Diamond bus
Diamond
bus started life at The Birmingham Coach Company which was
formed in 1984 by Geoff Howle as a small independent coach
operator. With bus de-regulation in October 1986 the whole
direction of the company changed. Geoff Howle decided to
plug a gap in provision on the service 16 from the Hamstead
to Birmingham by registering a service primarily linked to
providing transport for students at Birmingham University
from their halls of residents to the campus. This became the
first competing bus route to be registered in the West
Midlands by an independent operator against West Midlands
Travel. The company continued to develop both its bus and
coach operations becoming very reliant on mark one Leyland
Nationals for the former. Around 2000 the company embarked
on a fleet replacement programme, which totally replaced the
Leyland Nationals with a mixture of new and second hand,
vehicles. As part of this programme the livery was altered
and the Diamond Bus trading name was introduced. The Diamond
Bus network serves West Bromwich, Dudley and Walsall, as
well as providing commercial services in north and west
Birmingham. Some of the services are subsided by Centro and
or Worcestershire County Council. The company is a fairly
large provider of vehicles for National Express services and
opened a new satellite depot opened in Bradford in 2003 for
some of these services (With a reduction in the operation of
National Express services the Bradford depot was closed in
the autumn of 2006). On 5th December 2005 the company was
purchased by the Go-Ahead Group for a total price of up to
£2.025 million. Go-Ahead plan to develop the Diamond Bus
brand in the West Midlands. On 22nd February 2006 Go-Ahead
announced that they had agreed in principle to acquire the
assets and services of Probus Management Ltd (People's
Express) for around £2.4 million. The actual completion of
the sale took place on Tuesday 21st March 2006. The two
operations were then consolidated under the Diamond bus
brand name. From 22nd March 2006 The operation of all
services that were operated by People's Express were
transferred without change to Diamond Bus (In Redditch this
meant journeys on the following routes in Redditch were
transferred - 57, 58, 146, 247 and 343).
The combined company went through a period of restructure to make it more like fellow Go-ahead bus operating subsidiaries:
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On Wednesday 24th August 2006 Go-ahead group PLC owners of The Birmingham Coach Company announced today a restructuring of their West Midlands business. The Birmingham Coach Company Ltd was renamed Go West Midlands Ltd and from that date the company traded as Diamond in the West Midlands instead of Diamond Bus
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A new livery has been introduced for the combined fleet which is the current Diamond Bus livery but without the black roof. Repainting started with the yellow vehicles from the former People's Express operation that were to remain in the fleet.
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From early September 2006 Go West Midlands now shares the same Managing Director, Philip Kirk, as City of Oxford a fellow Go-ahead company
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A new fleet numbering scheme was introduced from Sunday 24th September 2006. This was in fact a part renumbering as some vehicles had acquired fleet numbers in early September 2006 only to re-numbered latter in the month so vehicle types are allocated blocks of numbers.
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The new Diamond in the West Midlands fleet names will be applied to vehicles as they are repainted from early October 2006.
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From 22nd October 2006 vehicles and services will be moved between garages so all remaining Centro contract is now operated from the Tivadale garage.
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It was planned to reopen the Redditch garage from late October 2006 (this is the former Midland Red Church Road garage) for the operation of Redditch local services plus the Diamond service 50 between Druids Heath and Birmingham City Centre. It open initially on a Mondays to Saturdays between 0600 and 2000 basis only, though it is now a seven day a week garage. The re-opening of the Redditch depot was delayed whilst the application to change the operators license was processed.
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Diamond Bus finally re-opened the Redditch Garage (the former Midland Red Garage) over the weekend of the 10th and 11th February 2007. This followed an extensive refurbishment.
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The former Pete's Travel/People's Express garage at Hill Top closed as an operational garage over the weekend of the 10th and 11th November 2007. The majority of vehicles will transferred to the Tivadale Garage. From the same weekend all of the remaining step entrance vehicles were withdrawn from service.
The
Go-ahead Group undertook a review of the West Midlands
bus operations and announced on 3rd March 2008 that it
had completed the unconditional sale of 100% of the
share capital of the company to Rotala plc ('Rotala').
The gross asset value of the business was approximately
£1 million and the net book value was approximately nil.
Owning the former companies of The
Birmingham Coach Company and People's Express cost the
Go -ahead group a total £10.2M to both purchase and
restructure the two operations into the Diamond
operation. The sale to Rotala only realised £2M hence
why Go-ahead had to make provision for the remaining
£8.2M in their half yearly accounts published in
December 2007
From
Monday 21st July 2008 Rotala started to put a number of
new buses mainly Volvo B7R single deckers. Some of the
new vehicles have been allocated to the Redditch depot
branded as Red Diamond. The remainder of the new
vehicles are being used in the Black Country branded as
Black Diamond. From Sunday 25th January 2009 the
Ludlow's and Diamond Bus fleets were merged following
the closure of the Ludlow's depot in Halesowen.
The current operational fleet
|
Registration Number |
Fleet Number |
Vehicle Chassis |
Body work |
Seating Capacity |
Vehicle Branding |
|
YJ51EKA |
201 |
DAF SB120CS XMGDE12CS0H 009014 |
Wrights D623 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
YJ51EKB |
202 |
DAF SB120CS XMGDE12CS0H 009039 |
Wrights D624 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
YJ51EKC |
203 |
DAF SB120CS XMGDE12CS0H 009040 |
Wrights D625 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
YJ51EKD |
204 |
DAF SB120CS XMGDE12CS0H 009041 |
Wrights D626 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
YJ51EKE |
205 |
DAF SB120CS XMGDE12CS0H 009042 |
Wrights D627 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
YJ51EKF |
206 |
DAF SB120CS XMGDE12CS0H 009043 |
Wrights D628 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
YJ51EKG |
207 |
DAF SB120CS XMGDE12CS0H 009044 |
Wrights D629 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
YJ51EKH |
208 |
DAF SB120CS XMGDE12CS0H 009045 |
Wrights D630 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
YJ51EKJ |
209 |
DAF SB120CS XMGDE12CS0H 009478 |
Wrights F37 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
YD02PZK |
210 |
DAF SB120CS XMGDE12CS0H 009524 |
Wrights F35 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
YD02PZL |
211 |
DAF SB120CS XMGDE12CS0H 009026 |
Wrights F36 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
YD02PZM |
212 |
DAF SB120CS XMGDE12CS0H 009028 |
Wrights F38 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
YD02PZN |
213 |
DAF SB120CS XMGDE12CS0H 009529 |
Wrights F39 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
YD02PZO |
214 |
DAF SB120CS XMGDE12CS0H 009552 |
Wrights F40 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
YJ51EKM |
216 |
DAF DE12CSSM120 XMGDE12CS0H009046 |
Wrights D531 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
Y283HUA |
217 |
DAF DE12CSSB120 XMGDE12CS0H008888 |
Wrights D509 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
X808NWX |
218 |
DAF DE12CSSB120 XMGDE12CS0H008254 |
Wrights D158 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
S371SET |
219 |
Scania L94UB YS4L4X20001832512 |
Wrights A208 |
B46F |
Red Diamond |
|
S372SET |
220 |
Scania L94IB 1832739 |
Wrights a207 |
B46F |
Red Diamond |
|
N606WND |
401 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1TGW10164 |
Plaxton 9610.6HLZ2501 |
B40F |
|
|
P741HND |
402 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1TGW10165 |
Plaxton 9610.6HLZ5202 |
B39F |
|
|
P742HND |
403 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1TGW10287 |
Plaxton 9610.6HLZ5095 |
B39F |
|
|
P748HND |
404 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1TGW10431 |
Plaxton 9610.6HLZ5342 |
B39F |
|
|
P827BUD |
405 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1TGW10603 |
Wrights W419 |
B38F |
|
|
P829BUD |
406 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1TGW10605 |
Wrights W421 |
B38F |
|
|
R 85XNE |
407 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1VGW11095 |
Plaxton 9710.6HLZ6348 |
B39F |
|
|
R 86XNE |
408 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1VGW11120 |
Plaxton 9710.6HLZ6349 |
B39F |
|
|
R 87XNE |
409 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1VGW11163 |
Plaxton 9710.6HLZ6636 |
B39F |
|
|
R 91XNE |
410 |
Dennis Dart SLF 466BR1VGW40105 |
Plaxton 9811.3HAB8090 |
B38F |
Black Diamond |
|
R 92XNE |
411 |
Dennis Dart SLF 466BR1VGW40106 |
Plaxton 9811.3HAB8091 |
B38F |
Black Diamond |
|
R527YRP |
412 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1WGW11071 |
Wrights Y252 |
B38F |
Red Diamond |
|
R529YRP |
413 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1WGW11072 |
Wrights Y240 |
B38F |
Red Diamond |
|
R530YRP |
414 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1WGW11107 |
Wrights Y241 |
B38F |
Red Diamond |
|
R531YRP |
415 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1VGW1132 |
Wrights Y289 |
B38F |
Red Diamond |
|
R532YRP |
416 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1WGW11108 |
Wrights Y253 |
B38F |
Red Diamond |
|
R438FTU |
417 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1VGW11359 |
Plaxton 9710.6HLZ6637 |
B39F |
|
|
R970MGB |
418 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1WGW11095 |
Plaxton 9810.7HLB6315 |
B39F |
|
|
R954JYS |
419 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1WGW12508 |
Plaxton 9810.7HLB8626 |
B39F |
|
|
R659GCA |
420 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1VGW11192 |
Plaxton 9810.7HLB8576 |
B41F |
|
|
R660GCA |
421 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1VGW11993 |
Plaxton 9810.7HLB8577 |
B41F |
|
|
R810WJA |
422 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1VGW11161 |
UVG 5688/97 |
B38F |
IKEA Livery |
|
S771RNE |
423 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1WGW40130 |
Plaxton 9811.3HAB8768 |
B40F |
|
|
S772RNE |
424 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1WGW40131 |
Plaxton 9811.3HAB8769 |
B40F |
|
|
S773RNE |
425 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1WGW40158 |
Plaxton 9811.3HAB8832 |
B40F |
|
|
S397HVV |
426 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1WGW12792 |
Plaxton 9810.7HLB9585 |
B40F |
|
|
S404JUA |
427 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1WGW12508 |
Plaxton 9810.7HLB9561 |
B40F |
|
|
S405JUA |
428 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1WGW12506 |
Plaxton 9810.7HLB9562 |
B40F |
|
|
S920SVM |
429 |
Dennis Dart SLF 466BR1VGW40214 |
Plaxton 9811.3HAB9558 |
B42F |
Black Diamond |
|
T441EBD |
430 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1WGW |
Wrights A642 |
B39F |
Red Diamond |
|
T442EBD |
431 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1WGW12926 |
Wrights A645 |
B40F |
|
|
T443EBD |
432 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1WGW |
Wrights A643 |
B40F |
Black Diamond |
|
T445EBD |
433 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1WGW |
Plaxton 9910.7HLB0420 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
T447EBD |
434 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1WGW12925 |
Wrights A644 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
V385JWK |
435 |
Dennis Dart SLF 466BR1WGW40225 |
Plaxton 9911.7HAB0389 |
B41F |
Black Diamond |
|
V386JWK |
436 |
Dennis Dart SLF 466BR1WGW40224 |
Plaxton 9911.7HAB0388 |
B41F |
Black Diamond |
|
V377SVV |
437 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1XGW13158 |
Plaxton 9910.7HLB0966 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
V391SVV |
438 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1XGW13349 |
Plaxton 9910.7HLB0967 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
W567JVV |
439 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1XGW14382 |
Plaxton 0010.7HLB2329 |
B39F |
|
|
S393HVV |
444 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1WGW12914 |
Plaxton 9910.7HLB0409 |
B37F |
|
|
T418MNH |
445 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1WGW12878 |
Plaxton 9810.7HLB0346 |
B39F |
|
|
X631AKW |
446 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1XGW14417 |
Plaxton 0010.7HLB2455 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
X632AKW |
447 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1XGW14598 |
Plaxton 0010.7HLB2456 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
X639AKW |
452 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1XGW13612 |
Plaxton 9910.7HLB1848 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
X641AKW |
453 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1XGW14597 |
Plaxton 0010.7HLB2301 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
Y211HWJ |
454 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1WGW12943 |
Plaxton 9910.7HLB0368 |
B39F |
Red Diamond |
|
Y212HWJ |
455 |
Dennis Dart SLF 322BR1WGW13012 |
Plaxton 9910.7HLB0425 |
B39F |
Red Diamond |
| P736RYL | 470 | Dennis Dart SLF SFD112BR1TGW10502 | Plaxton 9610HJZ6129 | B36F | Black Diamond |
|
P739RYL |
471 |
Dennis Dart SLF 212BR1TGW10505 |
Plaxton 9610HJZ6132 |
B36F |
|
|
R458LGH |
472 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1VGW11232 |
Plaxton 9710HJZ7295 |
B37F |
|
|
R473LGH |
473 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1VGW11338 |
Plaxton 9710HJZ7310 |
B36F |
|
|
P515RYM |
474 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD112BR1TGW10453 |
Plaxton 969.2HEZ6108 |
B32F |
|
|
R475LGH |
475 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1VGW11340 |
Plaxton 9710HJZ7312 |
B35F |
|
|
R466LGH |
476 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1VGW11277 |
Plaxton 9710HJZ7303 |
B37F |
|
|
R463LGH |
477 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1VGW11237 |
Plaxton 9710HJZ7 |
B35F |
|
|
P732RYL |
478 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10490 |
Plaxton 9610HJZ6125 |
B36F |
|
|
R403FFC |
479 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1WGW12201 |
Wrights A217 |
B35F |
Red Diamond |
|
R404FFC |
480 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1WGW12202 |
Wrights A218 |
B35F |
Red Diamond |
|
R405FFC |
481 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1WGW12204 |
Wrights A219 |
B35F |
Red Diamond |
|
R46FFC |
482 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1WGW12207 |
Wrights A220 |
B35F |
Red Diamond |
|
R407FFC |
483 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1WGW12203 |
Wrights A221 |
B35F |
Red Diamond |
|
R409FFC |
484 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1WGW12243 |
Wrights A223 |
B35F |
|
|
R410FFC |
485 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1WGW12244 |
Wrights A224 |
B35F |
|
|
W337VGX |
486 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW14595 |
Plaxton |
B33F |
|
|
W338VGX |
487 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW14596 |
Plaxton |
B33F |
|
|
W335VGX |
488 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW14570 |
Plaxton 0010.7HLB2540 |
B33F |
|
|
W336VGX |
489 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW14596 |
Plaxton 0010.7HLB2541 |
B33F |
|
|
P516RYM |
490 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD112BR1TGW |
Plaxton 969.2HEZ6109 |
B32F |
|
|
P734RYL |
491 |
Dennis Dart SLF 212BR1TGW10492 |
Plaxton 9610HJZ6127 |
B36F |
|
|
P740RYL |
492 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD112BR1TGW10506 |
Plaxton 9610HZ6133 |
B36F |
|
|
P742RYL |
493 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD112BR1TGW10507 |
Plaxton 9610HZ6134 |
B36F |
|
|
P743RYL |
494 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD112BR1TGW10508 |
Plaxton 9610HZ6135 |
B36F |
|
|
P744RYL |
495 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD112BR1TGW10510 |
Plaxton 9610HZ6137 |
B36F |
|
|
R454LGH |
496 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1VGW11216 |
Plaxton 9710HZ7291 |
B37F |
|
|
R461LGH |
497 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1VGW11235 |
Plaxton 9710HZ7298 |
B37F |
|
|
R482LGH |
498 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1VGW11438 |
Plaxton 9710HZ7718 |
B37F |
|
|
R488LGH |
499 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1VGW11457 |
Plaxton 9710HZ7724 |
B37F |
|
|
R489LGH |
500 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1VGW11458 |
Plaxton 9710HZ7725 |
B37F |
|
|
S758RNE |
501 |
Dennis Dart MPD 612BRWGW12871 |
Plaxton 988.8GKB0357 |
B29F |
Red Diamond |
|
S759RNE |
502 |
Dennis Dart MPD 612BRWGW12869 |
Plaxton 988.8GKB0358 |
B29F |
Red Diamond |
|
T 71JBA |
503 |
Dennis Dart MPD 612BRWGW12991 |
Plaxton 988.8GKB0359 |
B29F |
Red Diamond |
|
V266BNV |
504 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1XGW14146 |
Plaxton 998.8KB1892 |
B28F |
Red Diamond |
|
V267BNV |
505 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1XGW14115 |
Plaxton 998.8KB1891 |
B28F |
Red Diamond |
|
V941DNB |
506 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1XGW13863 |
Plaxton 998.8KB0594 |
B29F |
|
|
V942DNB |
507 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1XGW13864 |
Plaxton 998.8KB0603 |
B29F |
|
|
KP02PUE |
508 |
Dennis Dart SLF 6BACR32GW16416 |
Plaxton 0194/6 |
B29F |
|
|
P505RYM |
509 |
Dennis Dart SLFSFD112BR1TGW10438 |
Plaxton 969.2HEZ6098 |
B32F |
Black Diamond |
|
P506RYM |
510 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD112BR1TGW10439 |
Plaxton 969.2HEZ6099 |
B32F |
Black Diamond |
|
S310TMB |
511 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1WGW12232 |
Plaxton 9810.7HLB8578 |
B41F |
|
|
S377TMB |
512 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1WGW12315 |
Plaxton 9810.7HLB8579 |
B41F |
|
|
S396HVV |
513 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1WGW12507 |
Plaxton 9810.7HLB9563 |
B31F |
|
|
W906JNF |
516 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1YGW14683 |
Alexandra 9943/6 |
B38F |
Red Diamond |
|
KU02YUA |
518 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD6B2CR31GW16271 |
Alexandra 0162/8 |
B29F |
Red Diamond |
|
KP51UFC |
519 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD6B2CR31GW16231 |
Plaxton 0167/2 |
B29F |
Black Diamond |
|
W142WGT |
520 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1YGW14698 |
Plaxton 0010.1HJB2592 |
B37F |
Red Diamond |
|
W448DOP |
521 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1XGW14363 |
Plaxton 0010.7HLB2295 |
B39F |
Black Diamond |
|
W447DOP |
522 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD622BR1XGW14299 |
Plaxton |
B29F |
White |
|
R76GNW |
524 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1VGW11075 |
Wrights Y243 |
B36F |
Red Diamond |
|
R562XOM |
525 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1VGW11944 |
Plaxton 9810.7HLB8137 |
B39F |
Red Diamond |
|
P878PWW |
526 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10694 |
Plaxton 9710HJZ6569 |
B36F |
White |
|
P865PWW |
527 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10419 |
Wrights W432 |
B29F |
White |
|
P864PWW |
528 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10381 |
Wrights W431 |
B36F |
White |
|
P863PWW |
529 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10376 |
Wrights W430 |
B36F |
Red Diamond |
|
P862PWW |
530 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10375 |
Wrights W429 |
B36F |
White |
|
P912PWW |
531 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10267 |
Wrights W82 |
B36F |
Red Diamond |
|
P911PWW |
532 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10266 |
Wrights W81 |
B36F |
Black Diamond |
| X372CUY |
533 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1XGW14436 |
Plaxton 008.8GKB2348 |
B29F |
Red Diamond |
KP51SXW |
534 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD6B2CR31GW15999 |
Alexandra 0126/3 |
B29F | Black Diamond |
| KW02CVV |
535 |
Transbus Dart SLF SFD6BACR32GW16396 |
Transbus |
B29F | White |
| KW02CXG |
536 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD6BACR32GW16395 |
Plaxton |
B29F | White |
| Y37YVV |
537 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1XGW14467 |
Plaxton 008.8GKB2453 |
B29F | Red Diamond |
| KS03EXG |
538 |
Optare M920 SAB19000000001188 |
Optare |
B26F |
Red Diamond |
| KS03EXN |
539 |
Optare M920 SAB19000000001221 |
Optare |
B26F |
Red Diamond |
| KS03ESL |
530 |
Optare M920 SAB19000000001219 |
Optare |
B26F |
Red Diamond |
| KS03EXM |
541 |
Optare M920 SAB19000000001220 |
Optare |
B26F |
Red Diamond |
| KS03EXP |
542 |
Optare M920 SAB19000000001222 |
Optare |
B26F |
Red Diamond |
| YT51EAO |
543 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD6B2CR31GW16180 |
Plaxton 0161/11 |
B29F | Black Diamond |
| KP51UFB |
544 |
Dennis Dart SLF SFD6B2CR31GW16230 |
Plaxton 0167/1 |
B29F | Black Diamond |
| W573JVV | 545 | Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1XGW14254 | Plaxton 008.8GKB2255 | B29F | Red Diamond |
| T468HNH | 546 | Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1XGW13248 | Plaxton 998.8GKB0911 | B29F | Red Diamond |
| T469HNH | 547 | Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1XGW13249 | Plaxton 998.8GKB0912 | B29F | Red Diamond |
| T546HNH | 548 | Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1WGW13084 | Plaxton 998.8GKB0734 | B29F | Red Diamond |
|
WX58FRU |
801 |
MAN 14.220 WMAA66ZZ6BC011489 |
Plaxton 0812.2NEA7861 |
B45F |
Black Diamond |
|
KX08HMZ |
802 |
MAN 14.240 WMAA76ZZ08C010495 |
Plaxton 0710.7NDA7575 |
B38F |
Black Diamond |
|
BU08DBO |
803 |
MAN 14.240 WMAA76ZZBBC010454 |
Plaxton 0710.7NDA 7591 |
B45F |
Black Diamond |
|
KX57OVV |
804 |
MAN 14.240 WMAA76ZZ08C010402 |
Plaxton 0710.7NDA7531 |
B38F |
Black Diamond |
|
KX08HMY |
805 |
MAN 14.240 WMAA76ZZ08C010491 |
Plaxton 0710.7NDA7574 |
B38F |
Black Diamond |
|
WX58FRV |
806 |
MAN 14.220 WMAA66ZZBBC011493 |
Plaxton 0812.2NEA7862 |
B45F |
Black Diamond |
|
BU08DCO |
807 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6K62X8A123077 |
Plaxton 0712TGA7333 |
B45F |
Black Diamond |
|
BU08DCE |
808 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6K6208A123122 |
Plaxton 0712TGA7338 |
B45F |
Black Diamond |
|
BU08DCX |
809 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6K6208A123119 |
Plaxton 0712TGA7337 |
B45F |
Black Diamond |
|
BU08DCF |
810 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6K6247A122991 |
Plaxton 0712TGA7332 |
B45F |
Black Diamond |
|
WX58FSA |
811 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6K6238A126452 |
Plaxton 0812TGA7784 |
B45F |
Black Diamond |
|
BX58AOO |
812 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6K6217A118736 |
Plaxton 0812TNA7851 |
B45F |
Black Diamond |
|
BX58AOZ |
813 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6K6238A128006 |
Plaxton 0812TNA7856 |
B45F |
Black Diamond |
| BX09SHZ | 821 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6N2299A132619 |
Plaxton 0912TN8181 |
B45F |
Black Diamond |
| BX09SJO | 822 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6N2279A132618 |
Plaxton Centro |
B45F |
Black Diamond |
| BX09SJU | 823 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6N2269A132772 |
Plaxton 0912TN8182 |
B45F |
Black Diamond |
| BX09SJV | 824 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6N2289A132773 |
Plaxton Centro |
B45F |
Black Diamond |
| BX09SJO | 825 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6N2279A132960 |
Plaxton 0912TN8184 |
B45F |
Black Diamond |
| BX09SNV |
826 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6N2279A133000 |
Plaxton 0912TN8187 |
B45F |
Black Diamond |
| BX09SNY |
827 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6N2219A132999 |
Plaxton 0812TNA8186 |
B45F |
Black Diamond |
| BX09SNZ |
828 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6N2299A132961 |
Plaxton 0812TNA8185 |
B45F |
Black Diamond |
|
BU08DAO |
850 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6K6278A126616 |
Wrights AB496 |
B45F |
Red Diamond |
|
BU08DBX |
851 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6K6258A126615 |
Wrights AB497 |
B45F |
Red Diamond |
|
BU08DBV |
852 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6K6267A126623 |
Wrights AB495 |
B45F |
Red Diamond |
|
WX58FSE |
854 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6K6238A126824 |
Wrights AB499 |
B45F |
Red Diamond |
|
WX58FRZ |
855 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6K6218A126627 |
Wrights AB498 |
B45F |
Red Diamond |
|
WX58FSD |
856 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6K6236A106585 |
Wrights K590 |
B45F |
Red Diamond |
|
BU08DHO |
857 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6K6258A126792 |
Wrights AB500 |
B45F |
Red Diamond |
|
BU08DHP |
858 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6K6258A126792 |
Wrights AB493 |
B45F |
Red Diamond |
|
WX58FSC |
859 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6K6268A126381 |
Wrights AB491 |
B45F |
Red Diamond |
|
WX58FRR |
860 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6K6238A126614 |
Wrights AB494 |
B45F |
Red Diamond |
|
MX07OYT |
861 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6K6277A119096 |
Wrights AA558 |
B45F |
Red Diamond |
|
BU08MTE |
862 |
Volvo B7RLE YV3R6K6218A126451 |
Wrights AB492 |
B45F |
Red Diamond |
Note vehicles 479-85 were registered R3-7/9/10OXF respectively. The vehicles were registered soon after entering service with Diamond. The registration marks have been transferred to vehicles in the then sister company The Oxford Bus Company . Note 862 was originally numbered 853 and registered BU08DBY
The current service vehicles
|
Registration Number |
Fleet Number |
Vehicle Chassis |
Body work |
Seating Capacity |
|
|
J603XHL |
716 |
Dennis Dart 9SDL3011/559 |
Plaxton 919HNM0372 |
B34F |
Driver Trainer |
|
AK02HCL |
901 |
LDV SEYZMVSYGDN085315 |
LDV |
M16 |
Staff Transport |
|
YR02ODX |
902 |
LDV SEYZMVSYGDN085510 |
LDV |
M16 |
Staff Transport |
|
M578RCP |
DAF SB3000WS601 003641 |
Van Hool 31913 |
C55F |
Driver Trainer |