Pensnett Garage

[the trainbasher]

Typical pensnett, late with everything (including the bonfire!) ;-)

[Stuharris 6360]

http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2014-11-06/severe-bus-fire-blocks-off-high-street-in-birmingham/

Typical ITV, Quarry Bank now in Birmingham

[winston]

4355 is parked top right-hand corner in the main depot facing the fence (opposite end to the withdrawn Mercs)

[the trainbasher]

4355 is parked top right-hand corner in the main depot facing the fence (opposite end to the withdrawn Mercs)

It won't be out again!

[PM]

4355 is parked top right-hand corner in the main depot facing the fence (opposite end to the withdrawn Mercs)

It won't be out again!

Fact or opinion?!

[the trainbasher]

4355 is parked top right-hand corner in the main depot facing the fence (opposite end to the withdrawn Mercs)

It won't be out again!

Fact or opinion?!

Looking at the photos on the interweb it looks like the top deck is unsuitable for Human transportation

[Liberator9]

Amazing timing there - NX's way of celebrating bonfire night (a day late, but still) even with fewer Mercs, it can still be managed  ;)

On a serious note though hope everyone got out of fine - assume it was in service?

Shame it had to be 4355 - liked the Trident at YW - That's two Tridents from YW now gone this year which I thought were good buses. If there are going to be fires, can't they happen on the Enviro 200s instead!

Always recognised 4355 at YW as at the front of the upper deck it had pale white/cream panels (usually light blue) and had different air vents fitted into them. I assume due to the accident damage it sustained.

[karl724223]

Ex Yw tridents in better condition than bc ones
Nothing wrong with 4135 nice bus to drive

[Ashley]

Amazing timing there - NX's way of celebrating bonfire night (a day late, but still) even with fewer Mercs, it can still be managed  ;)

On a serious note though hope everyone got out of fine - assume it was in service?

Shame it had to be 4355 - liked the Trident at YW - That's two Tridents from YW now gone this year which I thought were good buses. If there are going to be fires, can't they happen on the Enviro 200s instead!

Always recognised 4355 at YW as at the front of the upper deck it had pale white/cream panels (usually light blue) and had different air vents fitted into them. I assume due to the accident damage it sustained.

It had a front end RTA in early 2010 which is how it got an early refurb

[Rainman13]

Re: Pensnett Garage
@820am this morning a fire engine went screaming past me
It attended a nxwm bus from pensnett garage on the no 9
On drews holloway towards stourbridge fleet no 4825 BX09PHA
Smoke seen coming from the engine bay

[Tony]

Re: Pensnett Garage
@820am this morning a fire engine went screaming past me
It attended a nxwm bus from pensnett garage on the no 9
On drews holloway towards stourbridge fleet no 4825 BX09PHA
Smoke seen coming from the engine bay

This seems a little unlikely as 4825 operated the 07:43 journey from Bearwood to Stourbridge 9 service, arriving in Stourbridge on time at 08:26 and is still out on the same running board now currently operating the 20:50 Colmore Row to Stourbridge

[wilmotm (Matt Wilmot)]

1629 expired just outside Cousins before Dudley bus station, absolute chaos this evening, time to put these Mercs out of their misery, the lower panels and sills were absolutely rusting away to pieces as well

[winston]

4355 is parked top right-hand corner in the main depot facing the fence (opposite end to the withdrawn Mercs)

Photos here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/99593182@N08/15732331841/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/99593182@N08/15710542066/in/photostream/

[Stuharris 6360]

4355 is parked top right-hand corner in the main depot facing the fence (opposite end to the withdrawn Mercs)

Photos here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/99593182@N08/15732331841/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/99593182@N08/15710542066/in/photostream/

surely that not repairable ?

[winston]

4355 is parked top right-hand corner in the main depot facing the fence (opposite end to the withdrawn Mercs)

Photos here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/99593182@N08/15732331841/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/99593182@N08/15710542066/in/photostream/

surely that not repairable ?

I doubt it's worth bothering to repair, if newer like 4613 maybe