London Buses - Centrewest - DW107 KDZ5107 - Dennis Dart 8.5SDL3010 - Wright Handybus
These Wright bodied Darts totalled 170 in the Centrewest fleet becoming a very 'handy' acquisition! New in 09/1991, DW107, based at Westbourne Park, is seen here on layover at Golders Green Station in late 08/1992. The Darts had replaced the undersized Alexander bodied Mercedes-Benz 811D minibuses, mostly on routes 28 & 31 which operated on a high frequency service through to South Kensington. They in turn had replaced the ubiquitous Routemasters. This batch of DW class of Darts remained mostly intact until disposal throughout the First Group, which acquired Centrewest in 03/1997, Centrewest being privatised by London Buses in 09/1994. The earlier ones with their inward sloping drivers window had the look of various short Leyland Leopard and AEC Reliance buses bodied by different coachbuilders in the early 1960s. Apparently, it reduced glare for the drivers.
The camera being a Praktica MTL3 with the film being a Boots Colourslide.
I would request, as with all my photos, that they are not copied or downloaded in any way, shape or form. © Peter Steel 1992.
London Buses - Centrewest - DW107 KDZ5107 - Dennis Dart 8.5SDL3010 - Wright Handybus
These Wright bodied Darts totalled 170 in the Centrewest fleet becoming a very 'handy' acquisition! New in 09/1991, DW107, based at Westbourne Park, is seen here on layover at Golders Green Station in late 08/1992. The Darts had replaced the undersized Alexander bodied Mercedes-Benz 811D minibuses, mostly on routes 28 & 31 which operated on a high frequency service through to South Kensington. They in turn had replaced the ubiquitous Routemasters. This batch of DW class of Darts remained mostly intact until disposal throughout the First Group, which acquired Centrewest in 03/1997, Centrewest being privatised by London Buses in 09/1994. The earlier ones with their inward sloping drivers window had the look of various short Leyland Leopard and AEC Reliance buses bodied by different coachbuilders in the early 1960s. Apparently, it reduced glare for the drivers.
The camera being a Praktica MTL3 with the film being a Boots Colourslide.
I would request, as with all my photos, that they are not copied or downloaded in any way, shape or form. © Peter Steel 1992.