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Old 27th March 2015, 16:28
G-CPTN G-CPTN is offline  
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Another roof ripped off.

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Old 27th March 2015, 19:09
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Yet someone else who didn't know the height of his vehicle.
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Old 28th March 2015, 07:09
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I remember that bridge and unless things have been changed in recent years there was a sign giving directions to use the road it crossed to get to Thorpe Park. When I worked for Stanwell Buses they would extend one of the routes in the Summer months and run buses from Staines town centre into the park. As they only operated Nationals on this service they used that road because it was the shortest way to get there.
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Old 28th March 2015, 08:20
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http://goo.gl/maps/VfE4y Is, I think, the sight the driver will have seen.

If it isn't, this http://goo.gl/maps/FzyNi is the opposite side. Both are very clearly marked.
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Old 28th March 2015, 13:00
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http://goo.gl/maps/VfE4y Is, I think, the sight the driver will have seen.

If it isn't, this http://goo.gl/maps/FzyNi is the opposite side. Both are very clearly marked.
I don't think this is the first time that a bus has gone under that bridge Robert, I always remember the old saying " There But For The Grace of God " when I see or hear of events like this.
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