IAN'S BUS STOP: The Green Line PDLs, and GAS DAFs

DAF SB220 Plaxton Prestige: Arriva Kent Thameside

This page created 23rd November 2012 by Ian Smith

Bus Histories

The bus histories are incomplete. They are being compiled as I gather and collate data from a variety of sources. Particularly useful have been:

BusSpotter's listings
Bus Lists On The Web
LOTS, especially TLB, LBM and Annual Reviews



3911   T911 KKM  3/99    DE02GSSB220 007107, Plaxton Prestige 9911.9DTH0669, B39F
                 3/99 NF new to Arriva Kent Thameside for 480/490: branded (Northfleet)
                 7/00 NF
                 3/02 NF
                 6/05 NF
                 4/06 NF
                 8/07 NF fitted with LED display
                 6/08 NF
                 9/08 NF 
                10/08 SE transfer to Arriva Southend
                 3/10 SE
                 6/10 SE in service on 3
                10/10 SE
                      SE repainted interurban blue/blue
                 3/12 SE 

3912   T912 KKM  3/99    DE02GSSB220 007109, Plaxton Prestige 9911.9DTH0670, B39F
                 3/99 NF new to Arriva Kent Thameside for 480/490: branded (Northfleet)
                 7/00 NF 
                 3/02 NF
                 6/05 NF
                 3/06 NF into store: displaced by Fastrack
                 4/06 TW transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex for 402 (Tunbridge Wells)
                 4/06 NF return to Northfleet for rectification
                 5/06 TW transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex for 402 
                 5/06 TW in service on 402
                 9/06 TW repainted interurban blue/blue: 402 branded
                 1/07 TW in service on 402
                 4/07 TW in service on 402
                 9/07 TW in service on 402
                c6/08 TW 402 branding removed (displaced by LEZ-compliant Darts) 
                 8/08 SE transfer to Arriva Southend
                 8/08 SE in service on 44
                 9/10 SE
                 5/11 SE

3913   T913 KKM  4/99    DE02GSSB220 007273, Plaxton Prestige 9911.9DTH0671, B39F
                 4/99 NF new to Arriva Kent Thameside for 480/490: branded (Northfleet)
                 7/00 NF 
                 3/02 NF
                 1/05 NF in service on 100: 480/490 branded
                 6/05 NF
                 3/06 NF into store: displaced by Fastrack
                 4/06 TW transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex for 402 (Tunbridge Wells)
                 4/06 NF return to Northfleet for rectification
                 5/06 TW transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex for 402 
                 5/06 TW used on 402: turquoise/cream
                 9/06 TW repainted interurban blue/blue: 402 branded
                 1/07 TW in service on 402
                c6/08 TW 402 branding removed (displaced by LEZ-compliant Darts)
                 6/09 TW in service on 287, unbranded 
                 5/10 SE in service on 5, 1
                10/10 SE in service on 5
 
3914   T914 KKM  4/99    DE02GSSB220 007274, Plaxton Prestige 9911.9DTH0672, B39F
                 4/99 NF new to Arriva Kent Thameside for 480/490: branded (Northfleet)
                 7/00 NF
                 3/02 NF
                 6/05 NF
                 3/06 NF into store: displaced by Fastrack
                 4/06 TW transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex for 402 (Tunbridge Wells)
                 9/06 TW repainted interurban blue/blue: 402 branded
                 6/08 TW in service on 402
                c6/08 TW 402 branding removed (displaced by LEZ-compliant Darts)
                 6/09 TW in service on 402, unbranded 
                 4/10 SE in service on 5
                 5/10 SE in service on 1, 150
                10/11 SE in service on 5
  
3915   T915 KKM  4/99    DE02GSSB220 007275, Plaxton Prestige 9911.9DTH0677, B39F
                 4/99 NF new to Arriva Kent Thameside for 480/490: branded (Northfleet)
                 7/00 NF 
                 3/02 NF
                 6/05 NF 
                 3/06 NF into store: displaced by Fastrack
                 4/06 TW transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex for 402 (Tunbridge Wells)
                      TW repainted interurban blue/blue: 402 branded
                 1/07 TW in service on 402
                c6/08 TW 402 branding removed (displaced by LEZ-compliant Darts)
                 4/10 SE in service on 5
 
3916   T916 KKM  5/99    DE02GSSB220 007277, Plaxton Prestige 9911.9DTH0678, B39F
                 5/99 NF new to Arriva Kent Thameside for 480/490: branded (Northfleet)
                 7/00 NF
                 3/02 NF
                 6/05 NF 
                 3/06 NF into store: displaced by Fastrack
                 4/06 TW transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex for 402 (Tunbridge Wells)
                      TW repainted interurban blue/blue: 402 branded
                c6/08 TW 402 branding removed (displaced by LEZ-compliant Darts) 
                11/09 SE in service on 1
                 9/10 SE
                 6/12 SE in service on 5

 
3917   T917 KKM  5/99    DE02GSSB220 007278, Plaxton Prestige 9911.9DTH0679, B39F
                 5/99    new to Arriva Kent & Sussex
                 4/01 GL transfer to Arriva Medway Towns (Gillingham)
                10/02 NF on loan to Northfleet, still 151 branded 
                11/02 GL returned to AMT
                 6/04    transfer to Arriva North West #2475 
                 9/04    transfer to Arriva Cymru #2475
                 7/12    Arriva North-West #2475 
 
3918   T918 KKM  5/99    DE02GSSB220 007279, Plaxton Prestige 9911.9DTH0680, B39F
                 5/99    new to Arriva Kent & Sussex 
                 4/01 GL transfer to Arriva Medway Towns (Gillingham)
                 4/06 TW (Tunbridge Wells)
                 8/07 NF transfer to Arriva Kent Thameside (Northfleet)
                 6/08 NF  
                 9/08 SE transfer to Arriva Southend
                 4/10 SE in service on 5
                 6/10 SE in service on 1
                      SE repainted interurban blue/blue
                10/10 SE in service on 6A
  
3919   T919 KKM  5/99    DE02GSSB220 007276, Plaxton Prestige 9911.9DTH0681, B39F
                 5/99    new to Arriva Kent & Sussex 
                 4/01 GL transfer to Arriva Medway Towns (Gillingham)
                 4/06 TW (Tunbridge Wells)
                 1/07 TW in service on 402  
                 6/09 SE
                 7/09 SE
                 4/10 SE in service on 5
                10/11 SE in service on 5
 
3920   T920 KKM  5/99    DE02GSSB220 007281, Plaxton Prestige 9911.9DTH0682, B39F
                 5/99    new to Arriva Kent & Sussex 
                 4/01 GL transfer to Arriva Medway Towns (Gillingham)
                 6/04    transfer to Arriva North West #2476 
                 9/04    transfer to Arriva Cymru #2476 
                 4/11    Arriva North-West 2476 
                 9/12    Arriva North-West 2476 
 
3921   T921 KKM  5/99    DE02GSSB220 007283, Plaxton Prestige 9911.9DTH0683, B39F
                 5/99    new to Arriva Kent & Sussex
                 4/01 GL transfer to Arriva Medway Towns (Gillingham)
                 6/03 NF transfer to Arriva Kent Thameside (Northfleet)  
                 6/05 NF
                 3/06 NF into store: displaced by Fastrack
                 4/06 TW transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex for 402 (Tunbridge Wells)
                 6/08 TW  
                 2/09 TW in service on 77
                 4/10 SE
                 7/10 SE repainted interurban blue/blue
                 3/12 SE in service on 5
                 6/12 SE 
                 9/12 SE in service on 5
   
3922   T922 KKM  5/99    DE02GSSB220 007284, Plaxton Prestige 9911.9DTH0684, B39F
                 5/99    new to Arriva Kent & Sussex 
                 4/01 GL transfer to Arriva Medway Towns (Gillingham)
                 6/04    transfer to Arriva North West #2477 
                 9/04    transfer to Arriva Cymru #2477
                 2/10    Arriva North-West 2477
                 8/12    Arriva North-West 2477

Photographic References

A key to the references is given in the bibliography.


3913   T913 KKM LBM137 p10   5/06 TW on 402 to Tunbridge Wells, Bromley South

3914   T914 KKM LBM113 p20   */99 NF on 490 to Gravesend, Bluewater

Ian's Bus Stop DAF AKT text histories photo refs