Bus breakdown experiences

[nitromatt1]

I remember a few years ago my Optare Spectra school bus broke down in Halesowen due to very cold weather, we sat there freezing on the roundabout by the bus station for about 45 minutes, before being picked up by an ever-reliable Volvo Citybus. What a treat, G543 RDS - I love that bus and its overwhelming whine, especially as the driver was thrashing it to get to school less late. Happy days, I think that bus is scrapped now :(

[wilmotm (Matt Wilmot)]

Merc on the 48 today failed on the junction of St Marys Road / Bearwood Road. Caused chaos.

Not surprised this doesn't happen more often, its a very long route, hour with good traffic, run by some elderly mostly un-refurbished Mercs

[settlerman]

830 taken out of service midday at Merry Hill.

[Discodave]

830 taken out of service midday at Merry Hill.

Whats up with the enviros another report of problems.

[Kevin]

The saying regards waiting for a bus forever and then two or three come at once appeared to apply for breakdowns aswell today! got into town and saw 4426 and 4302 both dead with hazard lights flashing about 50 yards apart on Moor st, then later this afternoon in Cov I saw 4451 on the back of a Mansfield truck. Something in the air?

[Discodave]

Just bad luck I guess.

[andy]

4313 on the back of Mansfield at 8pm tonight coming back down the A45 by the Airport, God knows how far it had come...

[Rob H]

Trident broke down at the Wheatsheaf facing towards Birmingham with it's bonnet up and hazard lights flashing couldn't get fleet number

[PM]

4199 broken down yesteday

[Discodave]

Trident broke down at the Wheatsheaf facing towards Birmingham with it's bonnet up and hazard lights flashing couldn't get fleet number

another trident crikey ok cascade all of them out of BC give them new buses everywhere I retract my earlier comments on another post

[PM]

Trident broke down at the Wheatsheaf facing towards Birmingham with it's bonnet up and hazard lights flashing couldn't get fleet number

another trident crikey ok cascade all of them out of BC give them new buses everywhere I retract my earlier comments on another post

I think putting unrefurbed 13 year old tridents on punishing BC routes is a recipie for disaster quite frankly. Though where to put them....

[winston]

Trident broke down at the Wheatsheaf facing towards Birmingham with it's bonnet up and hazard lights flashing couldn't get fleet number

another trident crikey ok cascade all of them out of BC give them new buses everywhere I retract my earlier comments on another post

I think putting unrefurbed 13 year old tridents on punishing BC routes is a recipie for disaster quite frankly. Though where to put them....

The refurb program doesn't include any mechanical work, its simply bodywork / retrim & repaints, so would make no difference.

Only the 30 re-engined Tridents have benefited from mechanical work

[PM]

Trident broke down at the Wheatsheaf facing towards Birmingham with it's bonnet up and hazard lights flashing couldn't get fleet number

another trident crikey ok cascade all of them out of BC give them new buses everywhere I retract my earlier comments on another post

I think putting unrefurbed 13 year old tridents on punishing BC routes is a recipie for disaster quite frankly. Though where to put them....

The refurb program doesn't include any mechanical work, its simply bodywork / retrim & repaints, so would make no difference.

Only the 30 re-engined Tridents have benefited from mechanical work

Surely when they refurb them the engine etc would at least be given a quick look over and any faults rectified?

[winston]

Trident broke down at the Wheatsheaf facing towards Birmingham with it's bonnet up and hazard lights flashing couldn't get fleet number

another trident crikey ok cascade all of them out of BC give them new buses everywhere I retract my earlier comments on another post

I think putting unrefurbed 13 year old tridents on punishing BC routes is a recipie for disaster quite frankly. Though where to put them....

The refurb program doesn't include any mechanical work, its simply bodywork / retrim & repaints, so would make no difference.

Only the 30 re-engined Tridents have benefited from mechanical work

Surely when they refurb them the engine etc would at least be given a quick look over and any faults rectified?

That should all be done at garage level as part of routine maintenance. the refurb work is all purely cosmetic i.e. re-panelling, re-glazing, retrim & repaint

[Tony]

Trident broke down at the Wheatsheaf facing towards Birmingham with it's bonnet up and hazard lights flashing couldn't get fleet number

another trident crikey ok cascade all of them out of BC give them new buses everywhere I retract my earlier comments on another post

I think putting unrefurbed 13 year old tridents on punishing BC routes is a recipie for disaster quite frankly. Though where to put them....

The refurb program doesn't include any mechanical work, its simply bodywork / retrim & repaints, so would make no difference.

Only the 30 re-engined Tridents have benefited from mechanical work

Surely when they refurb them the engine etc would at least be given a quick look over and any faults rectified?

That should all be done at garage level as part of routine maintenance. the refurb work is all purely cosmetic i.e. re-panelling, re-glazing, retrim & repaint

4145 certainly had a visit from Cummins at Walsall and had a lot of mechanical work done before returning to BC