First "deroadment" on Cambridge busway

Nawdic · Post by **Nawdic** » 26 Dec 2012 17:47

Railway Magazine, Jan 2013

A driver was treated for shock on Nov 18 after his bus caught the kerb on an opening between Swavesey and Huntstanton, causing the bus to turn 45' across the busway.

Stagecoach UK confirm that it was caused by driver error. No passengers were injured.

Unfortunately, there was no replacement train available.

Discuss.

FooBar · Post by **FooBar** » 26 Dec 2012 20:19

Wouldn't that be a deguidewayment then?
Either way, they seem to be able to keep it a secret quite well, because I can't find any pictures or news items on it. But this was bound to happen sooner or later, really.

Nawdic · Post by **Nawdic** » 26 Dec 2012 20:40

Found one:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ca ... e-20427214

andel · Post by **andel** » 26 Dec 2012 22:20

Old news - this was in November the day after I was in Cambr.... this is not an admission.

Kevo00 · Post by **Kevo00** » 05 Apr 2013 23:23

Not quite a deroadment but...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22043728

JamieLei · Post by **JamieLei** » 06 Apr 2013 12:46

It's not as if there aren't signs. I cycle along the busway every week, and at EVERY single entrance to it, there are almost TOO many signs. Including some to tell cyclists to use the adjacent psychopath. The driver could be non-English speaking, but it's still pretty obvious that this isn't a normal road!

EXTspotter · Post by **EXTspotter** » 06 Apr 2013 17:29

JamieLei wrote:It's not as if there aren't signs. I cycle along the busway every week, and at EVERY single entrance to it, there are almost TOO many signs. Including some to tell cyclists to use the adjacent psychopath. The driver could be non-English speaking, but it's still pretty obvious that this isn't a normal road!

If it keeps bikes away from cars and pedestrians, it can only be a good thing...

Nawdic · Post by **Nawdic** » 06 Apr 2013 19:31

At least it was big enough to pass the car traps.

vear · Post by **vear** » 12 Apr 2013 05:58

Still better than:

Yup, he did forget to leave a common tram+bus lane.

Nawdic · Post by **Nawdic** » 12 Apr 2013 12:33

One from February I've just come across:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ca ... e-21479277

Post by **orudge** » 22 Apr 2013 10:02

JamieLei wrote:It's not as if there aren't signs. I cycle along the busway every week, and at EVERY single entrance to it, there are almost TOO many signs. Including some to tell cyclists to use the adjacent psychopath.

You cycle along the busway itself or the cycle path adjacent to it?

JamieLei · Post by **JamieLei** » 22 Apr 2013 10:11

Haha - alongside

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