SCT '61 Photo Index
East Kent
  
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 1. JG4241
East Kent JG4241, a Dennis Ace with ECOC DP20F bodywork built to the design of East Kent. This had a sliding panel roof.
Photo taken ca 1932, Lowestoft

 
 2. JG8720
Preserved East Kent JG8720, a 1937 Dennis Lancet with Park Royal body
Photo taken Saturday 16 February 2008, Hawkhurst, Kent

 
 3. FFN446
Preserved East Kent FFN446, a 1938 Leyland TD5 double decker re-bodied in 1951 by Beadle of Dartford as a 35 seater coach
Photo taken Saturday 16 February 2008, Hawkhurst, Kent

 
 4. CFN104
Preserved East Kent Leyland Tiger PS1/1 CFN104 with a 32 seat Park Royal coach body, new in early 1948. It was sold by East Kent in 1960.
Photo taken Sunday 20 July 2003, Watercress Line Rally, Alton

 
 5. CFN104
Shining brilliantly in the sun is ex-East Kent Leyland Tiger PS1/1 CFN104 with a 32 seat Park Royal coach body, new in early 1948. It was sold by East Kent in 1960.
Photo taken Sunday 17 July 2005, Watercress Line Rally, Alton

 
 6. CFN154
Preserved East Kent CFN154, a Dennis Lancet III with Park Royal body, new in February 1948.
Photo taken Sunday 25 May 2008, ADBIG Running Day, Farnham Station

 
 7. CFN84
An East Kent halfcab coach, looks like CFN84, a Leyland Tiger PS1 from the 1940s with Park Royal C32R body
Photo taken c. 1956, Victoria Coach Station

 
 8. CJG907
Leyland Tiger LNF553 in the fleet of E.H.Roberts & Co Plant Ltd. LNF 553, a Leyland Tiger PS2/1 (c/n 495712) with Burlingham C35F body was new in 1949 to Mason, Manchester.
Photo taken Sunday 18 July 1965, Southend Seaway car park

 
 9. CJG944
CJG944, a Leyland Titan PD1 with Leyland L53R body, built in 1948 for East Kent and sold to Banfields in 1964.
Photo taken Sunday 6 March 1966, Seaway Car Park, Southend

 
 10. CFN121
Preserved ex-East Kent CFN121, a 1949 Dennis Lancet with Park Royal single deck body
Photo taken Sunday 2 November 2003, Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society open day

 
 11. EFN568
Preserved ex East Kent EFN568, a 1950 Dennis Falcon P3 with Dennis B29F bodywork is seen here participating in the 2003 Worthing Rally.
Photo taken July 2003, Marine Parade, Worthing.

 
 12. EFN589
East Kent EFN589, a Dennis Lancet III was built in 1950 with a Park Royal C32F body, but was downgraded to bus duties in 1961.
Photo taken 1962, Maidstone

 
 13. FFN379
Lewington's ex-East Kent Guy Arab III / Park Royal FFN379, new 1951, seen here in Silver Jubilee livery, part of Brentwood Carnival.
Photo taken July 1977, Brentwood

 
 14. FFN381
East Kent FFN381, a Guy Arab III with Park Royal body new in 1951, originally H58R but one of several (FFN374-382,384) that were converted to open top. It's final use was as a towing vehicle, as seen here.
Photo taken mid 1970s, Folkestone Garage

 
 15. FFN384
Rear view of Lewington's ex-East Kent FFN384, Guy Arab III / Park Royal, new 1951, taking part in the 1978 Brentwood Carnival.
Photo taken Saturday 29 July 1978, Brentwood High Street

 
 16. FFN451
Preserved former East Kent FFN451, a Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/15 with Park Royal C37C body, new in 1951.
Photo taken Sunday 10 October 2004, Canvey rally

 
 17. GFN279
East Kent GFN279, one of the twenty five 1952 Beadle-Leyland rebuilds with C35F body alongside 1957 AEC Reliance NFN335 with Beadle DP41F body at Victoria Coach Station.
Photo taken Saturday 10 September 1960, London Victoria Coach Station

 
 18. GFN916
East Kent GFN916, a Guy Arab IV with Park Royal H58RD body, new in 1952
Photo taken May 1960, Victoria Coach Station, London

 
 19. GFN916
East Kent GFN 916, a Guy Arab IV with Park Royal H58RD body, new in 1952
Photo taken Friday 21 August 1964, Maidstone - Photo of the week 8/1/01

 
 20. HJG18
East Kent HJG18, a Dennis Lancet with Duple C41C body, new in 1954
Photo taken c. 1956, Victoria Coach Station

 
 21. KFN220
KFN220 is a preserved East Kent 1955 AEC Reliance MU3RV fitted with a Weymann DP41F body. It is seen here at the 2007 Worthing rally
Photo taken Sunday 29 July 2007, Marine Parade, Worthing

 
 22. MJG297
A good general shot of the station with an East Kent coach in the foreground, looks like MJG297, an AEC Reliance with Beadle body new in 1957, and some Thames Valley K types in the distance
Photo taken c. 1956, Victoria Coach Station

 
 23. PFN853
Former East Kent PFN853, a 1958 AEC Regent V with Park Royal FH72F body, now minus its roof and being used as a sightseeing bus in Central London
Photo taken 2002, London Victoria

 
 24. PFN858
Lockeys of Evenwood, Co. Durham, PFN858, an AEC Regent V of 1958 with Park Royal H40/32F bodywork, new to East Kent.
Photo taken May 1972, Garage at Evenwood

 
 25. PFN858
Former East Kent PFN858, a 1958 AEC Regent V with Park Royal FH72F body
Photo taken Sunday 3 April 2005, Cobham open day, Wisley

 
 26. PFN874
Preserved former East Kent PFN874, an AEC Regent V with Park Royal FH40/32F body, new in April 1959
Photo taken Sunday 15 July 2007, Watercress Line Rally, Alton

 
 27. PFN875
East Kent PFN875, an AEC Regent V with Park Royal FH40/32F body, new in May 1959 and later converted to open top
Photo taken Summer 1975, Hovercraft Terminal nr Ramsgate (Pegwell Bay?)

 
 28. PFN876
East Kent PFN876, 'unclothed' at Herne Bay depot, withdrawn for disposal. Overhaul of this vehicle had commenced, but not completed.
Photo taken February 1976, Herne Bay depot

 
 29. TFN419
East Kent TFN419, an AEC Reliance 2MU3RV with Park Royal DP41F body new in 1960, and behind from the same batch, TFN432.
Photo taken Sunday 31 July 1960, Westminster

 
 30. WFN513
East Kent WFN513, a 1961 AEC Reliance with Park Royal dual purpose bodywork. East Kent bought many examples of Park Royal bodywork for their saloons, many of them to a style unique to East Kent.
Photo taken 1997, Harrogate Trans Pennine Rally

 
 31. 527FN
East Kent 527FN, AEC Reliance 2U3RA with Park Royal C46F body, new in July 1962.
 
 32. 532FN
East Kent 532FN, an AEC Reliance 2U3RA with Park Royal C46F body, new in 1962 - in case you're wondering 2U3RA means a 36ft Reliance 590 ("2U"), with syncromesh gearbox ("3"), right hand drive ("R") and air brakes ("A").
Photo taken Thursday 21 May 1964, Victoria Coach Station

 
 33. 6544FN
East Kent 6544FN, an AEC Reliance 2U3RA with Park Royal C49F body, new in 1963
Photo taken Tuesday 11 August 1964, Victoria Coach Station

 
 34. AFN596B
JDW AEC Reliance / Park Royal AFN596B, ex East Kent.
Photo taken June 1978, Ipswich

 
 35. AFN781B
East Kent AEC Regent Mk V, registered AFN781B, on a wet- looking March 1978 day in Canterbury.
Photo taken Monday 20 March 1978, Canterbury

 
 36. GJG750D
Preserved former East Kent GJG750D, an AEC Regent V with Park Royal H40/32F body, new in February 1966.
Photo taken Sunday 2 April 2006, Wisley Aerodrome

 
 37. MFN946F
MFN946F, preserved East Kent 1967 AEC Regent V 2D3RA with Park Royal H72F bodywork is seen here at the 2007 Worthing Rally.
Photo taken Sunday 29 July 2007, Marine Parade, Worthing

 
 38. MFN951F
East Kent MFN951F, a 1967 AEC Regent V 3D2RA with Park Royal bodywork seen in service with Northumbria as a driver trainer
Photo taken 1996, Halifax

 
 39. RFN953G
Preserved East Kent RFN953G, a Daimler Fleetline with Park Royal H39/33F body, new in May 1969.
Photo taken Saturday 16 February 2008, turning into the High Street, Hawkhurst, Kent

 
 40. RFN953G
Preserved East Kent RFN953G, Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with Park Royal H39/33F body, new in May 1969
Photo taken Saturday 16 February 2008, Hawkhurst, Kent

 
 41. WJG470J
Preserved ex East Kent WJG470J is an AEC Reliance 6U3ZR with Plaxton Panorama Elite C53F bodywork.
Photo taken Sunday 26 July 2009, Marine Parade, Worthing.