Bus breakdown experiences

[Stuharris 6360]

Caught 80 this morning and driver broke the ticket chute and kicked passengers off at Sunmerfield Park to continue journery and then took bus back to depot.

Surely the the driver could have put a bag over chute and continued in service and refused cash fares.

Confused her, do you mean he damaged the chute where you put money in, or where the tickets are issued from?

Either way, can't see how a driver managed to damage one??

[Ginger66]

Where the money and somehow the money got stuck and drive gave it a whack and broke the glass and had to return  bus back to West bromwich.

[Stuharris 6360]

Where the money and somehow the money got stuck and drive gave it a whack and broke the glass and had to return  bus back to West bromwich.

Thanks for the reply.

Seen that happen before where the money jams in the chute, but usually the driver manages to clear it without breaking the glass,

[MasterPlan]

Looks like 6854 might be broken down on Bath Row.

[B61 ANDREW]

4583 on suspended tow along Great Stone Road, Northfield late this morning.  >:(

[Jack]

6816 broken down in Erdington, engineer with it too.

[MasterPlan]

6826 broken down on Harborne Lane offloading onto 2137 behind it.

[Trident 4194]

Trident on 18 broken down at field lane earlier about 2pm

[2206]

Discount Travel Solutions NK54NUB broke down on Saltley Road in Nechells, under the bridge this evening. Whilst going out of service back to their depot.

[Jack]

Johnsons' YJ59 GFE has broken down on the Stratford Road in Shirley.

[Trident 4194]

30813 broken down
4 branded omnilink on back of tow truck up merry hill

[Michael Bevan]

4848 and 6733 are both currently broken down in Lower Bull Street. 4848's rear registration plate has fell off at some point whilst the vehicle was in service, and 6733 has some sort of fluid leak.

[Stu]

Happened to pass (what looked like) two broken down vehicles this evening!

4550 was parked up with hazards on and rear engine cover open on Yardley Wood Road, awkwardly just before the temporary traffic lights at Swanshurst Lane island.

After collecting its passengers (so had only failed recently), we then passed what I think was 4388 parked up on Yardley Wood Road just before the fire station, no engine cover up, but hazards on and engineer in hi-vis in attendance.

Both would have been seen around 6:20pm.

We did also pass in the opposite direction a 2E and 3E to Sparkbrook on Stoney Lane just before. No doubt the earlier police incident on High Street in city centre had caused some disruption.

[Jack]

2241 was broken in Sparkbrook earlier.

[mesub]

6868 seems to have broken down and has ended up being towed away