Diamond West Midlands - Kidderminster

[StourportSam]

Green 30806 WX58 FRV was parked in Kidderminster Depot on Sunday 16th November, also noticed it Sunday 2nd November. Have been on holiday between those dates so unsure whether it has operated in Kidderminster.

[PM]

Green 30806 WX58 FRV was parked in Kidderminster Depot on Sunday 16th November, also noticed it Sunday 2nd November. Have been on holiday between those dates so unsure whether it has operated in Kidderminster.

Thanks for info Sam! :)

Maybe having panel work done on it before potentially heading for repaint into blue livery to join other MANs at RH?

[StourportSam]

Green 30806 WX58 FRV was parked in Kidderminster Depot on Sunday 16th November, also noticed it Sunday 2nd November. Have been on holiday between those dates so unsure whether it has operated in Kidderminster.

Thanks for info Sam! :)

Maybe having panel work done on it before potentially heading for repaint into blue livery to join other MANs at RH?

No Problem :)
It was parked mixed with the service vehicles which suggests to me it has been in use as opposed to visiting for maintenance?

[the trainbasher]

Green 30806 WX58 FRV was parked in Kidderminster Depot on Sunday 16th November, also noticed it Sunday 2nd November. Have been on holiday between those dates so unsure whether it has operated in Kidderminster.

Thanks for info Sam! :)

Maybe having panel work done on it before potentially heading for repaint into blue livery to join other MANs at RH?

No Problem :)
It was parked mixed with the service vehicles which suggests to me it has been in use as opposed to visiting for maintenance?

Unless it runs dead from kiddy to Hales/MH as I've seen a Plaxton Centro run dead through Stourbridge at 0800-0815 from the ring road towards Halesowen last couple of weeks.

[StourportSam]

Green 30806 WX58 FRV was parked in Kidderminster Depot on Sunday 16th November, also noticed it Sunday 2nd November. Have been on holiday between those dates so unsure whether it has operated in Kidderminster.

Thanks for info Sam! :)

Maybe having panel work done on it before potentially heading for repaint into blue livery to join other MANs at RH?

No Problem :)
It was parked mixed with the service vehicles which suggests to me it has been in use as opposed to visiting for maintenance?

Unless it runs dead from kiddy to Hales/MH as I've seen a Plaxton Centro run dead through Stourbridge at 0800-0815 from the ring road towards Halesowen last couple of weeks.

Kidderminster run the 142 and 202 so that could explain it.

[iamwilljh92]

No No No!

Your all wrong!!

That MAN Centro that you saw Sam is actually for the 002 (Halesowen - Merry Hill) there is one duty being operated from KD and the other from TVD I have it from a very close driver friend of mine about it so you will NOT see that vehicle operate on any routes around Kidderminster etc

[Alex]

No No No!

Your all wrong!!

That MAN Centro that you saw Sam is actually for the 002 (Halesowen - Merry Hill) there is one duty being operated from KD and the other from TVD I have it from a very close driver friend of mine about it so you will NOT see that vehicle operate on any routes around Kidderminster etc

The 002's Weoley Castle-Merry Hill via Halesowen, not Halesowen-Merry Hill, mate

[StourportSam]

No No No!

Your all wrong!!

That MAN Centro that you saw Sam is actually for the 002 (Halesowen - Merry Hill) there is one duty being operated from KD and the other from TVD I have it from a very close driver friend of mine about it so you will NOT see that vehicle operate on any routes around Kidderminster etc

Whoops. Didn't realise I had lit the fuse with this one, it doesn't really matter anyway and was just saying what I had seen but thanks for the info.

[StourportSam]

By the way we are not ALL WRONG. The trainbasher was obviously correct in seeing it in Halesowen and I was right that I had seen it in Kidderminster...

[Cedric]

with whittles  ceasing  on the 3rd of January  wonder if we will see more diamond services  in town ?

[iamwilljh92]

Well whatever the 002 goes to (Halesowen-Weoley Castle-Halesowen-Merry Hill) I got it wrong my bad but either way it does one duty from Kidderminster and one duty from TVD.

[Cedric]

Just to confirm what others have said, I caught two Diamond buses yesterday and both were driven by former Whittle drivers who must have moved very recently.

rekcon  there could be more soon , and those that went from diamond to whittles recently will be  coming back to diamond,

Diamond KR must currently be over staffed at present, unless they didn't have enough drivers previously

Surprised it's still so quiet on the proposed Whittle's sale or closure.

Have their been any further additions to KR's allocation the past week? Other than 30512 S377TMB?

Was W936JNF already repainted allover blue?

Winston,

No there haven't been any new appearances to my knowledge and yes I can confirm that W936 JNF is in all over blue with Diamond decals

Ta for that Will.

I'm surprised we haven't seen a Diamond registration go in for the 125 or 192 yet, especially now ex Whittle's staff are being seen driving Diamond buses.

No problem :)

Well I have been told by a source that IF Whittle isn't sold they will cease trading on Friday, December 12th.

think your source  is slightly out Will from what we know now .(but then I suppose things could have changed  at the last minute

[Cedric]

What services  are worked from Kidderminster please I know the local ones 1/2/2L/3/X3/4A/10/133/294/295/303
just wondered how many more there are

[winston]

What services  are worked from Kidderminster please I know the local ones 1/2/2L/3/X3/4A/10/133/294/295/303
just wondered how many more there are

You can add the Droitwich town locals on to that list i.e. 17, 18, 19A/C & 20

[PM]

What services  are worked from Kidderminster please I know the local ones 1/2/2L/3/X3/4A/10/133/294/295/303
just wondered how many more there are

Droitwich local services, 142, 202 and potentially the 354 as this uses the bus that would be the 133 on other days of the week.