The Evening Standard reports, with picture, a serious fire on another
articulated bus, being used for training in Hackney. I don't know the
full details, but following at least two previous fires on these
buses, and the one on the prototype tram in Blackpool last year I find
this rather worrying. The fire seems to be mainly in the rear
passenger compartment.

furles@mail.croydon.ac.uk gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

At least *two*?

...and the rest...

Although, to be fair, they did seem to be much more prevalent in the
early days of the CitaroG Bendi in London - and I'd thought they'd
redesigned something (lubrication system, IIRC?) to reduce the risk.


Yep, withdrawn for mods after three fires in a few months on one route,
plus one on the M25 being delivered.
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/archive/4358.aspx
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1050579.ece

On 29 Aug, 15:06, Adrian gmail.com> wrote:

There are two that I definately remember, one of which I actually saw.

It's not just the Mercedes buses, the Mercedes ambulances are going up
in flames too:

"Three separate engine fires in the last two weeks. An investigations
team has flown over from Germany to examine the engines. "
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7584282.stm

On Aug 29, 2:53 pm, fur...@mail.croydon.ac.uk wrote:

How are you making a connection between bendibus and tram fires ?

If saw saw a hayrick on fire in Somerset and a torched car on a south
London street would you connect the two ?

On 31 Aug, 14:24, D7666 hotmail.com> wrote:

No, and these are obviously quite different vehicles, but in the case
of both the buses and the tram we have seen fires which seem to have
started in equipment spread to passenger compartments, and, as...