Bus breakdown experiences

[Trident 4609]

At about 11.30.a.m. 2023 and 4249 had apparently broken down in Upper Dean Street. 4249 was being connected to a towing wagon. It was causing quite a lot of chaos. People waiting for a 126 said it had been there for sometime. With digital blinds you can not tell which route a bus was on. Drivers used to generally leave at least the rear one unchanged. I guess 2023 was on the 126 and 4249 on the 16.

2023 was seen running private down Birmingham New Rd shortly before 1pm

[uniquicity]

At about 11.30.a.m. 2023 and 4249 had apparently broken down in Upper Dean Street. 4249 was being connected to a towing wagon. It was causing quite a lot of chaos. People waiting for a 126 said it had been there for sometime. With digital blinds you can not tell which route a bus was on. Drivers used to generally leave at least the rear one unchanged. I guess 2023 was on the 126 and 4249 on the 16.

4249 is at WB so would have been on the 80.

It had made it onto the 42/43 by 3pm so must have been fixed

[trident4370]

1900 appeared to be broken down in Kings Heath this afternoon.

[Niall]

4289 dead in the outside lane of James Watt Queensway

[Tony]

4289 dead in the outside lane of James Watt Queensway

Already moved

[Tony]

4100 @ City Hospital

Which AG promptly sent a replacement bus out for to keep the service running, so 7026 is now on an all day board on the 11C, quite a rare working

[Liberator9]

Good work by AG there to get a replacement out so quickly - certainly rare to have a Scania on the 11C.

[Trident 4609]

4002 currently parked up on Stand J in Wolverhampton Bus Station with its hazards on and an engineer and van in attendance

[trident4370]

4132 being towed back to Walsall, still with 7 on the blinds.

[Westy]

Spotted a 42** in West Brom High Street around 1pm on the back of a Mansfield.

[Tara4352]

1759 Beoke down at Didley bus station on 313

[P419 EJW]

4010 broken down on Cannock Road, near Culwell Road. Mansfield truck just arrived.

[P419 EJW]

4532 looks like it's broken down on Trevor Road, judging by the driver's hand gestures whilst 1421 passed 4532, was heading to Walsall. Seen at 17:45.

[Niall]

4018 broke down this evening in Bilston, I presume it was supposed to do the 5:05 ex Bilston to Dudley, passengers were transferring to the 5:25 when I arrived, and the engineers arrived as the 5:45 left.

[Westy]

Didn't get the numbers on these yesterday, but I spotted a Blue Diamond Solo broken down in the north Lichfield estate it serves(I was coming past on a X25 towards City!), plus while coming back to Walsall on a 35, I saw the Arriva Cannock support vehicle attending to a Dart on the Lichfield Road before you get to Rushall.

(Thinking about it, apart from the 35 & X35, no other Arriva route uses Lichfield Road in Rushall past the Barns Lane turn off do they, & I'm pretty sure it was past the Rushall Lane, for Pelsall services, turn off too, so what was a Cannock vehicle doing in that location?)