Diamond Bus - Discussion

[winston]

20535, 20536, 30214 all on the 226 today...

(spot the odd one out!)

One of the 09 plate Solo's was back out on the 226 today with the female driver.

20869

Red Diamond liveried MPD 20501 S758RNE was on the 226 around 6.30pm

[bususer12]

That one always seems to be the breakdown replacement bus. Seen it a lot when the solos were on

[Trident 4194]

Any idea what 806 was on today?
I know 811 was on 4H

[the trainbasher]

Apparently the 1720 or 1750 226 off Dudley decided to do an inspection of the council car parks. According to what I've been told it was either 20 down or 10 early....


I was told he was last seen heading down Constitution Hill (even further off the diversion....) about 1740 past Flood Street Zone 4 Car Park.

[iamwilljh92]

Redditch-based Streetlite (30163; BV63 OFO) has made a very very strange appearance in Kidderminster tonight [Wednesday, Sept 24th] and has apparantly been seen by a friend of mine operating on the number 3! I can't think of ANY logical reason why it has come down to Kidderminster on a weekday night extremely strange!!

[Trident 4194]

218 is a really good bus considering age. Rode it this morning. Quick

[tank90]

807 needs a clean at the back and all its panels putting back it looked unsightly on the 002 last night heading into Halesowen at 6:30ish.

[Trident 4194]

202 seems to be late majority of time. Yesterday it left halesowen at 40 past the hour instead of 25 past, hard to make up time on that route though. The worst thing was these two ladies were waiting for it, and the 4h came into space, so 202 pulled just in front of 4 blocking the entire road, while people went through the door and on the road to the 202. However they didn't see till it had dissapeared. Bad of driver in all honesty

[winston]

PD0001374/341 - DIAMOND BUS COMPANY LTD, HALLBRIDGE WAY, TIPTON ROAD, TIVIDALE, WARLEY, B69 3HW
    Registration Accepted by SN
    Starting Point: Bilston Bus Station
    Finish Point: Penderford Business Park
    Via: Wednesfield, Low Hill, i54 Suite
    Service Number: 25A
    Service Type: Normal Stopping
    Effective Date: 26-OCT-2014
    Other Details: Monday to Sunday

[StourportSam]

202 seems to be late majority of time. Yesterday it left halesowen at 40 past the hour instead of 25 past, hard to make up time on that route though. The worst thing was these two ladies were waiting for it, and the 4h came into space, so 202 pulled just in front of 4 blocking the entire road, while people went through the door and on the road to the 202. However they didn't see till it had dissapeared. Bad of driver in all honesty

This sort of things happens a few times every hour in Kidderminster, due to ludicrous moves to start and terminate as many services as possible at the three stand Town Hall stops. The busy road is very frequently blocked due to five or six buses clammering for a stand...

[Trident 4609]

PD0001374/341 - DIAMOND BUS COMPANY LTD, HALLBRIDGE WAY, TIPTON ROAD, TIVIDALE, WARLEY, B69 3HW
    Registration Accepted by SN
    Starting Point: Bilston Bus Station
    Finish Point: Penderford Business Park
    Via: Wednesfield, Low Hill, i54 Suite
    Service Number: 25A
    Service Type: Normal Stopping
    Effective Date: 26-OCT-2014
    Other Details: Monday to Sunday

Strange choice of route imo. Why run the A and not the C?

[winston]

PD0001374/341 - DIAMOND BUS COMPANY LTD, HALLBRIDGE WAY, TIPTON ROAD, TIVIDALE, WARLEY, B69 3HW
    Registration Accepted by SN
    Starting Point: Bilston Bus Station
    Finish Point: Penderford Business Park
    Via: Wednesfield, Low Hill, i54 Suite
    Service Number: 25A
    Service Type: Normal Stopping
    Effective Date: 26-OCT-2014
    Other Details: Monday to Sunday

Strange choice of route imo? Why run the A and not the C?

It does seem a bit of a random choice of route, but could it be to keep buses in the area to pick up the newly gained Centro tenders in an evening?

[Tony]

PD0001374/341 - DIAMOND BUS COMPANY LTD, HALLBRIDGE WAY, TIPTON ROAD, TIVIDALE, WARLEY, B69 3HW
    Registration Accepted by SN
    Starting Point: Bilston Bus Station
    Finish Point: Penderford Business Park
    Via: Wednesfield, Low Hill, i54 Suite
    Service Number: 25A
    Service Type: Normal Stopping
    Effective Date: 26-OCT-2014
    Other Details: Monday to Sunday

Strange choice of route imo. Why run the A and not the C?

Because they are not running a circular?

[P419 EJW]

True but I would guess they change to 25C to go back to Bilston? (Probably the dumb post I have made.)

Unless they do 25A in both directions? That'd confuse the passengers on the C direction. ;)

[the trainbasher]

Just because the NXWM route is numbered 25C in that direction does not mean that Diamond have to do the same number. Take the 305 and 401E for example