Peshwari Naan
Peshwari Naan shows that Salsabil is not on her own. National Express does not operate as well as the company wants the public to believe. In this blog Salsabil republishes material that she has found on the internet to demonstrate that she is not the only one who knows just how badly National Express operates it's coach services in the UK.Sunday, June 14, 2009
BBC News website reports on 9th June 2009...
Coach bursts into flames on m-way.
A coach driver led 49 passengers to safety after their vehicle burst into flames on the M1.
The London to Nottingham coach pulled on to the hard shoulder of the motorway in Leicestershire after developing mechanical problems on Monday night.
Driver Don Edwards got the passengers off the National Express coach and firefighters put out the flames.
Passenger Heather Savage from Ilkeston, Derbyshire, described the driver as an "absolute hero".
The incident happened near junction 22, the Coalville turn off.
Ms Savage said: "Within a few minutes the bus was (full of) thick, black smoke - and that's a killer, more than the flames.
"It could have been terrible but the driver got everybody calmly off the bus. He was amazing."
Mr Edwards said: "I have safety training so I remained calm and reassured the customers while a replacement coach arrived.
"I'm pleased to have helped people on board."
A spokesperson for National Express said: "All customers and staff were safely removed from the vehicle.
"Safety is always our number one priority and we are currently investigating the cause of the issue."
A replacement coach arrived two hours later and passengers were able to complete their journey.
BBC News website shows a 27 second video without sound of the above National Express coach fire. Click this link to watch the thick black smoke.
Coach bursts into flames on m-way.
A coach driver led 49 passengers to safety after their vehicle burst into flames on the M1.
The London to Nottingham coach pulled on to the hard shoulder of the motorway in Leicestershire after developing mechanical problems on Monday night.
Driver Don Edwards got the passengers off the National Express coach and firefighters put out the flames.
Passenger Heather Savage from Ilkeston, Derbyshire, described the driver as an "absolute hero".
The incident happened near junction 22, the Coalville turn off.
Ms Savage said: "Within a few minutes the bus was (full of) thick, black smoke - and that's a killer, more than the flames.
"It could have been terrible but the driver got everybody calmly off the bus. He was amazing."
Mr Edwards said: "I have safety training so I remained calm and reassured the customers while a replacement coach arrived.
"I'm pleased to have helped people on board."
A spokesperson for National Express said: "All customers and staff were safely removed from the vehicle.
"Safety is always our number one priority and we are currently investigating the cause of the issue."
A replacement coach arrived two hours later and passengers were able to complete their journey.
BBC News website shows a 27 second video without sound of the above National Express coach fire. Click this link to watch the thick black smoke.
posted by Salsabil # 3:07 PM 
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