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Title: Bush Crash in East London
Post by: Trident 4609 on June 04, 2014, 08:52:44 AM
Heard this on the news this morning:

http://news.sky.com/story/1274969/east-london-bus-crash-was-like-an-explosion
Title: Re: Bush Crash in East London
Post by: nitromatt1 on June 04, 2014, 09:03:41 AM
On the plus side, another Borismaster bites the dust (for now at least...)
Title: Re: Bush Crash in East London
Post by: Trident 4609 on June 04, 2014, 09:06:32 AM
Quote from: Matt on June 04, 2014, 09:03:41 AM
On the plus side, another Borismaster bites the dust (for now at least...)

Is it one of the prototypes or one of the recent deliveries?
Title: Re: Bush Crash in East London
Post by: nitromatt1 on June 04, 2014, 09:12:10 AM
@Nathan looks like a 12 plate in the photo
Title: Re: Bush Crash in East London
Post by: the trainbasher on June 04, 2014, 09:31:26 AM
Quote from: Nathan on June 04, 2014, 09:06:32 AM
Quote from: Matt on June 04, 2014, 09:03:41 AM
On the plus side, another Borismaster bites the dust (for now at least...)

Is it one of the prototypes or one of the recent deliveries?

@Nathan Looks like a prototype as the 38/N38 only has the first one...
@Matt nothing wrong with the Borismasters!
Title: Re: Bush Crash in East London
Post by: Liverpool Street on June 04, 2014, 10:01:53 AM
One of the virtues of 360 degree CCTV should have this settled in a matter of weeks. Good old TfL
Title: Re: Bush Crash in East London
Post by: Stuharris 6360 on June 04, 2014, 10:48:17 AM
Quote from: the trainbasher on June 04, 2014, 09:31:26 AM
Quote from: Nathan on June 04, 2014, 09:06:32 AM
Quote from: Matt on June 04, 2014, 09:03:41 AM
On the plus side, another Borismaster bites the dust (for now at least...)

Is it one of the prototypes or one of the recent deliveries?

@Nathan Looks like a prototype as the 38/N38 only has the first one...
@Matt nothing wrong with the Borismasters!

It is LT176, TFL are currently in the process of converting the 38/N38 to New Routemaster operation.
Title: Re: Bush Crash in East London
Post by: Stuharris 6360 on June 04, 2014, 10:50:05 AM
Quote from: Matt on June 04, 2014, 09:12:10 AM
@Nathan looks like a 12 plate in the photo

All new Routemaster plates begin LTZ
Title: Re: Bush Crash in East London
Post by: nitromatt1 on June 04, 2014, 10:51:15 AM
Quote from: Stuharris 6360 on June 04, 2014, 10:50:05 AM
Quote from: Matt on June 04, 2014, 09:12:10 AM
@Nathan looks like a 12 plate in the photo

All new Routemaster plates begin LTZ

Shows what I know about them - naff all!
Title: Re: Bush Crash in East London
Post by: CL on June 04, 2014, 06:49:42 PM
Whilst on the topic of crashes - Two school buses collided yesterday, one Volvo Palantine & the other a Dennis Dart (which, imo, is a silly choice for a school bus anyway) - I read it in the Metro this morning, one boy suffered serious injuries & had to be flown to hospital, with an air helicopter. Let hope the best for him.

http://metro.co.uk/2014/06/03/bus-crash-carnage-on-the-school-run-4749225/
Title: Re: Bush Crash in East London
Post by: nitromatt1 on June 04, 2014, 06:55:10 PM
@clayderman ouch, R.I.P Olly!
Title: Re: Bush Crash in East London
Post by: Tony on June 04, 2014, 07:03:50 PM
Quote from: clayderman on June 04, 2014, 06:49:42 PM
Whilst on the topic of crashes - Two school buses collided yesterday, one Volvo Palantine & the other a Dennis Dart (which, imo, is a silly choice for a school bus anyway) - I read it in the Metro this morning, one boy suffered serious injuries & had to be flown to hospital, with an air helicopter. Let hope the best for him.

http://metro.co.uk/2014/06/03/bus-crash-carnage-on-the-school-run-4749225/

Dreadful incident, but why is a dart a 'silly choice for a school bus' It wasn't full & standing so obviously had enough seats for the run it was doing, so what makes it a worse choice than any other bus with the same number of seats
Title: Re: Bush Crash in East London
Post by: PM on June 04, 2014, 08:12:45 PM
Quote from: Tony on June 04, 2014, 07:03:50 PM
Quote from: clayderman on June 04, 2014, 06:49:42 PM
Whilst on the topic of crashes - Two school buses collided yesterday, one Volvo Palantine & the other a Dennis Dart (which, imo, is a silly choice for a school bus anyway) - I read it in the Metro this morning, one boy suffered serious injuries & had to be flown to hospital, with an air helicopter. Let hope the best for him.

http://metro.co.uk/2014/06/03/bus-crash-carnage-on-the-school-run-4749225/

Dreadful incident, but why is a dart a 'silly choice for a school bus' It wasn't full & standing so obviously had enough seats for the run it was doing, so what makes it a worse choice than any other bus with the same number of seats

Yes, an awful incident and I only saw one of those darts the other day. Very smart they are too but quite why it is a bad school bus choice?! Happily no-one at this stage has died as a result.
Title: Re: Bush Crash in East London
Post by: CL on June 04, 2014, 09:12:45 PM
I just though with the size of the vehicle, it wouldn't cope with all the people sitting down. I've used a poor choice of words then. :/