Withdrawn Cardiff Bus Dennis Darts

[CardiffBus362]

Here is list of sold Cardiff Bus Dennis Darts:


144 Catch22
145 Catch22
146 Nat Group (aqquired from select)
147 Catch 22 (Blackpool)
148 Nat Group (aqquired from select)
149 M & M Coaches of Accrington (Blackburn)
150 Lloyds coaches
151 Bennetts of Cranberry
152 Bennets of Cranberry (Longton)
153 Sold 11/12
154 Nat Group (aqquired from select)
155 Scrapped
156 Bennetts of Cranberry
157 M & M Coaches of Accrington (Blackburn)
158 Luton Airport
159 M & M Coaches of Accrington (Blackburn)
161 Cardiff Bus as training vehicle
162 Scrapped
163 Target Travel
164 Target Travel
165 Express Motors (Caernaforn)
167 M & M Coaches of Accrington (Blackburn)
168 M & M Coaches of Accrington (Blackburn)
169 Awen poetry
171 Stafford Bus Centre
172 Target Travel
173 Express Motors (Caernaforn)
174 ebay
176 Tally Ho Coaches
177 Webbers’ Coaches
178 Scrapped
179 Discount Travel (Smethwick)
181 Nat Group (aqquired from select)
182 Nelson’s
183 Social Travel (West Bromwich)
184 Cardiff
185 Nat Group (aqquired from select)
186 Catch 22 (Blackpool)
187 Scrapped



301 Social Travel (West Bromwich)
302 Preserved - the Easyriders Group
303 Starline (Leicster)
304 Scrapped
305 Stafford Bus Centre
306 A farm, non psv
307 Cardiff Council, non psv
308 Express Motors (Caernaforn)
309 Social Travel (West Bromwich)
310 Harton - for sale
311 Harton - for sale
312 Scrapped
313 Red Bus (Skegness)
314 Scrapped
315 Scrapped
316 Catch 22 (Blackpool)
317 Scrapped
318 Scrapped
319 Catch 22 (Blackpool)
320 Scrapped

23 Cardiff Transport Preservation Group Having Been withdrawn from the Training Fleet
24 Keith Jones (Bridgend)
25 Edwards Coaches (Newtown)
26 Keith Jones (Bridgend)
27 Keith Jones (Bridgend)
28 Edwards Coaches (Newtown)
29 Scrapped

W361 VHB – Paul Shaw (non psv)
W362 VHB – Catch 22
W363 VHB – Catch22
W364 VHB – Donated to a local college
W365 VHB – Catch22
W366 VHB – Catch22
W367 VHB - Scrapped
W368 VHB – Scrapped
W369 VHB – Catch22
W371 VHB – Catch22

Hope this is useful,

J.S.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Thank you very much for this. To be honest I wasn't even aware many of the 3xx series of Darts had gone.

314 I believe was scrapped a while back following a collision in St Mellons.

Sad about 367 and 368, however. I still think they had a good few months left in them!

 

[krus_aragon]

I saw an ex-Cardiff Bus in service in Bangor a year ago, still sporting Cardiff Bus livery. It took me several seconds to register the thought: "hold on, I don't live in Cardiff any more!".

 

[507021]

Thanks for the update JS, much obliged.

 

[BestWestern]

Are these all Pointer 2s and Super Pointers? I was impressed to see a few months ago that 23 had made it all the way down to Alton, Hampshire, for the rally there

 

[507021]

Are these all Pointer 2s and Super Pointers? I was impressed to see a few months ago that 23 had made it all the way down to Alton, Hampshire, for the rally there

Not all of them. 23 to 29 are Alexander Dashes and step entrance, I did like those for variety and they were nice to ride on, too. From what I can remember from when I lived in Cardiff (albeit a good while back now), 141 to 187 were all Plaxton Mini Pointers in three or four different batches. 301 to 320 and 361 to 371 however are Plaxton Super Pointers. I think Super Pointer 384 has been sold or scrapped as well, but I'm not 100% sure.

Super Pointer 302 was a personal favourite of mine, so I'm happy to see that's been preserved.

 

[CardiffBus362]

Not all of them. 23 to 29 are Alexander Dashes and step entrance, I did like those for variety and they were nice to ride on, too. From what I can remember from when I lived in Cardiff (albeit a good while back now), 141 to 187 were all Plaxton Mini Pointers in three or four different batches. 301 to 320 and 361 to 371 however are Plaxton Super Pointers. I think Super Pointer 384 has been sold or scrapped as well, but I'm not 100% sure.

Super Pointer 302 was a personal favourite of mine, so I'm happy to see that's been preserved.

384 has been scrapped