Prepared on Notepad by Ian Smith,
This page created 18th January 2012, updated 5th February 2016.

Z&S, Aylesbury

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

Z&S


   
DMS453 LN51 DVF   2/02    8.9m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6B2CR31GW16282, Marshall Capital C39.787, B25F
                  2/02 Y  new to Centrewest for 273, R1, R11 (Orpington)
                  3/02 Y 
 DMS41453         6/05 Y
              by 12/07 Y  repainted all-red 
 127             12/07 MB taken over by Metrobus (Green Street Green)
                 12/07 MB used on B14
                  6/08 MB 
                  3/09 MB withdrawn into store..
                  3/09 CY ..change store (Crawley) 
                 10/09    bought by Z&S International, Aylesbury
                          painted purple, branded for purple route 7
                  3/11    in service: purple route 7 (Aylesbury - Buckingham Park)
                  4/11    in service: purple route 7
 127              6/11    numbered
                  3/13    in service: purple route 7
                  6/13    in service: purple route 7 
                  9/13    in store
               by 5/14    in store, withdrawn 
               by 7/14    sold 
                 10/14    in scrapyard

DMS455 LN51 SBO   3/02    8.9m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6B2CR31GW16284, Marshall Capital C39.789, B25F
                  3/02 Y  new to Centrewest for 273, R1, R11 (Orpington) 
 DMS41455         6/05 Y
                  4/06 Y  in service on 273, R1
              by 12/07 Y  repainted all-red 
 129             12/07 MB taken over by Metrobus (Green Street Green)
                 12/07 MB in service on R1
                  6/08 MB 
                  1/09 C  transfer (Croydon)
                  3/09 C  withdrawn into store
                  4/09 CY change store (Crawley)
                  6/09 C  reinstated
                  6/09 C  unusual on 202
                  8/09 CY transfer into store, withdrawn
                 10/09    bought by Z&S International, Aylesbury
                          painted all-red
                  3/10    in service on 6 to Bletchley
                  4/10    in service on 29 to C.M.K
 129              6/11    numbered
                  5/13    in service on Silver Rider 1
                  9/13    in store
                  2/14    in service on Silver Rider SR1 (Buckingham Park - Aylesbury - Fairford Leys): red
               by 9/14    sold 

DMS456 LN51 SBU   3/02    8.9m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6B2CR31GW16285, Marshall Capital C39.790, B25F
                  3/02 Y  new to Centrewest for 273, R1, R11 (Orpington)
                  7/04 Y  in service on R1 
 DMS41456         6/05 Y
                  2/06 Y  in service on R4
              by 12/07 Y  repainted all-red 
 130             12/07 MB taken over by Metrobus (Green Street Green)
                  6/08 MB 
                  1/09 C  transfer (Croydon)
                  1/09 C  in service on T32
                  4/09 C  withdrawn into store..
                  4/09 CY ..change store (Crawley) 
                 10/09    bought by Z&S International, Aylesbury
                          painted purple, branded for purple route 7
                  3/10    in service on 3E
 130              6/11    numbered
                  2/12    in service on 18
                  6/13    in service on 7
                  9/13    in store
               by 5/14    in store, withdrawn
               by 7/14    sold 

DMS468 LN51 SDY   3/02    8.9m Dennis Dart SLF SFD6B2CR31GW16319, Marshall Capital C39.802, B25F
                  3/02 Y  new to Centrewest for 273, R1, R11 (Orpington)
       LT02 ZDA   4/02 Y  reregistered before use 
 DMS41468         6/05 Y
              by 12/07 Y  repainted all-red 
 132             12/07 MB taken over by Metrobus (Green Street Green)
                  6/08 MB 
                  9/09 MB withdrawn
                 10/09    bought by Z&S International, Aylesbury
                          painted purple, branded for purple route 7
                  1/11    in service on 7
 132              6/11    numbered
                  6/13    in service on 7
                  9/13    in store
               by 5/14    in store, withdrawn
               by 7/14    sold 
                  9/14    in scrapyard

DML 7  T407 AGP   7/99    9.3m Dennis Dart SLF SFD112BR1XGW13427, Dart Marshall Capital C39.379, B30F 
                  7/99 BX new to London Central (Bexleyheath)
                  7/00 BX 
                  01-2 BX
                       BX used on 401
                 12/03    to Go-Ahead North-East for evaluation
                  9/04    Go-Ahead North East #586 
                  7/09    in service in Sunderland: The Drifter: gold
                  2/10    bought by Z&S International, Aylesbury
                          repainted all-red
                  4/10    in service, red
 152              6/11    numbered
                  2/12    in service on 18
                 10/12    in service on 18: Bletchley to Bradville: red
                  9/13    in store
                  5/14    in service
                  7/14    withdrawn
               by 9/14    sold 


R562 UOT 8/97 Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1VGW11471, UVG Urbanstar 5797/97, B44F 8/97 new to Marchwood, Totton #562 bought by TM Travel Red, Chesterfield 8/05 in service, T M Travel 3/07 bought by Cavalier Travel, Long Sutton Stagecoach in the Fens #33298 6/08 in service, St.Neots repainted in Stagecoach white, blue, red, orange 1/11 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 162 4/11 bought by Z&S Aylesbury 10/11 withdrawn 9/13 sold
795 W795 VMV 5/00 8.8m Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1XGW14459, Plaxton Pointer 008.8GKB2444, B29F 5/00 GD new to Metrobus, branded Gatwick Direct for 200/300 (Godstone) 7/00 GD 12/00 GD in service on 300 Gatwick Express: branded 4/01 CY transfer (Crawley) 295 8/01 CY renumbered 7/03 CY allocated to 430, 435 8/03 CY reallocated to 100 by 6/06 CY repainted blue/blue CY used on 594 at Oxted (Crawley) 12/08 CY withdrawn into store 12/08 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) bought by Clintona, Brentwood: white/blue 8/09 in service on 374 (Grays-Bulphan) 5/10 in service on 5 to Felmores sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 5/11 bought by Z&S, Aylesbury 6/11 in service, still in Clintona white, blue band/skirt 7/11 caught fire: withdrawn
T305 JRH 5/99 10.7m Dennis Dart SLF SFD322BR1XGW13176, Plaxton Pointer 9910.7HLB0782, B39F 5/99 new to East Yorkshire Motor Services #305 5/09 EYMS 10/10 EYMS 6/11 bought by Z&S, Aylesbury 11/11 in service on 17 to Cranfield: maroon/cream 1/12 still in maroon/cream 164 5/12 Z&S 4/14 in service on 165: maroon/cream 6/14 in service on 165: maroon/cream repainted white, blue skirt/sweep, red sweep 11/14 in service on 165 to Leighton Buzzard 1/15 in service on 165 3/15 repainted in Z&S livery W473 UAG 4/00 8.8m Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1XGW14362, Plaxton Pointer 008.8GKB2006, B29F 4/00 new to East Yorkshire Motor Services #473 5/10 EYMS 166 6/11 bought by Z&S, Aylesbury 7/11 in service on 18: maroon/cream 1/12 still in maroon/cream by 4/13 repainted in blue/white company livery 4/14 in service on 13 to Milton Keynes 10/14 in service on 13 W479 UAG 4/00 8.8m Dennis Dart SLF SFD612BR1XGW14391, Plaxton Pointer 008.8GKB2015, B29F 4/00 new to East Yorkshire Motor Services #479 11/07 in service, Scarborough, EYMS 168 6/11 bought by Z&S, Aylesbury 6/11 in service on 18: full EYMS maroon/cream livery (with fleetnames) 7/11 in service on 25: full EYMS maroon/cream livery (with fleetnames) 7/11 in service on 24: maroon/cream, minus fleetnames 1/12 still in maroon/creamfleetnames 2/12 in service on 33 to Northampton: maroon/cream 3/13 in service on 7: maroon/cream 4/14 in service on 13: maroon/cream 12/15 cannibalised
LDP 185 Y985 TGH 4/01 Dennis Dart SLF SFD112, Plaxton Pointer 9.3m 019.3HEB3836, B29F 4/01 Q new to London Central, to store (Camberwell) 5/01 Q into service on P5 3/02 Q 6/05 Q 5/09 Q downseated to B28F 8/11 A transfer (Sutton).. 8/11 SW ..transfer (Stockwell)
2/12 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 4/12 bought by Z&S, Aylesbury 3/13 in service on 18: red, black skirt, yellow line 1/14 in service on 13 5/14 in service on 165 5/14 in service on SR1 7/14 in service on SR1 */14 in service on 608 Schools Service fitted with LED display 12/14 in service on 165 1/15 in service on 13: still red, black skirt, yellow line 2/15 in service on 80 (MK-Stony Stratford): red, black skirt, yellow line

A key to the references is in the bibliography.

Photographic references


 
none found yet: look on the internet using the registration marks

Ian's Bus Stop Dart SLF index. Z&S SLFs. bus histories. photo refs.