Diamond West Midlands - Kidderminster

[winston]

[ex] Hansons YX65 RHA is operating out of Kidderminster depot and has been for a couple of weeks.

They'll be more former Hanson's buses & routes joined over this weekend

[Solo1]

Let's hope they keep the hansons buses on the hansons services

[Reece]

The following 11 ex Hansons Buses were transferred to Kidderminster to work the depot share of ex Hansons work theses routes are 227/228, 250/251, 287, 288, 298/299, 318 and a few early morning on the 276 and 296.

20530: KX57OWK was 2570
21014: KU52RXG was 0521
21021: KX06LXO was 0060
21022: SN06JPU was 0061
21101: KX59CZH was 2590
21102: MK10YOC was 2100
21103: YY15NHX was 2151
21104: YX65RHA was 2650
30891: KU52RXL was 1520
31101: YY64GWD was 2640
31102: YY15NHO was 2150

[the trainbasher]

The following 11 ex Hansons Buses were transferred to Kidderminster to work the depot share of ex Hansons work theses routes are 227/228, 250/251, 287, 288, 298/299, 318 and a few early morning on the 276 and 296.

20530: KX57OWK was 2570
21014: KU52RXG was 0521
21021: KX06LXO was 0060
21022: SN06JPU was 0061
21101: KX59CZH was 2590
21102: MK10YOC was 2100
21103: YY15NHX was 2151
21104: YX65RHA was 2650
30891: KU52RXL was 1520
31101: YY64GWD was 2640
31102: YY15NHO was 2150

I thought the 276 was a Tividale route as it interworked w/ #24.
Don't forget that Kiddy also operate the 749 too which comes off a 318 board when it was with hansons IIRC

[the trainbasher]

Let's hope they keep the hansons buses on the hansons services

Well that failed as 21021 was on the 657 yesterday!

[ChrisGoode]

Does it have the branding on yet solo

[Trident 4194]

Well that failed as 21021 was on the 657 yesterday!

Doing a better job than they did with arriva buses

[Reece]

Well that failed as 21021 was on the 657 yesterday!

I would guess this is deliberate so Ex Hansons buses stay where passengers are familiar with them if for example one ended up on the 2L to Ludlow still with Hansons branding it would more than likely cause confusion. This also free up a extra spare Diamond branded bus for Kidderminster which would of otherwise been on the 267/657.

[the trainbasher]

I would guess this is deliberate so Ex Hansons buses stay where passengers are familiar with them if for example one ended up on the 2L to Ludlow still with Hansons branding it would more than likely cause confusion. This also free up a extra spare Diamond branded bus for Kidderminster which would of otherwise been on the 267/657.

Thing is those two routes were diamond services pre buyout of Hanson's so would actually confuse customers. There is apparently one in Redditch today

[2206]

Doing a better job than they did with arriva buses

Agreed, the Arriva Darts got as far as getting onto the 25 (Ward End).

[winston]

Thing is those two routes were diamond services pre buyout of Hanson's so would actually confuse customers. There is apparently one in Redditch today

There was a picture of 0032 being washed at Redditch yesterday on Facebook plus I believe a picture of 1524 paying a visit to Redditch on route to Tividale  (both photo's since disappeared)

[Reece]

Thing is those two routes were diamond services pre buyout of Hanson's so would actually confuse customers. There is apparently one in Redditch today

Not really as Hansons has previously had the 267/657 contracts in the past and the last time Hansons ran a route into Kiddy was in Summer 2010 the 252 to Merry Hill. So I would guess the first option would definitely cause less confusion. I am a where of a ex Hansons bus on the 51 in Redditch today but this should probably be talked about in the Redditch thread.

[Jack]

Agreed, the Arriva Darts got as far as getting onto the 25 (Ward End).

A few have been down in Perry Barr on the 68A/C. Looks extremely extremely weird seeing them over there. Not sure if one has done the 654A.

[DJ]

A few have been down in Perry Barr on the 68A/C. Looks extremely extremely weird seeing them over there. Not sure if one has done the 654A.

I do remember seeing a couple on the 42 / 43 in Tipton a while back, looked pretty odd since I'm so used to seeing Diamond ones on there.

[Jack]

I do remember seeing a couple on the 42 / 43 in Tipton a while back, looked pretty odd since I'm so used to seeing Diamond ones on there.

Yeah the Cadet (30215) has been on the 42/43 a number of times now. I've actually ridden it on the 43 a few days ago. It seems to be on the 40 most days. I will be sad to 30215 to be repainted. It is a nice bus.