Stagecoach
Bus hits brand new bus shelter in Lyneham village
Lyneham
Village
14th March 2003
This
dinner time an elderly lady narrowly misses being hit
when a Stagecoach bus hits the new Church End bus shelter.
Early reports indicate that the midday bus service to Chippenham
has accidentally hit the shelter, which was in the process
of being erected under a project to provide the village
with replacement bus shelters.
The
elderly lady was unhurt and shocked has been taken to
a local medical service. All the glass panes were damaged
and the structure was severely distorted. The
new bus shelter outside Londis store, will have to be
removed as it is an unsafe condition.
Lyneham
villagers open their mouths in astonishment , "The
bus shelter was only put up today" one recalls. "Was
he speeding?".
It
was not long ago, that a lorry completely demolished
one of the other bus shelters before this renewal project
commenced.
Update
and Background to Lyneham's New Bus Shelters
Extracts from a letter sent to the Lyneham & Bradenstoke
Parish Council.
Over
the past few weeks RingwayParkman have installed 6 shelters
in Lyneham, from Melsome Rd to outside the VCS/Londis
shop in the center of the village. Stagecoach will be
contacted shortly to ask them to provide time table information.
In the meantime information cards will be provided, which
will advise on Travel Line information telephone numbers
and where to report damage/vandalism.
Unfortunately, a new shelter installed on Wednesday 12th
March outside VCS was demolished by a Stagecoach bus on
Friday 14th March. RingwayParkman
contractors were on site opposite and were able to remove
the damaged shelter safely and quickly. I have been informed
by the contractors and manufacturer of the shelter that
the toughened safety glass will break into small pieces
(like a windscreen).
Each shelter is installed a recommended distance from the
kerb edge which should ensure that they are not impacted
by a vehicle. It is expected to replace the damaged shelter
in the near future.
Further shelters at Pound Close to BP Garage (4 in total)
have been ordered and we are expecting delivery in Early
to Mid April.
Integrated Transport Team
Ringway Parkman
East Wing, County Hall
Trowbridge
Tel: +44(0)1225 756639
Fax: +44(0)1225 756611
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