Lothian bus bridge strike at Fauldhouse 11 March 2024

[DunsBus]

It looks like one of the white B9s has just run its final journey, after doing a 1029 and trying (and failing) to get under Fauldhouse station bridge in one piece.

Photo by Paul Sutherland, from the Lothian Buses Enthusiasts Facebook site.

 

[LothianBusesPh]

It looks like one of the white B9s has just run its final journey, after doing a 1029 and trying (and failing) to get under Fauldhouse station bridge in one piece.

Photo from the Lothian Buses Enthusiasts Facebook site.

That would be 932, the one that I was on not too long ago alongside 930. These 09 plates aren't having the best of luck, 930 has broken down (at least) 8 times since coming back and now 932 has had an open top conversion. 931 should be back soon though for Lothian Country.

 

[Bus9120UK]

It looks like one of the white B9s has just run its final journey, after doing a 1029 and trying (and failing) to get under Fauldhouse station bridge in one piece.

Photo from the Lothian Buses Enthusiasts Facebook site.

How on earth?

 

[SoloSR334022]

It looks like one of the white B9s has just run its final journey, after doing a 1029 and trying (and failing) to get under Fauldhouse station bridge in one piece.

Photo from the Lothian Buses Enthusiasts Facebook site.

Surely the brakes must have failed or something. Is there not a warning for the low bridge in Fauldhouse in all of the LCB buses?

 

[EMU303]

Double-decker bus roof ripped off after crashing into bridge

The bus struck a low bridge near Fauldhouse train station on Monday morning.

news.stv.tv

A man has been charged after the roof of a double-decker bus was ripped off following a collision with a bridge in West Lothian.

West Lothian Council confirmed the emergency road closure of the B7010 at Fauldhouse train station on Monday morning after a bus struck the low bridge.

Police Scotland received reports of the crash at around 5.55am and a 59-year-old man was charged in connection with the incident.

There were no reported injuries and the council said that it was understood that the bus was empty at the time of the crash.

 

[GusB]

As we are now aware that an arrest has been made in connection with this incident, it's not appropriate to permit further comment on the matter. Some posts have been "deleted", but we will look to restore these in due course.

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