Diamond West Midlands - Redditch

[winston]

Redditch routes 11 & 12 are once again cancelled from end of 2022:

PD0001374/515 DIAMOND BUS LTD, HALLBRIDGE WAY, TIPTON ROAD, TIVIDALE,
WARLEY, B69 3HW
Operating between Redditch Bus Station and Astwood Bank (12), Ridgeway
School (812) given service number 12 effective from 31 December 2022.

PD0001374/514 DIAMOND BUS LTD, HALLBRIDGE WAY, TIPTON ROAD, TIVIDALE,
WARLEY, B69 3HW
Operating between Redditch Bus Station and Washford Drive given service number
11 effective from 31 December 2022.

[2206]

20884 is working the A16 for the first time today. Was displaying Diamond Bus on the destination display rather that route number.

[Steveminor]

20884 is working the A16 for the first time today. Was displaying Diamond Bus on the destination display rather that route number.

This has now been resolved 

[BBS]

This has now been resolved

The A15/16 are being operated by Redditch right? 

[Steveminor]

The A15/16 are being operated by Redditch right?

That is correct 

[BBS]

That is correct

So are those routes able to have streetlites / centros etc 

[Stu]

So are those routes able to have streetlites / centros etc

Why not? NX used to use OmniLinks and E200MMCs, full-size single decks.

[BBS]

Why not? NX used to use OmniLinks and E200MMCs, full-size single decks.

Oh right. I thought centros were quite long 

[Jack]

Oh right. I thought centros were quite long

So are Omnilinks so there wouldn't be much difference?

[2206]

So are Omnilinks so their wouldn't be much difference?

Probably would depend on whether they are euro 6 or not as well. If they aren't the centros might be better deployed on Redditch local routes.

[Steveminor]

These services require euro 6 vehicles as will all services in the West Midlands in just a few months. The centros are not euro 6 so will not be allocated to the routes (although they would fit).
Redditch do not normally allocate type specific vehicles to routes although the A15 & A16 will probably be mainly Solo SR as streetlites will mainly be allocated to service 50. 32128 is currently temporarily at Redditch so award yourself 1million bonus points if you see a VDL on the A15 or A16 lol

[Rachvince53]

These services require euro 6 vehicles as will all services in the West Midlands in just a few months. The centros are not euro 6 so will not be allocated to the routes (although they would fit).
Redditch do not normally allocate type specific vehicles to routes although the A15 & A16 will probably be mainly Solo SR as streetlites will mainly be allocated to service 50. 32128 is currently temporarily at Redditch so award yourself 1million bonus points if you see a VDL on the A15 or A16 lol

The Euro 6 requirement only currently applies to buses entering Birmingham City Centre and on Partnership routes as far as I'm aware. However it is definitely the intention that all buses entering or used in the West Midlands will meet Euro 6 requirements in the long term. 
Incidentally I've just read a report commissioned in 2018 by Centro (as it was then) stating that all buses entering Wolves City Centre would be Euro 6 by 2020.  Three years later and this is still not the case.

[fleetline6477]

The Euro 6 requirement only currently applies to buses entering Birmingham City Centre and on Partnership routes as far as I'm aware. However it is definitely the intention that all buses entering or used in the West Midlands will meet Euro 6 requirements in the long term.
Incidentally I've just read a report commissioned in 2018 by Centro (as it was then) stating that all buses entering Wolves City Centre would be Euro 6 by 2020.  Three years later and this is still not the case.

My understanding is that all new TfWM tenders require Euro 6 vehicles, whether they enter Birmingham City Centre or not.

[winston]

The Euro 6 requirement only currently applies to buses entering Birmingham City Centre and on Partnership routes as far as I'm aware. However it is definitely the intention that all buses entering or used in the West Midlands will meet Euro 6 requirements in the long term.
Incidentally I've just read a report commissioned in 2018 by Centro (as it was then) stating that all buses entering Wolves City Centre would be Euro 6 by 2020.  Three years later and this is still not the case.

Solihull is currently 100% Euro 6, All new TfWM tenders have to be Euro 6 & from 1/5/23, all buses operating within the West Midlands will need to be Euro 6. 

[MW]

Solihull is currently 100% Euro 6, All new TfWM tenders have to be Euro 6 & from 1/5/23, all buses operating within the West Midlands will need to be Euro 6.

Was about to correct you as I didn't think the 82/87/88 were Euro 6. I then checked a couple of the Enviro 200s used on these services today which are Euro 6 compliant. Just an FYI in case anybody else wasn't sure about the Stagecoach Enviro 200s, it appears that a quantity of them or perhaps all of them have indeed been upgraded to Euro 6.