Bus breakdown experiences

[wilmotm (Matt Wilmot)]

4135 FTS on the 246 this morning in Dudley, raises the question how reliable are these 12 year old cascades going to be

[Kevin]

Saw a few breakdowns today one was 7027 which broke down just on it's way to Perry Barr although was displaying the 66 but had it's rear engine cover open.

7025 also on the 66 yesterday evening had its engine cover up in Perry Common

[Ash]

1599 broken down on the 45 looks to be overheating.

[Dylan4579]

BLEEV broken down on the 126 in Bearwood

[NXWM Spectra]

1660 dead in the middle of Wolverhampton Bus Station. Rear blinds read 33, but if it was on there, why would it be on the other section?

[nitromatt1]

1660 dead in the middle of Wolverhampton Bus Station. Rear blinds read 33, but if it was on there, why would it be on the other section?

They often go over there to unload if they aren't due out yet, or sometimes just casually drive around the station to pass time before they're due out :)

[Andrew1991]

4135 FTS on the 246 this morning in Dudley, raises the question how reliable are these 12 year old cascades going to be

It died again this afternoon in dudley after blowing a load of black smoke out

[Sh4318]

1660 dead in the middle of Wolverhampton Bus Station. Rear blinds read 33, but if it was on there, why would it be on the other section?

I saw it on the 81 today

[mranon]

it was 1650 in middle of wn bus station. saw it being hooked up to mansfield truck

[Kevin]

Interesting one this morning. Just gone 08:00 i saw 4780 (omnicity) failed just after it went under the flyover by One Stop Shopping Centre on the 907. All the passengers and a few drivers (presumably from on depot across the road) were stood there on the side of the road, by the looks of it waiting for the next bus. But other buses (4848 on the 33 and another unidentified omnicity on the 907) appeared to have been sent on diversion up the Walsall road (Christ knows which way they went from there), but a Central Buses 61 still went round as did some lorries so it can't have been that 4780 was an obstruction.

[Ash]

4436 overheated on the 45 on the pershore road

[vinh1000]

YJ55 WRA broken down in Bilston Bus Station today :-( looked like a cadet to me

[Trident 4609]

5512 was being looked at by an engineer with the engine up in Wolverhampton Bus Station yesterday

[NXWM Spectra]

I saw Select's L reg step Dart broken down heading into Wolverhampton on Stafford Street yesterday morning. Not great. :(

[Trident 4609]

I saw Select's L reg step Dart broken down heading into Wolverhampton on Stafford Street yesterday morning. Not great. :(

Back on there again today