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My friend has spotted an ELC Trident on the 139 leaving Queen Square on the 11am trip to Prescot!

(24/11/2016 11:18)T42 PVM Wrote: [ -> ]My friend has spotted an ELC Trident on the 139 leaving Queen Square on the 11am trip to Prescot!

Did not realise they where still going

I think there are 3 left witch did not sell

Optare Solo MX04 VLU is now on the duty the Decker was on

MX09 MJK has failed on the junction of St Georges Place and Lime street blocking one and a bit lanes

(11/07/2016 17:00)busdude Wrote: [ -> ]Cumfybus crashes in Toxteth

I don't think it was reported but the Solo that crashed was YD63 VBT witch has been Written off and is for scrap

(15/12/2016 20:39)T42 PVM Wrote: [ -> ]I don't think it was reported but the Solo that crashed was YD63 VBT witch has been Written off and is for scrap

Even though it was a bad crash, its quite sad knowing it wont be around anymore. And it was such a new bus. I guess the insurance wasn't paying out?

Am not sure on that, I just know that the Bus was beyond repair

(15/12/2016 21:00)Alexw12 Wrote: [ -> ]Even though it was a bad crash, its quite sad knowing it wont be around anymore. And it was such a new bus. I guess the insurance wasn't paying out?

From what I believe the chasis was badly damaged thus the integrity of the bus was compromised meaning it would never be allowed back on the road for safety reasons, and generally if the damage is worth more than a third of the value of the vehicle the insurance company generally write said vehicle off.

As you say it was such a new bus to lose!

(15/12/2016 22:30)darthblakey Wrote: [ -> ]From what I believe the chasis was badly damaged thus the integrity of the bus was compromised meaning it would never be allowed back on the road for safety reasons, and generally if the damage is worth more than a third of the value of the vehicle the insurance company generally write said vehicle off.

As you say it was such a new bus to lose!

Going off topic here but do buses get the same treatment as cars and vans do with category write offs? I'm sure cat D and lower is exterior damage and cat C is chassis damage. Cat A & B are not to be used on the road.

If so, that would mean YD63 VBT was a cat B as the rear was salvageable.