NXWM 1688 On Fire

[James4368]

O45N Trainer 1688 Caught Fire Today On M6 J10

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/emergency-services/2014/05/03/coach-catches-fire-on-m6/bmt2v1diiaibtu0/

[John]

How do you know it is 1688?

[James4368]

How do you know it is 1688?

my friend told me it was 1688 that caught fire on M6

[winston]

Another one bites the dust!

[Trident 4609]

Another one bites the dust!

And its one of the later 16** Mercs aswell!  Its always the later ones in the batch that go up in smoke

[Stuharris 6360]

I thought the problems with the later Mercs with regard to catching fire were supposed to have been solved.

Question: Is it safe to board a later Merc?

[Trident 4609]

I thought the problems with the later Mercs with regard to catching fire were supposed to have been solved.

Question: Is it safe to board a later Merc?

I went on 1629 today and it seemed fine to me ;)

[Stuharris 6360]

I thought the problems with the later Mercs with regard to catching fire were supposed to have been solved.

Question: Is it safe to board a later Merc?

I went on 1629 today and it seemed fine to me ;)

Am sure someone said that they had investigated the Merc fires that PE had and the problem had been resolved, however if a modification was required, has it been applied to all Mercs or just PEs

[PM]

Another one bites the dust!

Precisely!! Maybe for trainers they should use earlier Mercs or b10ls which although older don't seem to have this problem.

Presumably soon there will be some ex Dundee b10ls/b10bles available some recently refurbed. Would it make sense to use these as trainers?

Maybe they could keep some mercs either for the fire brigade to use for training or for drivers to learn what to do in the case of a fire ;)

[nitromatt1]

I thought the problems with the later Mercs with regard to catching fire were supposed to have been solved.

Question: Is it safe to board a later Merc?

As Tony stated, the PN Merc fires each had different causes. The cause of this fire could be anything

[PM]

I thought the problems with the later Mercs with regard to catching fire were supposed to have been solved.

Question: Is it safe to board a later Merc?

As Tony stated, the PN Merc fires each had different causes. The cause of this fire could be anything

Most likely to be a fuel& oxygen ;)

[trident4370]

Buses don't seem to like Motorways so I wouldn't be surprised if that contributed slightly.

[Stu]

Maybe it's part of the Mercedes type-training? (ie what to do if/when your bus catches fire!)  :D

Joking aside, I'm glad no-one was hurt.

[the trainbasher]

Sad to see another Merc go

[Solo1]

That explains the black smoke I saw yesterday on
the way to  Bilston