Bus Eireann fleet incidents in Mayo & Tyrone

dublinman1990

BÉ have made an apology today after a door fell off at speed from one of their coaches on the 64 route while going from Sligo to Galway. The bus was the 10:00 am departure which ran it's service last Monday. The article goes on to say that the bus was somewhere outside Charlestown in Co.Mayo at speed when the door fell off it. The statement goes on to say that the driver followed all safety procedures & a replacement bus was offered to send the passengers on the remainder of their journey.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/bus-eireann-apologises-after-door-falls-off-bus-midjourney-38432740.html

From the outset; I am happy that the BÉ driver followed all safety procedures when the incident happened from that moment. But I would to like ask is what bus was in use on the service & how can a door fall off it when the bus itself would be of reasonable condition for travel? Also; could this incident be classed as a one-off for BÉ? Would there have been safety checks to be carried out throughout the remainder of the potentially affected coach model that make up part of it's fleet?

Here's a photo of it in question.







https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/bus-%C3%A9ireann-apologises-to-passengers-after-door-falls-off-vehicle-1.3991028

EDIT:

SE 14 was the bus involved in the incident. It's been parked up in one of Bus Eireann's depots since it happened on Monday. It's also the 2nd bus to have this incident this week after a door apparently fell off one of their SP's in Co.Tyrone when it was on a Expressway service from Letterkenny to Dublin on Friday morning.

https://www.donegaldaily.com/2019/08/24/shock-as-door-falls-off-bus-eireann-vehicle-for-second-time-in-a-week/

Jamie2k9

I was on a BE service two weeks ago and the door blew open. Driver kept driving for a bit before slowing down to allow it close.

Slippin Jimmy

A couple of years ago I was on a bus leaving bus aras. The driver had to get out of his seat and hit the button to close the door aswell as physically pull the door shut. This was repeated at each stop. When we hit the motorway the door was obviously opening as you could feel the draft. The driver took his time on the motorway.

It was one of the double dockers that are suffering from rust at the moment. I was thankful to the driver for continuing on as it was a Friday evening service and I wanted to get home. Those particular types of buses are falling apart both inside and out.

devnull

Doors not sealing properly are the result of drivers not waiting for door to fully close before driving off at each stop. Over time this causes damage that results in the whistling and vibrating down the motorway as they no longer seal closed properly.

AlekSmart

devnull wrote: »

Doors not sealing properly are the result of drivers not waiting for door to fully close before driving off at each stop. Over time this causes damage that results in the whistling and vibrating down the motorway as they no longer seal closed properly.

Just for clarity.

Is it your position that ALL Door sealing issues are the result of "Drivers not waiting for door to fully close before driving off at each stop" ?

dowlingm

Vic_08 wrote: »

Swing doors used to be common as a lower-spec option, particularly for coaches built for service work and were far less trouble but they have fallen out of favour with manufacturers in recent years.

this is interesting - Toronto’s Bombardier Flexity Outlook streetcars have had a lot of issues meeting mean distance between failure targets with doors (plug) being a big contributor, and Proterra have delivered a first 40’ single deck electric bus here just this week with a rear plug door. Wonder will such issues play into the electric evaluation vs New Flyer (and BYD if they ever appear)

monument

@Vic_08, what you are saying rings true to me but can you please tone down the name calling in future (ie “make a great corporate PR shill”). Thanks. — moderator