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143 RESTORED TO CARDIFF CLIPPER LIVERY.
by Glyn Bowen
Following final release from the Cardiff Bus training fleet, the last
Optare Metrorider, 143 (N143PTG) was transferred to a yard in
Ystrad Mynach for temporary storage and then on to another yard
at Oakdale. Whilst stored at Oakdale, there was a serious fire in a
road sweeper lorry parked in the yard and, although 143 suffered
some heat damage to the offside front, the prompt attendance of
the local Fire Brigade saved it from a premature demise!
Former Cardiff Bus Optare N143 PTG (Glyn Bowen)
Luckily, Gareth Handy of Sixty-Sixty Coaches, Merthyr Tydfil
agreed that 143 could be kept in his yard whilst renovation work
took place and also kindly offered parts from the two ex Cardiff
Metroriders that he had purchased in order to provide spares for
his three serviceable examples. Apart from replacing the fire
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