Diamond West Midlands - Redditch

[John]

The fleetlist on the main site is wrong, SO65LRK is 32213 (see bugs & errors a while back)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/101550299@N05/24850824923/in/photostream

30942 has been on loan to Redditch in exchange for Tividale loaning RH WF Streetlites & has been there some time with another ex RH B7RLE

Ah right. Thanks @Winston

[StourportSam]

I was working in Leamington Spa today and noted 30165 running around all day to and from the railway station displaying 'Private Hire'. Can anyone shed any light on what this work is please? I'm just curious.

[Adam 404]

I was working in Leamington Spa today and noted 30165 running around all day to and from the railway station displaying 'Private Hire'. Can anyone shed any light on what this work is please? I'm just curious.

@StourportSam

30165 was in Leamington Spa today for some reason...
Sorry for the poor picture... I didn't expect to see it!!

Diamond operate the National Grid shuttle service serving Leamington Rail St from Redditch Garage

[Dylanbusboy45]

30165 on there is quite unusual as its usually Centro 30406.

[StourportSam]

@StourportSam

Thanks very much @Adam 404 - I did wonder if I was to search for long enough the answer would be on the forum somewhere!

[Ashley 60171]

Speaking of RH Streetlites, saw a 3231x one on one of the Solihull runs a few times today.

[winston]

Speaking of RH Streetlites, saw a 3231x one on one of the Solihull runs a few times today.

The RH batch are from 3221* series. 32310 is a Tividale Euro 6 example

[JIM H]

32219 working in Solihull yesterday

[StourportSam]

30165 on there is quite unusual as its usually Centro 30406.

If its of any interest 30165 was on the same duty today

[2206]

Not sure if this is unusual but

30402 - 30

Same today that and a EX First E300. Looks like it might be the usual allocation now.

[Will]

Same today that and a EX First E300. Looks like it might be the usual allocation now.

That will be 30933 (VX54 MSU) as 30935 (VX54 MTE) has been transferred to Kidderminster

[Dylanbusboy45]

It seems as if Redditch are slowly trying to allocate specific buses to specific routes with 30402/30933 on the 30 now like the 146 has 30942/32121

[Michael Bevan]

It seems as if Redditch are slowly trying to allocate specific buses to specific routes with 30402/30933 on the 30 now like the 146 has 30942/32121

They've recently hired a new General Manager for Redditch so I suspect he is having his impact on the garage.

[Dylanbusboy45]

That will be why all of a sudden I started seeing the same buses on the 146 every day! I suspect other routes will get an allocation too then. Another route that now has an allocation that didn't before is the 57/8 that now have the newish Streetlites.

[Will]

That will be why all of a sudden I started seeing the same buses on the 146 every day! I suspect other routes will get an allocation too then. Another route that now has an allocation that didn't before is the 57/8 that now have the newish Streetlites.

That's what the Streetlites were bought for my mate specifically for the 57/58