Interesting bus accident today

[joseph]

I was walking along Scott Hall Road when up ahead of me I saw a bus on the guideway, initially I assumed it was at the first bus stop on the bit of guideway next to the field, however when I walked past it, I noticed the bus had actually de-railed from the guideway. A few years ago, one of the ALX400s had de-railed big time on the York Road guideway to the extent it had tipped a bit. Not sure what had happened, but I have heard that these guidewheels do come off every now and again. Should this guideway be converted to a bus lane, as that same stretch was closed for some time following major damage a few months ago.

[kendall17]

They should all be closed in Leeds and replaced with standard lanes. Too restrictive on vehicle type

[joseph]

Also far too dangerous as well, had a look on Flickr to see if I could get a photo of the tilted Alx400 and instead came across a pic of 69318 what looked to have jumped off the track into something at the side on York Road, narrowly missing a traffic light pole!

[stephen01]

If i remember rightly it was about the same time Arriva got the tempos for 163/166 as that was the time the stopped using the guideway as the ALX400s used the guideway as the had the guidewheels.

[jst]

The Tempo's couldn't have guidewheels fitted so Arriva came out of the busway. Clearly saw no disbenefit from not running down there so never went back in!

[Father Dougal McGuire]

On the topic of the Guideways in Leeds... it only really makes a difference in super heavy traffic.

[irhardy]

Jun 11, 2021 19:33:36 GMT 1 joseph said:

I was walking along Scott Hall Road when up ahead of me I saw a bus on the guideway, initially I assumed it was at the first bus stop on the bit of guideway next to the field, however when I walked past it, I noticed the bus had actually de-railed from the guideway. A few years ago, one of the ALX400s had de-railed big time on the York Road guideway to the extent it had tipped a bit. Not sure what had happened, but I have heard that these guidewheels do come off every now and again. Should this guideway be converted to a bus lane, as that same stretch was closed for some time following major damage a few months ago.

The subject of this thread is really helpful: "Interesting bus accident today"

The accident happened on 11th June 2021 but it is now the 13th June 2021 but today is now?

[Deleted]

Jun 13, 2021 9:56:14 GMT 1 irhardy said:

Jun 11, 2021 19:33:36 GMT 1 joseph said:

I was walking along Scott Hall Road when up ahead of me I saw a bus on the guideway, initially I assumed it was at the first bus stop on the bit of guideway next to the field, however when I walked past it, I noticed the bus had actually de-railed from the guideway. A few years ago, one of the ALX400s had de-railed big time on the York Road guideway to the extent it had tipped a bit. Not sure what had happened, but I have heard that these guidewheels do come off every now and again. Should this guideway be converted to a bus lane, as that same stretch was closed for some time following major damage a few months ago.

The subject of this thread is really helpful: "Interesting bus accident today"

The accident happened on 11th June 2021 but it is now the 13th June 2021 but today is now?

But the accident happened the day he made the thread though. So he's right in posting that as the thread title,as the accident happened on the 11th June the day he made the thread.

[deerfold]

Jun 13, 2021 9:59:00 GMT 1 @davao said:

Jun 13, 2021 9:56:14 GMT 1 irhardy said:

The subject of this thread is really helpful: "Interesting bus accident today"

The accident happened on 11th June 2021 but it is now the 13th June 2021 but today is now?

But the accident happened the day he made the thread though. So he's right in posting that as the thread title,as the accident happened on the 11th June the day he made the thread.

It could certainly have been clearer - date and location perhaps.

[joseph]

Jun 13, 2021 16:04:47 GMT 1 deerfold said:

Jun 13, 2021 9:59:00 GMT 1 @davao said:

But the accident happened the day he made the thread though. So he's right in posting that as the thread title,as the accident happened on the 11th June the day he made the thread.

It could certainly have been clearer - date and location perhaps.

To all those making a big issue about how my post has been wrote, and seemingly have become a bit lost, here are some pointers for you. The date is at the top of the post, the location has been described in the post, and the post was posted on the day of the accident so the wording is valid. What the frig is this, an English lesson? One thing I do know, nit picking comments are not ones related to this topic and are clearly NOT answering my question, so let's get back on topic!

[deerfold]

Jun 13, 2021 16:20:25 GMT 1 joseph said:

Jun 13, 2021 16:04:47 GMT 1 deerfold said:

It could certainly have been clearer - date and location perhaps.

To all those making a big issue about how my post has been wrote, and seemingly have become a bit lost, here are some pointers for you. The date is at the top of the post, the location has been described in the post, and the post was posted on the day of the accident so the wording is valid. What the frig is this, an English lesson? One thing I do know, nit picking comments are not ones related to this topic and are clearly NOT answering my question, so let's get back on topic!

That's quite a rant from a polite suggestion about how this could have been clearer.

I had to look up where Scott Hall Road is - you could have mentioned this was the busway in North Leeds.

You don't have to take on any of this advice, but if you do, you may find more people interested in your posts than trying to work out what they mean.

[WYBS]

Jun 13, 2021 16:43:22 GMT 1 deerfold said:

Jun 13, 2021 16:20:25 GMT 1 joseph said:

To all those making a big issue about how my post has been wrote, and seemingly have become a bit lost, here are some pointers for you. The date is at the top of the post, the location has been described in the post, and the post was posted on the day of the accident so the wording is valid. What the frig is this, an English lesson? One thing I do know, nit picking comments are not ones related to this topic and are clearly NOT answering my question, so let's get back on topic!

That's quite a rant from a polite suggestion about how this could have been clearer.

I had to look up where Scott Hall Road is - you could have mentioned this was the busway in North Leeds.

You don't have to take on any of this advice, but if you do, you may find more people interested in your posts than trying to work out what they mean.

To be fair to the original poster, I should imagine the vast majoirty of veg on this forum have an awareness of the Scott Hall Road guideway.

If this forum was a national one then ok, but it is West Yorkshire specific...

[deerfold]

Jun 13, 2021 21:17:06 GMT 1 WYBS said:

Jun 13, 2021 16:43:22 GMT 1 deerfold said:

That's quite a rant from a polite suggestion about how this could have been clearer.

I had to look up where Scott Hall Road is - you could have mentioned this was the busway in North Leeds.

You don't have to take on any of this advice, but if you do, you may find more people interested in your posts than trying to work out what they mean.

To be fair to the original poster, I should imagine the vast majoirty of veg on this forum have an awareness of the Scott Hall Road guideway.

If this forum was a national one then ok, but it is West Yorkshire specific...

It's not the only section of guided busway in the county. As, I say, the detail wasn't required, but might have been useful.

Not sure everyone likes to be referred to as "veg".

[kenh]

If it were to be converted to a bus only road, would the current formation be wide enough? And could they widen the bit between Potternewton Lane and Stainbeck Lane in the narrow central reservation?