[Archive] Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(29/12/2012 07:33)M60lad Wrote:  Due to a vehicle fire yesterday afternoon/evening Wallasey Tunnel was closed with all traffic diverted via Queensway Tunnel, I'm guessing this had an affect on all Birkenhead/Laid Street Depot services, luckily I was in/around Liverpool yesterday and missed the traffic but it looked pretty busy/chaotic on A59 Scotland Road heading from Bootle/Kirkby direction from what I saw, I'm glad I was on a 21 from Kirkby which missed all the traffic

It was a lorry fire it sounded quite bad too from what i heard smoke was seen pouring out of the ventilation shaft on the liverpool side and scores of motorists were evacuated from their cars and taken to the tunnel emergency refuges wonder if any buses were trapped down there?