(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.
The driver of the 71 arriving into Chester 10mins ago seemed to forget FRont St had reopened.
At the bottom of Ropery Lane, he was wanting to turn right onto the A167 and at the last min, decided to cut across traffic and head up Ropery Lane.