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Categories: Dennis Buses : Buses : Corgi
Dennis Dart SLF Pointer 1 (Trent Barton The Villager) in Yellow (1:76 scale by Corgi OM44710)
This diecast model Dennis Dart SLF Pointer 1 (Trent Barton The Villager) is Yellow and features working wheels.
Of the 54 Plaxton-bodied Dennis Darts in the Trent Barton fleet, 6 are branded in "villager" livery to work on the V1, V2 and V3 routes between Derby and Burton upon Trent. They are based at the Company’s Meadow Road depot in Derby.
The brand took its name from the villages served along the way, such as Findern, Willington, Repton, Etwall, Hilton, Tutbury and Stretton. It is very popular within these local communities who dubbed it ‘the sheep bus’ after its original livery. The unofficial soubriquet stuck so well that Trent Barton insisted on retaining the sheep imagery as a touch of humour when the new brand identity was commissioned from Ray Stenning this year. There are even sheep transfers on the ticket machines!
The "villager" Darts have been given a major makeover inside and out – including a change of interior seating layout to give more generous ‘2 + 1’ seating in the front section, rather than four seats across the bus.
This is a dual destination/split run item displaying either V3 Burton via Willington or Repton V1 Derby via Tutbury, Etwall
1:76 scale (approx. 14cm / 5.5in long) - made by Corgi.
Limited edition of 1510 pieces worldwide complete with numbered certificate.
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