/W and the 52 reg dart from Yourbus.

[PM]

Rotala does seem to have some weird fleet movements going on at the moment-shame havent been able to catch any of them on camera :(

Yeah shame, spotted it twice on the 40 today it may be that these extra buses are needed due to the breakdowns that keep happening at the moment the most reliable buses seem to be the S/T/V/W and the 52 reg dart from Yourbus.

As I think we've both said before, the cadets and solos are absolutely horrendous and just keep breaking down, like the other week an 03 solo on the 40 conked out where the route joins the 4's line of route and the driver said get on a diamond 4. They really should sell the solos and the cadets and think about making dda compliant some of the older darts.

[Ossie]

BK13NZP on the 119 this morning ....

[winston]

BK13NZP on the 119 this morning ....

I wonder if this is just up during the summer holiday being used in service & will be painted at Long Acre prior to returning to Wessex for the new Uni term?

[Ash]

W905JNF on the 301 (not sure if this has moved to Tividale permanently or just on loan)

[PM]

W905JNF on the 301 (not sure if this has moved to Tividale permanently or just on loan)

Diamond seem to have all sorts of buses everywhere at the moment......though other than a blue diamond solo in west brom today nothing very unusual

[Tony]

W905JNF on the 301 (not sure if this has moved to Tividale permanently or just on loan)

Diamond seem to have all sorts of buses everywhere at the moment......though other than a blue diamond solo in west brom today nothing very unusual

A Heathrow allocated MAN/Plaxton Centro in plain white on the 16 isn't unusual

[PM]

W905JNF on the 301 (not sure if this has moved to Tividale permanently or just on loan)

Diamond seem to have all sorts of buses everywhere at the moment......though other than a blue diamond solo in west brom today nothing very unusual

A Heathrow allocated MAN/Plaxton Centro in plain white on the 16 isn't unusual

I meant nothing much unusual in west brom-i realise that a heathrow centro on the 16 is unusual........

[PM]

W905JNF on the 301 (not sure if this has moved to Tividale permanently or just on loan)

Diamond seem to have all sorts of buses everywhere at the moment......though other than a blue diamond solo in west brom today nothing very unusual

A Heathrow allocated MAN/Plaxton Centro in plain white on the 16 isn't unusual

I meant nothing much unusual in west brom-i realise that a heathrow centro on the 16 is unusual........

I was hopeful of seeing one of the ex wessex eclipses today but sadly not-maybe theyre in the paintshop and has the second ex park and ride centro been out yet?

[Cedric]

860  was working on the  no 3 in Kidderminster this afternoon  . listed as a Redditch bus

[Ash]

I saw a red diamond b7rle on the 3 today thought this might be a transferred bus to Kidderminster though but was rare.

[winston]

I saw a red diamond b7rle on the 3 today thought this might be a transferred bus to Kidderminster though but was rare.

Ash,

KR do have a lone Volvo B7RLE 30850 allocated