Prepared on Notepad by Ian Smith, This page created 9th January 2012, updated 7th January 2015. Best on 800*600.

Travel with Hunny: Dennis Dart SLF

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

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         R83 GNW  4/98    Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1VGW11537 UVG Urbanstar 5822/97, B40F
                  4/98    new to Speedlink #83 
                          Travel Ludlows
                  */02    bought by Johnsons for Warwickshire Counbtylink: green/yellow
                  5/02    in service, Countylink
                          Arriva Bus & Coach
 783              5/07    bought by Ensignbus 
                          Ensignbus: used on X80: silver/blue
                  2/08    in service, Lakeside
                  9/08    Ensign
 783              2/09    acquired by Travel with Hunny
                          Mecca Bingo livery
                  3/10    TWH
                  8/10    repainted all-red
                  8/10    in service on 392: all-red
                 11/10    in service on 555: all-red: vinyl blind!
                  8/11    repainted: blue, gold band, route branded for X5
                  9/11    in service on X5 
                  2/12    in service: blue, gold band
                  8/12    sold


        SJ53 AXB  4/04    8.9m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6BACR33GW87423, Alexander Pointer 3041/15 B29F
                  4/04    new to Davidson Buses,Bathgate   
                 12/09    acquired by Travel with Hunny, Romford
                  1/10    used on 392
                  3/10    TWH
                  4/10    in service on 392: white, blue skirt, gold band
                  5/10    in service on 392, Harlow
                 10/10    in service on 555: white, blue skirt, gold band
                 11/10    repainted overall pink Mecca bingo super-ad
                  1/11    all-over contravision pink ad for Mecca Bingo at Dagenham
                  3/11    TWH
                  1/12    in service on X5 
                  8/12    in service on 269 
                  9/12    used on 268/269 and E20/555: pink
                 11/12    in service on E20
                 11/12    boiled up
                 11/12    returned off-lease

        SJ53 AXG  4/04    8.9m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6BACR33GW87438, Alexander Pointer 3042/2, B29F
                  4/04    new to Davidson Buses,Bathgate   
 704             12/09    acquired by Travel with Hunny
                  1/10    in service on 392: white, blue skirt, gold band
                  3/10    TWH
                  5/10    in service on X5
                 11/10    in service on 555
                  2/11    in service on 555
                  3/11    in service on X5
                  5/11    in service on X5
                 11/12    engine failure: into store
                 11/12    returned off-lease


S609 HGD 10/98 10.7m Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1VGW12059, Plaxton Pointer2 9810.7HLB8627, B39F 10/98 new to Harte, Greenock on loan to Countryliner: white Wilson, Gourock 7/10 acquired by TWH: used on 392 1/11 in service on 55 with TWH: white 2/11 acquired by Tates Travel, Barugh Green #1609: white KP54 BYK 1/05 Dennis Dart SLF SFD3CACR44GW18045, Alexander Pointer2 4241/5, B37F 1/05 new to Central Parking #32402 2/10 acquired by Travel With Hunny, Harlow: plain white: used on 392 5/12 in service, Premiere, Newark #3384: red $ 6/12 in service, Premiere, Newark #3384: red $ 8/12 Olympic Park Staff Shuttle: white sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 130 3/15 acquired by uno, Hatfield 5/15 in serviceon 622 to Watford: red $$ repainted pink/mauve 10/15 in service on 53 to Welwyn Garden City $
P677 RWU 5/97 10.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10705, Plaxton Pointer 9710HJZ6677, B35F 5/97 AH new to Armchair, Brentford for E2, E8 7/00 AH DP 677 2/02 AH numbered 3/02 AH 8/02 sold to Dawson Rentals 477 9/02 hired by Tellings-Golden Miller for 218, 451, 461, 566, 567 (Byfleet) 1/03 return to Dawson Rentals 3/05 Stansted Transit 3/06 Stansted Transit 3/07 Stansted Transit 201 9/07 bought by Olympian Coaches, Harlow 3/08 Olympian 3/09 S.M.Coaches, Harlow 9/09 S.M Coaches 2/10 on 339, S.M Coaches 3/10 S.M Coaches 8/10 S.M Coaches 1/11 bought by Travel with Hunny 2/11 to Lea Valley Buses, Waltham Abbey 5/11 bought by RoadRunner/Olympus (Harlow) 10/11 scrapped P678 RWU 5/97 10.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10706, Plaxton Pointer 9710HJZ6678, B35F 5/97 AH new to Armchair, Brentford for E2, E8 7/00 AH DP 678 2/02 AH numbered 3/02 AH 8/02 sold to Dawson Rentals 478 9/02 hired by Tellings-Golden Miller for 218, 451, 461, 566, 567 (Byfleet) 1/03 return to Dawson Rentals 8/04 acquired by Stansted Transit 3/05 Stansted Transit 3/06 Stansted Transit 3/07 Stansted Transit 9/07 bought by Olympian Coaches, Harlow 3/08 Olympian 3/09 S.M.Coaches, Harlow 6/09 in service, Hertford, S.M.Coaches 3/10 S.M Coaches 202 8/10 numbered, S.M.Coaches core fleet: red-branded for 1/31 2/11 to Lea Valley Buses, Waltham Abbey 3/11 Lea Valley 5/11 to RoadRunner/Olympus (Harlow) 6/12 HB move to Harlow Business Park 10/12 sold P681 RWU 5/97 10.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10723, Plaxton Pointer 9710HJZ6681, B35F 5/97 AH new to Armchair, Brentford for E2, E8 7/00 AH DP 681 2/02 AH numbered 3/02 AH 8/02 sold to Dawson Rentals 481 9/02 hired by Tellings-Golden Miller for 218, 451, 461, 566, 567 (Byfleet) 1/03 return to Dawson Rentals 8/04 acquired by Stansted Transit 3/05 Stansted Transit 3/06 Stansted Transit 3/07 Stansted Transit 9/07 bought by Olympian Coaches, Harlow 3/08 Olympian 10/08 S.M.Coaches, Harlow 3/09 S.M.Coaches 3/10 S.M Coaches 203 8/10 numbered, S.M.Coaches core fleet: green-branded for 18 2/11 to Lea Valley Buses, Waltham Abbey 3/11 Lea Valley 5/11 to RoadRunner/Olympus (Harlow) 6/12 HB move to Harlow Business Park 10/12 sold P684 RWU 5/97 10.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10726, Plaxton Pointer 9710HJZ6684, B35F 5/97 AH new to Armchair, Brentford for E2, E8 2/00 AH unusual on 209 7/00 AH DP 684 2/02 AH numbered 3/02 AH 8/02 sold to Dawson Rentals 484 9/02 hired by Tellings-Golden Miller for 218, 451, 461, 566, 567 (Byfleet) 1/03 return to Dawson Rentals 9/03 loan to Blue Triangle for 66 (Romford): used in Armchair livery 3/05 Stansted Transit 3/06 Stansted Transit 3/07 Stansted Transit 204 9/07 bought by Olympian Coaches, Harlow 3/08 Olympian 8/08 S.M.Coaches, Harlow 3/09 S.M.Coaches 3/10 S.M Coaches 8/10 branded for line 18, Harlow 1/11 bought by Travel with Hunny.. 1/11 ..damaged by rear-end fire LDP 79 R479 LGH 11/97 10.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1VGW11345, Plaxton Pointer , #9710HJZ7716, B36F 11/97 BX new to London Central for 321 (Bexleyheath) by 7/00 BX downseated to B35F, with wheelchair ramp 7/00 BX (Bexleyheath) 2/02 NX transfer (New Cross) 3/02 NX 6/05 NX 3/06 Q transfer (Camberwell) 9/06 BX transfer 11/06 SI loan to Docklands Minibuses: used on W19 (Silvertown) 12/06 SI still on loan 2/07 NX return 5/07 PL transfer (Plough Lane) 12/07 BX transfer 11/08 HM on loan to Arriva Southern Counties (Horsham): used on 465 12/08 AL return 1/09 MA on loan to East Thames Buses 11/09 BV transfer (Belvedere) 2/10 sold to Ensign Bus 4/10 bought by SM Coaches, Harlow RoadRunner, Harlow 2/11 bought by Lea Valley Buses, Waltham Abbey 5/11 return to RoadRunner LDP 77 R477 LGH 11/97 Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1VGW11342, Plaxton Pointer 10m, #9710HJZ7714, B36F 11/97 NX new to London Central for 321 (New Cross) 7/00 NX (New Cross) 3/02 NX 6/05 NX 3/06 BX transfer (Bexleyheath) 1/07 AL transfer 12/07 Q transfer (Camberwell) 2/08 AL tranfer.. 2/08 SW transfer (Stockwell) 4/08 AL transfer: downseated to B33F 6/08 Q transfer, B32F (Camberwell) 8/08 SW transfer.. 8/08 PL ..transfer (Plough Lane) 11/08 SI loan to Docklands Buses: used on 167 (Silvertown) 11/08 HM on loan to Arriva Southern Counties (Horsham): used on 465 12/08 A return 1/09 MA on loan to East Thames Buses 11/09 BV transfer (Belvedere) 2/10 sold to Ensign Bus 4/10 bought by SM Coaches, Harlow Roadrunner/Olympus, Harlow 1/11 RTA: front damage 3/11 bought by Lea Valley Buses, Waltham Abbey 5/11 return to Roadrunner/Olympus, Harlow LDP 162 Y862 TGH 3/01 9.3m Dennis Dart SLF SFD112, Plaxton Pointer 019.3HEB3788, B29F 3/01 Q new to London Central for 484, P5 (Camberwell) 3/02 Q 6/05 Q Q used on 484 5/09 downseated to B28F 3/11 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 4/11 bought by Lea Valley Buses, Waltham Abbey 5/11 bought by Roadrunner/Olympus, Harlow 8/11 in service, Harlow: all white 8/12 in service, Olympian: white/blue LDP 47 R447 LGH 8/97 10.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212, Plaxton Pointer B36F 9/97 Q new to London Central for 345 (Camberwell) 6/00 SW transfer to London General for 345 (Stockwell) by 7/00 SW downseated to B35F, with wheelchair ramp 3/02 SW 4/02 A transfer (Sutton) 6/05 A 8/08 A in service on 164 8/09 BX transfer into store, withdrawn (Bexleyheath) 10/09 PL transfer, reinstated (Plough Lane) 11/09 SW loaned for 170 12/09 SW transfer 2/10 BV transfer (Belvedere) 3/10 MA transfer 5/10 BX transfer 6/10 AL transfer (Merton) 1/11 PL transfer 2/11 AL transfer 6/11 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 8/11 on loan to Travel with Hunny for 555 8/11 loaned by Roadrunner/Olympus, Harlow 8/11 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 7/12 bought by Shelton Motors, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire
DML 19 R619 VEG 5/98 10.2m Dart SLF SFD212BR1WGW12171, Marshall Capital C39.222, B31F 5/98 new to MTL London Northern 8/98 taken over: Metroline London Northern DML 519 renumbered 7/00 PB 3/02 PB */03 PB fitted with wheelchair ramp and CCTV 7/03 W transfer (Cricklewood) 5/05 PA transfer (West Perivale) 6/05 PA 10/06 PA withdrawn into store 10/06 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 719 9/06 Ensignbus operational fleet #719 619 10/11 bought by TWH, Harlow: repainted blue, gold band 3/12 in service on X5 to Romford: blue, gold band 12/12 in service c12/12 withdrawn 4/13 broken for spares DML 21 R621 VEG 5/98 10.2m Dart SLF SFD212BR1WGW12173, Marshall Capital C39.224, B31F 5/98 new to MTL London Northern 8/98 taken over: Metroline London Northern DML 521 renumbered 7/00 PB 3/02 PB */03 PB fitted with wheelchair ramp and CCTV 7/03 W transfer (Cricklewood) 5/05 PA transfer (Perivale) 6/05 PA 9/06 PA withdrawn into store 9/06 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 721 9/06 Ensignbus operational fleet 8/11 bought by Travel with Hunny for 555 10/11 repainted blue, gold band 621 12/12 in service, TWH 2/13 scrapped X507 WRG 1/01 8.8m Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1YGW15389, Plaxton MPD 008.8GKB3383, B25F 1/01 new to Go Wear Buses #507 9/10 in service: green/green for Wallsend Links 11/11 withdrawn 5/12 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 6/12 bought by Travel with Hunny 7/12 in service on 555, X5: green/green, paper labels 8/12 repainted overall royal blue 9/12 used on 268/269 and E20/555: blue 10/12 in service on E20 12/12 in service on 555 4/13 bought by Roadrunner, Harlow T152 AUA 5/99 Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1WGW13172, Alexander 9836/13, B27D 5/99 AH new to Armchair, Brentford 5/99 AH temporarily allocated to 49 10/99 AH redeployed on 209, 609 3/00 AH unusual on E2 7/00 AH DA 152 2/02 AH numbered 3/02 AH by 9/04 AH repainted red, black skirt for 209 11/04 AH taken over by Metroline 11/07 AH red, blue skirt 6/08 AH 11/10 AH into store, withdrawn 12/10 NW change store (North Wembley) 1/11 off-lease to Key Leasing 4/11 acquired by Carters Coaches, Ipswich: red, blue skirt 2/12 in service, Carters 8/12 acquired by Travel with Hunny, Debden: red, blue skirt 8/12 in service on 555 9/12 used on 268/269 and E20/555: red, blue skirt 12/12 in service, TWH by 6/13 gone V434 KGF 9/99 Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1XGW13634, Caetano Compass 4084/99, B30D 9/99 new to Limebourne (Independent Way),Battersea 7/00 Limebourne DCL434 7/01 QB taken over by Connex Bus (Battersea) 3/02 QB 7/02 BV bought by East Thames Buses (Belvedere) 8/02 AG transfer for 42 (Ash Grove) DC12 3/03 mis-numbered 4/03 BV 12/05 bought by Go-Ahead North-East #8284 8/12 loaned by Travel with Hunny, Debden 9/12 used on 268/269 and E20/555: GANE red/blue by 6/13 gone V435 KGF 9/99 Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1XGW13656, Caetano Compass 4085/99, B30D 8/99 new to Limebourne (Independent Way),Battersea 7/00 Limebourne DCL435 7/01 QB taken over by Connex Bus (Battersea) 9/01 QB repainted all-red, white Connex fleetnames 3/02 QB 7/02 BV bought by East Thames Buses (Belvedere) 8/02 AG transfer for 42 (Ash Grove) 10/02 BV used on 108 DC12 3/03 renumbered 4/03 BV 6/04 BV unusual on 393 12/05 bought by Go-Ahead North-East #8285 10/12 loaned by Travel with Hunny, Debden by 6/13 gone EU06 KDJ 5/06 8.9m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6BACR45GW88373, Caetano Nimbus 4518, B28F 5/06 new to S.M.Coaches, Harlow: overall white 5/06 in service on 15 6/06 in service on 15, Harlow: white/maroon skirt 10/06 returned off-lease 8/11 in service, Irvine's: red/cream */12 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 9/12 acquired by Travel with Hunny: maroon/cream 10/12 in service on 220 to Harlow, TWH 12/12 in service on 555 3/13 TWH 6/13 TWH 10/13 in store, faulty 1/14 withdrawn KU52 RYF */02 10.7m Dennis Dart SLF SDF3CACR32GW16649, Plaxton Pointer II 2025/2, B37F Pete's Travel, Birmingham Diamond Bus, Birmingham 5/09 Your Bus, Nottingham #1002 2/10 in service, Your Bus, Nottingham #1002 5/11 in service, Your Bus 10/12 acquired by Travel with Hunny, Debden: : yourbus purple 11/12 in service on E20: yourbus purple 12/12 in service, TWH 2/13 in service on 555: yourbus purple 3/13 TWH 6/13 TWH 10/13 in store, faulty 1/14 withdrawn KU52 RYM */02 10.7m Dennis Dart SLF SDF3CACR32GW16667, Plaxton Pointer II 2025/7, B37F Pete's Travel, Birmingham Diamond Bus, Birmingham */08 in service, Diamond Bus, Walsall #467 5/09 Your Bus, Nottingham #1002 9/09 in service, Your Bus, Nottingham #1006 4/11 in service, Your Bus 10/12 acquired by Travel with Hunny, Debden: yourbus purple 10/12 in service on E20: yourbus purple 12/12 in service, TWH 3/13 TWH 5/13 in service on 31 6/13 TWH 9/13 in service on 555 10/13 in store, faulty 1/14 withdrawn DLD 179 Y239 NLK 6/01 10.1m Dart SLF SFD212AR11GW15698, Plaxton Pointer 2 0110.1HJB4069, B30D 6/01 PB new to Metroline for 268 (Potters Bar) 2/02 NW transfer for 268 (North Wembley) 3/02 NW 6/05 NW 5/06 PV transfer (Perivale) 10/06 PV reseated to B27D 6/07 PA transfer (Perivale) 11/07 KX transfer 7/10 KC transfer (Kings Cross) 9/12 PV withdrawn into store (Perivale) 10/12 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 806 10/12 borrowed by Ensignbus: used in Metroline livery on Central Line replacement 11/12 loaned by Travel With Hunny, Harlow by 6/13 gone X954 VAP 10/00 11.3m Dennis Dart SPD SFD467BR1YGW45003, Plaxton 0011.3HAB3056, B41F 10/00 new to Sussex Coastline #54 Stagecoach South #33054 9/08 in service on 23, Portsmouth: blue overall ad. 4/10 in service, Chichester: Stagecoach swirls DCD 414 reregistered 2/13 in service, Chichester X954 VAP reregistered */13 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 8/13 acquired by Travel with Hunny: orange overpainted in navy 9/13 in service on 555 12/13 in service on 848: Brentwood & Upminster
12/13 return to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) DSD 216 LR02 BFA 6/02 9.3m Transbus Dart SFD1BACR32GW16435, Transbus Pointer 0196/9, B27D 6/02 NW new to Metroline for 206 (North Wembley) 6/05 NW 2/07 NW reseated minus tip-ups: B24D 10/07 PB transfer for 234, W9 (Potters Bar) 11/09 PB red skirt 9/12 PV withdrawn into store (Perivale) 10/12 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 11/12 acquired by Bear Buses, Feltham 9/13 return to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 9/13 on loan to TWH, Harlow P980 LNB 9/96 10.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10323, Plaxton Pointer 9610HJZ5710, B37F 9/96 new to Cooper,Dunkinfield 1/08 in service, Stagecoach Manchester #33084 1/13 in service, Bluebird, Middleton 2/13 in service, Stagecoach Manchester 9/13 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 9/13 acquired by TWH: retained blue/white parts of Stagecoach swirl livery 10/13 in service on 555 11/13 in service on 555 1/14 in service, TWH 2/14 bought by Trustybus 3/14 in service on 411, Harlow

A key to the references is in the bibliography.

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      EU06 WGM TLB561 p41          on 324 to Hertford Bus Stn 

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