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Tranzit Coachlines No. 1078 at Wellington Station 14/3/2017
A posting of the October 2008 Scania K340IB6 with Kiwi C53D bodywork laying over at the Platform 9 InterCity stop at the Wellington Railway Station on Tuesday, 14 March 2017, the coach which provided our transport back to Levin after missing the 1.44pm unit to Waikanae to connect with the Route 290 service to Levin from Waikanae Station, due to overdoing the joyriding on Go Wellington Designline trolleybus No. 380 of 2009 which has sentimental significance [that being the first of the Designline production model trolleybuses that I eventually got to ride on during a Foxton Probus dayouting in Wellington on Tuesday, 8 March 2011], and now even more so after the outing in it, 14/3/2017.
The coach was working the 3.30pm 6818 IC service to Wanganui that day and is currently a regular on this run.
To add to the saga, was about 40 minutes late arriving back in Levin due to traffic delays at Plimmerton due to a trailer unit with a digger on it which tipped over at the roundabout there on SH1.
OVERTURNED TRUCK CAUSING DELAYS ON SH1 AT PLIMMERTON
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Press Release: New Zealand Police
Motorists are being warned to expect delays after a truck overturned on State Highway 1 at the Plimmerton roundabout.
The left hand lane of the two-lane roundabout is closed after the truck, which was transporting a digger, overturned at about 1.20pm.
Emergency services are at the scene but there are no reports of any injuries.
The left hand lane is expected to be closed for at least two hours while cranes are brought in to clear the vehicles.
Traffic is moving but motorists are advised to expect delays as commuter traffic builds.
Police would like to thank motorists in advance for their patience.
The trailer carrying the digger was reported as possibly leaking petrol on to the Plimmerton roundabout near Porirua.
Police said it appeared a digger had fallen off the back of a truck on State Highway 1 and the truck's trailer had tipped over.
The roundabout was down to one lane following reports that petrol was leaking.
FOOTNOTE; As things turned out the driver of the Uzabus coach back to Levin did wait around in Waikanae for the next train after we had not arrived back on the 1.44 from Wellington. But not taking the chance on him doing that we still opted for the safety of the 3.30pm InterCity service rather than arriving back in Waikanae on the next train and find the bus gone and be left stuck in Waikanae.
Tranzit Coachlines No. 1078 at Wellington Station 14/3/2017
A posting of the October 2008 Scania K340IB6 with Kiwi C53D bodywork laying over at the Platform 9 InterCity stop at the Wellington Railway Station on Tuesday, 14 March 2017, the coach which provided our transport back to Levin after missing the 1.44pm unit to Waikanae to connect with the Route 290 service to Levin from Waikanae Station, due to overdoing the joyriding on Go Wellington Designline trolleybus No. 380 of 2009 which has sentimental significance [that being the first of the Designline production model trolleybuses that I eventually got to ride on during a Foxton Probus dayouting in Wellington on Tuesday, 8 March 2011], and now even more so after the outing in it, 14/3/2017.
The coach was working the 3.30pm 6818 IC service to Wanganui that day and is currently a regular on this run.
To add to the saga, was about 40 minutes late arriving back in Levin due to traffic delays at Plimmerton due to a trailer unit with a digger on it which tipped over at the roundabout there on SH1.
OVERTURNED TRUCK CAUSING DELAYS ON SH1 AT PLIMMERTON
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Press Release: New Zealand Police
Motorists are being warned to expect delays after a truck overturned on State Highway 1 at the Plimmerton roundabout.
The left hand lane of the two-lane roundabout is closed after the truck, which was transporting a digger, overturned at about 1.20pm.
Emergency services are at the scene but there are no reports of any injuries.
The left hand lane is expected to be closed for at least two hours while cranes are brought in to clear the vehicles.
Traffic is moving but motorists are advised to expect delays as commuter traffic builds.
Police would like to thank motorists in advance for their patience.
The trailer carrying the digger was reported as possibly leaking petrol on to the Plimmerton roundabout near Porirua.
Police said it appeared a digger had fallen off the back of a truck on State Highway 1 and the truck's trailer had tipped over.
The roundabout was down to one lane following reports that petrol was leaking.
FOOTNOTE; As things turned out the driver of the Uzabus coach back to Levin did wait around in Waikanae for the next train after we had not arrived back on the 1.44 from Wellington. But not taking the chance on him doing that we still opted for the safety of the 3.30pm InterCity service rather than arriving back in Waikanae on the next train and find the bus gone and be left stuck in Waikanae.