Bus breakdown experiences

[Stuharris 6360]

4135 stood at Quinton stag this morning with hazards flashing and no passengers or driver on board, assume it had broken down.

[domino.99]

1670 currently being hooked up to a Mansfield truck at Wolverhampton Bus Station.

It has 82 on the back so i presume it was on the 82 today.


EDIT:  Being towed out of the Station as i type at 16:22

Yes, it was on board 82/02.

Had a diesel leak just before it left on the 15:00 journey to Dudley, my bus 😩

[trident4370]

4731 parked up in town with hazards on.

[John]

845 broken down at the Wolves 81 stop in Dudley Bus Station
Also a 4 branded OmniLink in Halesowen broken down

[P419 EJW]

4759 broken down in Maypole. It wouldn't pull away or select gear.

[P419 EJW]

1706 broken down in Dudley Bus Station. Diesel leak.

[John]

4845 broke down on Moor Street around midday, problems with the raising suspension. The change bus for that was 4779 (I think), which in turn was changed for 4480 later in the afternoon

4855 not broken down as such, but had an upper deck window smashed on Finchley Rd this evening

[Rob H]

4442 spilt its coolant this morning at Sheldon Wheatsheaf while operating a 60 from Cranes Park to Birmingham around 09:45-10am and was there waiting for the engineer and he bought 4631 along with him as a replacement.

[P419 EJW]

4583 on 529 is broken down. Seen it at the bus stop by East Park Way, was supposed to go to Wolverhampton.

4578 looks like broken down, got the hazard lights on. Saw it at 17:20, came back to Wolverhampton Bus Station an hour later, it's still here. It's blocking the 126 stand, Stand S.

[Kevin]

4309 currently parked up at the outbound Tower Hill bus stop displaying X51 with a Mansfield van behind it, engineer looking at the engine

[Trident 4609]

4583 on 529 is broken down. Seen it at the bus stop by East Park Way, was supposed to go to Wolverhampton.

4578 looks like broken down, got the hazard lights on. Saw it at 17:20, came back to Wolverhampton Bus Station an hour later, it's still here. It's blocking the 126 stand, Stand S.

4578 had been parked up since 16:30 at least and was still there at 20:30

[John]

4845 broke down on Moor Street around midday, problems with the raising suspension. The change bus for that was 4779 (I think), which in turn was changed for 4480 later in the afternoon

4855 not broken down as such, but had an upper deck window smashed on Finchley Rd this evening

4855 is not having much luck these past few days, its electrics failed at the Pheasey Terminus this afternoon. It was replaced by 4854

[P419 EJW]

1436 is sitting by Stand U in Wolverhampton Bus Station with the hazard lights on, looks like it's broken down, the engineer just arrived. Was serving 39/08.

[Niall]

4086 was being attended to by an engineer on Colmore Row at 2pm this afternoon

[Wumpty]

WN841 parked away from stop Lichfield Road, Wednesfield outside old Jennie Lee Centre - hazards on with NIS on blinds appeared broken down.

Today @ 1635hrs