Diamond West Midlands - Tividale

[Jack]

The on bus ones are wrong, they are the ones that were originally allocated on paper until it was realized some clashed with Atherton's Scania's. Fleet list is correct, I've pointed it out to Simon.

There's only a 30897 which is at Redditch, all the rest were re-numbered 30960-30977 & should be carrying those numbers.

Didn't 30897 originally come to Tividale? The main fleet list shows it as a Tividale bus.

[winston]

Didn't 30897 originally come to Tividale? The main fleet list shows it as a Tividale bus.

It was only allocated to Tividale on paper as it was VOR on transfer from Central Buses, I don't think it's seen service at Tividale.

[Jack]

It was only allocated to Tividale on paper as it was VOR on transfer from Central Buses, I don't think it's seen service at Tividale.

I'm 100% sure I saw it on the 78 when it first transferred to Diamond and went to Tividale.

[winston]

I'm 100% sure I saw it on the 78 when it first transferred to Diamond and went to Tividale.

I think the 78 is operated by Tamworth depot.

[Jack]

I think the 78 is operated by Tamworth depot.

You say you think it is but really you don't know...
No it's Tividale, Tamworth don't operate Darts, the 78 is usually a Dart, and a Decker has done it since the takeover.
30963 was on it today (56 plate Dart, ex Central, based at Tividale).

[Straightlines]

You say you think it is but really you don't know...
No it's Tividale, Tamworth don't operate Darts, the 78 is usually a Dart, and a Decker has done it since the takeover.
30963 was on it today (56 plate Dart, ex Central, based at Tividale).

I agree with @Jack

[Jack]

I agree with @Jack

Thank you @Straightlines
Before anyone starts saying, the 88 and 89 are both operated by Tividale. As is the 74.

[winston]

You say you think it is but really you don't know...
No it's Tividale, Tamworth don't operate Darts, the 78 is usually a Dart, and a Decker has done it since the takeover.
30963 was on it today (56 plate Dart, ex Central, based at Tividale).

Never seen a 78 in the flesh and don't spend all day watching the tracker.

I do know that on the fleetlist Simon sent me 23rd Feb i.e. before the transfer of Central Buses fleet to Diamond Depots, 30897 was listed as allocated to Tividale and already showing as 'Currently VOR' - unless that was wrong, I'm 100% certain you couldn't have seen 30897 out. I've not seen any reports of it in service until in appeared at Redditch depot mid March.

[Jack]

Never seen a 78 in the flesh and don't spend all day watching the tracker.

I don't spend all day watching the tracker thanks. I saw the 78 today which was in the form of 30963, the tracker was saying it was another bus, can't remember fleetnumber now.

[V89MOA]

I don't spend all day watching the tracker thanks. I saw the 78 today which was in the form of 30963, the tracker was saying it was another bus, can't remember fleetnumber now.

You may want to read that back to yourself...

[winston]

I don't spend all day watching the tracker thanks. I saw the 78 today which was in the form of 30963, the tracker was saying it was another bus, can't remember fleetnumber now.

I'd love to know how you managed to see 30963, if you look at Reply #1001 further up this thread you will notice that 30963 actually incorrectly carries fleet number 30900!

[Jack]

I'd love to know how you managed to see 30963, if you look at Reply #1001 further up this thread you will notice that 30963 actually incorrectly carries fleet number 30900!

I couldn't see the fleet number, only the registration plate (which clearly reads MX56 ***!) so I looked at the fleet list to see the vehicle, which said 30963. Not my fault the fleet list is incorrect, it's also not my fault the fleetnumber is ridiculously small.

Atleast I know where the 78 is operated and don't use guesswork!

[winston]

I couldn't see the fleet number, only the registration plate (which clearly reads MX56 ***!) so I looked at the fleet list to see the vehicle, which said 30963. Not my fault the fleet list is incorrect, it's also not my fault the fleetnumber is ridiculously small.

Atleast I know where the 78 is operated and don't use guesswork!

The fleetlist isn't incorrect, the fleet number on the bus is wrong. Which you would have figured out for yourself.....

Don't use guesswork, tracker said is was a Plaxton Centro (edit) oh wait, can't remember the fleet number the tracker said actually....

[Jack]

The fleetlist isn't incorrect, the fleet number on the bus is wrong. Which you would have figured out for yourself.....

Don't use guesswork, tracker said is was a Plaxton Centro (edit) oh wait, can't remember the fleet number the tracker said actually....

The main thing was that I saw a Dart on the 78, something you thought wasn't true and was run by
Tamworth, who don't even operate Darts and the 78's allocation is Darts...

[winston]

The main thing was that I saw a Dart on the 78, something you thought wasn't true and was run by
Tamworth, who don't even operate Darts and the 78's allocation is Darts...

No... you said you 100% saw 30897, now that isn't true or possible.

So what, I wrongly assumed the 78 was run by Tamworth, as Tamworth is closer to Sutton Coldfield than Tividale, I've never seen a 78 to know it was operated by Darts and I don't claim to know everything.