BX09 SRO

[PM]

I love the diamond hybrids!! I got the one with the allover wrap this afternnon. They are fast, comfortable with amazing interiors and no rattles despite what people say about optares. Lets hope they are reliable because they really are bus travel for the 21st Century.

[Ash]

There not that reliable check out the bus magazine for this month its got a picture of one of them on the 417 turning into west brom being pushed by a diamond driver and 3 NX drivers/inspectors, also one broke down in my area whilst on the 404E last month

[PM]

I saw the picture in this months buses but wondered other than that.. Oh right-lets hope they are reliable or else they might be exported!! No, I know they wont/cant be bcos they were bought with this governments green bus fund money.....

[Ash]

Im sure as the technology develops the glitches will be gradually removed there nice buses and according to the facebook page for diamond there going to have branding internally similar to the super 16, double o 2 etc

[PM]

Hopefully.. I agree theyre nice buses but which services can they be branded for when they seem to appear everywhere!!

[Ash]

I think it would just be hybrid branding have you saw the ones with the hanover displays on board for passenger information there was on the hybrid which was used on the 404E last monday

[PM]

I havent cos ive only been on the one in the vinyl wrap....................

[Ash]

30128 was the one with the display installed on it, what service was the all over wrap one on the 56?

[PM]

No it was 002 today :)

[Ash]

002 bet the bus was quite busy then if it was in place for a centro but as i guess its school holidays you can get away with it

[PM]

002 bet the bus was quite busy then if it was in place for a centro but as i guess its school holidays you can get away with it

Yep it was quite busy but I dont use it in term time so I dont know how busy it was compared to normal.....

[Discodave]

I didn't catch the number or the full reg, but there was a blue Optare Solo (one of the recent transfers in) on the Warwick Road this evening leaving Acocks Green, and it still had service S4 showing on its destination display.

Saw that too (if it was the same one), did you see the rear lights on it? They've got the Optare LED rear lights, like below:

Great discription of a dennis dart shame its on the back of a solo one of the best buses optare make

[MW]

I didn't catch the number or the full reg, but there was a blue Optare Solo (one of the recent transfers in) on the Warwick Road this evening leaving Acocks Green, and it still had service S4 showing on its destination display.

Saw that too (if it was the same one), did you see the rear lights on it? They've got the Optare LED rear lights, like below:

Great discription of a dennis dart shame its on the back of a solo one of the best buses optare make

Lmao good spot. The flickr person has obviously edited the photo and changed the 'd' to an 'f'!

[Ash]

Do black diamond have all their royale centros back from blue diamond as i knew one or two were on loan.

[PM]

No, I saw SRO with blue diamond on saturday sorry cant remember which route either 17/37/97