Diamond Bus - Discussion

[tank90]

You're forgetting the numbers Diamond brought back eg 67. Original Redditch numbers were R7/R8 etc weren't they?

No, what is the 67 was the 71 which first changed to the 67.

The Rs where National Express days, before I was born (1990) R1 R2 Batchley 51 50 52, R3 R4 R5 R6 Oakenshaw 53 54 55 56, R7 R8 R9 Matchborough 57 58 59, and then my Rs are patchy but how I have been told they change are add exchange the R for 5 or remove the R and add 50 i.e. the R20 became 70.

First changed the 143 to serve Studley because funding for the 67 stopped. But up until then it had been the 67, Diamond had only split it up, the only sense able idea they had.

But for years we had numbers like
50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 61A, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 142, 143, 146, 147, 334, 343, 246, 247, 353, X33, X3, X5, X6, X7, X8, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 226, 25, 26, 183, 182.

As for the X3 just add a 3 and extend it back to the Alex  ::) as the X33 which was the Hospital Links number.

PS 40's were never Redditch numbers, 1-19 Wyre Forest, 20-39 Worcester, 40-49 Malvern, 50-79 Redditch, as for Evesham I can't Remember but 90-99 Bromsgrove, then 14x's had Xs at one point apart from two I think but any way 24Xs where only done when the 146/147 were split up as the 146/147 carried on to Evesham and the 246/247 didn't come along for a while.

[Reece]

Looks like some fares are going up from 29th February a Diamond Network is going up to £6.50 from £6.20.
http://www.diamondbuses.com/news/ChangestoDiamondfaresinRedditch_447.html

[PM]

Looks like some fares are going up from 29th February a Diamond Network is going up to £6.50 from £6.20.
http://www.diamondbuses.com/news/ChangestoDiamondfaresinRedditch_447.html

And some are going down too!

[StourportSam]

And some are going down too!

All the fares still seem very good value :)

[Tomf1993]

I hope the £2 route 29 adult return is staying, although It could be cheaper like a pound

[PM]

All the fares still seem very good value :)

I reckon the Redditch fares are about the country's cheapest for a day ticket!

[winston]

I hope the £2 route 29 adult return is staying, although It could be cheaper like a pound

Why? I didn't think you would be travelling with Diamond anymore after your comments.

[Tomf1993]

Its still cheap and cheerful :D even though you never know when the bus will turn up most of the time. please their timetable anit good, you have a bus at 5 mins apart them a gap of 15 mins or more, the route needs a 4th bus just to level out the service evenly.   

[winston]

Its still cheap and cheerful :D even though you never know when the bus will turn up most of the time. please their timetable anit good, you have a bus at 5 mins apart them a gap of 15 mins or more, the route needs a 4th bus just to level out the service evenly.

That's exactly why the timetable is like it is, so it can be operated by 3 buses instead or 4 to keep costs lower

[Tomf1993]

Your missing my point, that is just silly, people wont use a bus service that is inconstant and unreliable, this is why TWM 29 gets most of the passengers and people wont wait for the cheap bus as it does not turn up.

[Tomf1993]

Anyway it seems to be reliable today, drivers are running to time, but it is odd that their is a 5 min gap, then a 15 min gap. TWM always have a constant level of service with 6 buses.

[winston]

Anyway it seems to be reliable today, drivers are running to time, but it is odd that their is a 5 min gap, then a 15 min gap. TWM always have a constant level of service with 6 buses.

You chop & change your mind more often than your underpants.....

Your missing my point, Diamond run their 29 with half the number of buses compared to NXWM's 29, hence why they can charge the low fares they do as their operating costs are much lower

[Tomf1993]

And having drivers doing 12 hour shifts which they are sick off doing.

[Tomf1993]

They might be charging lower fares my friend, but I find every day I am the only stupid one waiting at the stop for their bus lol

[winston]

If drivers don't like the 12 hr shifts, get another job with another operator, there's always a shortage of drivers.

I expect to see Diamond withdrawing their 29 on VOSA, seen as though you're there only passenger...