Diamond West Midlands - Tividale

[Trident 4194]

Is 30215 and 3021* allocated to specific routes?

[BK63 YWP]

Ex Hanson 2571 on 226 today

[Jack]

Is 30215 and 3021* allocated to specific routes?

They're allocated to any full size Single Deck routes, 4/H, 40, 42/43 etc. 30215 is often on the 40/42/43 @Trident 4194

[P419 EJW]

I pictured X781 NWX on the 002 in Halesowen on 23rd August 2017. So it seems it does go everywhere. https://flic.kr/p/YQyiVR

[Jack]

Is 30215  allocated to specific routes?

It is on the 40, just leaving Paul Street in Wednesbury for West Brom.
Shame Diamond only had one Ex Arriva Cadet, they are way better than Diamonds original examples!

[Trident 4194]

It is on the 40, just leaving Paul Street in Wednesbury for West Brom.
Shame Diamond only had one Ex Arriva Cadet, they are way better than Diamonds original examples!

Diamonds finest cadet in my opinion was 30218- such a lovely bus

[Jack]

Diamonds finest cadet in my opinion was 30218- such a lovely bus

I never rode that one, but I often saw it dumped in Walsall Bus Station several years ago. 30201 and 30215 are the better ones.

[Trident 4194]

I never rode that one, but I often saw it dumped in Walsall Bus Station several years ago. 30201 and 30215 are the better ones.

It was ex Ludlow so always going to be my favourite along with the greatest seat moquette ever invented

[winston]

Looks as though Tividale may be losing one or more Volvo/Wright to Atherton (30862):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mjrprestonbus/36958349724/in/dateposted/

[4747]

Looks as though Tividale may be losing one or more Volvo/Wright to Atherton (30862):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mjrprestonbus/36958349724/in/dateposted/

Transferred on Wednesday

[winston]

Transferred on Wednesday

Is it a one off? Or are more meant to be moving?

I'd have thought that lone MAN/Meridian (30534) at KR might have been a better option to transfer I.e. remove a type at KR & re-unite with 3 x identical sister vehicles already at Atherton.

I also understand that there are more ex Wessex Centro's parked over in John St

[Trident 4194]

The plaxton bodied centros(30807-30811/30816) need some serious mechanical attention. Every time I go one and it's a different one everytime the driver has to turn the engine off and then turn it back on. Their power seems minimal.

[karl724223]

The plaxton bodied centros(30807-30811/30816) need some serious mechanical attention. Every time I go one and it's a different one everytime the driver has to turn the engine off and then turn it back on. Their power seems minimal.

there has been a few single deckers brokedown at merry hill the last couple of weeks the drivers say the buses keep going into limp mode

[Trident 4194]

there has been a few single deckers brokedown at merry hill the last couple of weeks the drivers say the buses keep going into limp mode

Do you know what caused them to go into limp mode?

[MW]

Do you know what caused them to go into limp mode?

In a nutshell, poor maintenance