All Over London Bus Blog: Metroline's DLD's return to service!

London Returns to Normality

Over the past 3 months, London has faced one of it's biggest challenges over the Summer: The Olympics.

Throughout the whole of September, London Bus Companies have been returning to normal service after their vehicles have been used on either Olympic shuttles or helping passenger increases on certain routes.

This series of posts will be on the buses used as Olympic Shuttles, as well as new arrivals for bus companies

Part 4: Metroline's DLDs return to service!

In January 2006 following the withdrawal of old Dart's at Metroline's Kings Cross garage (KX), 18 10.1m Alexander Dennis Pointer Dart SLF's (surprisingly with a Voith gearbox) (DLD's) were delivered for use at the garage; these turned out to be Metroline's last ever Darts!

Here's the fleetlist:

DLD693 - LK55 KLE

DLD694 - LK55KLF

DLD695 - LK55 KLJ

DLD696 - LK55 KLL

DLD697 - LK55 KLM

DLD698 - LK55 KLO

DLD699 - LK55 KLP

DLD700 - LK55 KLS

DLD701 - LK55 KLU

DLD702 - LK55 KLV

DLD703 - LK55 KLX

DLD704 - LK55 KLZ

DLD705 - LK55 KMA

DLD706 - LK55 KME

DLD707 - LK55 KMF

DLD708 - LK55 KMG

DLD709 - LK55 KMJ

DLD710 - LK55 KMM

DLD711 - LK55 KMO

In 2011 Metroline gained a new premises in York Road, Kings Cross.

Therefore the allocation at the previous site, was moved to this area. Thus meaning the new site was renamed KC and not the previous KX.

In Spring 2012, these buses were sent off for refurbishment prior to their work on Olympic shuttles and remained at CELF until they were needed on Shuttle services.

A few 09 reg DE's from Brentford (AH) were transferred over to replace these buses whilst refurbished.