Diamond Bus - Discussion

[Matt.N0056]

Y263 KNB on the 56 today
also saw a red diamond elclipse in Sheldon heading towards birmingham this morning

[PM]

Tony's latest picture of 30445 with the nearside and presumably offside peeling advert removed makes it look a lot smarter. Do we think with a replacement panel as well that this could be next off for repaint?

[iamwilljh92]

Tony's latest picture of 30445 with the nearside and presumably offside peeling advert removed makes it look a lot smarter. Do we think with a replacement panel as well that this could be next off for repaint?

Unless it's going to be withdrawn I mean anything is possibly with Diamond...

[winston]

Tony's latest picture of 30445 with the nearside and presumably offside peeling advert removed makes it look a lot smarter. Do we think with a replacement panel as well that this could be next off for repaint?

Is it even worth repainting now? Its not going to be DDA compliant, so only has max 18 months left before it needs to be removed from service.

[PM]

Tony's latest picture of 30445 with the nearside and presumably offside peeling advert removed makes it look a lot smarter. Do we think with a replacement panel as well that this could be next off for repaint?

Is it even worth repainting now? Its not going to be DDA compliant, so only has max 18 months left before it needs to be removed from service.

It's got ramps but I imagine the aisle widths may ensure it is not DDA compliant. Some Euro2 darts must be though, as Simon said a while back that the JNF ones are...

[winston]

Tony's latest picture of 30445 with the nearside and presumably offside peeling advert removed makes it look a lot smarter. Do we think with a replacement panel as well that this could be next off for repaint?

Is it even worth repainting now? Its not going to be DDA compliant, so only has max 18 months left before it needs to be removed from service.

It's got ramps but I imagine the aisle widths may ensure it is not DDA compliant. Some Euro2 darts must be though, as Simon said a while back that the JNF ones are...

Didn't expect it to have a ramp, maybe it could be modified to be DDA compliant then, saying that it is now over 15 years old.

There is one JNF without a wheelchair ramp now....

[PM]

Tony's latest picture of 30445 with the nearside and presumably offside peeling advert removed makes it look a lot smarter. Do we think with a replacement panel as well that this could be next off for repaint?

Is it even worth repainting now? Its not going to be DDA compliant, so only has max 18 months left before it needs to be removed from service.

It's got ramps but I imagine the aisle widths may ensure it is not DDA compliant. Some Euro2 darts must be though, as Simon said a while back that the JNF ones are...

Didn't expect it to have a ramp, maybe it could be modified to be DDA compliant then, saying that it is now over 15 years old.

There is one JNF without a wheelchair ramp now....

Yep, from recollection most diamond pointers in service now have ramps fitted. The only full length darts without ramps are T443EBD 30432 and S377TMB 30512.

Well yes there is by the looks of it :P

[nitromatt1]

30806 out on the 002 today, first time I've seen it in quite a while.

Today seemed like a step back in time with all of 30806-30810 on the 002, just 30811 missing.

[the trainbasher]

Waiting for a 250 earlier I saw (possibly 20601) a 226 of diamonds heading to merry hill (on the 1450 ex Dudley) leaving Moor Street Brierley Hill (by the old EWS depot where the 250 turns off!)  10 minutes early! I thought that that wasn't allowed?

[Niall]

Just seen a blue Centro parked in one of the disused bus stops on Halesowen Queensway with VOR on the display, and an MPD showing 142 parked behind it. I suppose it was either waiting to take up service or broken down?

[trident4370]

30804 is no longer very nifty... currently parked up at selfridges looking immaculate.

[4Q]

30850 was off for paint yesterday, noted in Short Heath.

[winston]

30850 was off for paint yesterday, noted in Short Heath.

Any idea where they get painted?

[winston]

B7RLE 30832 is on the 226 this afternoon & wasted with zero passengers on board. At the same time Hanson's 1521 less than 30 secs in front with only one passenger on

[the trainbasher]

@Winston it's because merry hill is up the spout again that everything is late. It took 25 minutes to get from Hawbush Road to Brierley Hill about half 2 on the 250, it's a good job I didn't get 30832 as that was right behind us by Brierley Hill..