Diamond West Midlands - Kidderminster

[Reece]

Apparently the suspension failed on the one dart today with the airbags popping too

Funnily enough when I was on 20574 on the 4A on Saturday it sounded like it had some sort of suspension issues coming from the rear wheels but I did not think anything of it! The sound was a very loud whining especially when 20574 got up to speed! ???

[StourportSam]

20654 is still here and in service, have just seen it in Kidderminster.

[Trident 4194]

30806 - 202 with paper displays, found it weird seeing the best ex 002 bus back in halesowen

[Cedric]

W905jnf on 142 in Stourbridge

I saw that this morning leaving halesowen at 8:10 am, when did the accident happen then, I'm so confused

That would have probably been 15 mins late on the board that 20136 is now on, I don't know if 20574 had crashed or broken down but it looked like he was exchanging details with another driver, he was still there at 4pm (should have been the 15:22)

Was going to say I wish Arriva did the 142 all day, but then it would be a shame not to have Diamond to laugh at :D

When I saw 905 though it had nothing on blinds, and was being driven by the driver that usually drives the 192

I saw an ALX200 Dart on the 192 in Hagley as I was leaving this afternoon, it had nothing on the blinds either, and I did not recognise the registration (can't remember what it was but think it contained the number 463??)

30202 or 30203 ex stagecoach

Yes 30202 V463 TVV that's the one

been on 20203 today  that has welcome aboard  in the display screen an a paper card with  the service number on

[the trainbasher]

20113 just arrived in Stourbridge 15 minutes late heading Halesowen bound

[Trident 4194]

20113 just arrived in Stourbridge 15 minutes late heading Halesowen bound

15mins late into halesowen too

[B61 ANDREW]

V382SVV.  Parked in a layby on the A448 near Tardebigge this afternoon with both rear engine door and side battery flap open . . . . .  :-[

[StourportSam]

MV54 EEO on the 0819 number 3 service ex Areley Kings this morning. So full and standing we had to turn away passengers and were late into Kidderminster. Those Centros can't come quickly enough...

[iamwilljh92]

MV54 EEO on the 0819 number 3 service ex Areley Kings this morning. So full and standing we had to turn away passengers and were late into Kidderminster. Those Centros can't come quickly enough...

Sounds familiar to my 10 this morning at 9:40 from Offmore talk about sardines! Thank God it wasn't a mini-Dart that was running the 10 but instead we had (20849; KU52RYH) that unfortunately came later when I had a trip to Ludlow with my mate on the 2L who had the misfortune to have (20855; LG02FFH) on his duty by the time we got into Bewdley we was near enough full! Fortunately by the time we reached Cleobury Mortimer they're was only 5 people remaining on the bus & when we got to Ludlow we had an empty bus a stark comparison to what we had when we started in Kidderminster!

[StourportSam]

What appears to be a third Centro is now at Kidderminster. It may just be 30704 if the front logo has been changed to standard DIAMOND.

[winston]

What appears to be a third Centro is now at Kidderminster. It may just be 30704 if the front logo has been changed to standard DIAMOND.

I think you mean 4th. 30704, 30801 & 30806 are all working out of KR.

30805 was also transferred there on paper at least during Jan

[StourportSam]

What appears to be a third Centro is now at Kidderminster. It may just be 30704 if the front logo has been changed to standard DIAMOND.

I think you mean 4th. 30704, 30801 & 30806 are all working out of KR.

30805 was also transferred there on paper at least during Jan

Having had a look at the fleetlist I hadn't fully appreciated that 30806 and 30801 had very similar registration nos. I must have seen both around Kidderminster during the past week or two and caught at least one but not paying much attention presumed they were both the same bus just seeing the WX58 FR*.

I'm yet to see 30805 so may have just seen one of the three already at Kidderminster when I went past the depot this morning. What's strange is it was in the VOR lineup and had Ludlow 2L on the display. S377 TMB was also next to it parked in front of the service garage doors waiting to go inside displaying Kidderminster 294. Bearing in mind this was today Sunday when the depot is closed its a bit odd.

[winston]

What appears to be a third Centro is now at Kidderminster. It may just be 30704 if the front logo has been changed to standard DIAMOND.

I think you mean 4th. 30704, 30801 & 30806 are all working out of KR.

30805 was also transferred there on paper at least during Jan

Having had a look at the fleetlist I hadn't fully appreciated that 30806 and 30801 had very similar registration nos. I must have seen both around Kidderminster during the past week or two and caught at least one but not paying much attention presumed they were both the same bus just seeing the WX58 FR*.

I'm yet to see 30805 so may have just seen one of the three already at Kidderminster when I went past the depot this morning. What's strange is it was in the VOR lineup and had Ludlow 2L on the display. S377 TMB was also next to it parked in front of the service garage doors waiting to go inside displaying Kidderminster 294. Bearing in mind this was today Sunday when the depot is closed its a bit odd.

MAN's in the VOR line-up will become the norm.... 30805 may be at Long Acre being repaired, it's only made it to KR on paper so far.

[Reece]

Some different workings on the 2L today and yesterday...

2L > 30202 - V463TVV (Yesterday Afternoon)

2L > 30512 - S377TMB (This Morning)

2L > 30704 - KX57OVS (This Afternoon)

[Cedric]

30512  is on the 10  this afternoon  just past me