DARLINGTON BUS 50 GROUP

 WELCOME TO THE DARLINGTON BUS 50 GROUP WEBSITE

WE ARE A NEW GROUP WHICH HAS BEEN FORMED TO CONTINUE THE PRESERVATION OF DARLINGTON FLEETLINE No.50 

All aboard as old bus makes its way back to Darlington


FARES PLEASE: Bus enthusiasts Michael Hall, left, and Michael Todd, with the Daimler Fleetline bus, which was in service in Darlington from 1972 to 1994.
Full report from the Northern Echo
13th March 2014 can be seen here.

WHAT'S NEW  13/03/2014 - Report in the Northern Echo. 12/03/2014 - More Events added. 12/02/2014 BUS 50 ARRIVES BACK IN TO DARLINGTON - SEE PICTURES PAGE. 10/02/2014 Group Meeting Minutes added to Members Area.

Here is a little bit of the History of Bus 50.

Bus 50 NHN 250K was delivered to Darlington Corporation Transport Department in August 1972.
It is a Daimler Fleetline SRG6LX-36 (Single deck Rear Gardner 6LX engine - 36' long) with Roe B48D bodywork. Daimler chassis No. 64444, and Roe body No. G07164. One of a batch of 12 it survived until the very end of Darlington Transport Company (DTC) in November 1994.
Since then it has had a number of owners in preservation, latterly with the 

 

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