Bus Accidents/Incidents.

[I love Walsall buses]

It's 30509, looks like more front end repairs.

Thanks @Jack

[Trident 4609]

4305 has had a thermal incident in Dudley this afternoon.

[Stuharris 6360]

4305 has had a thermal incident in Dudley this afternoon.

@Nathan are those the new words for caught fire?  ;D ;D ;D

[2206]

@Nathan are those the new words for caught fire?  ;D ;D ;D

Or does that mean that it overheated ?

[Trident 4609]

Or does that mean that it overheated ?

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/dudley/2018/11/21/black-smoke-pours-from-dudley-double-decker-bus-blaze/

[Stuharris 6360]

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/dudley/2018/11/21/black-smoke-pours-from-dudley-double-decker-bus-blaze/

R.I.P 4305

[winston]

R.I.P 4305

Was Karl driving it at the time??

[Stuharris 6360]

Was Karl driving it at the time??

That's what I was wondering, was hoping they hadn't given him 732, at least let it have one full day in service.

[Martin]

R.I.P 4305

That looks like one of the 400mmc's and not a ALX400.

[Trident 4194]

Was Karl driving it at the time??

Well if he was driving similarly to what he did at the himley shuttles...

[Mike K]

That looks like one of the 400mmc's and not a ALX400.

That's not the one on fire. This article has a better picture:
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/live-updates-fire-dudley-bus-15445744

[Martin]

That's not the one on fire. This article has a better picture:
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/live-updates-fire-dudley-bus-15445744

Thanks for the info I saw pics of 4305 on a Facebook page. Once again thanks for the info.

[Stuharris 6360]

That's not the one on fire. This article has a better picture:
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/live-updates-fire-dudley-bus-15445744

One of the comments from that article made me smile

"Gary, who was passing by on his way to the chip shop, said the smoke was "horrendous".
He said: "It was thick black smoke, like rubber was burning.
"I'm not sure but I think they might have parked it there out the way. "

Bet when he saw smoke he was worried the chip shop was on fire and he wouldn't get his lunch.  ;D ;D ;D

[DJ]

Huge fire at GAL's depot in Orpington, reportedly 11 buses lost so far.
https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/22/huge-fire-in-orpington-london-after-bus-garage-explosion-8165359/

[markcf83]

Nine of the buses believed to have been destroyed in the fire at Orpington are as follows.

E60/94/136
EH18
MEC54/56/60
SEN21
WS9

The identity of any others believed to be damaged is not known. Unbelievably they have been able to put a near normal service out by midday.