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This is a 40 minute snapshot of buses operating out of Redditch bus station on Thursday 7 December 2017, among these was Diamond 30933 VX54 MSU which was new to First Bus as 67644. Dudley's mini-coach was a surprise. Was it just passing through, or operating a regular or seasonal service?

What a motley collection those Diamond vehicles are.
Is the 'Signature' an actual posh brand for a route, or is it just a pipe dream

MattW wrote: ↑

16:28 Friday 8th December 2017

What a motley collection those Diamond vehicles are.
Is the 'Signature' an actual posh brand for a route, or is it just a pipe dream

I suspect it is still in the livery of it's previous operator.

Signature is the brand they use in Solihull - some of the signature buses are Hybrids (originally from Black Diamond)

Diamond had a bad day in Walsall today!!

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/lo ... g-14012488

Another one!

Is anyone keeping count?

Nice pics as always Tim. For me, my favourite memories of Rdditch are Leyland Lynx's on the Matchborough circles.

Michael wrote: ↑

21:42 Friday 8th December 2017

Diamond had a bad day in Walsall today!!

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/lo ... g-14012488

Mmm....not another! Am I right in thinking that more Diamond buses get consumed by fire than is the case with most operators and, if so, why? Is it a maintenance issue or down to something else?

Incidentally, a picture I saw tweeted by West Midland Fire Service suggests that the fire spread to a bus shelter rather than a bus stop. The usual sloppy journalism that we seem to get these days, not knowing the difference between the two.