Diamond East Midlands (formerly Midland Classic)

[Trident 4194]

Saw a midland classic vehicle on rail replacement at merry hill today

[mikestone]

Increase of VA from 46 to 52 in today's N&P - seems odd given that presumably there was a bigger PVR prior to Christmas - or had it just not been published when it happened?

Even odder is that today's N&P is actually on the vosa website!

[Hector]

Bustimes suggests that 44 vehicles have been in service today, which would suggest that the increase is to allow for future expansion.

[mikestone]

Photo on Derby Bus Depot site of F96PRE back in Stevensons' livery.

[BusMan Greg]

According to the article below there are going to be major changes to the Burton network which include the withdrawal of the number 3 and the extension of the number 9 to the queens hospital Mon-Sat. Other changes include minor timetable amendments.

Read more regarding the matter below

https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/burton/big-changes-burtons-buses-you-3965343

[mikestone]

Or look at Staffordshire website which has had it for several days without any "answer this to carry on reading" nonsense and doesn't lead with a scare mongering withdrawal of hospital  buses story..

[BusMan Greg]

Does anyone know what font Midland classic use for their route numbers?

[Pat]

Does anyone know what font Midland classic use for their route numbers?

If you are referring to the destination displays, it is Arial black.  It is exactly the same as what Arriva Shrewsbury use.  If you are trying to get it in Helen, it isn't in the standard drop down font list. Instead you have to:

Click the little box on the left hand side of the standard font drop down box for the route number font (the one under the green and purple T's)

A menu will appear where you can select what type of font you want (these are standard fonts that you'd find in Microsoft Word e.t.c)

Click Arial where you can specify what style of Arial you'd like.  This is where you click black.

You can select what size you want here, or you can alter it on the main screen.

Hope this helps!

[mikestone]

Or look at Staffordshire website which has had it for several days without any "answer this to carry on reading" nonsense and doesn't lead with a scare mongering withdrawal of hospital  buses story..

Probably only of academic interest now, but not of course mentioned there is a new Swadlincote town service numbered 20 registered in last weeks N&P presumably replacing  routes 4 and 8 which will terminate at Swad according to Derbyshire timetable library.

[mikestone]

It has been reported that 63 has lost its Burton Corporation livery and now has a  "Key Workers" embelishments on fleet livery.

[BusMan Greg]

It has been reported that 63 has lost its Burton Corporation livery and now has a  "Key Workers" embelishments on fleet livery.

Been like that for a couple of weeks now

[CL]

Midland Classic gained six former Metroline Presidents towards the end of July/start of August.

101 - LK04 NNE
102 - LK04 NNF
103 - LK04 NNL
104 - LK54 FWL
105 - LK54 FWO
106 - LK54 FWR

They've only entered service from last week, I believe. Managed to capture 105 under the railway arches in Tamworth today.

[mikestone]

Lichfield City services have become 31/2, as 8xx series numbers are school routes and the 812 is now 12.
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Were the city services 31/2 in a previous incarnation?

[the trainbasher]

Lichfield City services have become 31/2, as 8xx series numbers are school routes and the 812 is now 12.
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Were the city services 31/2 in a previous incarnation?

Before coming the 821/2 they were the 20/1/2 I believe (when Diamond/CC ran them)

[mikestone]

A new Rugeley-Lichfield school service was to start tomorrow - presumably along with the Stafford-Cannock Select service these are a direct result of the Cannock takeover by D&G.