Diamond Bus - Discussion

[Stu]

Oh ok is there any of pictures of it at all

Here you go: http://wmbusphotos.com/diamondpages/30401.html  :D

[2206]

Oh ok is there any of pictures of it at all

http://www.redditchadvertiser.co.uk/news/14040284.Flames_engulf_bus_at_Tudor_Grange_Academy_in_Redditch/#gallery0

[the trainbasher]

Does anyone know which routes the ex Hanson's vehicles 20530/1/2 usually are allocated to?

[BusFan94]

Cheers @Stu and @2206

[winston]

PD0001374/450 Registered
DIAMOND BUS LTD
Route: Stourbridge bus Station to Merry Hill Bus Station via Oldwinsford
Service number: 287
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 25 Sep 2017

PD0001374/449 Registered
DIAMOND BUS LTD
Route: Dudley Bus Station to Stourbridge Bus Station via Merry Hill
Service number: 276
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 25 Sep 2017

PD0001374/448 Registered
DIAMOND BUS LTD
Route: Russells Hall Hospital to Potters Cross, Kinver via Merry Hill
Service number: 228
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 25 Sep 2017

PD0001374/447 Registered
DIAMOND BUS LTD
Route: Stourbridge bus Station to Stourbridge Bus Station via Brockmoor
Service number: 250 (251)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 25 Sep 2017

PD0001374/446 Registered
DIAMOND BUS LTD
Route: Stourbridge bus Station to Potters Cross, Kinver via Wollaston
Service number: 227
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 25 Sep 2017

PD0001374/445 Registered
DIAMOND BUS LTD
Route: Bearwood to Oldbury via Langley
Service number: 122
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 25 Sep 2017

PD0001374/444 Registered
DIAMOND BUS LTD
Route: Foxyards Estate to Merry Hill Centre via Dudley
Service number: 24
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 25 Sep 2017

PD0001374/442 Registered
DIAMOND BUS LTD
Route: Olbury, Halesowen Street to Bearwood Bus Station via Brandhall
Service number: 20 (21)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 25 Sep 2017

PD0001374/441 Registered
DIAMOND BUS LTD
Route: Brierley Hill to Fatherless Barn via Cradley Interchange
Service number: 14
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 25 Sep 2017

PD0001374/150 Registered (Short notice)
DIAMOND BUS LTD
Route: Dudley Bus Station to Kingswinford
Service number: 226
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 25 Sep 2017

PD0001374/457 Registered
DIAMOND BUS LTD
Route: BRANDHALL to CAPE HILL via SMETHWICK
Service number: 55
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 24 Sep 2017

[DJ]

Huh, wasn't expecting Diamond to keep the 276 route, I thought Hansons only had it to avoid running dead from Stourbridge to Dudley?

[Sandy Lane]

One for Simon to consider?

X30 Coventry station to Ansty Park (out of city).

There is far too much distance between the Fairfax St swimming baths stop FX1 and the next stop at Gosford Green (end of Sky Blue Way) which is way outside the city centre. Must be more than 1/2 a mile.

Why not also call at Hales St (Old Fire Station) DF stop which breaks up the distance? Might also pick up a few extra fares?

From the station I have seen quite a few people not realise Fairfax St is the last stop for city centre and they cant then get off until Gosford Green to get back to town. To then have to cross a very busy and dangerous dual carriageway to find a city bound service just makes it all worse. Introducing Stop DF would become your insurance plan as the X30 passes the outside of Pool Meadow.

[BK63 YWP]

There was a blue n white bus on 124

[the trainbasher]

Remember that Diamond start operating on Hanson's services from next week. Timetables are now on the diamond site.

There is also a timetable change on the 004 the following week

[2206]

There is also a timetable change on the 004 the following week

The frequency will be reduced to hourly during the day, remaining half hourly at peak times and with an extra bus at about 11am/midday.

[sonic84]

The frequency will be reduced to hourly during the day, remaining half hourly at peak times and with an extra bus at about 11am/midday.

The new timetable per the Diamond website is very strange. It's basically hourly but every 2 to 3 hours there is a half hourly bus slotted in. The gap becomes 30 / 30 / 60 / 30 / 30 / 60 /60 in places.  Think this is likely to cause a bit of confusion, especially given all the changes to the 004 over the last 12 months. 

Also spotted that the timetable on the Diamond website doesn't match the new timetable on the Network West Midlands which I believe is what the Hansons revised timetable was due to be.

[BK63 YWP]

Wessex Optare at merry hill

[karl724223]

Just a thought as so many operators going bust or being closed down there's a boat load of second hand enviro 200s knocking around at various dealers
As diamond have bought hansons enviro 200s to go in there fleet wonder if future buses will be enviro 200s to replace older darts
Your thoughts?

[the trainbasher]

Does anyone know which diamond vehicles are out on the ex Hanson's services today?

[the trainbasher]

Further to my above, 21021 (0060) is doing the 657/267 today, 21015 (0521) is on 251