Diamond West Midlands - Tividale

[Trident 4194]

In a nutshell, poor maintenance

It's strange how it's just the plaxton bodied centros. For example the value branded buses are in excellent condition and older than them.

[MW]

It's strange how it's just the plaxton bodied centros. For example the value branded buses are in excellent condition and older than them.

Are the broken down ones Volvos? I remember the VDL examples at Redditch being barely able to move. I was route training the number 70 and the VDL Centro was in limp mode for the whole route.

[karl724223]

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

like been said by mw poor maintainence

[Trident 4194]

like been said by mw poor maintainence

I bet half the drivers don't report the problems

[MW]

I bet half the drivers don't report the problems

Nope. As far as I'm aware, they do. They just get signed off by the engineers as fit for device, presumably as their on a limited budget.

[midlandred2003]

Vehicles in the stored yard at Tividale yesterday were,11518,20100,20206,20366,20518,20527,20529,20536,20544,20601,20818,20823,20842,20849,20852,21002,21005,21010,,,,,,,30003,30209,30213,30214,30384,30401,30502,30509,30824,30935,
+ 1 unidentified Wessex liveried e200.
Over the road there were 3 regal coaches solos 2 of them were YJ60KHA & YJ60KHC

[winston]

@midlandred2003

The Wessex E200 is 20820, I take it the Hallmark Mercedes Tourismo has gone from infront of the gates.

[midlandred2003]

There was no sign of that, there was one other vehicle there I believe it was C001 BG09??? don't have my list to check at the moment.

[midlandred2003]

It was BG06ATY...

[BK63 YWP]

Calling all diamond experts, I have left my bag in the 19.50 257 to Dudley, does it do an 82 after or return to Stourbridge on the 257?

[Jack]

Been told 30215 has sadly been withdrawn from service today.

[4747]

Been told 30215 has sadly been withdrawn from service today.

It was taken off the road last Saturday

[Jack]

It was taken off the road last Saturday

It wasn't down as withdrawn then, it was sitting in the yard just in case it was needed, ot entered the withdrawn fleet yesterday.

[4747]

It wasn't down as withdrawn then, it was sitting in the yard just in case it was needed, ot entered the withdrawn fleet yesterday.

It was out of VI and marked as off fleet at the depot on Saturday. It could not be used Saturday unless VI'd first.

[Kevin2017]

MOT on it has gone and will not be renewed!