KD68DVF - Bridgnorth Road, Wollaston, Stourbridge, West Midlands, September 2025.

            In the shadows.

Having taken a shot of the Custom Denning, I thought I'd check what was allocated to the first departure from Stourbridge of the day, due to leave there at 07.40. It would appear that Diamond were struggling on Monday, with Mellor Strata bodied Mercedes Sprinter 21217 tracking on the 242, but was still making its way up from Kidderminster. It eventually got underway 19 minutes late, so the large crowd of children waiting in Wollaston to catch the bus to Kinver High School, who I dare say were sweating on being late for school, were probably relieved to see it turn up, though once the crowd here had been taken on board, there wasn't a lot of room for any students waiting between here and Kinver (Wrightbus Streetlites are normally the usual fayre on the 242). 
 I ignored the usual rule of not taking photos into the sun, as I've never seen a Sprinter on the 242 before, so thought I'd catch it for the records and hope I could edit it into a usable shot.

The Custom Denning should have gone on to the Kinver High School 242S service, starting in Wollaston at 07.20. With it going out of service, a Streetlite was dispatched, which didn't start until 08.16, arriving at the school at 09.16, an hour later than scheduled.

Taken on: September 10, 2025

Sets appears in: • September 2025. • Diamond Bus. more » • Rotala Group. « less

Groups appears in: • Transport Photography in the UK • Iveco,Ford & Merc Minibuses more » • Rotala Group (Diamond, Preston Bus, Surrey Connect, etc.) • uk buses « less

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