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Started by P419 EJW, June 15, 2014, 11:53:44 AM

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Jack6101

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4441in a minor collision with a car the the junction outside cousins in Dudley police in attendance
Local routes
74-Dudley -great bridge-west Brom-soho road-hockey-Birmingham
87-Dudley-tividale-oldbury-smethick-Dudley road , city hosp, Birmingham
126-Dudley-Birchley island-bearwood-Birmingham
14- Dudley - Oakham -whiteheath- blackheath- Quinton - helsowen
14A- Dudley - Oakham ( city road ) - blackheath - oldhill - Cradley Heath- quarry bank - merry hill

Jack6101

On oldbury fire twitter page a car crashed with 4243 on the 127on Bell end blackheath yestaday
Local routes
74-Dudley -great bridge-west Brom-soho road-hockey-Birmingham
87-Dudley-tividale-oldbury-smethick-Dudley road , city hosp, Birmingham
126-Dudley-Birchley island-bearwood-Birmingham
14- Dudley - Oakham -whiteheath- blackheath- Quinton - helsowen
14A- Dudley - Oakham ( city road ) - blackheath - oldhill - Cradley Heath- quarry bank - merry hill

Lukeee

Quote from: busboy31 on May 06, 2018, 07:40:23 PM
I had a incident with 4817 yesterday 2.10pm when it stopped at Dovedale Road in Witton and after I was filming, one of the passengers had to get off cause I was filming.

Dovedale road is in Perry common not witton

Sandy Lane

Buses in Rome keep catching fire.
9 so far this year.
22 last year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44041597

Trident 4194

Quote from: Sandy Lane on May 09, 2018, 05:13:15 PM
Buses in Rome keep catching fire.
9 so far this year.
22 last year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44041597

I seen that article an 03 Citaro was seen on fire

WMT3000

4640 in solihull surrounded by police tape. Quite a few police in attendance, blood on the floor. Looked like someone might have been hit.

P419 EJW

Quote from: WMT3000 on May 10, 2018, 07:45:38 PM
4640 in solihull surrounded by police tape. Quite a few police in attendance, blood on the floor. Looked like someone might have been hit.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/bus-sealed-police-outside-solihull-14642643

Jack

Quote from: WMT3000 on May 10, 2018, 07:45:38 PM
4640 in solihull surrounded by police tape. Quite a few police in attendance, blood on the floor. Looked like someone might have been hit.
Wouldn't be surprised if someone has. People walk out in front of moving buses there all the time without looking.

Ronnoc

An 18 plate E400 MMC of Courtney Coaches was deroofed in Staines today.

Michael Bevan

2151 caught fire on the 16 earlier in Coventry. Looks like it's been near enough completely destroyed. Photo credited to SAM Drabble.

Trident 4194

Quote from: Michael Bevan on May 20, 2018, 06:00:58 PM
2151 caught fire on the 16 earlier in Coventry. Looks like it's been near enough completely destroyed. Photo credited to SAM Drabble.

That's the worst I've ever seen a bus fire before!

Jordan

NO WAY what caused the fire
my local routes are:

NXWM: 72 72A 17 73
igo 99
sunny travel 71E
r.k. travel 72 and further down the road the 73

2206

Quote from: Trident 4194 on May 20, 2018, 06:07:29 PM
That's the worst I've ever seen a bus fire before!
4336 was completely desroyed by its fire on the 900 (X1) as well back in 2011 -
Local Routes
94/95, 11A/11C, 28.

John

Quote from: Jordan on May 20, 2018, 06:13:02 PM
NO WAY what caused the fire

Batteries/electrical?

The fire looks to have started in the battery compartment underneath the cab and quickly spread backwards

V89MOA

YAAY!!!! Only another 176 to go  8)

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