Prepared on Notepad by Ian Smith,
This page created 26th January 2016.

Arriva the Shires DAF/Wrightbus Cadets

These histories are incomplete. They are being assembled as I garner information from a variety of sources. Particularly useful have been:

• LOTS for accurate data, in TLB, LBM, Fleetbooks
• buslistsontheweb.co.uk for VIN data
• Ensign Bus & Coach, Purfleet

       X773 EVS  10/00    10.8m DAF SB120 DE12CSSB120 XMGDE12CS0H008423, Wrightbus Cadet D464, B41F
                 10/00    new to University Bus, Hatfield: white, blue skirt/band
                 11/00    into service on 602, 655
                  1/02    in service on 602 to Watford Junction $
                 12/04    repainted pink/mauve
                  */09    involved in accident: impounded by police
DFW 773           5/10    returned to service                  
                  5/11    in service on 601 to Welwyn Garden City $
                  7/11    in service on 653 $
                  3/13    in service on 622 to Watford Town Centre $
                  9/14    in service on 622 to Hatfield Campus $
               by 6/15    withdrawn
                  9/15    in store (Hatfield)
 
       X774 EVS  10/00    10.8m DAF SB120 DE12CSSB120 XMGDE12CS0H008424, Wrightbus Cadet D465, B41F
                 10/00    new to University Bus, Hatfield: white, blue skirt/band 
                 11/00    into service on 602, 655
                  */03    in service on 602 to Welwyn Garden City $
                  4/05    repainted pink/mauve
                          in service on 658 to St.Albans $
                          in service on 615 $
                  3/08    in service on 603 to Hatfield Business Park $
DFW 774           4/10    driver faints in service: soft crash with shop front
                  6/10    in service on 621, St.Albans $
                  2/13    suffered a fire at Baldock on 635/700
                  3/13    sold for scrap

       X776 EVS  11/00    10.8m DAF SB120 DE12CSSB120 XMGDE12CS0H008425, Wrightbus Cadet D466, B41F
                 11/00    new to University Bus, Hatfield band 
                 11/00    into service on 602, 655
                 11/04    repainted pink/mauve
                  */05    in service on 655 to Hatfield Business Park $
                  9/07    in service on 636 to Hatfield Campus $
                 12/09    in service on 658 to Borehamwood $
 DFW776           4/10    in service on 658 to Borehamwood $
                  5/10    in service on 621 to St.Albans $
                  5/10    in service on 621 to Watford $
                  6/10    in service on 658 to Borehamwood $
                 10/11    in service on 658 to St.Albans $
                  1/13    in service on 655 to Hatfield Business Park $
                 12/13    in service on 653 $
               by 6/15    sold to Ripley (Carlton)


       KE51 VJC  10/01    10.8m DAF SB120 DE12CSSB120 XMGDE12CS0H009050, Wrightbus Cadet D533, B39F
778              10/01    new to University Bus, Hatfield: white, grey skirt, purple band 
                  */02    in service on 602 to Watford Junction $
                  9/04    side-branded for Inter-Campus Shuttle
                  3/05    repainted pink/mauve
                  8/09    in service on 690: Inter-Campus Shuttle: branded $
 DFW778           4/10    in service on 621 to Hatfield Town Centre: unbranded $
                  3/12    refurbished
                  6/12    used on 700, Stevenage
                  2/15    rear-end fire at Hatfield Asda>
               by 2/16    gone

       KE51 VJD  10/01    10.8m DAF SB120 DE12CSSB120 XMGDE12CS0H009051, Wrightbus Cadet D534, B39F
777              10/01    new to University Bus, Hatfield Hatfield: overall ad for Explorer ticket
                  */03    in service on 602 to Watford Junction $
                  */03    in service on 602 to Welwyn Garden City $
                  */03    in service on 602 to Hatfield Business Park $
                 10/03    modified Explorer ad
                 10/05    front painted mauve/pink
                  7/08    updated Explorer ads
 DFW777           4/10    in service on 3, St.Albans: side ad for Hertfordshire Explorer $
                  6/10    in service on 658 to St.Albans: side ad for Hertfordshire Explorer $
                  3/12    refurbished
                  9/14    in service on 658 to Elstree & Borehamwood: pink/mauve $
                  8/15    in service on 658 to Elstree & Borehamwood: pink/mauve $>
               by 2/16    gone

A key to the references is in the bibliography.

Photographic references

       X773 EVS  TLB436 p41 11/00    on 655 to Borehamwood & Elstree 

       KE51 VJD  TLB449 p41 11/01    on 602 to Watford Junction: overall ad for Explorer

Ian's Bus Stop Cadet index. Arriva the Shires Cadets. bus histories. photo refs.