(19 Nov 2013, 1:49 pm)GuyParkRoyal wrote 4901 broke down opposite The Lambton Arms in Chester le Street this morning, GNE staff were directing traffic due to 4901 blocking one side of the bollarded area. Engineers were unable to repair 4901 at the roadside so a recovery truck was called out. Once the recovery truck arrived buses were unable to pass in either direction so buses had to be diverted via Ropery Lane, Park Road and Picktree Lane. 4901 was uplifted and taken away at 13.15 and traffic has is now back to normal on Front Street.
I will upload a photo when I get access to a PC this afternoon.
It would seem a few B10BLE's are starting to suffer now, I mean they are thirteen year old vehicles as you point out. I think/hope the plan is to put them into a backseat 'spare' role soon. As they aren't up to DDA specifications, we may see the lime exampls withdrawn when the new lime vehicles arrive.