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G-CPTN 2nd August 2009 22:29

Another bus fire.
 
Group flees as coach catches fire:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8180293.stm

Is there a pattern? :- http://www.truckandbusforum.com/showthread.php?t=2041

(Both quoted as 66 passengers and included children.)

Western SMT 4th August 2009 08:46

Spooky - and both incidents on the M3 within days of each other.
Would be interesting to find out what caused of this fire.

Western SMT 5th August 2009 12:36

Another bus fire

http://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/4529...in_Tottington/

G-CPTN 5th August 2009 12:56

Quote:

The vehicle then rolled across the road, colliding with a wall.
Wouldn't the driver have applied the parking brake before evacuating?
How, then, would it 'run away'?
I would imagine that any fire that burned through (plastic) pipes would enable the spring brakes to apply rather than release . . .

Then you have a problem moving the casualty (like when a Routemaster ended up in Highgate pond after damaging the brake-lines when it left the carriageway, applying the spring brakes . . .
. . . so, bus in pond with spring brakes applied and (submerged) pipes damaged).


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