Diamond East Midlands (formerly Midland Classic)

[Trident 4194]

30903 & 30904 were withdrawn & moved to Tividale depot, but hastily re-instated & returned to Burton due to the condition the Kidderminster E200's were received in.

31419 & 31420 have both been in service for one day at Burton. They've all been off the road the road since....

Those e200s are in a dreadful condition I'm not surprised. 31420 I sampled on the 142 and if you think that's doing above 30mph. 

[twbc99]

Those e200s are in a dreadful condition I'm not surprised. 31420 I sampled on the 142 and if you think that's doing above 30mph.

Looking at bustimes 31420 tracked on a 8 from Swadlincote this morning but only lasted as far as Burton!

31416 looks to been out most of the day.

[twbc99]

MCV Evolution 30715 seems to have arrived at the Burton depot.

[winston]

There's a Midland Classic liveried E400 & Versa currently parked in Tividale depot, Simon Dunn has since confirmed that the E400 is for repaint, the Versa for accident repairs & I assume it will be repainted at the same time. 

[twbc99]

There's a Midland Classic liveried E400 & Versa currently parked in Tividale depot, Simon Dunn has since confirmed that the E400 is for repaint, the Versa for accident repairs & I assume it will be repainted at the same time.

Presumably 40521 and 30994 looking at bustimes. It would be nice if the Metrocity keeps some sort of Airway9 branding.

[winston]

Presumably 40521 and 30994 looking at bustimes. It would be nice if the Metrocity keeps some sort of Airway9 branding.

I doubt it will, as isn't it the 8/9 routes that Rotala have won funding for, to buy a new fleet of EV's for.

[twbc99]

I doubt it will, as isn't it the 8/9 routes that Rotala have won funding for, to buy a new fleet of EV's for.

Yes it is the 8/9 the EV's are for but there is only 6 of them and the combined PVR is 10 so the 4 Metrocity's could stay?

[Mayfield]

Can't believe after all this time buses still carry Midland Classic fleet names

[joieman]

Can't believe after all this time buses still carry Midland Classic fleet names

Yeah, after nearly two years! Rather sluggish progress in my opinion.

[twbc99]

Can't believe after all this time buses still carry Midland Classic fleet names

Yeah, after nearly two years! Rather sluggish progress in my opinion.

It does seem to be going quite slowly. 40521 is supposedly being repainted but was last tracked 2 months ago. Would of thought it would be back now.

[joieman]

It does seem to be going quite slowly. 40521 is supposedly being repainted but was last tracked 2 months ago. Would of thought it would be back now.

And many of the buses that are in the Diamond livery were simply transferred in from elsewhere.

[Solo1]

Takes time to paint all the buses look at the firms diamond took over how long it took for them to be repainted into diamond livery

[Mayfield]

It takes a few minutes to place a Diamond sticker over the Midland Classic name

[joieman]

It takes a few minutes to place a Diamond sticker over the Midland Classic name

Except many of them still have prominent Midland Classic logos, with Diamond fleetnames generally only being stuck over smaller logos in corners. Quite unlike after they acquired Johnsons, with large temporary fleetnames on the sides.

[Trident 4194]

Midland classic had a good reputation. Diamond probably keep them on tactically to make customers think nothing has changed