The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey, 1990
London United DT26, a Dennis Dart with Duple 'Dartline' bodywork pictured in a traffic jam on The Quadrant in Richmond Surrey on 28th April 1990. At the time, the bus was brand new having been just delivered to London United that very month. The Dartline body was only used on the Dennis Dart chassis, however, Duple only produced the Dartline during 1990, before the designs were sold onto Carlyle for continued production in 1990/1. To be honest, I quite liked the asymmetric look of these buses when they first arrived on the scene, especially as they appeared a little different from the offerings of other body builders of the time.
In January 2000, this bus and sister bus DT16 (G516VYE) were sold to Southern Vectis for further service. I believe that this particular vehicle has since been acquired by the West Wight Bus Group on the Isle of Wight, as a preservation project:
www.flickr.com/photos/islandyorkie/3519466184/
The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey, 1990
London United DT26, a Dennis Dart with Duple 'Dartline' bodywork pictured in a traffic jam on The Quadrant in Richmond Surrey on 28th April 1990. At the time, the bus was brand new having been just delivered to London United that very month. The Dartline body was only used on the Dennis Dart chassis, however, Duple only produced the Dartline during 1990, before the designs were sold onto Carlyle for continued production in 1990/1. To be honest, I quite liked the asymmetric look of these buses when they first arrived on the scene, especially as they appeared a little different from the offerings of other body builders of the time.
In January 2000, this bus and sister bus DT16 (G516VYE) were sold to Southern Vectis for further service. I believe that this particular vehicle has since been acquired by the West Wight Bus Group on the Isle of Wight, as a preservation project:
www.flickr.com/photos/islandyorkie/3519466184/