Diamond Bus - Discussion

[winston]

PD0001374/250 - DIAMOND BUS LTD, HALLBRIDGE WAY, TIPTON ROAD, TIVIDALE, WARLEY, B69 3HW
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between ROCKET POOL and WOLVERHAMPTON given service number 530 effective from 15-Nov-2015.

PD0001374/285 - DIAMOND BUS LTD, HALLBRIDGE WAY, TIPTON ROAD, TIVIDALE, WARLEY, B69 3HW
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Walsall and Brownhills given service number 3A effective from 15-Nov-2015.

PD0001374/286 - DIAMOND BUS LTD, HALLBRIDGE WAY, TIPTON ROAD, TIVIDALE, WARLEY, B69 3HW
Variation Accepted: Operating between Wolverhampton Bus Station and Stowlawn given service number 26A effective from 15-Nov-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0001374/341 - DIAMOND BUS LTD, HALLBRIDGE WAY, TIPTON ROAD, TIVIDALE, WARLEY, B69 3HW
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Bilston Bus Station and Penderford Business Park given service number 25A effective from 15-Nov-2015.

PD0001374/395 - DIAMOND BUS LTD, HALLBRIDGE WAY, TIPTON ROAD, TIVIDALE, WARLEY, B69 3HW
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: County Bridge, Devon Road
Finish Point: Bilston Bus Station
Via: Willenhall
Service Number: 303
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 15-NOV-2015
Other Details: Monday to Saturday excluding bank holidays

[the trainbasher]

Those look like the tender changes

[winston]

Those look like the tender changes

Not sure if that is all of them, but Diamond appear to have the 303 back off Igo

[2206]

PD0001374/359 - DIAMOND BUS LTD, HALLBRIDGE WAY, TIPTON ROAD, TIVIDALE, WARLEY, B69 3HW
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Erdington and Smithswood given service number 53 effective from 15-Nov-2015.

[Westy]

Not sure if that is all of them, but Diamond appear to have the 303 back off Igo

Any idea who's got the other routes?

(Surely NX hasn't bid low enough to win a tender have they?)

[winston]

Any idea who's got the other routes?

(Surely NX hasn't bid low enough to win a tender have they?)

Here's the list of routes with awards that have been made public to date, the 53 isn't on there.
http://centro.org.uk/media/589013/Buscontracts-Renewals-Outcome-October2015.pdf

[the trainbasher]

Here's the list of routes with awards that have been made public to date, the 53 isn't on there.
http://centro.org.uk/media/589013/Buscontracts-Renewals-Outcome-October2015.pdf

There's always some however that haven't been awarded when the data was publically released

[s94]

Network WM has just updated its service changes page.

The 142 will be extended from Halesowen to Quinton from 25th October. Also there will be new Sunday 4H journeys from this date. Furthermore a new 202S school journey added. More changes here: http://www.networkwestmidlands.com/bus/servicechanges/ServiceChangesPages/25October.aspx

[BK63 YWP]

@Winston whats does it mean under the comment stating lowest bid. Also the 205 is mentioned twice once for nxwm and once for diamond

[the trainbasher]

@Chris the diamond one is the nights and Sundays and the nxwm is some other tendered trips on it

[Trident 4194]

Great news about the 142!! Wonder if they will use mpds? An the pvr and frequency?

[sonic84]

Network WM has just updated its service changes page.

The 142 will be extended from Halesowen to Quinton from 25th October. Also there will be new Sunday 4H journeys from this date. Furthermore a new 202S school journey added. More changes here: http://www.networkwestmidlands.com/bus/servicechanges/ServiceChangesPages/25October.aspx

I am surprised about the 142 extension. I can't imagine it will be used particularly well as worlds end already have a link to Halesowen with the 99 but I may be proven wrong.

Great news about a Sunday service on the 4H thou! It is strange to think a few years back Hayley Green only had the two hourly 292 on a Sunday but now has 4 buses an hour with the 4H and 244 combined.

[winston]

PD0001374/347 - DIAMOND BUS LTD, HALLBRIDGE WAY, TIPTON ROAD, TIVIDALE, WARLEY, B69 3HW
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Wythall and Hockley Heath given service number S3 effective from 15-Nov-2015. To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.

PD0001374/348 - DIAMOND BUS LTD, HALLBRIDGE WAY, TIPTON ROAD, TIVIDALE, WARLEY, B69 3HW
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Dorridge Train Station and Cheswick Green given service number S4 effective from 15-Nov-2015. To amend Route and Stopping Places.

PD0001374/349 - DIAMOND BUS LTD, HALLBRIDGE WAY, TIPTON ROAD, TIVIDALE, WARLEY, B69 3HW
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Solihull Train Station and Solihull Train Station given service number S11 effective from 15-Nov-2015. To amend Route.

PD0001374/350 - DIAMOND BUS LTD, HALLBRIDGE WAY, TIPTON ROAD, TIVIDALE, WARLEY, B69 3HW
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Solihull Train Station and Solihull Train Station given service number S15 effective from 15-Nov-2015. To amend Route.

PD0001374/361 - DIAMOND BUS LTD, HALLBRIDGE WAY, TIPTON ROAD, TIVIDALE, WARLEY, B69 3HW
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Solihull and Sutton Coldfield given service number 71 effective from 16-Nov-2015. To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.

PD0001374/362 - DIAMOND BUS LTD, HALLBRIDGE WAY, TIPTON ROAD, TIVIDALE, WARLEY, B69 3HW
    Variation Accepted: Operating between SUTTON COLDFIELD and CHELMSLEY WOOD given service number 71 effective from 15-Nov-2015. To amend Route.

PD0001374/364 - DIAMOND BUS LTD, HALLBRIDGE WAY, TIPTON ROAD, TIVIDALE, WARLEY, B69 3HW
        Variation Accepted: Operating between Solihull and Coventry given service number 82 effective from 15-Nov-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.

PD0001374/365 - DIAMOND BUS LTD, HALLBRIDGE WAY, TIPTON ROAD, TIVIDALE, WARLEY, B69 3HW
        Variation Accepted: Operating between Solihull Train Station and Balsall Common given service number 88 effective from 15-Nov-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.

[the trainbasher]

End of the solihull "improvement" works possibly?

[Stuharris 6360]

@Winston whats does it mean under the comment stating lowest bid. Also the 205 is mentioned twice once for nxwm and once for diamond

Interestingly, the 205 evening journeys have been withdrawn from 15 Nov, is the Diamond tender just for Sundays then?