(12 Jun 2015, 8:22 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Im so happy one has been preserved, I don't know why most drivers hated them as I thought they gave a pleasant ride

And again, Happy 33101 was preserved loved it juring its brief stay at South Sheilds. shame someone didn't preserve 33491/92 as they were part of my childhood riding them from town back home    but I think 91 was withdrawn with chassis issues or something like that. 

33492 also was withdrawn and latter scrapped due to chassis corrosion, after receiving parts from 33488 - which was also withdrawn and scrapped due to chassis corrosion! I think all of the R-reg darts had chassis issues at their end of life, which was probably one of the reasons why they were all scrapped. I assume a lot of chassis repairs will need to be done to 33101 during restoration.