| There's a mix of scrapyard wrecks and really tragic crash victims.
The Eastern Scottish wreck was involved in one of Britain's worst motorway crashes, taking 12 people's lives when the coach ploughed through stationary traffic in roadworks on the M6 near Preston, and caused a series of fires. There are several Midland Red and National Welsh wrecks. And there is South Wales Transport's former Black & White 108 (PDD 108M). This vehicle was hit in the side by a 16-ton lorry which went out of control on the M4 near Swindon. The coach was travelling at 69 mph, bound from Heathrow on a duplicate service to Swansea behind the Rapide coach. The lorry was carrying steel. Just west of Swindon, as the vehicles approached each other, the lorry was travelling in the middle lane at 64 mph with a remould tyre on the front offside. Suddenly it burst. In what police experts calculated was 0.3 second, the lorry veered to its offside, went through the crash barrier and hit the coach on inside lane one, just behind the driver. Three passengers died in a headline-grabbing catastrophe. The coach's rear axle shot out of the nearside and landed down an embankment in a field 100 yards from the carriageway. The pictures, taken shortly after the coach was recovered, show the stresses that it suffered. They include - offside completely stoved in - nearside suffered stress ripples through the body - passenger seating slammed together, destroying the central gangway. Neither driver was blamed at the inquest which returned a misdaventure verdict on the victims. Two Midland Red Leyland Leopard/Willowbrook coach crash victims are also illustrated, though one might think the villain was the body... The United Leyland Tiger/Plaxton coach 1034 (A34 FVN) was on a National Holidays tour in roadworks on the M5 when the vehicle went down the embankment after a caravan started to snake when it came out of a cutting. The circumstances surrounding the crash involving the Van Hool Astromega are not known. However, the state of the seats following the crash, and the condition of the side glass, raised many questions with safety engineers. |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC 640x427 202.036C_545.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC 316x480 202.033C_545.jpg 1999-11-30 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC showing the extensive frontal damage it suffered. 497x480 202.003C_545.jpg 1999-11-30 00:00:00 |
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Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC showing the stress ripple in the nearside panelling behind the front axle 640x420 202.038C_545.jpg 1999-11-30 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega, Broken seat. 640x421 202.030C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega, showing a leg that snapped under the high pressure caused by a flying body. 394x480 202.031Cv_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
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Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega, showing how a seat had come loose on its body rail. 640x423 202.026Cv_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega, showing the upper ceiling following the crash. 316x480 202.032C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. A broken seat support. 640x421 202.016C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
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Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. Broken seat. 317x480 202.024C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. Broken seat. 316x480 202.006C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. Broken seat. 316x480 202.025C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
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Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. Broken seat. 640x421 202.007C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. Broken seat. 640x421 202.011C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. Broken seat. 640x421 202.008C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
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Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. Broken seat. 550x480 202.027C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. Broken seat. 640x421 202.012C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. Broken seats. 640x406 202.005C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
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Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. Front window wrecked. 316x480 202.010C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. Impact at the front nearside upper window. 316x480 202.020C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. Impact at the front nearside upper window. 316x480 202.021C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
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Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. Lower saloon from the entrance 640x420 202.015C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. Note the broken seat back. 640x421 202.004C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. Seat ripped out of the floor. 514x480 202.022C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
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Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. Seat ripped out of the floor. 429x480 202.023C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. The offside emergency exit. 306x480 202.013C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. The wrecked cab. 309x480 202.009C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
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Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. Upper deck looking to the front. 430x480 202.018C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. Upper deck looking to the front. 443x480 202.019C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC, a Van Hool TD824 Astromega. Upper saloon, looking to the rear. 403x480 202.017C_544.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
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Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC. Glass maker's mark on an intact window. 640x423 202.034C_545.jpg 1999-11-30 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC. Shards of glass left in the front nearside window after the crash. 640x421 202.035C_545.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Baker, Weston-Super-Mare A242 UTC. The entrance way, showing the crumpled Van Hool chassi plate (chassis number 12200) 640x421 202.037C_545.jpg 1999-11-30 00:00:00 |
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Eastern Scottish XCM 334 (A334 BSC) 367x480 151.005C_551.jpg 2008-04-14 17:35:00 |
Eastern Scottish XCM 334 (A334 BSC) 640x385 151.006C_551.jpg 2008-04-14 17:28:00 |
Eastern Scottish XCM 334 (A334 BSC) 640x386 151.007C_551.jpg 2008-04-14 17:20:00 |
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Eastern Scottish XCM 334 (A334 BSC) 640x388 151.008C_551.jpg 2008-04-14 17:26:00 |
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Glevum, Gloucester HUJ 514E ended itsdays after going out of control while on a school bus journey. [Alan O. Watkins colln] 583x480 071.092Z.jpg 1999-11-30 00:00:00 |
Greenslades crash victim - Bristol RELH/Plaxton 640x478 053.0512Z.jpg 2009-09-24 18:07:00 |
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Midland Red 320 (PHA 320M) 640x425 108.077_197.jpg 1979-01-01 00:00:00 |
Midland Red 320 (PHA 320M) 640x425 108.078_197.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Midland Red 318 (PHA 318M) after it was wrecked. 640x445 109.536_.jpg 1981-11-01 00:00:00 |
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Midland Red 6396 and 6470 640x414 110.144_279.jpg 1999-11-30 00:00:00 |
Midland Red 6400 640x421 108.103_248.jpg 1999-11-30 00:00:00 |
Midland Red 6450 following a crash on the M1 at Rothersthorpe. It was a OPSU4B.4R with Plaxton C40F bodywork. 640x401 111.050_248.jpg 1981-09-01 00:00:00 |
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Midland Red 6450 following acrash on the M1 at Rothersthorpe 601x480 111.049_248.jpg 1981-09-01 00:00:00 |
Midland Red 6470 (CHA 470K) 307x480 110.132_268.jpg 1982-05-01 00:00:00 |
Midland Red 6470 (CHA 470K) 319x480 110.133_268.jpg 1982-05-01 00:00:00 |
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Midland Red South 843 (LOA 843X) 640x425 109.751_302.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Midland Red South 843 (LOA 843X) 640x423 MR_Exp_943_3_394.jpg 1983-06-01 00:00:00 |
Midland Red South 843 (LOA 843X) 640x425 MR_Exp_843_394.jpg 1983-06-01 00:00:00 |
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Midland Red South 843 (LOA 843X) rebuilt as Midland Red South 1031 (Q276 UOC) 640x425 109.1443C_448.jpg 1984-10-26 00:00:00 |
Midland Red West 804 (BVP 804V) 640x425 MR_Exp_804_1_394.jpg 1983-06-01 00:00:00 |
Midland Red West 804 (BVP 804V) 640x425 MR_Exp_804_3_394.jpg 1983-06-01 00:00:00 |
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Midland Red West 804 (BVP 804V) 640x425 MR_Exp_804_394.jpg 1983-06-01 00:00:00 |
Midland Red West 804 (BVP 804V) 309x480 MR_Exp_804_5_394.jpg 1983-06-01 00:00:00 |
Midland Red West 804 (BVP 804V) 640x412 MR_Exp_804_7_394.jpg 1983-06-01 00:00:00 |
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Midland Red West 804 (BVP 804V) 307x480 MR_Exp_804_4_394.jpg 1983-06-01 00:00:00 |
Midland Red West 804 (BVP 804V) 640x397 MR_Exp_804_6_394.jpg 1983-06-01 00:00:00 |
National Welsh U12.69 (PKG 631G) 317x480 108.087_237.jpg 1981-04-04 00:00:00 |
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National Welsh U12.69 (PKG 631G) 319x480 108.088_237.jpg 1981-04-04 00:00:00 |
National Welsh U9.69 (PKG 627G) 319x480 108.090_237.jpg 1981-04-04 00:00:00 |
National Welsh U9.69 (PKG 627G) in Cross keys depot 640x425 108.089_237.jpg 1981-04-04 00:00:00 |
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Oops 640x420 071.036S_11-122.jpg 2000-01-01 00:00:00 |
Red and White Albion Valkyrie 640x457 074.029Za.jpg 1999-11-30 00:00:00 |
South Wales Transport PDD 108M 640x425 109.897C_358.jpg 1983-08-18 00:00:00 |
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South Wales Transport PDD 108M 319x480 109.1004C_360.jpg 1983-08-18 00:00:00 |
South Wales Transport PDD 108M 640x425 109.888C_358.jpg 1983-08-18 00:00:00 |
South Wales Transport PDD 108M 480x317 109.1003C_360.jpg 1983-08-18 00:00:00 |
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South Wales Transport PDD 108M at Wootton Bassett the day after it had been crushed on the M4 by an out-of-control lorry 640x425 109.882C_358.jpg 1983-08-18 00:00:00 |
South Wales Transport PDD 108M, three months before it was wrecked on the M4 319x480 109.795C_392.jpg 1983-05-01 00:00:00 |
South Wales Transport PDD108M 640x425 109.1005Ca_360.jpg 1983-08-18 00:00:00 |
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United 1034 (A34 EVN) 640x408 122.2139C_559.jpg 2008-05-02 20:01:00 |
United Auto 1034 (A34 EVN) 640x391 122.2137C_559.jpg 2008-05-02 19:51:00 |
United Auto 1034 (A34 EVN) 307x480 122.2133C_559.jpg 2008-05-02 18:55:00 |
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United Auto 1034 (A34 EVN) 640x391 122.2138C_559.jpg 2008-05-02 19:56:00 |
United Auto 1034 (A34 EVN) 301x480 122.2134C_559.jpg 2008-05-02 19:00:00 |
United Auto 1034 (A34 EVN) 640x398 122.2135C_559.jpg 2008-05-02 19:10:00 |
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United Auto 1034 (A34 EVN) 640x384 122.2136C_559.jpg 2008-05-02 19:46:00 |
United Auto 1034 (A34 FVN) 640x415 122.980C_560.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
United Auto 1034 (A34 FVN) 640x415 122.981C_560.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
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United Auto 1034 (A34 FVN) 640x429 122.983Cv_560.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
United Auto 1034 (A34 FVN) - an alternative view of the driver's position 319x480 122.985C_560.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
United Auto 1034 (A34 FVN) - the point where the coach left the motorway 483x480 122.989Cv_560.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
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United Auto 1034 (A34 FVN) and the three foot drop 640x429 122.986C_560.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
United Auto 1034 (A34 FVN) looking back towards Birmingham 483x480 122.989C_560.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
United Auto 1034 (A34 FVN) on its side 640x425 122.987C_560.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
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United Auto 1034 (A34 FVN) showing the point where it left the road 640x425 122.991C_560.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
United Auto 1034 (A34 FVN) showing the state of the interior 319x480 122.992C_560.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
United Auto 1034 (A34 FVN) was in a queue of traffic southbound on the M5 near Bromsgrove. There were roadworks, no nearside crash barrier and a drop to where workers were preparing for the motorway's widening. A caravan went out of control, the coach hit the narow grass verge, and then slipped down the bank 640x425 122.983C_560.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
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United Auto 1034 (A34 FVN) was remarkably strong, and showed little body deformation 640x425 122.984C_560.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
West Yorkshire 2587 KUB 671V showing the damage when a car drove into it 316x480 109.0833CZ.jpg 2009-09-24 18:06:00 |
West Yorkshire 2587 KUB 671V showing the damage when a car drove into it 326x480 109.0834CZ.jpg 2009-09-24 18:03:00 |
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Western National 2869 640x407 054.364_279.jpg 1999-11-30 00:00:00 |
