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

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Ginger66


MW

Quote from: Ginger66 on November 22, 2023, 04:25:46 AMNot sure if this is true seen a post on facebook so taking it with a very large pinch of salt

Someone posted about a bus driver been fined yesterday on the bus station for leave engine running on the bus.

Fined by who?

D10

Quote from: MW on November 22, 2023, 05:22:20 PMFined by who?
If the story is correct than it must have been by one of TfWM's monitoring staff who would check amongst other things that bus station rules are being followed.

karl724223

Quote from: D10 on November 22, 2023, 08:15:47 PMIf the story is correct than it must have been by one of TfWM's monitoring staff who would check amongst other things that bus station rules are being followed.
They can't fine you only report a incident 

Lukeee

Quote from: Ginger66 on November 22, 2023, 04:25:46 AMNot sure if this is true seen a post on facebook so taking it with a very large pinch of salt

Someone posted about a bus driver been fined yesterday on the bus station for leave engine running on the bus.
They don't usually fine you, they just usually give the driver a bollocking, especially at west brom bus station 

Westy


BrumKev86

Upper deck fire on a First West of England bus in Bristol over weekend. The bus was operating the 2 from Cribbs Causeway to Stockwood. No injuries thankfully. Believed to be arson attack.

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/dramatic-pictures-show-bus-fire-8935054

Grew up in Great Barr, now living in North Somerset

winston


EK40

#2768
Quote from: winston on December 05, 2023, 05:54:03 PMAnother DBNW bridge strike this morning, 40833 this time whilst running dead back to Eccles Depot again:

https://metro.co.uk/2023/12/05/roof-ripped-off-double-decker-bus-crashes-bridge-19927647/

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/live-police-scene-road-blocked-28228935

exact same bridge as the last one in april coming back from the exact same route,
you'd think they would've atleast told drivers after the first one

hlliwmai

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/staffordshire/stafford/2023/12/06/man-dies-after-accident-in-stafford-town-centre/

Thoughts are with his family and of course to the bus driver and for anyone interested the vehicle involved was Select Bus Service (23, FJ06 ZTG). 

BlackCountryBusSpotter

Got turned away from Green Lane in Walsall got back home according to WM Travel News this was due to a crash between a bus and a car. I did see an NX New Liveried B7 but wasn't sure if it was involved or just stuck behind the crash
Local Routes
NXWM 34, 37, 39, 79
DIA 310
WCT 65
Bit Further Away
NXWM 529, 25, 41, 11, 11A, 40, 47
DIA 326, 57, 23, 41A,
Frequently Travelled On Routes
79, 34/37, 39 and Very Occasionally the 529 and 74

Westy

Quote from: BlackCountryBusSpotter on December 23, 2023, 02:37:48 PMGot turned away from Green Lane in Walsall got back home according to WM Travel News this was due to a crash between a bus and a car. I did see an NX New Liveried B7 but wasn't sure if it was involved or just stuck behind the crash
That might explain the heavy queues on both Somerfield Road & Bloxwich Road I saw earlier this afternoon, as I walked to Leamore(Couldn't face Asda Bloxwich again!) but that was roughly 1230pm/1pm.

BlackCountryBusSpotter

Quote from: Westy on December 23, 2023, 06:00:29 PMThat might explain the heavy queues on both Somerfield Road & Bloxwich Road I saw earlier this afternoon, as I walked to Leamore(Couldn't face Asda Bloxwich again!) but that was roughly 1230pm/1pm.
Yeah I would imagine it would as it was closed between Hospital Street and Raybolds Bridge
Local Routes
NXWM 34, 37, 39, 79
DIA 310
WCT 65
Bit Further Away
NXWM 529, 25, 41, 11, 11A, 40, 47
DIA 326, 57, 23, 41A,
Frequently Travelled On Routes
79, 34/37, 39 and Very Occasionally the 529 and 74

BlackCountryBusSpotter

Local Routes
NXWM 34, 37, 39, 79
DIA 310
WCT 65
Bit Further Away
NXWM 529, 25, 41, 11, 11A, 40, 47
DIA 326, 57, 23, 41A,
Frequently Travelled On Routes
79, 34/37, 39 and Very Occasionally the 529 and 74

ellspurs

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/bus-driver-attacked-wolverhampton-after-28373861

(This appeared to have happened 7 December).

I'm guessing this is the "Bushbury incident" being referred to in a different thread.

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