Prepared on Notepad by Ian Smith,
This page created 24th March 2011, updated 18th December 2017.

Centrewest Plaxton SLFs (L, DMP, DLP)

These histories are incomplete. They are being assembled as I garner information from a variety of sources. Particularly useful have been:
 
DLP 1             */95    9.2m Dennis Dart SLF SFD112BR1SGW20106, Plaxton Pointer 969.2HEZ4437, B27D
                  */95    prototype: new to London Transport
                  9/95    exhibited at 1995 Bus & Coach Show at NEC
        P41 MLE   8/96 UX loaned to Centrewest, on loan from London Transport, into service on 222
                          used on Gold Arrow 28, 31
                  3/99    returned to LT
 DLF 41           */99 FE acquired by F.E.Thorpe for Stationlink SL1, SL2 (Wembley)
                  7/00 FE Thorpes
                  2/01 FE in service on 210, plain red
                  2/02 FE in service on 210, plain red
                  6/03 PA new garage (West Perivale)
                          on loan to Blue Triangle for 66
                 10/03 PA returned, repainted red with yellow cant-rail
                  1/04 PA in service on 210, red, blue skirt
                  8/04 PA taken over by Metroline
                  2/05 PA repainted with blue Metroline bumpers
                  3/06 PA repainted, light blue skirt, new Thorpe's fleetname
                  5/06 PA withdrawn into store
                  6/07 PV change store
                  8/07 PA change store
                  2/09    off-lease to Dawson Rentals 
                  2/09    acquired by RML Travel, Burslem, Staffordshire
                  7/09    RML, overall red
                  1/10    acquired by D&G Bus, Adderley Green, Stoke-on-Trent
                  3/10    D&G, Longton, #32, overall deep red 
    

L 1 P401 MLA 8/96 10.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10219, Plaxton Pointer 9610HJZ5163, B34F 8/96 UX new to Centrewest for A10 (Uxbridge) 7/00 UX 3/02 UX 42401 11/03 UX renumbered on paper DMP42401 */04 recoded, renumbered 6/05 UX 6/07 UX repainted all-red 4/08 UX withdrawn into store 5/08 UX in service 6/08 transfer to First Wyvern, Kidderminster: repainted Barbie, #42401 2/13 taken over by Rotala Group #31508 4/13 Diamond, Worcester: still barbie livery by 10/13 bought by City Fox, Bristol by 7/16 sold L 2 P402 MLA 8/96 10.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10246, Plaxton Pointer 9610HJZ5164, B34F 8/96 UX new to Centrewest for A10 (Uxbridge) 7/00 UX 3/02 UX 42402 11/03 UX renumbered on paper DMP42402 */04 recoded, renumbered 6/05 UX 3/08 DM transfer into store (Dagenham) 4/08 DM in store: repainted in Barbie livery 6/08 transfer to First Wyvern, Kidderminster 2/13 taken over by Rotala by 12/13 sold to Willenhall Commercials for scrap L 3 P403 MLA 8/96 10.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10247, Plaxton Pointer 9610HJZ5165, B34F 8/96 UX new to Centrewest for A10 (Uxbridge) 7/00 UX 3/02 UX 42403 11/03 UX renumbered on paper DMP42403 */04 recoded, renumbered 6/05 UX 8/07 UX repainted all-red 4/08 UX withdrawn into store 5/08 UX in service 6/08 transfer to First Wyvern, Kidderminster: repainted Barbie 2/13 taken over by Rotala 10/13 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 10/13 sold to South-Eastern Coachworks, (Faversham) 12/13 to Safe-Zone, Edinburgh: 3/15 mobile drop-in centre for Safe-Zone 2/16 out of use L 4 P404 MLA 8/96 10.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10251, Plaxton Pointer 9610HJZ5166, B34F 8/96 UX new to Centrewest for A10 (Uxbridge) 7/00 UX 3/02 UX 42404 11/03 UX renumbered on paper DMP42404 */04 recoded, renumbered 6/05 UX 11/07 UX repainted all-red 2/08 DM transfer into store (Dagenham) 3/08 DM in store: repainted in Barbie livery 5/08 transfer to First Wyvern, Kidderminster 2/13 taken over by Rotala by 12/13 sold to Willenhall Commercials for scrap L 5 P405 MLA 8/96 10.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10256, Plaxton Pointer 9610HJZ5167, B34F 8/96 UX new to Centrewest for A10 (Uxbridge) 7/00 UX 8/01 UX repainted in new A10 livery 3/02 UX 42405 11/03 UX renumbered on paper DMP42405 */04 recoded, renumbered 6/05 UX 10/07 UX repainted all-red 4/08 UX withdrawn into store 6/08 transfer to First Wyvern, Kidderminster: repainted Barbie 2/13 taken over by Rotala by 12/13 sold to Willenhall Commercials for scrap L 6 P406 MLA 8/96 10.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10257, Plaxton Pointer 9610HJZ5168, B34F 8/96 UX new to Centrewest for A10 (Uxbridge) 7/00 UX 3/02 UX 42406 11/03 UX renumbered on paper DMP42406 */04 recoded, renumbered 6/05 UX 2/08 DM transfer into store (Dagenham) 3/08 DM in store: repainted in Barbie livery 4/08 SH loan to First Beeline (Slough) 6/08 transfer to First Wyvern, Kidderminster 2/13 taken over by Rotala by 12/13 sold to Willenhall Commercials for scrap L 7 P407 MLA 8/96 10.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10258, Plaxton Pointer 9610HJZ5169, B34F 8/96 UX new to Centrewest for A10 (Uxbridge) */97 SH transfer to London BusLines (Southall) 7/00 SH 6/01 UX transfer 1/02 transfer to First Cityline (Bristol) transfer to First Southern National 5/03 transfer to First Hampshire & Dorset (Weymouth) #42407 1/11 First Hampshire & Dorset 2/14 sold to Alpha Recovery
L225-L236 : DSL25-36 of London & Country: on loan to Centrewest then London Buslines from 5/96-2/98
L 237 P237 NLW 3/97 10.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10741, Plaxton Pointer 9710HJZ6575, B37F 3/97 ON new to Centrewest for 105 (Alperton) 9/97 SH transfer to London BusLines with 105 (Southall) 7/00 SH 6/01 SH withdrawn into store 7/01 transfer to First PMT, Stoke-on-Trent 9/01 transfer to First Cymru, Cardiff #670 9/10 First Cymru, Swansea, #42237 2/11 First Cymru, Swansea 11/13 sold to Alpha Recovery L 238 P238 NLW 3/97 10.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10756, Plaxton Pointer 9710HJZ6576, B37F 3/97 ON new to Centrewest for 105 (Alperton) 9/97 SH transfer to London BusLines with 105 (Southall) 7/00 SH 6/01 SH withdrawn into store 7/01 transfer to First PMT, Stoke-on-Trent 9/01 transfer to First Cymru, Cardiff #671 3/11 First Cymru #42238 4/13 sold for scrap L 239 P239 NLW 3/97 10.0m Dennis Dart SLF SFD212BR1TGW10757, Plaxton Pointer 9710HJZ6577, B37F 3/97 ON new to Centrewest for 105 (Alperton) 9/97 SH transfer to London BusLines with 105 (Southall) 7/00 SH 6/01 SH withdrawn into store 7/01 transfer to First PMT, Stoke-on-Trent 9/01 transfer to First Cymru, Cardiff #672 9/09 First Cymru #42239 by 5/13 sold to Bayliss (Ogmore Vale)

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