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Post by angrycommuter on Jul 11, 2008 10:04:22 GMT 1
I heard on the radio that a bus had been in collison with a car, causing the A58 (Whitehall Road) to be closed earlier this morning. Anyone know which bus was involved. Is Geldards garage up that way? Or could it be an Arriva 254 service?
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Post by jml8371 on Jul 11, 2008 13:52:45 GMT 1
After checking on the BBC website where the accident is, (Between Outer Ring Road & Lawns Lane), it could be either an Arriva (Any route), First (63) or Geldards vehicle, as they all operate on that section of the road.
Jason
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Jul 11, 2008 20:30:07 GMT 1
According to reports the bus was out of service and running in the from Leeds direction. This would suggest it was a First Leeds bus possibly going to pick up a 63 service
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Post by jml8371 on Jul 12, 2008 13:14:52 GMT 1
If it was out of service, the 63 wouldn't be running private along the A58 to Drighlington, it would either use the M621 of the A62. Therefore I suspect it may have been a Geldards running out private from their yard to do a school service.
Jason
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Post by T101VWU on Jul 12, 2008 15:08:05 GMT 1
hi found this pic taken from the huddersfield examiner.not sure if to do with same accident reported but this 1 involved yet another arriva lowlander.  |
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Post by jackh on Jul 12, 2008 15:17:05 GMT 1
hi found this pic taken from the huddersfield examiner.not sure if to do with same accident reported but this 1 involved yet another arriva lowlander. Well if you had read the caption underneath the photo, it is in Leeds Road, Huddersfield so another accident. |
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Post by jimbob90 on Jul 12, 2008 22:02:56 GMT 1
Ooh looks quite nasty! Imagine this one will be out of action for a while meaning another single decker on the 202/203, more likely a Dennis Dart. On the topic does anybody know how long the T-plate Optare Specras were at Dewsbury depot before the Lowlanders arrived? I seem to think they arrived around 2003/2004 time but not sure.
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Post by jackh on Jul 12, 2008 22:54:01 GMT 1
Didn't they move over after the 110 got the low floor Spectras?
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Post by jimbob90 on Jul 12, 2008 23:06:50 GMT 1
I thought the same but I didn't think they'd been at Dewsbury since 2002. I know they made a return to Belle Isle once the Lowlanders entered service. I expect the Spectras will be receiving Interurban Livery in the near future, it's hard to believe they're nearly ten years old! I even remember the first day they entered service in May 1999!
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Post by Penfold on Jul 14, 2008 22:28:23 GMT 1
I remember when they entered service too. It was when I first started at Arriva Yorkshire..!
Penfold
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Post by jimbob90 on Jul 15, 2008 19:22:07 GMT 1
Great buses in my opinion! The only other company I've seen operating the Spectras is Eastbourne Buses in Sussex.
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Post by jackh on Jul 15, 2008 22:09:45 GMT 1
Reading Buses still have a relatively decent sized fleet of Optare Spectras in operation.
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Post by jimbob90 on Jul 15, 2008 23:20:26 GMT 1
Just been searching and National Express West Midlands have a good size batch of 21 Spectras as well.
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