Busway "emergencies"

The Cambridge News has used FoI requests to obtain a breakdown of what it describes as "emergencies" on the Busway in the past 18 months. There were 38 of them. Follow this link for the full story, including a slideshow of 10 photos of such incidents (all but one of the photos are of vehicle incursions - presumably because broken traffic lights aren't especially photogenic).

Opinions seem to differ as to whether poor signage might be partly responsible for the vehicle incursions. Cllr Mason, on past evidence no great friend of the Busway, would like to see prosecutions to back up earlier threats.

Busway closed due to bus breakdown

One of my neighbours has just told me that the bus he was returning from Cambridge to St Ives today broke down near Longstanton due to an engine fault. He said smoke was billowing out of the bus's engine, and passengers had to walk to Longstanton where they were picked up by another bus that had reached there by ordinary roads.

The affected section of the  busway was closed for a while and buses had to be diverted.

The incident is reported by the Cambridge News here.

Fire on busway

The Cambridge News reports that arsonists lit a fire on the busway between King's Hedges and Histon last night. Link to news article here.