Diamond East Midlands (formerly Midland Classic)

[twbc99]

The 12 is partly subsidised. However a new operator is taking over the current 805/806 school services after Easter which will be renumbered 12A/12B.

Which will probably explain why I didn't find anything for the 12/12E changing.

Services 125 and 129 show up on Bustimes as cancelled effective 31st of May

The 11 is shown as cancelled from the end of May as well.

[Mkinson2224]

Service 1 is apparently meant to be being ran by South Derbyshire Coaches which is formerly Lichfield City Coaches. 

[EK40]

Service 1 is apparently meant to be being ran by South Derbyshire Coaches which is formerly Lichfield City Coaches.

SDC has posted the timetable for the 1 on their facebook,
South staffs also confirming their takeover of the 12E on their facebook, but no timetable.
starting the 17th of may for the 12E, 19th for the 1.

Also routes 125,129 out of loughborough and leicester are to be cancelled (unless a new operator is found just like these two services)

[joieman]

Also routes 125,129 out of loughborough and leicester are to be cancelled (unless a new operator is found just like these two services)

Or they'll have it replaced with one of those newfangled DRT things...

[twbc99]

SDC has posted the timetable for the 1 on their facebook,
South staffs also confirming their takeover of the 12E on their facebook, but no timetable.
starting the 17th of may for the 12E, 19th for the 1.

Also routes 125,129 out of loughborough and leicester are to be cancelled (unless a new operator is found just like these two services)

Staffordshire CC says the 12E is won by LA Travel
Changes to bus services - Staffordshire County Council

• Service 12E (Burton - Lichfield) will be operated by LA Travel with a revised timetable.

[the trainbasher]

Staffordshire CC says the 12E is won by LA Travel
Changes to bus services - Staffordshire County Council

LA Travel is South Staffs Travel

[tombzy]

I do wonder if the irizars would be better off being relocated to another diamond depot instead of being sold if thats the plan.

[Stu]

I do wonder if the irizars would be better off being relocated to another diamond depot instead of being sold if thats the plan.

Split off from the 'Rotala Management' topic, which is not a general chat thread.

The Irizars are non-standard in the Rotala fleet, so it makes no sense to move them to any other depot which has never operated the type before.

[tombzy]

Split off from the 'Rotala Management' topic, which is not a general chat thread.

The Irizars are non-standard in the Rotala fleet, so it makes no sense to move them to any other depot which has never operated the type before.

Itd reduce emissions from older buses such as the plaxton centros though which is what id assume would be the better option

[Rachvince53]

Itd reduce emissions from older buses such as the plaxton centros though which is what id assume would be the better option

May be but drivers would all have to be type trained before they could be used in service. As Stu says it just makes sense to keep them at the existing gqrage.

[Stu]

May be but drivers would all have to be type trained before they could be used in service. As Stu says it just makes sense to keep them at the existing gqrage.

Or sell them on, which is what Diamond are trying to do.

[TheMidlandsTransportGuy]

How long are the Custom Denning Buses? 

[Tony]

How long are the Custom Denning Buses?

12m (There are some 10.5m as well)

[TheMidlandsTransportGuy]

12m (There are some 10.5m as well)

Oh ok