Darting past an Olympian

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JFO

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Jan 14, 2025, 3:29:36 AM1/14/25
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Stagecoach Dart 34483 SV53DDK was on also on Route 34 on the 11th and I captured it in Newington Estate, passing one of Thanet's Non PCV residents Leyland G314EJH which has lived in Thanet since 2021, and is also not the only Olympian in the neigbourhood!
From Wilton Road in Leigh Road Industrial Estate I also spotted an ex MetroBus Orpington painted Volvo, belived to be on a P Reg which lives in the back of Wilton Road Unit 4, where its been since at least 2022: https://www.google.com/maps/@51.3458119,1.3852246,3a,15y,17.2h,87.09t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sdQq6_YC1fM0X9TqIwynO1Q!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D2.912407224242827%26panoid%3DdQq6_YC1fM0X9TqIwynO1Q%26yaw%3D17.20112806622607!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDEwOC4wIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExMjM0SAFQAw%3D%3D, though shots of it are not possible as it appears to be surrounded by scaffolding planks.
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JFO

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Mar 31, 2026, 4:09:30 PM (5 days ago) Mar 31
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While the Stagecoach Darts are all gone from Thanet now (including stored 35256 GX56OGG), Non PCV Leyland G314EJH still lives in Newington, as does the ex Metrobus Volvo in Leigh Road Industrial Estate I mentioned above, and while in Thanet on March 28th I finally managed some not very good shots of the vehicle, which is now belived to be S860DGX.
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Harry Powell

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Apr 1, 2026, 2:13:01 AM (4 days ago) Apr 1
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This is most likely S866DGX.

Neil Gow

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Apr 1, 2026, 3:51:19 PM (4 days ago) Apr 1
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S860 DGX was claimed to be preserved with the Bromley Bus Preservation Group, and there's a picture of it still on their premises in 2022.

JFO

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Apr 2, 2026, 2:11:08 AM (3 days ago) Apr 2
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Thanks Guys, having now looked at some pics of S866DGX I suspect Harry is right, as the Volvo has been there since at least 2022 or maybe even longer.
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