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During
2018 Rotala were looking at options of being able
to provide Euro VI standard vehicles for contracted
services at competitive prices. Up to then the option
like other bus operators was to offer the vehicle types
produced by the likes of ADL and Wrights and where
smaller buses are required the manufacturer offers cut
down versions of their larger vehicles. In respect to
the number of seats provided these smaller vehicles are
not very cost effective when compared to the same
vehicle types but with more seats. Mellor Coachcraft who
have been building minibuses for many years now offer a
version of their minibus built to a full bus
specification on a Mercedes chassis with a Euro VI
standard engine. Rotala acquired 15 of these vehicles
in late 2018 Five were put to work in Lancashire
on contracted work run by their Preston operation and
following the renewal of a number of Transport for West
Midlands contracts in October 2018 Rotala were able to
offer far more competitive tender prices for contracts
requiring Euro VI vehicles and ten of these vehicles
have entered the Diamond Bus fleet. With the
introduction of these vehicles in the West Midlands
Diamond Bus have introduced a new version of their
livery which incorporates two shades of blue.
Registration Number | Fleet Number | Body Type | Seating Capacity | Date into Service | Current Allocation | Livery |
LS68FOF | 21205 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Oct-18 | Kidderminster | New Diamond blue |
LS68FOH | 21206 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Oct-18 | Moved to Preston Bus 1st May 2022 | New Diamond blue |
LS68FOJ | 21207 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Oct-18 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
LS68FOK | 21208 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Oct-18 | Moved to Preston Bus 1st May 2022 | New Diamond blue |
LS68FOM | 21209 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Oct-18 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
LS68FON | 21210 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Oct-18 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
LS68FOP | 21211 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Oct-18 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
LS68FOT | 21212 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Nov-18 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
LS68FOU | 21213 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Nov-18 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
LS68FOV | 21214 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Nov-18 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
KD68DVC | 21216 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Nov-18 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
KD68DVF | 21217 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Nov-18 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
KD68DVG | 21218 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Nov-18 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
KD68DVH | 21219 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Nov-18 | Redditch | New Diamond blue |
KD68DVJ | 21220 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Nov-18 | Tamworth | New Diamond blue |
LM19UBC | 21223 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Apr-19 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
LM19UBE | 21224 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Apr-19 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
LM19UBF | 21225 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Apr-19 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
LM19TYB | 21226 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Apr-19 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
LM19TYC | 21227 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Apr-19 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
LM19TYD | 21228 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Apr-19 | Moved to Diamond NW 4/23 | New Diamond blue |
LN19OPM | 21232 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Nov-19 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
LN19OPX | 21233 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Nov-19 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
LN19ORC | 21234 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Nov-19 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
LN19PWY | 21235 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Nov-19 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
LN19PWU | 21236 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Nov-19 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
LN19PGX | 21237 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Nov-19 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |
LN19PXK | 21238 | Mellor Strater | B21F | Nov-19 | Tividale | New Diamond blue |