Over the years Diamond have been known for purchasing lots of random buses second hand, though this is the first occurrence in quite some time. It was new to Courtney Buses for their Chineham Park Shuttle, with sister vehicle ‘UYD remaining in use there. The Eclipse 3 is quite a rare breed with Wrightbus deterring potential customers for the type in favour of the Streetlite.
This one is not in power mode unlike an increasing number of MCV bodied B8RLEs, though it’s nice to see something of higher quality being purchased by Diamond for the West Midlands.
This bus was serving route 16A: West Bromwich Bus Station to Birmingham Markets
Via: Sandwell Hospital, Hamstead, Hockley and Colmore Circus
Filmed in March 2023, most clips between Hamstead and Hockley.
