SUTman Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I remember an SYT Leyland National shooting into the new swimming baths when under construction, whenever that was. ..it was definately Ponds Forge though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joffandanmum Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I remember it It was the 93 bus coming down jenkin ( i think) road at wincobank. a very steep hill. it was just after prince naseems dads shop. he brove over the kerb onto an incline.and the bus stopped. There were tyre marks in the grass for ages after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bracken Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Both the above incidents DID occur and heres the proof !..... Heres a clip of the runaway Sheff Omnibus bus ... And thanks to Andyrad heres his pics of the SYT National attempting to go for a swim in Ponds Forge - the bus was subsequently scrapped .... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v692/andyrad/Buses/KWA28W.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v692/andyrad/Buses/KWA28W001.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v692/andyrad/Buses/KWA28W002.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 not the same incident but heres a photo i have of a bus that crashed down a small grass embankment and stopped just before hitting a row of houses just above mi dads house at woodhouse, no idea now on the date tho sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus man Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Does anyone remember the SUT bus that ended up in Ponds Forge swimming pool? The pool was under construction at the time. I think it had the roof on but no walls. The bus shot out of the interchange, straight across the road and through the constructon site hoardings, landing in the empty pool. I've seen photos of this. Sorry if this as been said but it wasnt a SUT it was a SYT leyland national (26 ?) which bounced off a domintor the national ended up in the swiming pool which as you say was been built it was left there over night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innit Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I don't remember that. However, I do remember a 27 bus leaving East Bank road, just after Daresbury Drive and sliding down the grassy embankment, ending up wedged under the walkway of the first block of Maisonettes. (Longest sentence in history ) I think it was about 1973, does anyone else remember it? I remember that and a previous incident at the same spot in the mid sixties. I had close relatives on East Bank View and happened to be visiting on both occasions. The earlier one involved a bus with a rear platform and the later a bus with entrance at the front. In the earlier one the driver tried to turn the bus and it ended up facing backwards down the embankment. Photo and report in "The Star" at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 and happened to be visiting on both occasions. hmmmm your the jinx then eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innit Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 hmmmm your the jinx then eh? He he! Could be right. That's what my other half says:) The entire block of maisonettes is long demolished so there's nothing to stop a bus there til it hits the houses quarter of a mile down the hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus man Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 not the same incident but heres a photo i have of a bus that crashed down a small grass embankment and stopped just before hitting a row of houses just above mi dads house at woodhouse, no idea now on the date tho sorry That looks like the woodhouse incident , the road was very very mudy at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus man Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I remember an SYT Leyland National shooting into the new swimming baths when under construction, whenever that was. ..it was definately Ponds Forge though. My shot think its 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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