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Started by Stu, July 07, 2012, 07:35:14 PM

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Wumpty

Quote from: I love Walsall buses on August 13, 2021, 12:37:28 AM
Not sure if you consider this as a breakdown but
1839 had a coolant leak on the 29 and went back to the garage as 1840 replaced it

Most certainly is - anything that impedes the bus from maintaining service through mechanical or technical failure is deemed a breakdown.
Autofare 3 - the ticket that laughs in the face of contactless!

mesub

6877 broke down by California Way.
23 - Bartley Green
76 - Northfield
X20 - Birmingham Via Longbridge, Northfield & QE Hospital / University

Cheese

6865 being hooked up to a RS Recovery vehicle on Moor Street Queensway.

Jack

2237 broken down on Queslett Road.

Jack

2216 broken down on Warwick Road outside Levines...

Tony

Quote from: Jack on August 25, 2021, 02:55:18 PM
2216 broken down on Warwick Road outside Levines...

No its not, it is in service just by BC on time. It has just gone past me.

Jack

Quote from: Tony on August 25, 2021, 03:22:23 PM
No its not, it is in service just by BC on time. It has just gone past me.
It was either 2215/6 or 2218, all the passengers were transferred onto 6143 with the driver out on the phone and the engine off... and it was at the time I posted at the bus stop outside Levines...

2206

4533 broken down at Stechford Retail Park on 11A.
Local Routes
94/95, 11A/11C, 28.

I love Walsall buses

4463 broke down at brownhills west terminus around 15:30

Stu

Passed 1801 being hooked up to a recovery truck earlier this evening on Yardley Wood Road just before the Wake Green Road junction, causing a bit of congestion as it was blocking the left-turn lane.

Looks like it had been there for sometime, seems to have 'conked out' while doing a journey on the 1 earlier in the afternoon according to BusTimes:
https://bustimes.org/vehicles/278385?date=2021-09-14#journeys/166365906
My locals:
2 - Birmingham to Maypole | 3 - Birmingham to Yardley Wood
11A/C - Birmingham Outer Circle | 27 - Yardley Wood to Frankley
76 - Solihull to Northfield | 169 - Solihull to Kings Heath

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Stu

Quote from: Stu on September 14, 2021, 07:16:09 PM
Passed 1801 being hooked up to a recovery truck earlier this evening on Yardley Wood Road just before the Wake Green Road junction, causing a bit of congestion as it was blocking the left-turn lane.

Looks like it had been there for sometime, seems to have 'conked out' while doing a journey on the 1 earlier in the afternoon according to BusTimes:
https://bustimes.org/vehicles/278385?date=2021-09-14#journeys/166365906

Spotted same bus again broken down on Wake Green Road this morning, at the same spot where it looked like it broke down yesterday!  ;D

https://bustimes.org/vehicles/278385?date=2021-09-15#journeys/166524333
My locals:
2 - Birmingham to Maypole | 3 - Birmingham to Yardley Wood
11A/C - Birmingham Outer Circle | 27 - Yardley Wood to Frankley
76 - Solihull to Northfield | 169 - Solihull to Kings Heath

West Midlands Bus Users: Website | Facebook | X/Twitter | Bluesky

mesub

Greenbus 344 seems to have broken down on Wood Lane
23 - Bartley Green
76 - Northfield
X20 - Birmingham Via Longbridge, Northfield & QE Hospital / University

V102MOA

Quote from: mesub on September 17, 2021, 08:31:29 AM
Greenbus 344 seems to have broken down on Wood Lane

Was not broken down

Wumpty

Autofare 3 - the ticket that laughs in the face of contactless!

mesub

Quote from: Wumpty on September 17, 2021, 10:58:21 AM
Was it waiting time or a system glitch?

I mean it was blocking the road with Hazards on and I don't recall seeing any driver, so maybe it was something else ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
23 - Bartley Green
76 - Northfield
X20 - Birmingham Via Longbridge, Northfield & QE Hospital / University

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