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Diamond West Midlands - Kidderminster

Started by iamwilljh92, November 18, 2013, 12:40:12 AM

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Cedric

diamond 8\10/125/292

StourportSam

FX04 WFW
YJ60 KHB
EU06 KPA

All noted operating around Kidderminster this week. Nice to see more Solos and Darts again.

Cedric

diamond 8\10/125/292

Cedric

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i have herded at least new/newish buses are due here
diamond 8\10/125/292

winston

Quote from: Cedric on March 19, 2020, 10:40:52 PM
i have heared at leased 2 new/newwish buses are due here

It may well be those 2 in two tone DB livery then.

BusMan Greg

Quote from: Cedric on March 19, 2020, 10:40:52 PM
i have heared at leased 2 new/newwish buses are due here
They could be for the 292

Cedric

Quote from: BusMan Greg on March 20, 2020, 09:56:06 AM
They could be for the 292
there one or two supposed to be for the  292 mostly  and to be used on  other routes as well i  thought they where going to be 66 plates with euro 6 engines
diamond 8\10/125/292

winston

Quote from: Cedric on March 20, 2020, 10:13:09 AM
there one or two supposed to be for the  292 mostly  and to be used on  other routes as well i  thought they where going to be 66 plates with euro 6 engines

There are no 66 plates.

StourportSam

More buses have arrived at Kidderminster for storage this week, I've noticed travelling to and from work.

Several ex Hotel Hoppa Enviro 200s
Ex Wessex Wright bodied decker
City sightseeing open top decker
And a few other bits and bobs

winston

Quote from: StourportSam on April 04, 2020, 08:45:59 PM
More buses have arrived at Kidderminster for storage this week, I've noticed travelling to and from work.

Several ex Hotel Hoppa Enviro 200s
Ex Wessex Wright bodied decker
City sightseeing open top decker
And a few other bits and bobs

Rotala will be scrapping 70+ buses over the coming weeks, so their will be a big clearout of withdrawn buses. The E200's could always see more service at somewhere like KR, they should also be low mileage.

I don't think they're are an open toppers within the group fleet, unless stored for someone else.

BK63 YWP

Quote from: Winston on April 04, 2020, 08:56:09 PM
Rotala will be scrapping 70+ buses over the coming weeks, so their will be a big clearout of withdrawn buses. The E200's could always see more service at somewhere like KR, they should also be low mileage.

I don't think they're are an open toppers within the group fleet, unless stored for someone else.

How many 20 plate streetlites are due?
The Funny sounding Enviro 400

15 Wolverhampton to Merry Hill
15A Wolverhampton Merry Hill
16 Wolverhampton to Stourbridge

X10 Gornal Wood

winston

Quote from: SL 16 YPN on April 04, 2020, 09:15:04 PM
How many 20 plate streetlites are due?

The original Rotala Order/allocation plan for Diamond WM was as follows:

2 x WF Streetlites 9.5m (March) - Part built at Wrightbus collapse / Purchased from stock - Redditch
4 x DF Streetlites 10.8m (April) - Tividale
7 x DF Streetlites 11.5m (April) - Tividale
2 x DF Streetlites 10.8m (May) - Tividale ?

However, 32311-3 (3 x 10.8m) are understood to be extra to the original order & were purchased from Wrightbus stock (were built to Arriva spec)

66 plate Optare Solo SR's 30050/51 currently at Redditch for the Coventry 1 will be moving to Kidderminster for the 292 when NXC takeover the 1 in a weeks time.

I understand it will be mostly Darts that will be withdrawn as a result of the new Streetlites

Trident 4194

Quote from: Winston on April 04, 2020, 09:25:38 PM
The original Rotala Order/allocation plan for Diamond WM was as follows:

2 x WF Streetlites 9.5m (March) - Part built at Wrightbus collapse / Purchased from stock - Redditch
4 x DF Streetlites 10.8m (April) - Tividale
7 x DF Streetlites 11.5m (April) - Tividale
2 x DF Streetlites 10.8m (May) - Tividale ?

However, 32311-3 (3 x 10.8m) are understood to be extra to the original order & were purchased from Wrightbus stock (were built to Arriva spec)

66 plate Optare Solo SR's 30050/51 currently at Redditch for the Coventry 1 will be moving to Kidderminster for the 292 when NXC takeover the 1 in a weeks time.

I understand it will be mostly Darts that will be withdrawn as a result of the new Streetlites

Will be sad to see the darts go. Been good workhorses over the years it has to be said

B61 ANDREW

Quote from: StourportSam on April 04, 2020, 08:45:59 PM
More buses have arrived at Kidderminster for storage this week, I've noticed travelling to and from work.
Including a City sightseeing open top decker

Just thinking where "Diamond" could run an open-top tour ??   Birmingham ? Think that has been tried before though.  Maybe Kiddy and Bewdley to include the Safari Park when it re-opens . . . . Now I have visions of the On The Buses film including Longleat {?} Safari Park ! 

Smethwickian

Quote from: B61 ANDREW on April 05, 2020, 01:14:59 PM
Now I have visions of the On The Buses film including Longleat {?} Safari Park !
It was Windsor Safari Park, I believe - the one long since closed and turned into Legoland.

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