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Does anyone on this forum know what buses that MRD currently have in their bus fleet. Thank you.

Only the Solo as far as I know. The "Gaffer" is a friendly guy, always get a wave or thumbs up from him when he drives past.  :D

YG 02 FVX has been operated by MRD of Catshill since last April on Bromsgrove Town Services.   :)

Information concerning Coventry Arena & Bermuda Park appears confusing at the moment.
1. National Rail Enquiries do not recognise the stations
2. London Midland show the stations but state there is no service within the next hour.
3. Real TimeTrains appear to show the service in operation.

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YJ08EFW in service today.

Optare solo on 147(?)

Correct - VU03YJX. :)

They were advertising for p/t drivers in last nights Evening Mail [for an immediate start] so they may have obtained some extra contracts. :D

@B61 ANDREW We're these buses Darts or something newer?

Not Darts . . . . . . 8) :)

Noted from a distance earlier on the A448 by The Park Gate pub, Bromsgrove were 3 x full size "newer looking" s/d buses heading towards Kiddermenster, no passengers on board. Assume being moved from Redditch.  :-\

Could that have been the one that crashed last week in Kidderminster off for repair?

It was heading into Redditch along Birchfield Road by the  Foxlydiate pub, so could well have come from the Bromsgrove/Kidderminster direction.   :)

Redditch may well be a Streetlight down this week - see post in Kidderminster section.

Down by one more today as I noted BV63OEU in Redditch @ 14.10 on suspended tow with front end collision damage. :o

More often than not used on the 318, Stourbridge - Bromsgrove service.  :)

Two Blue Diamonds with the "bonnet up" in Redditch bus station this afternoon. A regular local traveller told me "todays a good day - there are usually three or four broken down at once" !! !! Hope that was a tongue in cheek comment - unless any one  knows otherwise.  ;)

Anyone fancy a Bendy for Christmas?  ;)

Pictures on Flickr suggest it has been used on a college contract, still could have a few miles on the clock though . . . . .  :-\

Not sure if it was last year or earlier, but it seems that during a previous "shortage of rolling stock". London Midland had actually got some of its own units on hire to another TOC at the time.   :-\

Diamond BN09FWS caught fire this afternoon in Redditch.