Prepared on Notepad by Ian Smith, This page created 2nd March 2016. Best on 800*600.

Transit Group: Dennis Dart SLF

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

Transit Group: London Transit, Stansted Transit




R739 TMO 12/97 11.3m Dart SLF SFD466BR1VGW30103, Plaxton SuperPointer 9711.3HAB5829, B41F Dennis demonstrator loan to Yorkshire Traction: Rotherham 5/98 in service: Ribbleton 9/98 on loan to Harris Bus, Grays 9/98 at Showbus 10/98 Plaxton demonstrator 10/98 loaned to First Midland Red, Kidderminster #339 4/99 in service, First Midland Red $ 12/99 returned 12/99 loan to Yorkshire Rider 5/00 loan to Stagecoach Busways, Sunderland 6/00 returned 5/01 loan to Brown, Helperby 3/02 acquired by Pete's Travel, Redditch 11/03 acquired by Stansted Transit 3/04 Stansted Transit 3/07 Stansted Transit 6/07 in service on 347, Stansted Transit white, blue skirt $ 6/09 Stansted Transit ceases trading 6/09 to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 7/09 at Ensign Bus $ 8/09 bought by Mullany's, Watford 8/09 in service on 816 to Kings Langley School: white $ c8/14 cannibalised by 3/15 written off T223 SAS 6/99 10.7m Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1XGW13160, Plaxton Pointer2 9910.7HLB0903, B37F 6/99 Skye Bridge bus for Highland: blue #2223 $ 2223 Rapson's by 10/03 acquired by Transit Group used on Bishop's Stortford - Saffron Walden 3/04 Stansted Transit 3/07 Stansted Transit 4/09 Stansted Transit: all white: used on 347 $ 7/09 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 8/09 bought by Mullany's, Watford 8/09 in service on 860 to Loreto College: white $ 12/09 in service on 721 to Abbotts Langley: white $ 4/11 in service on 860: white 7/11 in service on 860 to Loreto College: white $ 8/13 in service on 318: white $ 1/15 in service on 8 to Watford: white $ 12/15 withdrawn (not DDA compliant) 3/16 sold for scrap V157 EFS 2/00 11.3m Dart SPD SFD466BR1WGW40242 Plaxton Pointer 9911.3HAB1383, B42F new to Lothian Buses #157 3/09 in service, Constables: royal blue $ 5/10 at Beeston's: royal blue $ 8/10 bought by Mullany's, Watford 7/11 in service on 824 Schools Service: white $ 8/13 in service, Mullany's Coaches: white $ 3/16 in service 9/16 in service, Mullany's Coaches: white $ 00D84186 */00 10.7m Dart SLF Plaxton Pointer B39F new to Bus Eireann DPC 2 8/06 in service, Waterford: white, grey skirt, red sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) W934 ETW 8/10 bought by Mullany's, Watford 3/11 painted red, blue skirt, white line, digital display 3/11 in service on 832 1/13 in service on 318: Watford via Abbotts Langley $ 3/13 in service on 318: Abbotts Langley via Leavesden Studios $ 8/13 in service, Mullany's Buses $ 9/14 in service on 318: Watford & Leavesden Studios $ 1/15 in service on 318: Watford via Leavesden Studios $ 12/15 withdrawn 12/15 gone 00D84192 */00 10.7m Dart SLF Plaxton Pointer B39F new to Bus Eireann DPC 8 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) W935 ETW 8/10 bought by Mullany's, Watford 2/12 painted red, blue skirt, white line, digital display 3/12 in service on 346: Watford & Meriden $ 8/14 in service on 318 to Hemel Hempstead $ 9/14 in service on 318: Abbotts Langley via Leavesden Studios $ 1/15 in service on 346 $ 10/15 in service on 318: Watford via Abbotts Langley $ 12/15 withdrawn 12/15 gone 00D84197 */00 10.7m Dart SLF Plaxton Pointer B39F new to Bus Eireann DPC 9 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) W936 ETW 8/10 bought by Mullany's, Watford: white, digital display 3/11 in service on 897: white, mullany's coaches $ 2/12 painted red, blue skirt, white line, mullany's buses 3/12 in service on 818 to Watford 3/13 in service on 318 to Hemel Hempstead $ 9/14 in service on 346: Watford & Meriden $ 1/15 in service on 318: Watford via Leavesden Studios $ 1/16 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 00D89233 */00 10.7m Dart SLF Plaxton Pointer B39F new to Bus Eireann DPC 13 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) X909 CNO 8/10 bought by Mullany's, Watford: white, mullany's coaches, digital display $ 7/11 in service on 822A: Bushey Meads School & Garston: white $ 2/14 in service on QS4: Queens Sch & Carpenders Park: white, mullany's coaches $ 5/14 in service on 318: Hemel Hempstead via Leavesden Park: white $ 3/15 in service on 318: Watford via Leavesden Studios: white $ 11/15 in service on 346 $ 1/16 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) KX05 KFD 4/05 Dart SLF SFD3CACR45GW18219, Alexander Pointer 4246/2, B37F 4/05 new to Central Parking, Hounslow #32410 in service, Central Parking: white Dawson Rentals 10/10 in service, University of Wolverhampton: white $ 8/11 hired by First Glasgow #02: white $$ 2/12 hired by HTL, Liverpool: white 9/12 return to Dawson Rentals 2/13 hired by Mullany's for 318 in service on 318 to Hemel Hempstead $ 4/13 in service on 318 to Watford $ c5/13 presumed off-hire 11/13 hired by Pennine Motors, Gargrave: white $ TeeJay Motors, Arbroath hired by CTPlus, Bristol, #DP31: white $ by 5/16 return to Dawson Rentals $ 5/16 to Mardens for repaint $ SE05 SEA 5/16 Seaford & District #505, reregistered: green/cream in service on 40X to Haywards Heath $$$ in service on 261 to Uckfield KX05 KFE 4/05 Dart SLF SFD3CACR45GW18220, Alexander Pointer 4246/3, B37F 4/05 new to Central Parking, Hounslow #32411 Dawson Rentals 1/11 in service, University of Wolverhampton: white $ 8/11 hired by First Glasgow #01: white $$$ 5/12 in service, Rotherham $ 2/13 hired by Mullany's for 318 3/13 in service on 318 to Watford $ c5/13 presumed off-hire 5/13 in service, Tate's Travel, Darton Seaford & District: green/cream 9/16 in service on 228 to Crowborough $ LDP 291 LX06 EZW 4/06 Dennis Dart, Alexander Pointer2 8.8m B23F 4/06 SW new to London General for 315 (Stockwell) 9/11 SW repainted 6/14 SW 1/17 bought by Mullany's, Watford 1/17 Mullany's: no display, still in LG red, charcoal skirt, yellow line $ 1/17 in service on 318: paper blind $ 5/17 repainted in Mullany's livery AE56 OUM 12/06 9.2m Alexander Dennis Dart SLF SFD1HFCR56GW18930, MCV eVolution 232, B29D 12/06 SI new to Docklands Minibus for W19 (Silvertown) ED 13 3/07 SI numbered 1/09 SI 5/11 BE transfer with W19 (Rainham) 1/12 BE at Plymouth for refurbishment 7/12 BE repainted (red) 7/16 RR transfer (Riverside Road) 3/17 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 4/17 bought by Mullaney's Coaches, Watford 5/17 repainted in Mullany's livery

A key to the references is in the bibliography.

Photographic references


none found yet

Ian's Bus Stop Dart index. Mullany SLF text. histories. photo refs.