On Tue, 3 Apr 2018 12:45:30 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message , at 11:15:41 on Tue, 3 Apr
2018, remarked:
I saw 2 of them today doing stirling service at Waddeson manor. No sign of
any fires and easy to board with a pushchair and probably 60 people all
boarded within about 20 seconds. Who would want a bus like that eh?

Here's another spotted on Friday:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-43601949

Ever get the feeling maintenance was a bit slack? Also I wouldn't want to be
on an aircraft with problems at that airport if their fire trucks take so
long to turn up that the bus is virtually burnt out.

Different territory (landside vs airside); different fire trucks.

Thats no excuse.

It's a reason, not an excuse.

Would they have been happy to watch the terminal burn down?

You'd have to close the airport for takeoffs and landings first (because
those fire trucks are on standby for aircraft incidents). I don't know
if the crews are trained, or responsible for, fires within the terminal.
In any event the County should be able to deal with that.

Didn't they close the airport anyway? After that, at least some of
the airside fire appliances should have been available. But, as you
say, they may not be trained for fires in the terminal, though a bus
fire should be well within their capabilities.


Does sound a bit like this is another fire where the local brigade might
have been better off with a bit of foam rather than water (it took 40
mins to extinguish).

Yes