30978-81
With
the purchase of the Johnson’s bus operation in May 2022
four very unusual vehicles for a Rotala fleet joined the
Diamond Bus fleet at Redditch on Sunday 29th May 2022.
These Optare Tempo vehicles had been in the Johnson’s
fleet from new. All four like the other vehicles joining
the fleet had their Johnson’s branding removed and
Diamond bus branding was applied over the Johnson’s
livery until the vehicles could be repainted in the
standard two tone Diamond Bus livery. 30981 remained in
the Diamond fleet for a matter of weeks before the
vehicle sustained a major engine failure that was
uneconomic to repair and the vehicle was quickly sold
for scrap.
Registration Number | Fleet Number | Body type | Seating Capacity | Current Allocation |
YJ59GEY | 30978 | Optare Tempo X1200 SABMW6AS09L280130 | B43F | Withdrawn 7/22 |
YJ59GFA | 30979 | Optare Tempo X1200 SABMW6AS09L280112 | B43F | Withdrawn 8/22 |
YJ59GFE | 30980 | Optare Tempo X1200 SABMW6AS09L280128 | B43F | Withdrawn 8/22 |
YJ10MHA | 30981 | Optare Tempo X1200 SABMW6AS0AB280164 | B43F | Withdrawn 7/22 and sold to Willenhall Commercials for scrap 7/22 |