Diamond Bus - Discussion

[ellspurs]

https://bustimes.org/services/125-castle-donington-leicester

That at a guess.

[Jack6101]

Have any of the double deckers made it down yet ? Guessing Tividale ones will be on 16 /50 

[hlliwmai]

20162 has been involved in an RTC in Kingswinford on the 226 I've been sent a picture but I can't find how to upload it on here for some reason

[BK63 YWP]

20162 has been involved in an RTC in Kingswinford on the 226 I've been sent a picture but I can't find how to upload it on here for some reason

Shouldn't upload RTC pictures. 

[hlliwmai]

Shouldn't upload RTC pictures.

Didn't work anyway...

[EK40]

Shouldn't upload RTC pictures.

Its only got a missing bumper and a popped out windscreen its minor damage luckily

[winston]

Its only got a missing bumper and a popped out windscreen its minor damage luckily

It's a fair bit more than just minor damage. 

[hlliwmai]

It's a fair bit more than just minor damage.

I agree @winston 

[EK40]

for the incoming deckers from manchester, would they have their branding removed before coming into service or will it be covered or just not modified since i noticed most of them carry either 8 or 36/37 branding

[Solo1]

The following Streedecks will be transferring from Diamond NW to Diamond WM this coming weekend (subject to any last minute changes):

Tividale:

40818 / 20 / 24 / 26 / 29-32 / 34 / 35 (10)

And I guess those vehicles that they replacing will either transfer to Kidderminster or be sold/withdrawn?

Redditch:

40836-39 & 40842 (5)

Its not been decided what they will replace as yet, but anything Euro 4 with major unit failure will be top of the list.

wonder if any of the buses will tranfer to midland classic with the deckers here or are they here short term

[Lukeee]

Redditch:

40836-39 & 40842 (5)

Its not been decided what they will replace as yet, but anything Euro 4 with major unit failure will be top of the list.


wonder if any of the buses will tranfer to midland classic with the deckers here or are they here short term

Believe midland classic is in the process of getting the 6 15 plate Geminis recently transfered 

[the trainbasher]

With the mTickets on Diamond, how long do I have to activate them after buying them (e.g. could I buy one and then use it a couple of months later for example?)

[winston]

Rotala have acquired the following buses from Go Goodwins (Little Gem):

30700-30702 & 30707-30713 are E200's originally new to London converted to single door format
30703-30706 are VDL SB180 / MCV Evolutions
All have been retrofitted to Euro 6 previously
30709 has already been paint in Diamond 2 Tone base colours & saw service with Little Gem before they ceased trading.

 

30700	LJ09KPA
30701	LJ09KPX
30702	LJ09KPO
30703	YJ62JWL
30704	YJ62JWF
30705	YJ62JXG
30706	YJ62JXW
30707	LJ09KOX
30708	LJ09KPE
30709	LJ09KPF
30710	YX59BYJ
30711	YX59BYP
30712	YX59BYM
30713	YX59BYN

They **may** see use at Diamond West Midlands short-term, as there will be a shortfall of vehicles in Manchester from 17th Sept 23 until early 2024 when Diamond NW commence operation of the 7 small TfGM franchises, sells a large proportion of the existing Bolton fleet to GNW & subsequent delays in Diamond's new Bee Network buses arriving. They will also now be ADL E200MMC's in lieu of Volvo B8RLE / MCV Evora's.

[Trident 4194]

The potential return of mcvs to the West Midlands. How nostalgic! 

[Jack6101]

Hi Simon the driver of 40831 on the 16A was due out at 8:32 but it's not 8:42 and she's to busy talking to other drivers and smoking she needs to have a word with about this ( in West Brom) edit it's was a change driver and man come as I gone to buy ticket he has started shouting at me and my son as we was trying to buy ticket his behaviour is out of order !