Diamond Bus - Unusual Workings

[Trident 4609]

Just found this on Google Street View, from August 2012...

And? Was the main allocation at that point

[Nathan4775]

They have 8 royale centros, 2 are used on the 202 and 4 for the 56 with the other 2 being used elsewhere

Do one of the evening 56's appear on the 33A ? or is the evening 33A from the garage

thought the 33A would have used MPD's but never seen it so i could be wrong. The Centros also used to operate on the 9 and 59 when both operated by Diamond in competition with NX

Thanks Nathan, the only reason I ask is becuase twice ive been in Walsall early evening an seen Centro's displaying 33A Brownhills West;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/90949252@N04/8646617218/in/set-72157632441422617/

[Trident 4609]

Probably comes off a 56 evening then Nathan

[Nathan4775]

Probably comes off a 56 evening then Nathan

Everytime I catch it in Brownhills it happens to be a MPD  :-\

[Ash]

30825 on the 4, actually just seen 30828 on the 4 so probably not 30825.

[nitromatt1]

Just found this on Google Street View, from August 2012...

And? Was the main allocation at that point

Sorry... I thought it was Centros! No need to be so abrupt :(

[Trident 4609]

Sorry matt :( Didn't intend it to sound abrupt :) 

Let me put it in a nicer way Matt ;).

2011-Diamond start on the 559 (Now 59) using red B7RLE's on loan from red diamond

Then Red Diamond MCV's with the odd Cadet and Royale Centro are used till it becomes the 59 in July 2011.

July 2011-Renumbered Route 59 and uses Cadets and Royale Centros alongside some MPD's and full size darts

Late 2011- Centros start appearing less and more MPD's, Cadets and Full size Plaxton Pointer darts are used.

January 2012- 59H is introduced at a half hourly frequency serving New Cross Hospital grounds with Diamonds standard 59 reduced from 10-15 minutes and Sunday frequency hourly
By now its mainly MPD's and Solos with the odd Full size Plaxton Pointer darts and cadets

October 2012- Both Diamond 59 and 59H are withdrawn due to low passenger loadings (Majority of people used the NX 59)

Some residents moaned that they were without a direct link from Wednesfield to New Cross Hospital grounds hoping NX or Arriva would take over it but the 59H never got taken over but now you have the 19


I do remember seeing a nifty 50 branded Centro and also a 002 branded Centro on the 59

Hope the info helps Matt :)

[nitromatt1]

30833 on 002 today (AE57 FXW older B7RLE)

[Trident 4609]

30833 on 002 today (AE57 FXW older B7RLE)

Is that todays replacement for the missing 002 centro then?

[nitromatt1]

30833 on 002 today (AE57 FXW older B7RLE)

Is that todays replacement for the missing 002 centro then?

I assume so, haven't seen anything else on there? Unless anyone else has

[Nathan4775]

30833 on 002 today (AE57 FXW older B7RLE)

Is that todays replacement for the missing 002 centro then?

Nathan is it a branded 002 centro off the Road again

[Trident 4609]

30833 on 002 today (AE57 FXW older B7RLE)

Is that todays replacement for the missing 002 centro then?

Nathan is it a branded 002 centro off the Road again

Same one thats been off the road for ages Nathan (Matt could tell you the fleet number)

[Nathan4775]

30833 on 002 today (AE57 FXW older B7RLE)

Is that todays replacement for the missing 002 centro then?

Nathan is it a branded 002 centro off the Road again

Same one thats been off the road for ages Nathan (Matt could tell you the fleet number)

I thought that had come back

[nitromatt1]

30808 (BU08 DCE), it must've been missing for a couple of months now, hence why so many unusual workings have been reported on the 002 lately - the PVR of the 002 is 6, and there are 6 branded Centros, so if one becomes VOR, something else covers each day. Think another branded Centro might be having problems as well because many days lately 2 unusual buses have been on there

[nitromatt1]

30824 is today's replacement, hopefully they've got the idea of which buses should cover for 30808 now.

Having said that, probably be a Solo tomorrow lol.