Diamond Bus - Discussion

[hlliwmai]

Another Volvo fire at Kidderminster depot, looks to be 30950

Yes @winston it is, I have a  feeling that VOSA will be paying Diamond a visit before much longer...

[2206]

Now showing on Diamond website with changes so it looks like Greenbus will not be the new operator after all !

Lot of the route no longer served it seems. Including unique parts in Erdington, Edwards Road & Round Road. No longer going to fox & goose shops.
Looks like its replacing part of the 600 instead. As it goes to Wheelwright Road. So presumably goes from a combined PVR of 2 to 1.
Also there's a strange gap on the timetable between 11:02 and 13:02.

The 28 the Diamond site mentions as an alternative should say Heartlands to Great Barr. As the Small Heath trips no longer run from that same date as well.

[Rachvince53]

The gap could be a lunch break for the driver. 

[ellspurs]

Also there's a strange gap on the timetable between 11:02 and 13:02.

One driver doing both routes and they'd like a break?

[Rachvince53]

It would appear so. That's the only way I can explain it.

[2206]

It would appear so. That's the only way I can explain it.

At present I think it has 1 driver, 1 bus all the way through the day from when the bus starts on the 94 till finishes.
21212 - LS68 FOT – Diamond Bus – bustimes.org
I guess it might do something else before/after instead now as well, hence the hour gap.

[ellspurs]

At present it has 1 driver, 1 bus all the way through the day from when the bus starts on the 94 till finishes.
21212 - LS68 FOT – Diamond Bus – bustimes.org
I guess it might do something else before/after instead now as well.

I'm not 100% sure on working time directive in regards to buses specifically, but it looks like they take a break between the 94 end and 25 start, and 25 end and 94 start. I've seen Diamond buses sat in one of the laybys on the Collector Road around those transition times more than once.

[2206]

I'm not 100% sure on working time directive in regards to buses specifically, but it looks like they take a break between the 94 end and 25 start, and 25 end and 94 start. I've seen Diamond buses sat in one of the laybys on the Collector Road around those transition times more than once.

It normally parks at the Fox & Goose from about 9 in the morning before starting the 25  and at the Park Street/Millenium Point bus stop before starting the 94 from about 15:15 normally. Which is where they'd a break at present I think.
The Collector Road ones might be a 96 run possibly, as it does a deadrun from the Ciity Centre and back in the afternoon.

The 96 has a mellor similarly work off the soon to be withdrawn 424 service. The 424 having been reduced considerably already over the last few years.

[Lukeee]

I'm not 100% sure on working time directive in regards to buses specifically, but it looks like they take a break between the 94 end and 25 start, and 25 end and 94 start. I've seen Diamond buses sat in one of the laybys on the Collector Road around those transition times more than once.

I suppose the break in the middle will possibly mean slightly longer operating hours than the 25 currently does. The 600 currently runs like this I believe it has a break by brookvale in the middle of the day. I'm not sure if the bus runs of anything before and after or if its standalone 

[Rachvince53]

According to bustimes.org,  the bus is only used on the 600 during the day

[2206]

According to bustimes.org,  the bus is only used on the 600 during the day

Bus times says it does Rugeley/Lichfield service 829 on school days. 
30926 - BX62 FBF – Diamond Bus – bustimes.org

[Rachvince53]

That would explain the break then. It's the mandatory break from driving that all drivers are supposed to have.

[Lukeee]

Nice to see diamond running into the night on the 16 route, shame the frequency has been dropped to every 20 mins 

[BBS]

A16 timetable not uploaded yet on the website 

[Rachvince53]

A16 timetable on Diamond website - go via service updates for the West Midlands