30120/302/704/802/4-6/31/922
When Rotala purchased Diamond Bus from the Go Ahead group in 2008 they were keen to introduce some new vehicles to the fleet. These in the main were brand new Volvo B7 single deck vehicles with the new vehicles split between their Redditch and Tividale depots. To supplement these vehicles six nearly new Plaxton Centro bodied buses were acquired with MAN chassis. These have been since supplemented by a further few second hand vehicles. Diamond also introduced 23 brand new MAN vehicles into the fleet in 2010 with MCV bodies. These proved troublesome and because of issues with the warranties they were sold on mass to an operator in New Zealand where they were exported to in early 2012.
Registration Number | Fleet Number | Vehicle Chassis | Seating Capacity | Allocation | |
B14WTS | 30120 | MAN 12.240 WMAA76ZZ58C010380 Plaxton Centro 0710.7NDA7530 | B38F | Withdrawn 8/20 see below | |
B15WTS | 30121 | MAN 12.240 Plaxton Centro | B38F | Withdrawn destroyed by fire 10/19 | |
SN09FUW | 30302 | MAN 12.240 WMAA76ZZ28C010563 Plaxton Centro 0810.7NDA7908 | B38F | Withdrawn 8/20 see below | |
SN09FUY | 30303 | MAN 12.240 WMAA76ZZ28C010563 Plaxton Centro 0810.7NDA7673 | B38F | Withdrawn - sold to Peters for scrap 1/21 | |
KX57OVS | 30704 | MAN 12.240 WMAA76ZZ58C010296 Plaxton Centro 0710.7NDA7401 | B38F | Withdrawn 1/19 - sold to Peters for scrap 1/21 | |
KX08HMZ | 30802 | MAN 12.240 WMAA76ZZ08C010495 Plaxton Centro 0710.7NDA7575 | B38F | Withdrawn 5/23 Sold to Willenhall Commercials 7/23 | |
KX57OVV | 30804 | MAN 12.240 WMAA76ZZ08C010402 Plaxton Centro 0710.7NDA7531 | B38F | Withdrawn 1/20 see below | |
KX08HMY | 30805 | MAN 12.240 WMAA76ZZ38C010491 Plaxton Centro 0710.7NDA7574 | B38F |
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WX58FRV | 30806 | MAN 14.220 WMAA66ZZ88C011493 Plaxton Centro 0812.2NEA7862 | B38F | Withdrawn 5/23 donated to Mechadyn 6/23 | |
MX08PZH | 30831 | MAN 12.240 WMAA76ZZ48C010371 Plaxton Centro 0710.7NDA7527 | B38F | Withdrawn 9/19- sold to Peters for scrap 1/21 | |
B20WTS | 30922 | MAN 12.240 WMAA76ZZ48C011472 Plaxton Centro 0810.7NDA7912 | B38F | Withdrawn 12/20 see below |
30534
With the purchase of the South Lancashire Transport business that now trades as Diamond North West a number of vehicles with MAN chassis entered the Rotala fleet. In common with many vehicles in the South Lancs fleet many had SLT letters in their registrations. A number of these vehicles have moved around the wider M555SLT came to Kidderminster initially on loan to cover for vehicle shortages but has stayed at the Kidderminster depot to run alongside the MAN vehicles based at the depot.
Registration Number | Fleet Number | Vehicle Chassis | Seating Capacity | Allocation |
M555SLT | 30534 | MAN A22 WMAA22ZZ47C009047 Wright Meridian | B44F | Withdrawn Sold 1/21 |
30120/804/922
Transport for West Midlands has received funding from Central Government to assist bus operators to upgrade the vehicle emissions of their buses. Much of the money has helped operators fit kit to the vehicle exhaust systems to improve the vehicles emission to meet Euro VI standard. However, there is an aspiration to get all buses in the West Midlands to zero emissions which means the use of either electric or hydrogen power. To demonstrate a more cost-effective way of achieving this several operators including Diamond bus are planning to convert diesel powered vehicles to electric power. The vehicles are having their existing engines and drive train removed and replaced with new electric kit provided by EV specialists, MAGTEC. The vehicles are fitted with 200 kWhr of battery energy storage. Diamond bus are converting five of their MAN chassis single deckers. The first of the five entered service in West Bromwich on 1st October 2021.
Registration Number | Fleet Number | Vehicle Chassis | Seating Capacity | Allocation | |
B14WTS | 30120 | MAN 12.240 WMAA76ZZ58C010380 Plaxton Centro 0710.7NDA7530 | B38F | Tividale re-entered service as an electric bus 12/21 | |
SN09FUW | 30302 | MAN 12.240 WMAA76ZZ28C010563 Plaxton Centro 0810.7NDA7908 | B38F | Tividale re-entered service as an electric bus 12/21 | |
WET859 was KX57OVV | 30804 | MAN 12.240 WMAA76ZZ08C010402 Plaxton Centro 0710.7NDA7531 | B38F | Tividale re-entered service as an electric bus 10/21 | |
KX08HMY | 30805 | MAN 12.240 WMAA76ZZ38C010491 Plaxton Centro 0710.7NDA7574 | B38F |
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B20WTS | 30922 | MAN 12.240 WMAA76ZZ48C011472 Plaxton Centro 0810.7NDA7912 | B38F | Tividale re-entered service as an electric bus 10/21 |