Diamond East Midlands (formerly Midland Classic)

Trident 4194 · March 17, 2024, 11:30:24 PM

Quote from: winston on March 17, 2024, 05:14:28 PM30903 & 30904 were withdrawn & moved to Tividale depot, but hastily re-instated & returned to Burton due to the condition the Kidderminster E200's were received in.

31419 & 31420 have both been in service for one day at Burton. They've all been off the road the road since....

Those e200s are in a dreadful condition I'm not surprised. 31420 I sampled on the 142 and if you think that's doing above 30mph.

twbc99 · March 18, 2024, 06:36:27 PM

Quote from: Trident 4194 on March 17, 2024, 11:30:24 PMThose e200s are in a dreadful condition I'm not surprised. 31420 I sampled on the 142 and if you think that's doing above 30mph.

Looking at bustimes 31420 tracked on a 8 from Swadlincote this morning but only lasted as far as Burton!

31416 looks to been out most of the day.

twbc99 · March 24, 2024, 04:20:25 PM

MCV Evolution 30715 seems to have arrived at the Burton depot.

winston · May 01, 2024, 07:51:26 PM

There's a Midland Classic liveried E400 & Versa currently parked in Tividale depot, Simon Dunn has since confirmed that the E400 is for repaint, the Versa for accident repairs & I assume it will be repainted at the same time.

twbc99 · May 02, 2024, 05:46:00 PM

Quote from: winston on May 01, 2024, 07:51:26 PMThere's a Midland Classic liveried E400 & Versa currently parked in Tividale depot, Simon Dunn has since confirmed that the E400 is for repaint, the Versa for accident repairs & I assume it will be repainted at the same time.

Presumably 40521 and 30994 looking at bustimes. It would be nice if the Metrocity keeps some sort of Airway9 branding.

winston · May 02, 2024, 06:08:56 PM

Quote from: twbc99 on May 02, 2024, 05:46:00 PMPresumably 40521 and 30994 looking at bustimes. It would be nice if the Metrocity keeps some sort of Airway9 branding.

I doubt it will, as isn't it the 8/9 routes that Rotala have won funding for, to buy a new fleet of EV's for.

twbc99 · May 02, 2024, 06:48:25 PM

Quote from: winston on May 02, 2024, 06:08:56 PMI doubt it will, as isn't it the 8/9 routes that Rotala have won funding for, to buy a new fleet of EV's for.

Yes it is the 8/9 the EV's are for but there is only 6 of them and the combined PVR is 10 so the 4 Metrocity's could stay?

Mayfield · **Yesterday** at 08:55:23 PM

Can't believe after all this time buses still carry Midland Classic fleet names

joieman · **Yesterday** at 10:16:02 PM

Quote from: Mayfield on Yesterday at 08:55:23 PMCan't believe after all this time buses still carry Midland Classic fleet names

Yeah, after nearly two years! Rather sluggish progress in my opinion.

twbc99 · **Today** at 11:07:09 AM

Quote from: Mayfield on Yesterday at 08:55:23 PMCan't believe after all this time buses still carry Midland Classic fleet names

Quote from: joieman on Yesterday at 10:16:02 PMYeah, after nearly two years! Rather sluggish progress in my opinion.

It does seem to be going quite slowly. 40521 is supposedly being repainted but was last tracked 2 months ago. Would of thought it would be back now.

joieman · **Today** at 11:41:26 AM

Quote from: twbc99 on Today at 11:07:09 AMIt does seem to be going quite slowly. 40521 is supposedly being repainted but was last tracked 2 months ago. Would of thought it would be back now.

And many of the buses that are in the Diamond livery were simply transferred in from elsewhere.

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