Prepared on Notepad by Ian Smith,
This page created 15th December 2011.

White Rose Dart SLFs

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

• Buses Magazine, for transfer information
• LOTS for accurate data, in TLB, LBM.
• "London Bus Handbook" and London Country Bus Handbook", Capital Transport
• buslistsontheweb.co.uk for VIN data
• Ensign Bus & Coach, Purfleet

White Rose, Thorpe

DC 1    V675FPO  12/99    Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1WGW12927, Caetano Compass 4019/99, B??F
                 12/99 ST new to Wilkinson, Staines (White Rose)
                  8/00    Bus of Yesteryear Rally(!), Staines Bus Stn
                  6/01    in service on 481
                  9/01    sold
               by 1/02    acquired by Silcox, Pembroke Dock
                  9/06    Cavalier Travel #5328
                  9/08    in service, Whittlesea, Stagecoach #33302
                 12/09    in service, Stagecoach #33302
                  4/11    in service, Tate's Travel, Barnsley

DC 2    X199 FOR  9/00    Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1YGW14701, Caetano Nimbus 4143/2000, B44F
                  9/00 ST new to Wilkinson, Staines (White Rose)
                  9/00    at Showbus 2000
                  2/02    White Rose closed down
                  3/02    acquired by D.Jones & Son, Rhosllanerchrugog, Wrecsam
                  7/03    in service, D.Jones & Son, Wrexham

        HX51 LPE  9/01    11.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR11GW15829, Caetano Nimbus 4207, B37F
DC3               9/01 ST new to White Rose, Thorpe, for 566/567 and 481
                  9/01    at Showbus, Duxford
                  2/02    White Rose closed down
                  3/02    acquired by Northdown, Mitcham 
                 11/02    returned to LHE-Ventura
                 11/02    loaned by HCT
                  3/04    on loan to HCT
                  4/04    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 

        HX51 LPF  9/01    11.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR11GW15879, Caetano Nimbus 4208, B37F
DC4               9/01 ST new to White Rose, Thorpe, for 566/567 and 481
                  2/02    White Rose closed down
                  6/10    in service, D.Jones & Son, Wrexham
                 11/11    in service, D.Jones & Son 
                  3/12    in service, D.Jones & Son 



MD1     Y38 YVV   4/01    8.8m Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1XGW14469, Plaxton Pointer MPD 008.8GKB2454, B29F
                  4/01    new to White Rose (Wilkinson), Staines for Sainsbury contract
                  2/02    White Rose closed down
                  4/02    to Kent CC Transportation Services
 DP7              9/02 SF bought by Countryliner for Guildford 10/11
 338             12/02 TF bought by Tellings-Golden Miller 
                  6/03 TF used on H26: red
                  6/05 TF taken over by Travel London
                 12/05 TF worked last day of H21
 DP 62           11/06 TF used on H20
 8062             3/07 TF renumbered
                  6/07 WS transfer for H28 (Hayes)..
                  6/07 BF transfer (Byfleet)
                 10/07 WS transfer 
                  2/08    Travel London
                  3/08    used on H28
                  5/09    taken over by NedRailways
                 10/09    rebranded Abellio London
 8062             9/10    used on H28
                  7/11    used on 112



DML 718 R718 BNF  2/98    10.8m Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1VGW11562, Marshall C39.101, B41F
                  2/98    new to RAI (Red Arrow Express), Smethwick
                          sold to Houston Ramm
                 10/01    bought by White Rose, Thorpe
                  2/02    White Rose closed down
                  3/02    bought by Nu-Venture, Aylesford
                  3/06    in service, Nu-Venture
                  9/07    in service, Nu-Venture
                  2/12    in service, Nu-Venture
                  6/12    in service, Nu-Venture

DML 719 R719 BNF  2/98    10.8m Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1VGW11563, Marshall C39.102, B41F 
                  2/98    new to RAI (Red Arrow Express), Smethwick
                          sold to Houston Ramm
                 10/01    bought by White Rose, Thorpe
                  2/02    White Rose closed down
                  3/02    sold, Sussex
                          bought by Glyn Williams
               by 3/06    taken over by Stagecoach, #33279
                  1/09    Stagecoach 33279
                  1/10    in service, Stagecoach 33279
                 11/10    in service, Merthyr, Stagecoach

DML 720 R720 BNF  2/98    10.8m Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1VGW11561, Marshall C39.100, B41F 
                  2/98    new to RAI (Red Arrow Express), Smethwick
                          sold to Houston Ramm
                 10/01    bought by White Rose, Thorpe
                  2/02    White Rose closed down
                  3/02    bought by Nu-Venture, Aylesford
                  3/06    in service, Nu-Venture
                  3/08    in service, Nu-Venture
                  5/09    2 day loan to Carousel
                 11/12    in service, Nu-Venture

Photo references

  
..will be here when I find any.

There are pictures on the internet, if you care to search using the vehicle registrations.                     

Ian's Bus Stop Dart SLF index. White Rose. bus histories. photo refs.