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Breakdown(s)

Posted: 18:12 Tuesday 4th July 2017
by DD12
44511 was broken down again this evening at St.Peters - a nice new service van in attendance.
It's a long time since I've seen any breakdowns, and I think none have been reported recently on here, despite the recent heatwave.

I'm very pleased that all the older DDs appear to have much improved reliability over the last 12 months, including 33043 which is a regular on the 32 (school-times).

Re: Breakdown(s)

Posted: 18:43 Tuesday 4th July 2017
by AdamH
44511 has been a bit of a problem child of late. It let me down on Friday with a hydrologic fluid leak, and although I wasn't at work on Saturday I understand it had a few problems then too.

Re: Breakdown(s)

Posted: 08:13 Wednesday 5th July 2017
by kernowdave
As an aside does anyone have a list of the service support fleet?

Re: Breakdown(s)

Posted: 09:50 Wednesday 5th July 2017
by AdamH
A couple of photographs of the new support van. The first I took on Friday 30th June while the engineers investigated the problem with 44511 mentioned above, the second was on Sunday 4th June while delivering a working ticket machine to 33405 during the Hay Festival.

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This is about it for the engineering fleet these days. With only one depot there is only need for one vehicle!

Re: Breakdown(s)

Posted: 18:09 Wednesday 5th July 2017
by kernowdave
Many thanks.

Re: Breakdown(s)

Posted: 14:48 Tuesday 8th August 2017
by DD12
Not quite a breakdown, today circa mid-day, was 67662 - "laid-up" at the top of the Bath Road ( - a popular spot for bus breakdowns !)
In attendance was a Dawson Tyres service van -
I cannot remember having ever seen an "in-service fail" caused by tyres, before ! (?) :o

Re: Breakdown(s)

Posted: 17:07 Tuesday 8th August 2017
by AdamH
I saw that too. It's very rare that we get a flat on the road.

Re: Breakdown(s)

Posted: 17:33 Wednesday 23rd August 2017
by SEVERNLINK
32067 with hazards on this morning on Rock Hill.

Re: Breakdown(s)

Posted: 14:05 Friday 26th January 2018
by ANDREW
U/i/d Solo on tow along A38 ,Stoke Heath , Bromsgrove around half one - could well be back at Padmore Street by now. :shock: :o

Re: Breakdown(s)

Posted: 17:02 Friday 26th January 2018
by AdamH
Probably 53207 heading to Worcester from Potteries. Needs an engine swap.