Diamond West Midlands - Kidderminster

[Reece]

30125 - YJ61JJK was on the 3 this morning
30938 - BK13NZO left 15 mins late this morning on the first ever 25

[Stuharris 6360]

Unidentified bus on the 25 today, with new branding!

[Trident 4609]

Unidentified bus on the 25 today, with new branding!

Should be Volvo B7RLE 30938.

[Stuharris 6360]

Should be Volvo B7RLE 30938.

Thanks @Nathan

[Kevin]

Observations from Kidderminster today:

- Driver of the 580 didn't know the route that well, hasn't done it since the days of First!!.....

- Bus on the 7 seen going round with a Redditch 47 on display

- Either 2 buses missing off the 3 atm or there's hella traffic on the route somewhere, so far been waiting half hour in Stourport for a Kidderminster Bus and only just seen a 3 heading out to Arley Kings
--EDIT--
Total wait 50 mins for a 15 mins frequency service. And the next one overtook us, so he was getting even later

--FURTHER EDIT--
192 driver hadn't done the 192 for a while and didn't have a clue which stand in Halesowen to stop at

[StourportSam]

Observations from Kidderminster today:

- Driver of the 580 didn't know the route that well, hasn't done it since the days of First!!.....

- Bus on the 7 seen going round with a Redditch 47 on display

- Either 2 buses missing off the 3 atm or there's hella traffic on the route somewhere, so far been waiting half hour in Stourport for a Kidderminster Bus and only just seen a 3 heading out to Arley Kings
--EDIT--
Total wait 50 mins for a 15 mins frequency service. And the next one overtook us, so he was getting even later

That's completely normal for the 3, I've given up on it.

[Trident 4194]

@Kevin what was your vehicle on 192?

[Kevin]

@Kevin what was your vehicle on 192?

30535

[Trident 4194]

30535

What time did you arrive In Halesowen?

[Kevin]

What time did you arrive In Halesowen?

16:0something

[Reece]

20716 - ME52BLU is on loan to Kidderminster from Redditch for a few weeks while the 2 buses that were involved in Tuesday incident at Kidderminster bus station where one bus pulled out of the layover bays and took the front end out of another Diamond bus in the process apparently the driver in question was on his first day.  ::)

[wyre1947]

20716 - ME52BLU is on loan to Kidderminster from Redditch for a few weeks while the 2 buses that were involved in Tuesday incident at Kidderminster bus station where one bus pulled out of the layover bays and took the front end out of another Diamond bus in the process apparently the driver in question was on his first day.  ::)

According to DVLA ME52 BLU is SORN?

[Will]

According to DVLA ME52 BLU is SORN?

Yeah that's absolutely right your not imagining it either...it is in service with a SORN on it...legal? Not a chance...

[Tony]

Yeah that's absolutely right your not imagining it either...it is in service with a SORN on it...legal? Not a chance...

The DVSA site can be incorrect, or behind with fresh taxations

[Kevin]

According to DVLA ME52 BLU is SORN?

Caught it yesterday on the 295, spent most of the journey with the doors wide open.
Whether that is connected to it currently/previously (delete as appropriate) being SORN I don't know