Diamond Bus - Unusual Workings

[Ash]

Yeah 30212 was involved in a serious accident on the 301 a few months back it will probably get withdrawn.

[Kevin]

Signature merc on the 16 this afternoon

[PM]

Yeah 30212 was involved in a serious accident on the 301 a few months back it will probably get withdrawn.

How many cadets are actually operational now?

[Ash]

The new 30201 not the original, 30202/4/5/6/7/9-11/13/14/16/18 all are operational. I noticed 30134 is still in the black diamond livery this one and 30130 were both on the X30 so may be being kept on this service so remain in these liveries and not the signature one.

[PM]

The new 30201 not the original, 30202/4/5/6/7/9-11/13/14/16/18 all are operational. I noticed 30134 is still in the black diamond livery this one and 30130 were both on the X30 so may be being kept on this service so remain in these liveries and not the signature one.

Cheers Ash-it just seems like this batch of buses has had more buses written off in it than any other!! Surely though it would be better to just paint them all in signature livery meaning they can be used anywhere. Whats the PVR of the new signature network then if today there were 2 versas on the X30 and a citaro on the 16? Or were there non-signature buses on signature routes today?

[Trident 4609]

W-JNF blue diamond livered ALX200 dart on the 24 in dudley this afternoon

[Ash]

The X30 normally has 2 hybrid versa's on it normally 30130 and one other. The 82 uses 2 citaro's so always one spare so may be thats the reason ones on the 16 otherwise it will be one citaro on the 82 and one hybrid versa. Not sure the PVR of the signature services only know the PVR of a few diamond services mostly Tividale stuff.

[nitromatt1]

30214 (Cadet) on 002 today.

30809/10/11 also on the 002 but didn't see the other two buses on there

[richie]

There was a black 51 reg cadet on the 226 today

[PM]

What was on the 4 group then if there were all these cadets on other routes??

[Matt.N0056]

The X30 normally has 2 hybrid versa's on it normally 30130 and one other. The 82 uses 2 citaro's so always one spare so may be thats the reason ones on the 16 otherwise it will be one citaro on the 82 and one hybrid versa. Not sure the PVR of the signature services only know the PVR of a few diamond services mostly Tividale stuff.

The 82 now inter works with the 88, using the three Citaros. However there was an all over white B7RLE on there today, which explain the one on the 16. I think there was also a standard Versa on there aswell so the other Citaro may have been on the 30, although I didn't see, but that it what seems to be happening lately

Off the top of my head the PVRs are
82/8 - 3
S2/4 - 3
S3 - 5
S11/15 - 1
30 - 2

[the trainbasher]

30205 On the 226 today

[Trident 4609]

30214 (Cadet) on 002 today.

30809/10/11 also on the 002 but didn't see the other two buses on there

Hasn't there been a cadet each day this week?

[Ash]

Didn't really see what was on the 4 today all I did see were b7rle's both the new ones and the ex midland classic ones the only one I haven't saw on the 4 for while is the 08 reg b7rle maybe just missing seeing it when I try to spot it. It seems as if it's the 301 where the cadets seem to be taken from with 1 or 2 mpd's and solo's appearing on there.

[PM]

The X30 normally has 2 hybrid versa's on it normally 30130 and one other. The 82 uses 2 citaro's so always one spare so may be thats the reason ones on the 16 otherwise it will be one citaro on the 82 and one hybrid versa. Not sure the PVR of the signature services only know the PVR of a few diamond services mostly Tividale stuff.

The 82 now inter works with the 88, using the three Citaros. However there was an all over white B7RLE on there today, which explain the one on the 16.

Off the top of my head the PVRs are
82/8 - 3
S2/4 - 3
S3 - 5
S11/15 - 1
30 - 2

Thanks for the info neale95 just didnt know these PVRs