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The Sapphire Enviro400 That was noted in Laird Street by N301CKB Is, J900ABW 4409 After its Engine as blown so probably heading back to St Helens or Staying at LS

CX55FAF 2797 was on loan today from Chester Depot and the drive cudnt change the destinations on it so he went out displaying ''Arriva Buses Wales''

CX55FAF 2797 Photo Here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrivanorth...otostream/

Bootle Based M113YKC 8207 Training vehicle made a nice appearance in Wrexham today, showing off how good it looks in the Arriva Training bus livery

Photo Here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrivanorth...otostream/

One of Wrexham's MPDs has gone up in flames just down the road from me this afternoon (Not like I had any idea):
http://www.wrexham.com/news/bus-fire-coe...33327.html

No idea which it is, will try and work it out from the images!

EDIT: Looks like one of the X2** JOF batch (I would say either 861 or 863)

Bus fires seem to be on the rise lately as years ago it was hardly ever heard when the nationals,olympians and atlanteans graced the streets.

(24/06/2013 19:01)motormayhem Wrote: [ -> ]Bus fires seem to be on the rise lately as years ago it was hardly ever heard when the nationals,olympians and atlanteans graced the streets.

Doesn't that just say it all about the quality of the buses of today.

(24/06/2013 19:56)MPTE1955 Wrote: [ -> ]

(24/06/2013 19:01)motormayhem Wrote: [ -> ]Bus fires seem to be on the rise lately as years ago it was hardly ever heard when the nationals,olympians and atlanteans graced the streets.

Doesn't that just say it all about the quality of the buses of today.

I think that it's down to how they're maintained - budgets tend to be tight these days, which must be affecting maintenance somehow (for example - not enough money to fix small problems, which then lead into bigger problems).

(24/06/2013 21:56)KU02 YUH Wrote: [ -> ]

(24/06/2013 19:56)MPTE1955 Wrote: [ -> ]

(24/06/2013 19:01)motormayhem Wrote: [ -> ]Bus fires seem to be on the rise lately as years ago it was hardly ever heard when the nationals,olympians and atlanteans graced the streets.

Doesn't that just say it all about the quality of the buses of today.

I think that it's down to how they're maintained - budgets tend to be tight these days, which must be affecting maintenance somehow (for example - not enough money to fix small problems, which then lead into bigger problems).

To be honest, I also think it is down to things being more complex and electrical than they used to be, there are more things to go wrong.

Apparently it was an electrical fault which caused the fire:
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wa...us-4707707

X213JOF 0863!

currently sat in Wrexham and burnt out before being investigated by VOSA!