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| Who towed LT Country area buses? | Fri 08/06/07, 21:29 |
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| This is a question that I was asked today. Apart from 828J at Reigate from 1950, I can't find records of any tow trucks or breakdown tenders being allocated to country area garages. LCBS acquired some in 1972 but before the split, were vehicles sent out from central garages to attend? | |||
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| CB&C Breakdowns | Tue 12/06/07, 06:32 |
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| The use of trade plates would have occurred if the (say) tractor was not licensed. | |||
| Towing Country Buses | Mon 11/06/07, 23:20 |
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| I've consulted with a couple of friends who worked for LT on the Country area and have the following answers: TOWING BUSES: Where possible another bus would be used to tow a dead one, engineers usually attending in another bus anyway. In more difficult circumstances where maybe a suspended tow was required then a tender would be summoned from the central area. SPECIAL EVENTS: I've also looked through some Country Area traffic circulars and note that the arrangements for events like Epsom Races state that the Merton Matador would be available at Epsom Station. In one instance they refer to a Matador being available at Camberwell. This points to a reliance on the central area for heavy towing facilities. TRACTORS: Tractors were generally used for shoving things around rather than towing. It has been suggested to me that the tractors lived at the larger garages where unlicensed and sometimes rather dead buses were stored. The tractors were therefore probably used for shoving such vehicles around. Note: Reply edited by Damon Cross, 11/06/07, 23:21. |
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| CB&C Breakdowns | Sat 09/06/07, 18:33 |
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| Giving further thought to the problem, there were a number of tractors allocated which could have been called upon to tow vehicles viz 342X (SA) 462X(MA) 464X (WA,GR) 465X (SA) 467X (RG) 626X (HG,SA) 627X (RG) 629X (GY) | |||
| CB&C Breakdowns | Fri 08/06/07, 23:24 |
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| Rule 30 of the CB&C Rule Book states - If a vehicle breaks down, needs repair on the road, or is subject to a PSV report, the driver or conductor must report the situation by telephone as quickly as possible - Coaches: In the Metropolitan Police area Green Line Control must be notified who will then obtain assistance from the nearest Central Bus garage. Ouside the Met Police Area the nearest Country Bus garage must be notfied. Buses: the nearest Country or Central Bus garage must be notified. (edited)
The 'red book' states that lifting gear can be obtained from WY, CY, DT, DG, GR, GD, HH, LH, NF, SA, ST, SJ and WR but normally calls should be made to the Fire Service.
Presumably a breakdown tender would eventually be summoned in both instances from a Central garage
Note: Reply edited by Ray, 09/06/07, 07:01. |
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