IAN'S BUS STOP: LONDON's Scanias

Boro'Line, Kentish Bus Scanias

This page created 11th November 2007 by Ian Smith

Bus Histories

These histories are incomplete. They are being compiled as I assemble data from a varieety of sources.

Kentish Bus / Boro'Line


701   E701 GCU   6/88    new to Kentish Bus: Scania N112DR, Alexander RH H47/31F
                 6/88 DT new to store (Dartford): cream/maroon livery
                 7/88 SJ into service on 51 (Swanley)
                c7/88 SJ used on 51 
                 8/89 DT transfer for 51 (SJ closes)
                 1/91 DG transfer for 51 (Dunton Green)
                11/91 DG 
                 2/92 DT transfer
                 9/92    withdrawn   
                 9/92    bought by Nottingham City Transport #354

702   E702 JCN   6/88    new to Kentish Bus: Scania N112DR, Alexander RH H47/31F
                 6/88 DT new to store (Dartford): cream/maroon livery
                 7/88 SJ into service on 51 (Swanley)
                 8/89 DT transfer for 51 (SJ closes)
                 1/91 DG transfer for 51 (Dunton Green)
                11/91 DG 
                 2/92 DT transfer 
                 9/92    withdrawn   
                 9/92    bought by Nottingham City Transport #355
      OTO 555M           reregistered

703   E703 JCN   6/88    new to Kentish Bus: Scania N112DR, Alexander RH H47/31F
                 6/88 DT new to store (Dartford): cream/maroon livery
                 7/88 SJ into service on 51 (Swanley)
                c9/88 SJ used on 51
                 8/89 DT transfer for 51 (SJ closes)
                 1/91 DG transfer for 51 (Dunton Green)
                11/91 DG 
                 2/92 DT transfer
                 */92 CF transfer: used on 233 (Crayford)
                 9/92    withdrawn     
                 9/92    bought by Nottingham City Transport #356

704   E704 JCN   6/88    new to Kentish Bus: Scania N112DR, Alexander RH H47/31F
                 6/88 DT new to store (Dartford): cream/maroon livery
                 7/88 SJ into service on 51 (Swanley)
                 8/89 DT transfer for 51 (SJ closes)
                 1/91 DG transfer for 51 (Dunton Green)
                11/91 DG   
                 2/92 DT transfer
                 3/92 CF transfer (Crayford)
                 9/92    withdrawn 
                 9/92    bought by Nottingham City Transport #357

705   E705 JCN   6/88    new to Kentish Bus: Scania N112DR, Alexander RH H47/31F
                 6/88 DT new to store (Dartford): cream/maroon livery
                 7/88 SJ into service on 51 (Swanley)
                 8/89 DT transfer for 51 (SJ closes)
                 1/91 DG transfer for 51 (Dunton Green)
                11/91 DG 
                 2/92 DT transfer
                 9/92    withdrawn  
                 9/92    bought by Nottingham City Transport #358

701   E701 XKR   3/88    new to Boro'Line Maidstone: Scania N112DRB #1812858, Alexander RH53/4687/2 H46/31F
                         white livery
706              2/92 CF bought by Kentish Bus, renumbered
                 9/92 DT transfer (Dartford)
                10/93 CF transfer
                10/93 DT return
                 3/94 LM transfer (Lewisham)
                12/94 LM 
                12/95    transfer to Midland Fox, Leicester
                         Arriva Fox County, #4151

701   E702 XKR   3/88    new to Boro'Line Maidstone: Scania N112DRB #1812857, Alexander RH53/4687/1 H46/31F
                         white livery
                 */88 CF used on 132 (Crayford)
                 */88 CF used on Sunday 22
                11/89 CF painted overall ad for Crayford Motors
707              2/92 CF bought by Kentish Bus, renumbered
                 9/92 DT transfer (Dartford)
                10/93 CF transfer
                10/93 DT return
                 3/94 LM transfer (Lewisham)
                12/94 LM 
                12/95    transfer to Midland Fox, Leicester
                         Arriva Fox County, #4152

Photographic References

For a key to the references see the bibliography.


701   E701 GCU  Bus402p414 c6/88 SJ on 51 to Orpington Stn, Kentishbus
                LBM66 p05   1988 SJ on 51 to Orpington Stn, Kentishbus 
                LBR88 p109  1988 SJ on 51A to Swanley, Kentishbus 

703   F703 JCN  Bus404p484 c9/88 SJ on 51 to Woolwich, Kentishbus

704   F704 JCN  LBH2_89p25 10/88 SJ on 51 to Orpington Stn, Kentishbus

705   F705 JCN  LBR88 p109  1988 SJ on 51 to Orpington Stn, Kentishbus 
                LBH2_90p38  7/90 SJ on 51 to Woolwich, Kentishbus
                LBM99 p43   3/91    on 269 to Bromley North Stn



701   E701 XKR  LBH2_89p41  9/88 CF on 233 to Eltham Station, white, Boro'Line
                LBR88 p20   */88 CF on 233 to Swanley, Sidcup Hill, Boro'Line

702   E702 XKR  Bus399p264  1988 CF on 132 to Eltham Station, white, Boro'line
                LBM66 p05   1988 CF on 132 to Bexley Heath, white, Boro'line
                Bus407 p69  1988 CF on Sunday 22 to Bromley North, Tonbridge, white, Boro'line