Prepared on Notepad by Ian Smith, This page created 11th January 2014. Best on 800*600.GoRide Community Interest Company: Dennis Dart SLFEssex chose GoRide Community Interest Company to operate the circuitous 374 route between Grays and Basildon, via the villages Chadwell, East Tilbury, Orsett, Horndon-on-the-Hill, Stanford-le-Hope, Corringham and Fobbing, starting in January 2012. GoRide leased four Dart MPDs, and added coloured tapes, multicoloured Goride logos and route branding along the cant-rail.They kept the contract for just fifteen months, before it was taken over by Imperial Buses. Go-Ride, with no work remaining in Thurrock, returned the buses off-lease. Go-Ride Community Interest CompanyThese histories are incomplete. They are being assembled as I garner information from a variety of sources. Particularly useful have been:
326 KN52 NFP 12/02 8.8m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6B2CR32GW86962, Plaxton Pointer2 2076/2, B29F 12/02 TG new to Tellings-Golden Miller, Byfleet: white/blue/yellow 1/03 TG into service on 218, 451, 461, 566, 567 6/05 TG taken over by Travel London DP76 6/06 TF renumbered 8076 3/07 TF renumbered 5/09 TF taken over by NedRailways by 8/09 TF repainted red/white Travel Surrey livery 10/09 TF rebranded Abellio Surrey 8/10 TF withdrawn into store 12/10 off-lease to Dawson Rentals 1/12 acquired by Go-Ride Community Interest Company, Thurrock used on 374 (Grays-Basildon) 5/12 off-lease to Dawson Rentals 327 KN52 NFR 12/02 8.8m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6B2CR32GW86963, Plaxton Pointer2 2076/3, B29F 12/02 TG new to Tellings-Golden Miller, Byfleet: white/blue/yellow 1/03 TG into service on 218, 451, 461, 566, 567 6/05 TG taken over by Travel London DP77 6/06 TF renumbered 8077 3/07 TF renumbered 5/09 TF taken over by NedRailways by 8/09 TF repainted red/white Travel Surrey livery 10/09 TF rebranded Abellio Surrey 8/10 TF withdrawn into store 11/10 TF in service 12/10 off-lease to Dawson Rentals 1/12 leased by Go-Ride Community Interest Company, Thurrock for 374 2/12 used on 374 (Basildon - Grays) 5/12 off-lease to Dawson Rentals 328 KN52 NFT 12/02 8.8m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6B2CR32GW86964, Plaxton Pointer2 2076/4, B29F 12/02 TG new to Tellings-Golden Miller, Byfleet: white/blue/yellow 1/03 TG into service on 218, 451, 461, 566, 567 6/05 TG taken over by Travel London DP78 6/06 TF renumbered 8078 3/07 TF renumbered 12/07 TF repainted in Surrey red/white 5/09 TF taken over by NedRailways 10/09 TF rebranded Abellio Surrey 8/10 TF withdrawn into store 11/10 TF in service by 3/11 returned off-lease 1/12 leased by Go-Ride Community Interest Company, Thurrock for 374 5/12 off-lease to Dawson Rentals 335 KN52 NFE 1/03 8.8m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6B2CR32GW86985, Plaxton Pointer2 2076/11, B29F 1/03 TG new to Tellings-Golden Miller, Byfleet: white/blue/yellow 1/03 TG into service on 218, 451, 461, 566, 567 6/05 TG taken over by Travel London DP85 6/06 TF renumbered 8085 3/07 TF renumbered 5/09 TF taken over by NedRailways by 8/09 TF repainted red/white Travel Surrey livery 10/09 TF rebranded Abellio Surrey 8/10 TF withdrawn into store by 3/11 returned off-lease 1/12 leased by Go-Ride Community Interest Company, Thurrock for 374 5/12 off-lease to Dawson Rentals A key to the references is in the bibliography. Photographic referencesKN52 NFP LBR12 p36 */12 on 374 to Basildon TLB583 p33 */13 on 374 to Basildon Bus Stn, West Tilbury Ian's Bus Stop Dart SLF index. Go-Ride SLFs. histories. photo refs. |