The End of a Dart
The End of a Dart
Just thought I'd start a thread to appreciate these which have been part of the North East bus scene for over 30 year which are near extint with the big 3 now after the latest Arriva reductions for Covid. We've certainly had plenty of them across all 3 operators in all form of bodies, some generally alright like the MPD to the damn right ugly Wright Handybus and Marshall Capital. Never really appreciated by many, and by god some of them we're awful, but they've always just been there and have been little workhorses.
Believe there's only 5 left now Arriva's: 1767, 1768, 1791 and Stagecoach's: 34605, 34611 (Arriva's 1800 is in 7510 for those looking at tracking). Can't imagine the Arriva trio have long left once school duplicates are gone, unsure on Stagecoach's 2.
RIP the Dennis Dart
1800 and 1801 are still at Ashington. Doubt how long they have left.
Darts are a nice bus to ride on. It will be a miss when the last darts go on the North East
(08 Jun 2021, 5:33 pm)Storx Just thought I'd start a thread to appreciate these which have been part of the North East bus scene for over 30 year which are near extint with the big 3 now after the latest Arriva reductions for Covid. We've certainly had plenty of them across all 3 operators in all form of bodies, some generally alright like the MPD to the damn right ugly Wright Handybus and Marshall Capital. Never really appreciated by many, and by god some of them we're awful, but they've always just been there and have been little workhorses.
Believe there's only 5 left now Arriva's: 1767, 1768, 1791 and Stagecoach's: 34605, 34611 (Arriva's 1800 is in 7510 for those looking at tracking). Can't imagine the Arriva trio have long left once school duplicates are gone, unsure on Stagecoach's 2.
RIP the Dennis Dart
(08 Jun 2021, 5:33 pm)Storx Just thought I'd start a thread to appreciate these which have been part of the North East bus scene for over 30 year which are near extint with the big 3 now after the latest Arriva reductions for Covid. We've certainly had plenty of them across all 3 operators in all form of bodies, some generally alright like the MPD to the damn right ugly Wright Handybus and Marshall Capital. Never really appreciated by many, and by god some of them we're awful, but they've always just been there and have been little workhorses.
Believe there's only 5 left now Arriva's: 1767, 1768, 1791 and Stagecoach's: 34605, 34611 (Arriva's 1800 is in 7510 for those looking at tracking). Can't imagine the Arriva trio have long left once school duplicates are gone, unsure on Stagecoach's 2.
RIP the Dennis Dart
8107 M817 GFT Go Wear Buses by North East Malarkey, on Flickr
I quite liked these.
(08 Jun 2021, 5:51 pm)Micheal Aaron 1800 and 1801 are still at Ashington. Doubt how long they have left.
Darts are a nice bus to ride on. It will be a miss when the last darts go on the North East
(08 Jun 2021, 5:51 pm)Micheal Aaron 1800 and 1801 are still at Ashington. Doubt how long they have left.
Darts are a nice bus to ride on. It will be a miss when the last darts go on the North East
(08 Jun 2021, 6:08 pm)Adrian
8107 M817 GFT Go Wear Buses by North East Malarkey, on Flickr
I quite liked these.
(08 Jun 2021, 6:08 pm)Adrian
8107 M817 GFT Go Wear Buses by North East Malarkey, on Flickr
I quite liked these.
(08 Jun 2021, 6:08 pm)Adrian
8107 M817 GFT Go Wear Buses by North East Malarkey, on Flickr
I quite liked these.
(08 Jun 2021, 6:08 pm)Adrian
8107 M817 GFT Go Wear Buses by North East Malarkey, on Flickr
I quite liked these.
(08 Jun 2021, 8:18 pm)cbma06 If my mind serves me correctly, wasn’t 8107 at the time of this photo doing the duplicate from Heworth to Houghton in front of Wearside buses service 13 (Redby)
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(08 Jun 2021, 8:18 pm)cbma06 If my mind serves me correctly, wasn’t 8107 at the time of this photo doing the duplicate from Heworth to Houghton in front of Wearside buses service 13 (Redby)
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Rural Link still have at least one Plaxton MPD plus a Caetano Nimbus Dart which can often be seen in Morpeth
Let's not forget our 574, which lives on in preservation
Preserved: 574 / NK53 TMZ by Lee Calder, on Flickr
(11 Jun 2021, 7:24 am)LeeCalder Let's not forget our 574, which lives on in preservationIs that the only Dart gne had in preservation
Preserved: 574 / NK53 TMZ by Lee Calder, on Flickr
(11 Jun 2021, 7:24 am)LeeCalder Let's not forget our 574, which lives on in preservationIs that the only Dart gne had in preservation
Preserved: 574 / NK53 TMZ by Lee Calder, on Flickr
(11 Jun 2021, 11:26 am)LeeCalder I believe there may be an NA52-XXX example preserved somewhere in the South West.Aye. It's AWJ. It's green https://flic.kr/p/nawzv1
(11 Jun 2021, 11:26 am)LeeCalder I believe there may be an NA52-XXX example preserved somewhere in the South West.Aye. It's AWJ. It's green https://flic.kr/p/nawzv1
Im sure somwhere in the country that some Darts will make it into a driver training role aswell,like what Stagecoach NE have done with some ALX300's,scary to think that both types of these buses,i pretty much grew up with will end up either driver training vehicles or scrapped
(11 Jun 2021, 2:08 pm)V514DFT Im sure somwhere in the country that some Darts will make it into a driver training role aswell,like what Stagecoach NE have done with some ALX300's,scary to think that both types of these buses,i pretty much grew up with will end up either driver training vehicles or scrapped
(11 Jun 2021, 2:08 pm)V514DFT Im sure somwhere in the country that some Darts will make it into a driver training role aswell,like what Stagecoach NE have done with some ALX300's,scary to think that both types of these buses,i pretty much grew up with will end up either driver training vehicles or scrapped
Much better buses than the optare solo shite that has replaced them at Arriva.
(08 Jun 2021, 6:08 pm)Adrian
8107 M817 GFT Go Wear Buses by North East Malarkey, on Flickr
I quite liked these.
(08 Jun 2021, 6:08 pm)Adrian
8107 M817 GFT Go Wear Buses by North East Malarkey, on Flickr
I quite liked these.