Prepared on Notepad by Ian Smith, This page created 21st February 2012, updated 14th February 2016. Best on 800*600.

Hackney Community Transport

Bus histories

These histories are incomplete: they are being assembled as I gather data from a variety of sources. Particularly useful have been:

       X93 FOR    9/00    10.5m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1XGW14041, Caetano Nimbus 4145/2000, B41F
                          new to SCC, Waterlooville 
                          converted to B25D
                          Caetano demonstrator
                  9/00    on loan to White Rose: red
                          on loan to Sullivan Bus
                  */01 AG on loan to Hackney Community Trust
                 11/01    on loan to T-GM for H25, then returned: red
                  4/02 GD on loan to Metrobus (Godstone) for 246
                  5/02    Metrobus: used on 246: red/black
                  6/02    returned off-loan
                  7/02    on loan to T-GM
                  9/02    returned off-loan
93               11/02 TF bought by T-GM: upseated to B31D, repainted red/blue/yellow/white
                  6/05 TF taken over by Travel London
 193              8/05 TF repainted all-red, renumbered
                 11/05    Travel London: used on 235 
 DC433            6/06 TF renumbered
 8433             3/07 TF renumbered 
                  9/07 TF withdrawn into store
                 12/07    return to Dawson Rentals 
                  4/11    Yorkshire Line: red


HDC 1 X584 ORV 1/01 10.5m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1YGW15543, Caetano Nimbus 4180/2001, B26D 1/01 AG new to Hackney Community Transport for 153, Islington (Ash Grove) 3/02 AG 4/04 CT Plus 7/04 in service on 153 6/05 HK 3/07 HK in service on W13 6/08 HK 4/09 HK in service on 153 1/13 HK withdrawn into store 7/13 at Paynes, Aylesford for pre-off-lease attention 10/13 off-lease to Dawson Rentals HDC 2 X585 ORV 1/01 10.5m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1YGW15544, Caetano Nimbus 4181/2001, B26D 1/01 AG new to Hackney Community Transport for 153, Islington (Ash Grove) 3/02 AG 4/04 CT Plus 6/05 HK 6/08 HK 10/10 HK in service on 153 1/13 HK withdrawn into store 1/13 at Spectrum Commercials for remedial work 10/13 off-lease to Dawson Rentals HDC 3 X586 ORV 1/01 10.5m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1YGW15541, Caetano Nimbus 4182/2001, B26D 1/01 AG new to Hackney Community Transport for 153, Islington (Ash Grove) 3/02 AG 4/04 CT Plus 6/05 HK 6/08 HK 7/08 HK in service on 153 6/09 HK in service on 153 11/11 HK in service on 153 1/13 HK withdrawn into store 1/13 at Spectrum Commercials for remedial work 7/13 at Paynes, Aylesford for pre-off-lease attention 10/13 off-lease to Dawson Rentals HDC 4 X587 ORV 1/01 10.5m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1YGW15545, Caetano Nimbus 4183/2001, B26D 1/01 AG new to Hackney Community Transport for 153, Islington (Ash Grove) 3/02 AG 4/04 CT Plus 6/05 HK 6/07 HK in service on 153 6/08 HK 4/09 HK in service on 153 5/10 HK in service on 153 1/11 HK in service on 153 1/13 HK withdrawn into store 10/13 off-lease to Dawson Rentals HDC 5 X588 ORV 1/01 10.5m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1YGW15540, Caetano Nimbus 4184/2001, B26D 1/01 AG new to Hackney Community Transport for 153, Islington (Ash Grove) 3/02 AG 4/04 CT Plus 6/05 HK 8/07 in service on 153 6/08 HK 6/10 HK in service on 153 11/11 HK in service on 153 12/12 HK in store 1/13 HK withdrawn 1/13 at Spectrum Commercials for remedial work 10/13 off-lease to Dawson Rentals HDC 6 X589 ORV 1/01 10.5m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1YGW15542, Caetano Nimbus 4185/2001, B26D 1/01 AG new to Hackney Community Transport for 153, Islington (Ash Grove) 3/02 AG 4/04 CT Plus 6/05 HK 6/08 HK 11/08 HK in service on 153 1/09 HK in service on 153 12/12 HK in store 1/13 HK withdrawn 10/13 off-lease to Dawson Rentals HDC 7 X591 ORV 1/01 10.5m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1YGW15548, Caetano Nimbus 4186/2001, B26D 1/01 AG new to Hackney Community Transport for 153, Islington (Ash Grove) 2/01 in service on 153 3/02 AG 4/04 CT Plus 6/05 HK 6/08 HK 6/09 HK in service on 153 6/10 HK in service on 153 1/13 HK withdrawn into store 10/13 off-lease to Dawson Rentals HDC 8 X592 ORV 1/01 10.5m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1YGW15549, Caetano Nimbus 4187/2001, B26D 1/01 AG new to Hackney Community Transport for 153, Islington (Ash Grove) 3/02 AG 4/04 CT Plus 6/05 HK 6/08 HK 4/09 HK in service on 153 10/10 HK in service on 153 1/12 HK in service on W13 12/12 HK in store 1/13 HK withdrawn 7/13 at Paynes, Aylesford for pre-off-lease attention 10/13 off-lease to Dawson Rentals HDC 9 X593 ORV 2/01 10.5m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1YGW15550, Caetano Nimbus 4188/3001, B26D 2/01 AG new to Hackney Community Transport for 153, Islington (Ash Grove) 3/02 AG 4/04 CT Plus 6/05 HK 6/08 HK 1/09 HK in service on 153 4/09 HK in service on 153 5/10 HK in service on 153 12/12 HK used on 394, then withdrawn into store 1/13 at Spectrum Commercials for remedial work 10/13 off-lease to Dawson Rentals HDC 10 X594 ORV 2/01 10.5m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1YGW15552, Caetano Nimbus 4189/2001, B26D 2/01 AG new to Hackney Community Transport for 153, Islington (Ash Grove) 3/02 AG 4/04 CT Plus 6/05 HK 6/08 HK 3/10 HK in service on 153 6/10 HK in service on 153 12/12 HK in store 1/13 HK withdrawn 10/13 off-lease to Dawson Rentals HDC 11 X595 ORV 2/01 10.5m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1YGW15551, Caetano Nimbus 4190/2001, B26D 2/01 AG new to Hackney Community Transport for 153, Islington (Ash Grove) 3/02 AG 4/04 CT Plus 6/05 HK 6/08 HK 11/08 HK in service on 153 10/11 HK in service on 153 1/13 HK withdrawn into store 7/13 at Paynes, Aylesford for pre-off-lease attention 10/13 off-lease to Dawson Rentals
HX51 LPE 9/01 11.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR11GW15829, Caetano Nimbus 4207/2001, B37F DC3 9/01 new to White Rose, Thorpe 9/01 at Showbus, Duxford returned to LHE-Ventura 3/02 hired by Northdown 11/02 returned to LHE-Ventura 11/02 HK loaned by HCT 3/04 HK on loan to HCT 4/04 HK CT Plus 7/04 on loan to Centra DC3 10/04 bought by Centra 11/04 repainted in Centra livery: red, blue skirt, silver flash 3/05 Centra 4/05 Centra: working at Heathrow: all-red 5/05 Centra 8/05 taken over by Flights Hallmark 10/05 rebranded Surrey Connect 3/06 Surrey Connect 1/07 Surrey Connect (Addlestone) 3/07 Surrey Connect 4/08 Travel Wright of Newark
DCS 1 KV03 ZFE 4/03 8.9m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6BACR32GWA7103, Caetano Slimbus, B30F 4/03 HK new to HCT, Hackney for 394 6/05 HK 6/08 HK 11/09 HK in service on 394 E8 NJB 12/11 HK reregistered 7/12 HK unusual on W5 KV03 ZFE 2/17 HK reregistered 5/17 off-lease to Dawson Rentals DCS 2 KV03 ZFF 4/03 8.9m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6BACR32GWA7104, Caetano Slimbus, B30F 4/03 HK new to HCT, Hackney for 394 11/03 HK in service on 394 4/04 HK CT Plus 6/05 HK 4/06 HK used on 394 6/08 HK 7/10 HK in service on 394 5/17 off-lease to Dawson Rentals DCS 3 KV03 ZFG 4/03 8.9m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6BACR32GWA7106, Caetano Slimbus, B30F 4/03 HK new to HCT, Hackney for 394 11/03 HK in service on 394 4/04 HK CT Plus 6/05 HK 6/08 HK 7/08 HK in service on 394 7/10 HK in service on 394 5/17 off-lease to Dawson Rentals DCS 4 KV03 ZFH 4/03 8.9m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6BACR32GWA7111, Caetano Slimbus, B30F 4/03 HK new to HCT, Hackney for 394 4/04 HK CT Plus 6/05 HK 4/06 HK used on 394 6/08 HK 4/11 HK in service on 394: plain red 9/11 HK in service on 394 5/17 off-lease to Dawson Rentals DCS 5 HX03 MGV 5/03 8.9m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6BACR32GWA7113, Caetano Slimbus, B30F 5/03 HK new to HCT, Hackney for 394 4/04 HK CT Plus 6/05 HK 6/08 HK 7/08 HK in service on 394 4/11 HK in service on 394 5/17 sold to Ripley (Carlton) DCS 6 HX03 MGU 5/03 8.9m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6BACR32GWA7112, Caetano Slimbus, B30F 5/03 HK new to HCT, Hackney for 394 4/04 HK CT Plus 6/05 HK 6/08 HK 7/10 HK in service on 394 4/14 HK used on 394 5/17 sold to Ripley (Carlton) DCS 7 HX03 MGJ 5/03 8.9m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6BACR32GWA7105, Caetano Slimbus, B30F 5/03 HK new to HCT, Hackney for 394 4/04 HK CT Plus 6/05 HK 6/08 HK 5/17 sold to Ripley (Carlton) DCS 8 HX03 MGY 5/03 8.9m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6BACR32GWA7115, Caetano Slimbus, B30F 5/03 HK new to HCT, Hackney for 394 4/04 HK CT Plus 6/05 HK 3/07 HK in service on W13 5/07 HK in service on W13 6/08 HK 7/10 HK in service on 394 3/11 HK refurbished 5/12 HK unusual on W5 5/17 sold to Ripley (Carlton) DCS 9 HX03 MGZ 5/03 8.9m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6BACR32GWA7114, Caetano Slimbus 4400/03, B30F 5/03 HK new to HCT, Hackney for 394 5/03 HK used on 394 4/04 HK CT Plus 6/05 HK 6/08 HK HK in service on W13 HK in service on 394 5/12 HK unusual on W5 5/17 sold to Ripley (Carlton)
99-D-80584 12/99 10.7m Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1XGW13765, Plaxton 9910.7HLB0963, B39F 12/99 new on hire to Bus Eireann DPL14 Y214 HWJ 5/01 BC registered, into service with Connex, for 405 (Beddington Cross) 9/01 BC in service on 405 3/02 BC 9/03 BC withdrawn 10/03 returned off-lease 10/03 HK to Hackney Community Transport, Hackney, for 153 4/04 HK CT Plus 8/04 bought by Central Parking, Heathrow 3/05 bought by Whittle, Kidderminster 7/06 Whittle
T432 LGP 8/99 Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1XGW13611, Caetano Compass #4082/99, 10.7m, B30D 8/99 new to Limebourne (Independent Way),Battersea 7/00 Limebourne DCL432 7/01 QB taken over by Connex Bus (Battersea) 3/02 QB 8/02 AG bought by East Thames Buses for 42 (Ash Grove) DC9 3/03 renumbered 4/03 BV HDC12 12/05 HK bought by Hackney Community Transport: driver trainer 6/08 HK by 11/08 sold T431 LGP 8/99 Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1XGW13595, Caetano Compass #4065/99, 10.7m, B30D 8/99 new to Limebourne (Independent Way),Battersea 7/00 Limebourne DCL431 7/01 QB taken over by Connex Bus (Battersea) 3/02 QB 8/02 AG bought by East Thames Buses for 42 (Ash Grove) DC8 3/03 renumbered 4/03 BV HDC13 12/05 HK bought by Hackney Community Transport 6/08 HK by 7/08 bought by Smith's, Patna: red T433 LGP 8/99 Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1WGW13633, Caetano Compass #4083/99, 10.7m, B30D 8/99 new to Limebourne (Independent Way),Battersea 7/00 Limebourne DCL433 7/01 QB taken over by Connex Bus (Battersea) 3/02 QB 7/02 BV bought by East Thames Buses for 108, 132 (Belvedere) 9/02 AG transfer for 42 (Ash Grove) 9/02 AG used on 128 10/02 BV used on 108 DC10 3/03 renumbered 4/03 BV HDC14 12/05 HK bought by Hackney Community Transport: driver trainer 6/08 HK trainer HDC12 12/08 HK repainted all-red, renumbered, used on 153 3/09 HK in service on 153 7/09 HK in service on 153 11/09 HK in service on W13 6/10 HK in service on 153 4/11 HK in service on 153 5/11 HK in service on 153 10/11 HK accident damage 10/11 sold for scrap 10/12 last remains removed
053 KM51 BFO 2/02 10.5m Dennis Dart SLF SFD2B2CR31GW16202, Caetano Nimbus, B31D 2/02 new to Mitcham Belle: full red/white/blue livery 8/04 taken over by Centra London 9/04 used on 201: red/white/blue bands DC 4 10/04 renumbered 8/05 MC retained by Centra London (Beddington) 3/06 MC used on 493: red, blue skirt 5/06 Centra London ceases trading: into store 6/06 to Caetano, (Waterlooville) for Dawson Rentals 11/06 SI hired by Docklands Buses for W19 (Silvertown) 12/06 returned to Dawson Rentals HDC14 3/07 HK hired by CT Plus for temporary use on W13 HK used on W13, red, blue skirt c7/07 presumed returned to Dawson Rentals 3/11 Thurmaston Bus, Leicester: white, #S4 064 KU02 YBB 3/02 10.5m Dennis Dart SLF SFD2B2CR31GW16235, Caetano Nimbus 4241/02, B31D 3/02 new to Mitcham Belle 2/03 collided with tree, van, car and house. 8/04 taken over by Centra London DC14 10/04 renumbered 8/05 MC retained by Centra London (Beddington) 5/06 Centra London ceases trading: into store 6/06 to Caetano, (Waterlooville) for Dawson Rentals HDC15 3/07 HK hired by CT Plus: in service on W13: red, blue skirt c7/07 presumed returned to Dawson Rentals acquired by Thurmaston Bus, Leicester, #S2 4/09 Thurmaston Bus, Leicester 065 KU02 YBC 3/02 10.5m Dennis Dart SLF SFD2B2CR31GW16250, Caetano Nimbus 4245/02, B31D 3/02 new to Mitcham Belle 8/04 taken over by Centra London 9/04 in service on 200: red, white bib, blue bumper DC15 10/04 renumbered 4/05 in service on 152: red, blue skirt 8/05 MC retained by Centra London (Beddington) 5/06 Centra London ceases trading: into store 6/06 to Caetano, (Waterlooville) for Dawson Rentals HDC16 3/07 HK hired by CT Plus: in service on W13: red, blue skirt c7/07 presumed returned to Dawson Rentals acquired by Thurmaston Bus, Leicester, #S18 4/09 Thurmaston Bus, Leicester 10/10 Thurmaston Bus, Leicester 3/11 Thurmaston Bus, Leicester 066 KU02 YBD 4/02 10.5m Dennis Dart SLF SFD2B2CR31GW16251, Caetano Nimbus 4243/02, B31D 4/02 new to Mitcham Belle 8/04 taken over by Centra London DC16 10/04 renumbered 8/05 MC retained by Centra London (Beddington) 5/06 Centra London ceases trading: into store 6/06 to Caetano, (Waterlooville) for Dawson Rentals 11/06 SI hired by Docklands Buses for W19 (Silvertown) 12/06 returned to Dawson Rentals HDC17 3/07 HK hired by CT Plus for temporary use on W13 c7/07 presumed returned to Dawson Rentals 2/09 acquired by SM Coaches, Harlow 9/09 SM Coaches 6/10 at Thames Travel, Wallingford 7/10 acquired by Go North-East #9154 for Quaylink 8/10 presumed returned to Dawson Rentals acquired by Thurmaston Bus, Leicester, #S3 067 KU02 YBE 4/02 10.5m Dennis Dart SLF SFD2B2CR31GW16261, Caetano Nimbus 4244/02, B31D 4/02 new to Mitcham Belle 8/04 taken over by Centra London DC17 10/04 renumbered 8/05 MC retained by Centra London (Beddington) 9/05 MC used on 493 5/06 Centra London ceases trading: into store 6/06 to Caetano, (Waterlooville) for Dawson Rentals HDC18 3/07 HK hired by CT Plus for temporary use on W13 c7/07 presumed returned to Dawson Rentals 1/09 at Far East Travel, Ipswich 7/10 Far East Travel 9/13 acquired by Amber Coaches, Rayleigh, Essex
HV02 OZT 3/02 10.5m Dennis Dart SLF SFD2B2CR31GW16300, Caetano Nimbus SCC 4270, B31D 3/02 SI new to Docklands Minibus for 167 (Silvertown) 4/02 SI in service on 167 5/07 withdrawn 1/09 HK HCT Group, dedicated trainer 11/10 HK HCT Group, dedicated trainer by 12/12 sold HV02 PDO 3/02 10.5m Dennis Dart SLF SFD2B2CR31GW16288, Caetano Nimbus SCC 4268, B31D 3/02 SI new to Docklands Minibus for 167 (Silvertown) 11/05 SI in service on 167 3/09 HK HCT Group, dedicated trainer 3/12 HK HCT Group, dedicated trainer LDP 247 SN53 EUD 12/03 10.1m Transbus Dart SLF SFD2BACR33GW97426, Transbus 3045/10 B30D 12/03 SW new to London General for 239 (Stockwell) 6/05 SW 12/10 BE transfer into store (Rainham) 3/11 off-lease to Caetano Leasing, Leicestershire DP 1 10/11 HK acquired by HCT Group, London, for 153 1/12 HK unusual on 394 8/12 HK unusual on 153 10/12 HK more often on 153 3/16 used on 394 4/16 transfer to CT Plus in Bristol LDP 8 P508 RYM 11/96 Dennis Dart SLF SFD112BR1TGW10441, Plaxton Pointer 9.2m 969.2HEZ6101, B32F 11/96 new to London General 7/00 A (Sutton) 188 CLT reregistered 3/02 A 8/03 A repainted P508 RYM 11/04 A reregistered 6/05 A 7/08 A downseated: B31F 7/09 BX transfer into store, withdrawn (Bexleyheath) 11/09 sold to Ensign Bus DPS 1 1/10 leased by Hackney Community Transport as refurb cover 4/10 used on 394 3/12 in service on 394 5/13 HCT 4/14 bought by Panther Travel, Essex DP 30 BU05 HFG 4/05 8.8m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6BACR45GW18271, Alexander Pointer 2 MPD 4247/10, B29F 4/05 QB new to Travel London for G1 (Battersea) 5/05 QB 7/06 QB unusual on 156 10/06 BC transfer (Beddington Cross) 8030 3/07 BC renumbered 5/09 BC taken over by NedRailways 10/09 BC rebranded Abellio London 8/10 BC withdrawn into store 10/10 returned off-lease DPS 2 10/10 acquired by CT Plus (Hackney) 5/13 unusual on W5 8/13 normally on 385 7/14 engine fire in service on 394: into store 11/14 sold for scrap M99 SLT */01 8.8m Dennis Dart SLF, Plaxton Pointer B29F South Lancs Travel MM51 XVB 8/07 reregistered by SLT, prior to disposal Wiltshire County Council operated by Bodman's, Warminster DPS 3 2/12 HK acquired by HCT for Hospital and Olympic Park contracts: white 4/15 transfer to HCT Plus (Yorkshire) DP115 BX54 DLK 9/04 9.3m Dennis Dart SLF SFD1BACR44GW17910, Alexander Pointer 2 4209/15, B27D 9/04 WL new to Travel London for 100 (Walworth) 5/05 WL 8315 3/07 WL renumbered 5/09 WL taken over by NedRailways 10/09 WL rebranded Abellio London 5/10 WL withdrawn 5/10 returned off lease DPS 4 2/12 HK acquired by HCT as spare for TfL work 11/12 HK unusual on W5 4/16 used on 394 4/16 transfer to CT Plus in Leeds

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