These histories are incomplete. They are being assembled as I garner information from a variety of sources. Particularly useful have been:
317 W317 VGX 3/00 8.8m Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1XGW14341, Plaxton Pointer2 008.8GKB2275, B29F
3/00 new to Metrobus, blue/yellow
3/00 GD new for X38 (Godstone)
3/00 GD used on TL1
7/00 GD used on 464
12/02 GD used on 146
CY in store
5/03 GD return to service
5/04 GD unusual on 466, T33
2/06 C transfer (Croydon: GD closes)
10/06 C still blue/yellow: used on 434
2/07 C still blue/yellow
8/07 C used on 434: withdrawn
8/07 CY change store (Crawley)
11/07 bought by Sunray Travel (Epsom)
3/09 visited Sandown Park RF Running Day
3/11 in service on 516
S30 ETC 3/13 bought by Croydon Coaches: Excetera: reregistered
ex-Countryliner pool:
DP1 RL51 CXB 1/02 8.8m Transbus Dart SLF SFD6B2CR31GW16097, Pointer MPD, B29F
1/02 new to Brands, Guildford, for 479
3/02 SF Countryliner, Guildford
8/02 SF in service on 479, 463
3/04 SF Countryliner, Guildford
1/09 SF in service on 72 (Woking & Maybury)
3/10 SF in service on 463
10/12 Countryliner ceased operation
10/12 loaned to Sunray Travel for 479
3/13 Sunray
7/13 repossessed by Willowshay Ltd: collected by Ensign Bus (Purfleet)
7/13 acquired by Croydon Coaches
DP2 RL51 CXC 1/02 8.8m Transbus Dart SLF SFD6B2CR31GW16131, Pointer MPD, B29F
1/02 new to Brands, Guildford, for 479
3/02 SF Countryliner, Guildford
8/02 SF in service on 463
4/03 SF used on Railway Replacement
3/04 SF Countryliner, Guildford
SF in service on 94 (Petersfield)
7/10 SF in service on 462
1/11 SF in service on 478
10/12 Countryliner ceased operation
10/12 loaned to Sunray Travel for 479
10/12 loaned to Sunray Travel: in store
6/13 used on 479
7/13 repossessed by Willowshay Ltd: collected by Ensign Bus (Purfleet)
7/13 acquired by Croydon Coaches
S80 ETC 9/13 reregistered
DP3 RL51 CXD 1/02 8.8m Transbus Dart SLF SFD6B2CR31GW16130, Pointer MPD 018.8GPB4392, B29F
1/02 new to Brands, Guildford, for 479
3/02 SF Countryliner, Guildford
8/02 SF in service on 72 (Woking & Maybury)
3/04 SF Countryliner, Guildford
3/11 SF in service on 463
4/11 SF in service on 462
10/12 Countryliner ceased operation
10/12 loaned to Sunray Travel for 479
3/13 Sunray
7/13 repossessed by Willowshay Ltd: collected by Ensign Bus (Purfleet)
7/13 acquired by Croydon Coaches
S21 ETC 10/13 reregistered
GX04 AZA 2/04 8.8m Transbus Dart SLF SFD6BACR44GW17756, Transbus MPD 3086/6, B29F+17
2/04 new to Compass Bus, Worthing
used on Burgess Hill service 37
used on 40 (Haywards Heath-Brighton)
4/06 at Cobham Bus Gathering, Wisley
DP 32 10/06 bought by Countryliner (Sussex)
repainted cream/green
4/07 used on 36 (Burgess Hill Town Service)
SF transfer to Guildford
used on 462 (Guildford-Woking)
7/08 in service on 73, 81 (Woking)
3/10 in service on 71 (Woking)
10/12 Countryliner ceased operation
10/12 loaned to Sunray Travel for 479
11/12 transfer to Swiftbus, Aldershot
2307 P307 HDP 4/97 10.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10680, Plaxton Pointer 9710HJZ6592, B33F
4/97 new to Limebourne for 42
307 2/99 GD bought by Metrobus (Godstone)
6/99 GD at North Weald Rally
GD repainted blue/yellow
7/00 GD (Godstone)
9/00 MB transfer for 358 (Green Street Green)
2/02 MB in service on 358
9/03 CY transfer (Crawley)
12/03 CY repainted blue/yellow
by 6/06 CY repainted blue/blue
8/06 CY in service on 5
5/08 CY withdrawn into store
DP 42 6/08 bought by Countryliner
4/09 in service on 254 (Hawkhurst - Tunbridge Wells): still blue/blue
4/09 in service on 305 (Hastings - Hawkhurst)
4/09 in service on 266 (Kilndown - Maidstone)
8/10 in service on 305 (Tunbridge Wells - Hastings)
12/10 in service on 195 (Eastbourne - Waldron)
4/11 transfer to Merrow
10/12 Countryliner ceased operation
11/12 on loan to Sunray Travel
T72 JBA 3/99 8.8m Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1WGW13074, Plaxton Pointer MPD 998.8GKB0733, B29F
3/99 new to Rogers, Horden
Jayline
10/02 SF hired by Countryliner, Guildford: orange
12/02 SF repainted in cream/green
3/03 SF Countryliner, Guildford
DP 8 3/04 SF Countryliner, Guildford
8/06 SF in service on 463
5/10 SF in service on Guildford 10
8/11 SF Countryliner, Guildford
10/12 Countryliner Guildford ceased operation:
10/12 transfer to Swiftbus, Petersfield: used on 41
11/12 used by Sunray Travel
3/13 Sunray
W937 JNF 3/00 8.9m Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1XGW14331, Alexander ALX200 9941/2, B29F
3/00 Mistral hire
3/00 hired new by Arriva East Herts & Essex, white
5/00 hired by Connex for 322, white
6/00 returned off-hire
2/01 EB hired by Epsom Buses for E9: white
11/01 EB in service on 413: white, Epsom Buses fleetnames
10/02 SF acquired by Countryliner, Guildford: white
DP 9 3/03 SF Countryliner, Guildford
3/04 SF Countryliner, Guildford
3/08 Countryliner, Sussex
4/09 Countryliner, Sussex
1/10 Countryliner
8/11 Countryliner, Sussex
loaned to Sunray Travel
1/13 in use on 479
3/13 Sunray
7/13 repossessed by Willowshay Ltd: collected by Ensign Bus (Purfleet)
DP 21 W921 JNF 4/00 8.8m Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1XGW13998, Plaxton Pointer MPD 998.8GKB0606, B29F
4/00 new on hire to Connex to fill in on 322, white
6/00 returned off-hire
DP 10 11/02 SF acquired by Countryliner, Guildford
3/03 SF Countryliner
3/04 SF Countryliner, Guildford
SF in service on Guildford 10
1/09 SF in service on 463 (Guildford - Woking)
11/09 on loan, Liskeard & District
10/12 Countryliner Guildford ceased operation:
10/12 transfer to Swiftbus, Petersfield: used on 41
loaned to Sunray Travel
1/13 in use on 479
3/13 Sunray
7/13 repossessed by Willowshay Ltd: collected by Ensign Bus (Purfleet)
BUS 1N 4/99 8.8m Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1WGW13113, Plaxton Pointer2 998.8GKB0730, B28F
4/99 new to Stones, Leigh
T337 TVM */01 reregistered
by 11/02 sold
Shuttle Buses, Kilwinning
DP 35 1/07 bought by Countryliner, Guildford
used on Guildford 11
12/09 used on 48, Woking
3/10 used on 73, Woking
loaned to Sunray Travel
1/13 in use on 479
3/13 Sunray
DMS361 V361 DLH 11/99 8.9m Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1XGW14059, Marshall Capital C39.564, B25F
11/99 Y new to Centrewest (Orpington)
7/00 Y
1/02 Y unusual on 61
3/02 Y
DMS41361 6/05 Y
6/07 Y in service on R4
121 12/07 MB taken over by Metrobus (Green Street Green)
4/08 MB into store
6/08 MB in store
DM 43 8/08 bought by Countryliner
5/09 in service on 127 (Lewes Town Service)
11/10 in service on 127 (Lewes Town Service)
8/11 in service on 296 (Paddock Wood - Tunbridge Wells)
8/11 in service on 32 (Uckfield - Eastbourne)
10/12 Countryliner ceased operation
loaned to Sunray Travel
3/13 Sunray
A key to the references is in the bibliography.
When I locate any published photos of the Sunray SLF I will post the details here.
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