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I might go back and check the 'predictions' for 2023 . 

Diamond buys all the independents

Then one of the "big boys" buy Diamond ??  ??

I sort of posted in this thread for a bit of fun ,so, unless my eyes were playing tricks . Did I see a Diamond Streetdeck heading south on a low loader lorry on the M5 earlier today ??  I know that bus enthusiasts are everywhere so hopefully someone can confirm or not. Cheers all. 

Good Morning, I just saw a Red E200 on the 19. Just wondering if anyone knows the identity of it.

YX61GAA appears to still be in service.  I saw it on a 318 working one day last week.

It's more likely just a loan, Redditch have been borrowing a number of Tividale & Kidderminster buses the past couple of weeks

30702 is still working off Redditch ,it has a rear window advert asking for new drivers - with an 0161 phone number. 

Why are Streetlites now being allocated instead of ex-little Gems vehicles

E200 30702 Looks to be based over at Redditch now. 

May I make a strong suggestion @Simon Dunn theres clearly an issue with either A) the drivers on the 4H or B) the timetable. Since nx withdrawal of the route it has been terribly unreliable. I do not understand why this is.

I waited 40 minutes at Halesowen bus station yesterday for a 4H going towards Walsall. It was not any problem for me but a number of passengers were not too impressed with the new timetable !  And of course as we are loading , another 4H pulled in behind us. There was an announcement over the PA system apologising for certain services running late due to roadworks , I'm not sure if the 4H was mentioned though.   

Are there any pictures of the new 73 plates?

Similar vehicle LV73TWJ is on the 147 this morning. Just had a short ride on it.

Hi it's at our Radford depo near Inkberrow. It belongs to my old bus, Chris Dudley of Dudley's coaches. Chris actually drives for us most days 

Thanks again. Glad the coach is still about.

Cheers for the fleet list Mr Corndog. Do you have any idea if former coach UWP96R is still in the Bromsgrove area ??

 Thanks for the above info DMCL. The GOV UK site say its a 2008 vehicle .

That was the best one using CM6 motorway coaches!

Yes , big regrets that I never went for it. Some of the "dp" vehicles used on some of the other 'X' services were rather basic by comparison.   

A while yet. Bits missing off of it.

Thanks CL. I won't ask which bits !!  It's the only 'diesel' bus in the fleet that I have not yet seen . . . .  

I think I must have travelled on almost all of the 'X - services' from Birmingham but I cannot recall ever having a trip on the X44.   

I know that 6821 has been out of circulation for some time but does anyone know if it is likely to be back in use at any time soon please.