Stagecoach 35129
Going back to nice stuff we used to have at East Midlands... Dennis Darts! They swapped depots all the time and Lincoln went from having none to some and then none again, but these cheerful looking buses are yet another post-pandemic casualty in which their numbers seemed to be okay one week and wiped out the next. Well, to be truthful there were always 1 or 2 getting withdrawn here and there, even before 2020, but it still felt like the world woke up one morning and the Darts were gone.
In terms of preservation, the population of Stagecoach Darts is quite well rounded; they cover step entry and SLF Darts, a mix of Plaxton and Alexander bodywork, London and regional, and show lots of variants with different lengths, bonded or gasket windows. In fact, after looking them up, I’ve found out there are WAY MORE preserved Stagecoach Pointer 2s than I first realised – including multiple vehicles from the same batches. Even if they’re not East Midlands ones it doesn’t matter, because across the country they were pretty universal machines.
This year I really need to find a running day with a Dart participating!
Anyway, this photo comes from when Lincoln gained 35129 for a short while, and it went around with the old Bassetlaw Belles branding that TBH looked like some strange sexist rubbish. It certainly made a change from plain Beachball though, and here YN56 HAE is depicted at Lincoln bus station as it begins a journey to Birchwood on the 6.
10.5.23
Stagecoach 35129
Going back to nice stuff we used to have at East Midlands... Dennis Darts! They swapped depots all the time and Lincoln went from having none to some and then none again, but these cheerful looking buses are yet another post-pandemic casualty in which their numbers seemed to be okay one week and wiped out the next. Well, to be truthful there were always 1 or 2 getting withdrawn here and there, even before 2020, but it still felt like the world woke up one morning and the Darts were gone.
In terms of preservation, the population of Stagecoach Darts is quite well rounded; they cover step entry and SLF Darts, a mix of Plaxton and Alexander bodywork, London and regional, and show lots of variants with different lengths, bonded or gasket windows. In fact, after looking them up, I’ve found out there are WAY MORE preserved Stagecoach Pointer 2s than I first realised – including multiple vehicles from the same batches. Even if they’re not East Midlands ones it doesn’t matter, because across the country they were pretty universal machines.
This year I really need to find a running day with a Dart participating!
Anyway, this photo comes from when Lincoln gained 35129 for a short while, and it went around with the old Bassetlaw Belles branding that TBH looked like some strange sexist rubbish. It certainly made a change from plain Beachball though, and here YN56 HAE is depicted at Lincoln bus station as it begins a journey to Birchwood on the 6.
10.5.23