Diamond West Midlands - Kidderminster

[4747]

I'm really disappointed that the 192 is being cut back to Kidderminster to halesowen. I thought the extension to stourport reinstated some really useful links which hadn't been there since the days that Midland Red ran the 193 and X93 services.

Hopefully Diamond will look at commercially extending the 192 to Birmingham. A lot of links were lost when that service was split. Especially at peaks it was well used by passengers in Hayley Green and Hagley travelling to the city, and from experience when your boarded in Hayley Green it was reasonably busy and well used.

I used to drive the 192 in The BCC/Go Ahead days and apart from AM and PM peaks it was not that well used.......lovely route to drive though/

[jc]

30859 at Kidderminster today, sat next to 30516.

[Reece]

30859 at Kidderminster today, sat next to 30516.

Yes I saw 30859 WX58FSC Wright Eclipse as we'll today and took some pictures :)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/111243429@N03/16111883195/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/111243429@N03/15492206513/

[iamwilljh92]

30859 at Kidderminster today, sat next to 30516.

Yes I saw 30859 WX58FSC Wright Eclipse as we'll today and took some pictures :)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/111243429@N03/16111883195/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/111243429@N03/15492206513/

I wouldn't look too much into it - it's probably in Kidderminster for MOT work I very much DOUBT it's moved to KR indef tbf I don't think Simon Dunn would be too pleased if he knew one of those had been transferred over...

[winston]

30859 at Kidderminster today, sat next to 30516.

Yes I saw 30859 WX58FSC Wright Eclipse as we'll today and took some pictures :)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/111243429@N03/16111883195/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/111243429@N03/15492206513/

I wouldn't look too much into it - it's probably in Kidderminster for MOT work I very much DOUBT it's moved to KR indef tbf I don't think Simon Dunn would be too pleased if he knew one of those had been transferred over...

Would it not be for the KR's 002 working on Sat?

[iamwilljh92]

30859 at Kidderminster today, sat next to 30516.

Yes I saw 30859 WX58FSC Wright Eclipse as we'll today and took some pictures :)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/111243429@N03/16111883195/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/111243429@N03/15492206513/

I wouldn't look too much into it - it's probably in Kidderminster for MOT work I very much DOUBT it's moved to KR indef tbf I don't think Simon Dunn would be too pleased if he knew one of those had been transferred over...

Would it not be for the KR's 002 working on Sat?

Oh yes I never thought of that actually I've just had an epiphany perhaps it's going to be the assigned 192 bus??..

[the trainbasher]

30859 at Kidderminster today, sat next to 30516.

Yes I saw 30859 WX58FSC Wright Eclipse as we'll today and took some pictures :)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/111243429@N03/16111883195/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/111243429@N03/15492206513/

I wouldn't look too much into it - it's probably in Kidderminster for MOT work I very much DOUBT it's moved to KR indef tbf I don't think Simon Dunn would be too pleased if he knew one of those had been transferred over...

Would it not be for the KR's 002 working on Sat?

KR's 002 working?

Kiddy have 2 duties on the 002

[the trainbasher]

The kiddy workings are "temporary"

[winston]

30859 at Kidderminster today, sat next to 30516.

Yes I saw 30859 WX58FSC Wright Eclipse as we'll today and took some pictures :)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/111243429@N03/16111883195/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/111243429@N03/15492206513/

I wouldn't look too much into it - it's probably in Kidderminster for MOT work I very much DOUBT it's moved to KR indef tbf I don't think Simon Dunn would be too pleased if he knew one of those had been transferred over...

Would it not be for the KR's 002 working on Sat?

Oh yes I never thought of that actually I've just had an epiphany perhaps it's going to be the assigned 192 bus??..

KR might get some B7RLE in about 2020, until then I wudn't  get too excited

[iamwilljh92]

30859 at Kidderminster today, sat next to 30516.

Yes I saw 30859 WX58FSC Wright Eclipse as we'll today and took some pictures :)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/111243429@N03/16111883195/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/111243429@N03/15492206513/

I wouldn't look too much into it - it's probably in Kidderminster for MOT work I very much DOUBT it's moved to KR indef tbf I don't think Simon Dunn would be too pleased if he knew one of those had been transferred over...

Would it not be for the KR's 002 working on Sat?

Oh yes I never thought of that actually I've just had an epiphany perhaps it's going to be the assigned 192 bus??..

KR might get some B7RLE in about 2020, until then I wudn't  get too excited

Will Diamond/Rotala still exist by then?...

[Tony]

30859 at Kidderminster today, sat next to 30516.

Yes I saw 30859 WX58FSC Wright Eclipse as we'll today and took some pictures :)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/111243429@N03/16111883195/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/111243429@N03/15492206513/

I wouldn't look too much into it - it's probably in Kidderminster for MOT work I very much DOUBT it's moved to KR indef tbf I don't think Simon Dunn would be too pleased if he knew one of those had been transferred over...

Would it not be for the KR's 002 working on Sat?

Oh yes I never thought of that actually I've just had an epiphany perhaps it's going to be the assigned 192 bus??..

KR might get some B7RLE in about 2020, until then I wudn't  get too excited

Will Diamond/Rotala still exist by then?...

For someone who says he would like to work for them again you do post some strange comments on a forum the management read!

[iamwilljh92]

30859 at Kidderminster today, sat next to 30516.

Yes I saw 30859 WX58FSC Wright Eclipse as we'll today and took some pictures :)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/111243429@N03/16111883195/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/111243429@N03/15492206513/

I wouldn't look too much into it - it's probably in Kidderminster for MOT work I very much DOUBT it's moved to KR indef tbf I don't think Simon Dunn would be too pleased if he knew one of those had been transferred over...

Would it not be for the KR's 002 working on Sat?

Oh yes I never thought of that actually I've just had an epiphany perhaps it's going to be the assigned 192 bus??..

KR might get some B7RLE in about 2020, until then I wudn't  get too excited

Will Diamond/Rotala still exist by then?...

For someone who says he would like to work for them again you do post some strange comments on a forum the management read!

I meant it in the nicest way possible Tony!

[Cedric]

with the extra  work  Kidderminster will be getting  from the 5/1/15  how many extra vehicles will be need?
and whats likely to be transferred down ?

[StourportSam]

with the extra  work  Kidderminster will be getting  from the 5/1/15  how many extra vehicles will be need?
and whats likely to be transferred down ?

There has possibly been a reduction in vehicles needed for the 2/2L service and Simon Dunn highlighted the extra spares at Kidderminster built up during November and December to prepare for any extra vehicle requirements. So with an increase of only about 3/4 vehicles max (7+192, perhaps 833 will link with other workings) there may not be any further buses transferred to Kidderminster. Don't forget 30202, 30203 and 30516 are yet to enter service.

Just a quick estimate Kidderminster appears to have around 35 vehicles allocated to it at present.

[winston]

30202/3 were originally meant to be replacing MPD's & increasing the number of larger Darts @ KR