Prepared on Notepad by Ian Smith,

This page created 5th April 2000, updated 28th March 2006.

Bus histories

These histories are incomplete. They are being assembled from data from a variety of sources, not all of which agree. Particularly helpful have been:

• Bus Spotter, for fleet transfers,
• LOTS data in The London Bus and London Bus Magazine,
• Richard Cains for transfer data,

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London & Country

 311    G311 DPA  12/89    new to London & Country: LX2R11G15Z4S B49F
                  12/89 GD delivered to Godstone
                   8/90 CR transfer (Croydon)
                   1/95    transfer to Londonlinks
                           Arriva Croydon & North Surrey
                   8/98    transfer to Arriva Cymru, #SLG311
                           renumbered #1711

 312    G312 DPA  12/89    new to London & Country: LX2R11G15Z4S B49F
                  12/89 GD delivered to Godstone
                   1/90    used on 289
                   8/90 CR transfer (Croydon)
                   1/95    transfer to Londonlinks
                           Arriva Croydon & North Surrey
                   8/98    transfer to Arriva Cymru, #SLG312
                           renumbered #1712
                by 2/04    bought by Stotts of Oldham: blue

 313    G313 DPA  12/89    new to London & Country: LX2R11G15Z4S B49F
                  12/89 GD delivered to Godstone
                   8/90 CR transfer (Croydon)
                   1/95    transfer to Londonlinks
                   7/95    repainted in Londonlinks livery
                           Arriva Croydon & North Surrey
                   8/98    transfer to Arriva Cymru, #SLG313
                           renumbered #1713
                by 2/04    bought by Stotts of Oldham: yellow

 314    G314 DPA  12/89    new to London & Country: LX2R11G15Z4S B49F
                  12/89 GD delivered to Godstone
                   8/90 CR transfer (Croydon)
                   1/95    transfer to Londonlinks
                           Arriva Croydon & North Surrey
                   8/98    transfer to Arriva Cymru, #SLG314
                           renumbered #1714
                by 2/04    bought by Stotts of Oldham: cream, red skirt

 315    G315 DPA  12/89    new to London & Country: LX2R11G15Z4S B49F
                  12/89 GD delivered to Godstone
                   8/90 CR transfer (Croydon)
                   1/95    transfer to Londonlinks
                           Arriva Croydon & North Surrey
                   8/98    transfer to Arriva Cymru, #SLG315
                           renumbered #1715

 316    G316 DPA   1/90    new to London & Country: LX2R11G15Z4S B49F
                  12/89 GD delivered to Godstone
                   7/90    used on 289
                   8/90 CR transfer (Croydon)
                   1/95    transfer to Londonlinks
                   9/98    transfer to Arriva Cymru, #SLG316
                           renumbered #1716
                   6/02    Arriva Cymru
                by 2/04    bought by Stotts of Oldham: cream/red


        D101 NDW   3/87    new to Merthyr Tydfil #101: LX112TL11ZR1R Lynx B51F+22
801               11/89    bought by Grey Green
                   4/95    downseated to B49F
                           transfer to Maidstone & District
 399               8/96 CR transfer to Londonlinks: repainted green/green/red (Beddington Farm)
                   9/98 CR withdrawn
 3068             10/98    transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex
                           bought by Skylark PSV: 
 LX1                       painted in London red, white roof, yellow doors
                   8/00    at Lingdale Show 
                  c8/01 ST acquired by White Rose, Thorpe
                   1/02    with White Rose
                   3/02    on loan to Metropolitan Omnibus
                   6/02    off-loan at Hoo Marina

        D102 NDW   3/87    new to Merthyr Tydfil #102: LX112TL11ZR1R Lynx B51F+22
802               11/89    bought by Grey-Green
                   4/95    downseated to B49F
                           transfer to Maidstone & District
 400               8/96 CR transfer to Londonlinks: repainted green/green/red (Beddington Farm)
                   9/98 CR withdrawn
 3337                      Arriva East Herts & Essex
                   5/00    sold to Lister (Bolton) 

Ian's Bus Stop LX Contents. London & Country. bus histories. photo refs.