Diamond Bus North West

[Mrboo]

RE: Diamond Bus North West

(26/05/2020 15:46)T42 PVM Wrote:  I notice a lot of Single Deckers tracking on high profile routes like the 8, 36 and 37

But deckers on 163 funny that well they can't lose custom on Rochdale Road

[Winston]

RE: Diamond Bus North West

(26/05/2020 15:42)ant17612 Wrote:  3 Loans currently at Bolton: 30977 YY16YJK from Tividale, 30114 YT61FEV and 40412 YV03PZJ from Preston.

30977 is a Tamworth allocated bus

[M60lad]

RE: Diamond Bus North West
At the moment according to this weeks running boards the following routes are allocated the following vehicle types but with the loans things could change:

2 Citaro
8 Volvo B7
36 Volvo B7
37 Volvo B7
68/501 Volvo B7
163 Streetdeck
471 1 board Streetdeck with rest showing as Citaroes
472/474/524 Circuit Citaroes
507 Streetlite
511 Streetlite
561/562 Streetlite
571/572 Solo
574 Solo
575 Volvo B7
582 Citaro
607 Solo
630 Solo
635 Enviro200
715 Solo

Also 163 services are back to having driver change overs in Bury whereas recently each 163 has been running dead to Bolton and back for meal reliefes.

The above only relates to Mon-Fri services/allocations

[Metroline1511]

RE: Diamond Bus North West

(26/05/2020 15:46)T42 PVM Wrote:  I notice a lot of Single Deckers tracking on high profile routes like the 8, 36 and 37

I already saw several Eclipses, including some indigenous examples, on routes 36 & 37 on 22.2.20 at least.

[SK15 GZG (Moderator)]

RE: Diamond Bus North West
Does anyone know if 33027 has entered service at Bolton yet please?

Thanks

[ant17612]

RE: Diamond Bus North West
40715 appears to of left the fleet and gone on trial in Ireland.

[Metroline1511]

RE: Diamond Bus North West
I saw 31411 on route 197 earlier this afternoon. From a little distance I saw an Enviro200 on training duties in Stockport yesterday. This and maybe others will therefore have transferred from Bolton to Eccles, probably for ex-MCT work.

[Mayneway]

RE: Diamond Bus North West

(14/06/2020 15:55)Metroline1511 Wrote:  I saw 31411 on route 197 earlier this afternoon. From a little distance I saw an Enviro200 on training duties in Stockport yesterday. This and maybe others will therefore have transferred from Bolton to Eccles, probably for ex-MCT work.

Due to tfgm tenders going back to normal operation from today/tomorrow the evening 7,328/329, 197 and daytime/evening 44 and 382 have all moved from Eccles to Bolton and will be Operated from Bolton for the next 5 weeks until TFGM review the current situation and work towards awarding to permanent operators.
The drivers were sent out route learning yesterday (Saturday).

What’s interesting is tfgm have asked operators to run tendered services to normal times/frequencies yet there’s no sign of the 307/308 or 373 making a return.

[ant17612]

RE: Diamond Bus North West

(14/06/2020 15:55)Metroline1511 Wrote:  I saw 31411 on route 197 earlier this afternoon. From a little distance I saw an Enviro200 on training duties in Stockport yesterday. This and maybe others will therefore have transferred from Bolton to Eccles, probably for ex-MCT work.

It may of replaced 31407 which had been at Eccles since November last year but has been seen on Bolton routes recently.

[Mayneway]

RE: Diamond Bus North West

(14/06/2020 23:39)ant17612 Wrote:  It may of replaced 31407 which had been at Eccles since November last year but has been seen on Bolton routes recently.

See my post above yours.