Diamond South East (formerly Hallmark Connections / Hotel Hoppa)

[winston]

First 4 of the new WF Streetlites are entering service:

https://m.facebook.com/HallmarkBus/photos/a.532517550450920.1073741828.352704041765606/652764851759522/?type=3

[Dylanbusboy45]

Some of the longer, DF Streetlites are now in service (not my photo)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/153467089@N08/43298030854/in/photolist-28Y6J6m

[winston]

Some of the longer, DF Streetlites are now in service (not my photo)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/153467089@N08/43298030854/in/photolist-28Y6J6m

There should be nine new Streetlites in total according to latest Rotala Fleetchanges, I assume there's 6 x WF (20150-5) & 3 x DF (20156-8), all Hallmark's are ex dealer stock.

[winston]

3 of 5 new DF Streetlites for Hotel Hoppa, I believe the first 2 were expected to been delivered Friday:

https://busesandbits.smugmug.com/Heysham-Docks-201518-and-some-/Heysham-Docks-01-06-2019/

[amodelofcontrol]

Winston

thanks as ever for the additional info - presumably the StreetLites for Heathrow will be another batch to continue the slow upgrade of the Heathrow Hoppa vehicles?

[winston]

Winston

thanks as ever for the additional info - presumably the StreetLites for Heathrow will be another batch to continue the slow upgrade of the Heathrow Hoppa vehicles?

There's another 15 x 9.6m DF due in total for Hoppa
(to be delivered in batches of 5, due May, June & Oct respectively)

[mikestone]

This week's N&P has the Bicester Village shuttle registered by City of Oxford from June 20th.

[mikestone]

But oddly this week's N&P shows an increase of the VA at Grayline's depot to 5!

[mikestone]

This is to operate the 250 Bicester-Oxford, formerly run by Oxford Bus.
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(courtesy Oxford and Chilterns bus page)

[Kevin]

This is to operate the 250 Bicester-Oxford, formerly run by Oxford Bus.
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(courtesy Oxford and Chilterns bus page)

Never understood the logic them running the Bicester Village shuttle, thought that Oxford Bus Company taking it over would finally see the end of a weird isolated Rotala operation but no....

[mikestone]

They are advertising for new drivers - wierdly it says a driving licence is preferred and a pcv licence essential!
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https://www.indeed.co.uk/job/pcv-bus-driver-eed4e30ccdcbbdb6
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and it also says knowledge of Heathrow  is advantageous, so perhaps they plan(ned) to also utilise the drivers to bring tourists from Heathrow hotels to Bicester Village

[IMarkeh]

This is to operate the 250 Bicester-Oxford, formerly run by Oxford Bus.
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(courtesy Oxford and Chilterns bus page)

There's a few more Bicester routes up for grabs as well in the tender round which just closed so Rotala could end up with a few more routes locally.

[tyresmoke]

Streetlites 20168/70/72 SM19KKP/S/O have transferred north to operate the 250 it seems.

[Kevin]

Caught the Hallmark 250 the other day, and interestingly the ticket paper had the Diamond branding all up the sides.
Obviously I know it's the same company, everything printed mentioned Hallmark, but just found it strange they wouldn't have blank rolls of paper instead

[Steveminor]

Why buy 2 lots of rolls when if you buy just one type you get a larger bulk discount on the printing