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 Almost unrecognisable is this trio of burnt out Darts. Nearest the camera is Wadham Stringer/UVG Dennis Dart N219HBK. The bus had a livery sympathetic to the unusual lines of the vehicle when new. It was one of the first such buses to be built and was relatively rare as the bodywork was later adapted to the new Dart SLF low floor chassis which was launched the following year. Next in line was one of the pair of Caetano Slimbus Nimbus Darts new in 2006 and only recently back from the painters having lost its "dealer white" livery worn for over a year. The bus in which the fire started is furthest from the camera. It was an East Lancs Dart new to Davies Bros in South Wales, M260VEJ and operated in their livery for some years after acquisition. |
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 Luckily no bus was parked on the far side of M260VEJ, so the fire spread down the line in the direction of the wind. Arson is suspected with the arsonists believed to have hidden in the new yard in Stone, formerly Motts premises, and waited till the drivers and garage staff had departed around 1.30am. A ladder was found propped up against the perimeter security fencing which was assumed to be the perpetrators escape route. A passing motorist alerted the fire brigade around 2am and they arrived within 10 minutes. Ironically CCTV was due to be installed the Thursday before the blaze, but the installers were missing a vital component and will do the work on Monday! |
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