Diamond West Midlands - Redditch

[Solo1]

Anyone got a list of what buses was in red  for the services in Redditch apart from the 12volos thanks

[jc]

Since Red Diamond was launched in 2008 there have been several vehicles allocated, the original operation started with;
Dennis Darts - 454 - 458, 501 - 505, 518, 519, 520.
Enviro 200 - 517.
Volvo B7RLEs - 850 - 861 (853 became 862).

Also worn the livery
Dennis Darts - 405, 406, 412 - 416, 479 - 485, 516, 524 - 531, 533, 537, 545, 546, 547, 548.
MCV Evolutions - 601 - 609.
Scania - 219, 220.
Optare Solos - 538 - 542.

[the trainbasher]

Since Red Diamond was launched in 2008 there have been several vehicles allocated, the original operation started with;
Dennis Darts - 454 - 458, 501 - 505, 518, 519, 520.
Enviro 200 - 517.
Volvo B7RLEs - 850 - 861 (853 became 862).

Also worn the livery
Dennis Darts - 405, 406, 412 - 416, 479 - 485, 516, 524 - 531, 533, 537, 545, 546, 547, 548.
MCV Evolutions - 601 - 609.
Scania - 219, 220.
Optare Solos - 538 - 542.

538-542 wore one of the Worcester brandings (I think it was the 31) and there was a couple of the Crusaders that wore the 30 branding and the "nurse" style branding. One of the pointers also was route branded for a Worcester service (think it was the 39).

538/539 went straight from Worcester to "Stourbridge Shuttle" branding with 540-542 in the "Yew Tree Connection"

I believe they had to be redone before starting in service in Worcester as they were new to diamond in white (I remember seeing them on the 126E/56), then were painted in one version of the Worcester route branding before going into their 31 branding.

http://wmbusphotos.com/diamondpages/20539.html shows the unbranded version 1 Worcester livery.

[B61 ANDREW]

AE06ZBR on suspended tow this morning , hopefully the problematic front destination display - well , one half of it - will be "sorted" while in for attention.

[DJ]

Volvo B9TL 40626 BJ14 KTA is now at Redditch, and repainted into the base two-tone livery.

[stephen ford]

Well according to bus times! its been on the 555 to Heathrow all day.

[DJ]

Well according to bus times! its been on the 555 to Heathrow all day.

I got sent a photo today of it in the two tone livery, parked in the yard at Redditch. Bus times isn't always accurate.

[Pat]

Volvo B9TL 40626 BJ14 KTA is now at Redditch, and repainted into the base two-tone livery.

Well according to bus times! its been on the 555 to Heathrow all day.

Bus times takes it's info from the ticket machine.  The machine will have been removed and put onto another vehicle, without being reprogrammed with the appropriate fleet number etc.

[DJ]

Bus times takes it's info from the ticket machine.  The machine will have been removed and put onto another vehicle, without being reprogrammed with the appropriate fleet number etc.

Nope, the fleet number it reports as can easily be changed I believe, on a Ticketer one, whereas NX, it's more permanent.

[MW]

Nope, the fleet number it reports as can easily be changed I believe, on a Ticketer one, whereas NX, it's more permanent.

Ticketer machines can also have permanent fleet numbers. The issue is, Diamonds machines are set up for the driver to sign in, then select the fleet number, and then duty number. Other operators such as First have their machines set up so that the fleet number selection menu does not appear at all, and you only enter the duty number.

It sounds as if either the Ticket Machine was in fact removed and placed into another vehicle and then the next driver left the fleet number as it was before and didn't change it, or somebody has simply selected the wrong fleet number on another machine.

[Pat]

Nope, the fleet number it reports as can easily be changed I believe, on a Ticketer one, whereas NX, it's more permanent.

Whilst it is easy to change it, it probably hasn't been done otherwise it'd be tracking correctly.

[B61 ANDREW]

 40626 looks to have made it self at home on the 247 service . If I remember correctly , the last double decker allocated to Redditch was used a lot on this service as it carried quite a few students at various time of the day .   

[DMCL]

I saw Dennis Dart 30897 (AE06 ZBR) resplendent in the new Diamond livery today (formerly Central Buses livery). Such a shame that, after so many months, the destination display is still only half-illuminated.

[DJ]

I saw Dennis Dart 30897 (AE06 ZBR) resplendent in the new Diamond livery today (formerly Central Buses livery). Such a shame that, after so many months, the destination display is still only half-illuminated.

The Centrad displays in the fleet should be replaced in the near future with Mobitec ones, which is likely why it hasn't been replaced, as it'll be changed soon anyway.

[DMCL]

I see Mercedes Sprinter 45s 20987 and 20988 have been transferred from Stanwell to Redditch.
Does anyone know how they are being used?