GM Buses North

[gilesbus1]

RE: GM Buses North

(08/07/2012 13:31)P528LND Wrote:  Does anyone know who actually bought the Dennis Dart SLF/Wright Crusaders? Also where did they start life? I've been under the impression for so long they've been at Oldham since the beginning.

They where bought by First Manchester in late 1996 early 1997 all have been allocated to Oldham depot since new although a few members have had odd spells away at Bolton, Wigan, Rochdale and Dukinfield.

They where the only ones of this combination bought by FirstGroup as shortly after the relationship between Wrightbus and Dennis broke down over the building of some Lance SLF's for Stagecoach East Kent (See Wrightbus book).

Similar buses where also bought by Dawson rentals and rented out to various operators, and others where bought by Oxford Bus Company (GoAhead) and CMT Buses in Liverpool, London United also had some. This though was the largest such batch in the Country.