Diamond West Midlands - Tividale

[twb1979]

Can anyone else fill in any of the below blanks in regards to the Streetlite transfers and repaints?:

30169?

30170 MX62GOA 31/32 branded
32238 SK17HHL 31/32 branded
32240 SL16YPJ 31/32 branded

32307 SK16GXH 40 branded
32309 SK16GXM 40 branded

32207
32208
32209
32210

[winston]

Can anyone else fill in any of the below blanks in regards to the Streetlite transfers and repaints?:

30169?

30170 MX62GOA 31/32 branded
32238 SK17HHL 31/32 branded
32240 SL16YPJ 31/32 branded

32307 SK16GXH 40 branded
32309 SK16GXM 40 branded

32207
32208
32209
32210

30169 will be WMB 31/32 branded

32307-10 will be WMB 40 branded

No such buses numbered 32207-10

[DJ]

30169 will be WMB 31/32 branded

32307-10 will be WMB 40 branded

No such buses numbered 32207-10

32307 is already repainted and branded for the 40. Not sure on any others yet.

[winston]

32307 is already repainted and branded for the 40. Not sure on any others yet.

I know, so is 32309.

32310 was being re-panelled a couple of weeks ago, so may be painted by now as well.

[twb1979]

Awesome cheers Winston.  :)

So there's only going to be 4 branded Streetlites for the 31/32 service? I take it that only the 13 plate B7's are being returned off lease and the 62 plate ones are sticking around?

[winston]

Awesome cheers Winston.  :)

So there's only going to be 4 branded Streetlites for the 31/32 service? I take it that only the 13 plate B7's are being returned off lease and the 62 plate ones are sticking around?

Yes - only the 13 plates are leased, 62 plates are owned.

[Tony]

30169 will be WMB 31/32 branded

32307-10 will be WMB 40 branded

No such buses numbered 32207-10

I think I saw 32231 done today as well

[winston]

I think I saw 32231 done today as well

That's a Redditch bus, not aware of any of those being spare from the 50.  According to bustimes it's out on the 50 up until 18.26 tonight

[Tony]

That's a Redditch bus, not aware of any of those being spare from the 50.  According to bustimes it's out on the 50 up until 18.26 tonight

I could have sworn the fleet number ended '1' I was driving 4464 behind it. It appeared to only have half the rear brading fitted so far

[winston]

I could have sworn the fleet number ended '1' I was driving 4464 behind it. It appeared to only have half the rear brading fitted so far

Depends where you saw it, could it have been 226 branded 20161, that's been on the 74 today

[Tony]

Depends where you saw it, could it have been 226 branded 20161, that's been on the 74 today

No, it was on the 31

[winston]

No, it was on the 31

Only 30170, 32238 & 32240 showing as on 31/32, rest are Volvo's

[MW]

Only 30170, 32238 & 32240 showing as on 31/32, rest are Volvo's

There's been multiple cases of Diamond applying incorrect fleet numbers to vehicles, although that's something I've only ever seen at Redditch depot!

Perhaps 32310 has been renumbered to 32301, and then perhaps it's not been allocated to Tividale on the ticket machines hence a different fleet number showing on the tracker? Far fetched it may seem, but equally likely lol

[winston]

There's been multiple cases of Diamond applying incorrect fleet numbers to vehicles, although that's something I've only ever seen at Redditch depot!

Perhaps 32310 has been renumbered to 32301, and then perhaps it's not been allocated to Tividale on the ticket machines hence a different fleet number showing on the tracker? Far fetched it may seem, but equally likely lol

32310 was in Tividale depot engineering bays being re-panelled mid Feb, not sure if it's complete & painted yet.

[2206]

Only 30170, 32238 & 32240 showing as on 31/32, rest are Volvo's

From my experience trackers aren't always accurate.
The other week YJ57BOF was on the 94, I checked the tracker on Bus Times and it wasn't showing on there, despite the fact i'd seen it go past me only a few minutes earlier.
Also noticed different vehicles on the 25 showing on the tracker to what was actually on there a few times in the past.