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Joyrider takes bus from depot
12:45pm Wednesday 26th March 2008
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A £130,000 bus was stolen from a Rossendale depot and taken on a joyride to Bolton.
And the Rossendale Transport Ltd Volvo vehicle was given a £60 parking ticket after the thief abandoned it.
The single decker low-floor Citysmart bus had been taken from the Rawtenstall depot in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Police have launched an investigation and bosses at Rossendale Transport said they believed the thief was a 'professional' who had driven buses before.
Police said the thief approached the depot, attempted to start up one bus by following specific procedures, but only managed to drive it 20ft before failing.
He then jumped into another bus which he damaged when he drove into some railings.
The man then drove the bus, registration P053 0BP, to Tong Moor Road, Bolton, where it was found at 8.30am yesterday complete with parking ticket.
The stolen Citysmart bus is used on the Bacup to Manchester route.
Barry Drelincourt, commercial director of Rossendale Transport Ltd said: "The bus was due to be one of the first buses out in the morning so it had been parked at the front of the bus station.
"It is obvious, looking at the CCTV footage, that the man has driven a bus before.
"We have seen shots of the person driving it and he seems quite professional - and it's not easy to know how to do that.
"Nothing like this has happened for a long time.
"We've got the bus back. There were a few scratches on the back but it was driven quite well.
"The damage is not unreasonable."
PC Phil Buck added: "All modern buses are fitted with a number of CCTV cameras.
"Anyone foolish enough to break into a bus in this area can anticipate swift action against them as their picture will be immediately available to the police."
The bus was stolen between 2.10am and 4.45am on Tuesday.
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pedant, says...
1:04pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Tommy, says...
1:06pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Themojorityspeaks, Real World says...
1:13pm Wed 26 Mar 08
A bus parked on a main road with no sign of the driver didn't think to check it out or ring the police.
ic31420, Horwich says...
1:50pm Wed 26 Mar 08
busybee123, says...
2:00pm Wed 26 Mar 08
NRG, Lancs says...
2:00pm Wed 26 Mar 08
buggersback, wigan says...
2:02pm Wed 26 Mar 08
ic31420 wrote:An ex bus driver by the sound of it.
So who has been out on the razzle in Rossendale and needed a lift back to Bolton then?
bunnyboiled, 055-567 says...
2:08pm Wed 26 Mar 08
parishner, bolton says...
3:05pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Themojorityspeaks wrote:THESE,GOBINS ARE ONLY DOING THIS JOB BECAUSE THEY,CANT DO ANYTHING ELSE,BRAWN DISCRETION,HA HA YOUR HAVING A GIRAFFE...PROBALY ONE OF THEM TRYING THERE NEXT JOB
Whats funny is the numpty who put a ticket on it A bus parked on a main road with no sign of the driver didn't think to check it out or ring the police.
bystander, lancs says...
3:07pm Wed 26 Mar 08
KFBWFC, bolton says...
4:09pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Andy Jones, says...
4:12pm Wed 26 Mar 08
parishner wrote:I can just imagine the sort of high powered executive job you must have when you can't spell and you don't seem to be able to operate your caps lock key.
Themojorityspeaks wrote: Whats funny is the numpty who put a ticket on it A bus parked on a main road with no sign of the driver didn't think to check it out or ring the police.THESE,GOBINS ARE ONLY DOING THIS JOB BECAUSE THEY,CANT DO ANYTHING ELSE,BRAWN DISCRETION,HA HA YOUR HAVING A GIRAFFE...PROBALY ONE OF THEM TRYING THERE NEXT JOB
The Horwich Observer, Horwich says...
4:49pm Wed 26 Mar 08
bystander wrote:I think it was Blakey not Butler......
"I 'ate you Butler"
Andy Jones, says...
5:02pm Wed 26 Mar 08
The Horwich Observer wrote:bystander is correct. Blakey is the name of the character which spoke the line.
bystander wrote: "I 'ate you Butler"I think it was Blakey not Butler......
chas, suffolk says...
5:09pm Wed 26 Mar 08
NRG wrote:Maybe a busman's holiday?
A professional thief or a professional bus driver?
BORISIMO, aka/dop/yelt/vonn/nm
e says...
6:07pm Wed 26 Mar 08
roundhead, bolton says...
7:02pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Rachid Farissi, BX says...
8:08pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Probably doing his best to find out the pillow talk between me and his missis an wondering why his other missus ran off to spain without tellin anybody.
parishner, bolton says...
12:03am Thu 27 Mar 08
Andy Jones wrote:istandtobecorrectedm
parishner wrote:I can just imagine the sort of high powered executive job you must have when you can't spell and you don't seem to be able to operate your caps lock key.Themojorityspeaks wrote: Whats funny is the numpty who put a ticket on it A bus parked on a main road with no sign of the driver didn't think to check it out or ring the police.THESE,GOBINS ARE ONLY DOING THIS JOB BECAUSE THEY,CANT DO ANYTHING ELSE,BRAWN DISCRETION,HA HA YOUR HAVING A GIRAFFE...PROBALY ONE OF THEM TRYING THERE NEXT JOB
rjones.......anagram time GHITR NWREKA
Marty, London says...
12:18am Thu 27 Mar 08
parishner wrote:Sorry parishner, Andy Jones is right. And you are a daehkcid (anag - easy)
Andy Jones wrote:istandtobecorrectedm rjones.......anagram time GHITR NWREKAparishner wrote:I can just imagine the sort of high powered executive job you must have when you can't spell and you don't seem to be able to operate your caps lock key.Themojorityspeaks wrote: Whats funny is the numpty who put a ticket on it A bus parked on a main road with no sign of the driver didn't think to check it out or ring the police.THESE,GOBINS ARE ONLY DOING THIS JOB BECAUSE THEY,CANT DO ANYTHING ELSE,BRAWN DISCRETION,HA HA YOUR HAVING A GIRAFFE...PROBALY ONE OF THEM TRYING THERE NEXT JOB
hip hip hooray..Its a holiday.., lancs says...
1:17am Thu 27 Mar 08
interested resident, says...
7:24am Thu 27 Mar 08
I would have paid good money to see him do a handbrake turn or wheelies though!
GC, Turton says...
7:29am Thu 27 Mar 08
DhakaDave, Dhaka, Bangladesh says...
9:40am Thu 27 Mar 08
Billy Hadden strikes again?
Chris, rossendale says...
11:35am Sun 30 Mar 08
The company has no choice but to leave buses part outside on the bus station over night. And anyone who knows how to start a bus it is easy pickings.
The sooner the company move to their new depot the better I guest.
TARGETED: The Rossendale Transport Citysmart bus on a Manchester to Bacup service
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John, Rossendale says...
12:51pm Wed 26 Mar 08