16 August 2007

Brought to justice

As reported, 20 June saw a devastating fire at the former yard of Enterprise & Silver Dawn, Waddington, Lincoln in which numerous preserved Lincolnshire Road Car buses were destroyed. The BBC East Midlands website has a comforting development:

VINTAGE BUS FIRE TREATED AS ARSON

A 16 year old Lincolnshire boy has been charged with arson following a fire at a depot housing historic buses.

The fire on 20 June in Waddington, Lincolnshire, severely damaged seven vintage buses, as well as affecting the depot's structure.

No one was hurt in the incident, which closed part of the nearby A607, but the owner said the vehicles were unique.

The teenager, who cannot be named, is due to appear at Lincoln District Youth Court on 23rd June.