1. GJ2011 ... In the background Eastern National 1008, GJ2011, an AEC Regent built in 1930 and rebodied by ECW OT59R in 1945, ex-Brighton Hove & District in 1954 and in front, another open-topper, 1248, ANJ831, a pre-war Bristol GO5G, also ex-Brighton Hove & District - 1248 lasted in the ENOC fleet until 1959. (Leigh Beck Garage, Canvey Island)

2. GW6284 ... Brighton Hove and District 6284 is a 1932 AEC Regent whose original Tilling open staircase body was replaced in 1944 by this ECW H30/26R example. Withdrawal from service came in 1953. (1950, North Street, Brighton)

3. NJ5979 ... Westcliff acquired a batch of 6 Dennis Lances from Brighton Hove & District, five for use on works contracts, the sixth open top for sea front use. Here is a not brilliant shot of NJ5979 outside Fairfax Drive depot after working a contract journey to the MEC site at Shellhaven. (c. 1951, Fairfax Drive Depot, Southend)

4. GP6235 ... Brighton Hove and District 6235, GP6235, a 1935 AEC Regent originally fitted with Tilling open staircase bodywork, but seen here with a 1944 fitted Beadle H30/26R body which it carried until withdrawal in 1954. (1950, North Street, Brighton)

5. NJ3301 ... Brighton Hove and District 6301, NJ3301, a 1935 AEC Regent with a Tilling body which was rebuilt by Beadle in 1946. Hanningtons is the famous Brighton department store whose storage and removals offices are seen in front. (1950, North Street, Brighton)

6. NJ5978 ... Ex Brighton and Hove tree lopper NJ5978, a Dennis Lance with AEC radiator. It was new as B&H 6315 in 1935 with a Tilling body and bought by Westcliff in December 1949. (Sun 24/6/56, Maldon Disposal Yard)

7. NJ9058 ... Brighton Hove and District 6325, NJ9058, a 1936 Bristol GO5G originally with a Tilling body. (1950, North Street, Brighton)

8. ANJ831 ... In the background Eastern National 1008, GJ2011, an AEC Regent built in 1930 and rebodied by ECW OT59R in 1945, ex-Brighton Hove & District in 1954 and in front, another open-topper, 1248, ANJ831, a pre-war Bristol GO5G, also ex-Brighton Hove & District - 1248 lasted in the ENOC fleet until 1959. (Leigh Beck Garage, Canvey Island)

9. FHT112 ... Brighton, Hove & District 995, FHT112, a 1938 Bristol K5G/ECW CO30/26R, parked inside Conway Street garage, Hove, one of six similar vehicles acquired from Bristol Tramways in 1955 to replace older A.E.C. Regents for use on sea front services. (c.1960, Conway Street Depot, Hove)

10. GHT127 ... GHT127, preserved ex Brighton, Hove & District 992 is a 1938 Bristol K5G with ECW O59R bodywork. This vehicle started life with Bristol Tramways, and is seen here at the 2005 Worthing Rally. (Sun 31/7/05, Marine Parade, Worthing)

11. CPM101 ... Brighton, Hove & District 344, CPM101, an A.E.C. 661T with a Weymann H28/26R body was one of eight delivered in 1939 but stored in flat undercoat during the war. They were registered and entered service in 1945/6 after being painted. (Sat 31/1/59, Chatham Place, New England Road, Brighton)

12. CPM61 ... Rear shot of 1939 Brighton, Hove and District 6340, CPM61, an AEC 661T trolleybus with Weymann H28/26R body at Science Museum collection. (Fri 15/8/25, Science Museum Collection Wroughton)

13. CAP176 ... Thames Valley 772, CAP176, was one of four Bristol K5Gs with Eastern Coachworks O30/26R bodies acquired in 1957 from Brighton, Hove & District. Three were rebuilt to open top from their original H30/26R by B.H. & D. but 772 was done by Thames Valley. They were acquired for a summer Riverside Express service, originally Reading to Maidenhead but later extended to Windsor. (Sat 28/6/58, Reading Stations)

14. CAP205 ... Thomas Bros., Port Talbot operated this Bristol K5G, CAP205, with ECW OH30/26R body which had been new to Brighton, Hove & District in 1940 and passed to Thomas in March 1960. (Sat 6/9/69)

15. CAP211 ... On 1st July one time Brighton, Hove & District 1940 K5G CAP211 (6356) left for a new life with Kirsty & Ashley Blackman (trading as The Revivist) of York, who have acquired it for restoration. (Wed 1/7/20)

16. CAP229 ... Preserved ex Brighton Hove and District 352, CAP229, is a 1940 Bristol K5G with an ECW CO30/26R body. It is seen here at the 2014 Worthing Bus Rally. (Sun 27/7/14, Marine Parade, Worthing)

17. CAP229 ... In use on the service round the site was Brighton & Hove open top Bristol CAP229. I have not seen this one for many years, so it has probably just emerged from restoration. (Sat 28/3/15, South East Bus Festival at Detling)

18. CAP234 ... Seen during the Isle of Wight Bus Museum's annual running which included a KavaLKade from Newport Quay to Carisbrooke Castle celebrating 75 years of the Bristol K and L types. In this photo, 1940 K5G CAP234, newly restored again by owner Derek Priddle, with former Westcliff K AJN825 from 1939 behind. CAP234 was new to Brighton & Hove in 1940 passing to Southern Vectis in 1960. (Sun 14/10/12, Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight)

19. CPM12 ... Brighton Hove and District 6370, CPM12, a 1945 Bristol K6A with Park Royal bodywork. This vehicle would receive a second hand 1944 built body in 1953 for a further five years of service. (1950, North Street, Brighton)

20. CPM14 ... BH&D Bristol K5G 372, CPM14, in Old Steine Brighton. (Thu 5/9/57, Old Steine, Brighton)

21. DNJ992 ... Brighton, Hove & District 391, DNJ992, was one of three B.U.T. 9611Ts with Weymann H30/26R bodies new in 1948. (Sat 31/1/59, Chatham Place, New England Road, Brighton)

22. DNJ994 ... Brighton, Hove & District 393, DNJ994, was one of three B.U.T. 9611Ts with Weymann H30/26R bodies new in 1948. (Sat 31/1/59, Chatham Place, New England Road, Brighton)

23. EPM13 ... Former Brighton & Hove 416, EPM13, was a Bristol K5G with ECW H30/26R body of 1950. (1967, Dunscroft Depot)

24. EPM14 ... Brighton, Hove & District 417, EPM14, was a Bristol K5G with an Eastern Coachworks H30/26R body, seen in Queen's Road with part of Brighton Station visible in the left background. (Sun 11/9/60, Queens Road, Brighton)

25. GPN991 ... Brighton Hove & District 443, GPN991, a Bristol KSW6G with ECW H32/28R body, new in 1953, seen in Brighton on a sunny day under the trolleybus wires. (Wed 13/4/60, Old Steine, Brighton)

26. HAP985 ... Preserved ex-Brighton Hove & District 6447, HAP985, a Bristol KSW6G with ECW H60R body, new in 1953. (Sun 18/7/04, Watercress Line Rally, Alton)

27. HAP985 ... Preserved ex-Brighton Hove & District 6447, HAP985, a Bristol KSW6G with ECW H60R body, new in 1953. (Sun 17/7/05, Alton)

28. HAP985 ... Rear view of preserved ex-Brighton Hove & District 6447, HAP985, a Bristol KSW6G with ECW H60R body, new in 1953. (Sun 19/7/09, Alton)

29. HAP985 ... Preserved ex-Brighton Hove & District 6447, HAP985, a Bristol KSW6G with ECW H60R body, new in 1953. (Sun 27/5/12, Farnborough Airfield)

30. HAP985 ... Silcox Motors, Pembroke Dock, HAP985, a Bristol KSW6G built in 1953 with ECW H32/28R bodywork. (early 1970s?, Pembroke Dock)

31. HAP985 ... Former Brighton Hove & District 6447, HAP985, is a Bristol KSW6G with ECW H33/28R body dating from 1953. (Sat 10/8/24, Keighley Road A629, Bradley)

32. HAP985 ... HAP985, a Bristol KSW6G with an Eastern Coachworks H33/28R body had been new as Brighton, Hove & District 447 in 1953. (Fri 3/7/70, Depot, London Road, Pembroke Dock)

33. HAP985 ... Silcox, Pembroke Dock 86, HAP985, was a Bristol KSW6G built in July 1953 with ECW H32/28R bodywork purchased in May 1969. (Fri 30/7/71, Laws Street, Pembroke Dock)

34. HAP986 ... Bedlington & District, Ashington, HAP986 was a Bristol KSW6G built in July 1953 with ECW H32/28R bodywork purchased in July 1969 along with JAP500. (Sun 13/6/71, outside Lintonville Terrace depot, Ashington)

35. HAP990 ... Once upon a time this was a very familiar scene in Old Steine, Brighton, illustrated by examples of the three main operators in the town when photographed on a wet day in autumn 1967. Brighton, Hove & District No.452, HAP990, a Bristol KSW6G with ECW H32/28R bodywork delivered in October 1953 departs for Hardwick Road. (Autumn 1967, Old Steine, Brighton)

36. HAP994 ... Brighton, Hove & District/Southdown 2456, HAP994, a Bristol KSW6G with ECW H32/28R body new to BH&D in 1953 as 6456. (Tue 14/4/70, Old Steine, Brighton)

37. HAP990 ... Brighton, Hove & District HAP990, a Bristol KSW6G with ECW H32/28R body, new in 1954 as 6458. (Sat 18/7/70, Old Steine, Brighton)

38. HAP999 ... Brighton, Hove & District Bristol KSW6G/E.C.W. 461, HAP999, new in 1954, at Old Steine, Brighton, c.1969 on route 46B to Hollingbury. (c.February 1969, Old Steine, Brighton)

39. JAP508 ... OK Motor Services, Bishop Auckland, JAP508, a Bristol KSW6G from 1954 with ECW bodywork. (July 1970, rear of OK's Bishop Auckland depot)

40. JAP509 ... Brighton and Hove 471, JAP509, a Bristol KSW6G with ECW H32/28R body, new in 1955. When delivered it was numbered 6471 but was renumbered to 471 the same year. (Sun 12/4/64, Old Steine, Brighton)

41. JAP510 ... Brighton, Hove and District 472, JAP510, a Bristol KSW6G with ECW H32/28R body, new in 1955. When delivered it was numbered 6472 but was renumbered to 472 the same year. (Sun 14/3/65, Old Steine, Brighton)

42. KNJ556 ... Brighton, Hove and District 481, KNJ556, a Bristol KSW6G with ECW H32/28R body, new in 1955. (Sun 14/3/65, Pool Valley Bus Station, Brighton)

43. MPM493 ... Former Brighton, Hove & District 493, MPM493, a Bristol KS6G with E.C.W. H34/28R body, new in 1957, still in BH&D guise though now under Southdown ownership. This was one of the very last sanction of K-types built, at a time when all other former Tilling/BTC companies had switched to Lodekkas. (July 1970, Southern end of Victoria Gardens, Marlborough Place, Brighton)

44. OPN801 ... Brighton Hove & District 1959 Bristol LDS6B / ECW 60 seat no 1, OPN801, one of a batch of 8, 1-8 (OPN801-808). However the first three. including this one, were convertible to open top. Look for the join! (1961, Brighton)

45. OPN803 ... Brighton and Hove 3, OPN803, a Bristol LDS6B with ECW CO33/27R body, convertible to open-top, new in 1959. (Sun 12/4/64, Old Steine, Brighton)

46. OPN805 ... Brighton and Hove 5, OPN805, a Bristol LDS6B with ECW H33/27R body, new in 1959. (Sun 12/4/64, Old Steine, Brighton)

47. OPN805 ... Second view of Brighton and Hove 5, OPN805, a Bristol LDS6B with ECW H33/27R body, new in 1959. (Sun 12/4/64, Old Steine, Brighton)

48. OPN805 ... Brighton Hove & District 1959 Bristol LDS6B / ECW 60 seat no 5, OPN805, one of a batch of 8, 1-8 (OPN 801-808). You will note from the other two photos on the site of the same vehicle 3 years later in 1964 that by that time the blind box had been altered. It still had a Watneys advert on the offside however. (1961, Lewes Road, Brighton)

49. OPN806 ... Brighton, Hove & District 6, OPN806, a Bristol LDS6B with an Eastern Coachworks H33/27R body is seen at Preston Barracks, Lewes Road, Brighton. (Sun 11/9/60, Lewes Road, Brighton)

50. OPN808 ... Parked opposite Conway Street Garage was OPN808, a Bristol LDS6B built in 1959. This was one day that the position of the sun made it difficult to photograph the front of the bus. I presume the Borough of Hove did not include PSVs ! (Sat 11/9/76, Conway Street, Hove)

51. RPN10 ... Brighton, Hove and District, 10, RPN10, a Bristol FS6B, new in 1960, with ECW CO33/27R body, convertible to open-top, although sensibly retaining its roof on this damp March Sunday. (Sun 14/3/65, Old Steine, Brighton)

52. RPN10 ... Ex BH&D preserved Bristol Lodekka RPN10, fleet number 3226 in Southdown livery, at the 70th anniversary of Southdown on Brighton seafront. (1980s, Madeira Drive, Brighton)

53. RPN9 ... Southdown ex-Brighton, Hove & District 9, RPN9, a Bristol Lodekks FS6B with E.C.W. CO33/27R body, new in 1960. (Sun 6/5/73, Old Steine, Brighton)

54. SPM21 ... Brighton, Hove & District convertible open top Bristol FS6B, 21, SPM21, with ECW CO33/27R bodywork, new in July 1960, is pictured on seafront service 17, linking Portslade and Rottingdean, at the point where the A259 Kings Road becomes Grand Junction Road on the approach to the Palace Pier. (Summer 1961, Brighton, A259 near the Palace Pier)

55. SPM22 ... Southdown (ex B, H & D) convertible open-top Bristol Lodekka no. 2022, SPM22, new in 1960, traverses Old Steine, Brighton in August 1978. Note the fleetname is decidedly worn! (Fri 11/8/78, Old Steine, Brighton)

56. SPM22 ... Brighton Hove & District 1960 Bristol FS6B / ECW no. 22, SPM22. one of a batch of 17 (9-25, RPN 9 - 20, 21-25, SPM 21-25). Five (nos. 9, 10, 11, 21 and 22) were convertible open top. (1961, King's Road, near Brighton Pier)

57. TPN26 ... Southdown 2026, TPN26, a Bristol Lodekka FSF6B with E.C.W. H34/26F body, new in 1961 to Brighton, Hove & District as 26. (Sun 6/5/73, Old Steine, Brighton)

58. VAP31 ... Brighton, Hove and District 31, VAP31, a Bristol FSF6B with ECW H34/26F body, new in 1961. (Sun 14/3/65, Castle Square, Brighton)

59. VAP32 ... Southdown (ex BH&D) Bristol Lodekka FSF6G 2032, VAP32 in Old Steine, Brighton, in 1972, with an unidentified Southdown Queen Mary behind. (Fri 20/10/72, Old Steine, Brighton)

60. VAP33 ... Brighton, Hove & District Bristol Lodekka FSF6G/ECW 33, VAP33, with Bristol KSW6G 483, KNJ558, behind. It was the VAP-batch of FSFs in 1961 that introduced the offside illuminated advertisment panel and fluorescent lighting to the BH&D fleet. Note the more informative destination display of the KSW compared to the Lodekka. (c. 1961, Queens Road, Brighton)

61. VAP33 ... Southdown (ex B, H & D) 1961 Bristol Lodekka FSF6G/E.C.W. no. 2033, VAP33, passes preserved ex Maidstone & District Leyland Titan PD2 no. DH896, NKT896, at Whitehawk, Brighton in May 1974. (Sun 5/5/74, Whitehawk, Brighton)

62. WNJ37 ... Southdown (ex B, H & D) Bristol Lodekka FSF6B/E.C.W. 2037, WNJ37, wearing the green/cream livery and gold block joint fleetname, passes Old Steine, Brighton, in October 1972. (Fri 20/10/72, Old Steine, Brighton)

63. WNJ38 ... Brighton Hove & District Bristol Lodekka FSF6B/E.C.W. H60F 38, WNJ38, photographed when new in Brighton in 1962. (1962, North Street, Brighton)

64. XPM41 ... Scarborough and District have used a variety of older vehicles on the Scarborough sea front service These have include a number of second hand purchases including this well travelled Bristol Lodekka which came from Yesteryear Travel of Hunmanby in 1990. The bus was a Bristol Lodekka FS6B with convertable open top ECW bodywork new to Brighton and Hove in 1962 as their 41, XPM41. (1991, Westwood parking by Scarborough Station)

65. XPM42 ... Southdown-Brighton, Hove & District Bristol Lodekka 2042, XPM42, on service outside The Pavillion, Brighton. (c.1972, Old Steine, Brighton)

66. XPM47 ... Hants & Dorset 3495, XPM47, a Bristol FS6B with H33/27R ECW body new to Brighton Hove & District in 1962 (c.1974-6, Southampton)

67. 4656AP ... At Rottingdean, 14 April 1973, Southdown (ex B, H & D) Bristol Lodekka FS6G/E.C.W. 56, 4656AP, still carries its former owners livery and fleetname, the fleet number and legal lettering being the only tell-tale signs of Southdown ownership. (Sat 14/4/73, High St., Rottingdean)

68. 4656AP ... Southdown 2056, 4656AP, a Bristol Lodekka FS6G with E.C.W. H33/27R body, new in 1963 as Brighton, Hove & District 56. (Sun 6/5/73, Old Steine, Brighton)

69. 4657AP ... Southdown (ex B, H & D) FS6G Lodekka no. 2057, 4657AP, waits to turn left into Castle Square from Old Steine, Brighton, on a particularly wet day. (c. 1964(??), Old Steine, Brighton)

70. APN53B ... Brighton and Hove 53, APN53B, a Bristol FS6B with ECW CO60R body, built in 1963 but registered in 1964. (Sun 12/4/64, Old Steine, Brighton)

71. BPM58B ... Brighton, Hove & District E.C.W. bodied Bristol FS6G 58, BPM58B, new 1964, in Old Steine, Brighton, in May 1967. (Sun 7/5/67, Old Steine, Brighton)

72. DAP62C ... Smiths of Marple DAP62C a 1965 Bristol Lodekka FS6G/ECW H33/27RD originally BH&D 62 (Sat 23/7/77, Wood St, Stockport)

73. DPM65C ... Southdown (ex BH&D) Bristol Lodekka FS6G/E.C.W. no. 65, DPM65C, repainted into Southdown livery with joint Southdown-BH&D fleetnames. (Sat 8/4/72, Old Steine, Brighton)

74. DPM65C ... Marine Parade, Brighton, with Southdown 2065, DPM65C, ex Brighton Hove and District 65, making its way towards Portslade Station. (Fri 17/9/76, Marine Parade, Brighton)

75. DPM66C ... DPM66C was the second in a batch of three Bristol FS6G Lodekkas with ECW H33/27RD bodywork, new to Brighton Hove & District, no. 66, in February 1965. (May 1967, Old Steine, Brighton)

76. FAP72C ... Southdown 2072, FAP72C, a Bristol Lodekka FS6G with E.C.W. H33/27R body, new in 1965 to Brighton, Hove & District as 72. (Sun 6/5/73, North Street, Brighton)

77. FAP72C ... United AS 83, FAP72C, a Bristol Lodekka FS6G built in 1965 with ECW H33/27RD bodywork. (April 1979, Grange Road, Darlington)

78. FPM74C ... FPM74C, Bristol FLF6G, Southdown 2074 turns into the terminus at Rottingdean, with the "White Horse" on the left of the picture. (Thu 16/9/76, Rottingdean Terminus)

79. FPM74C ... United AS 550, FPM74C, a Bristol Lodekka FLF6G built in 1965 with ECW H38/32F bodywork. (March 1978, Redcar Bus Station)

80. FPM75C ... FPM75C, a Bristol FLF6G with ECW H38/32F body was new in October 1965 to Brighton Hove & District. (September 1992, Stonegravels Depot, Chesterfield)

81. JPM81D ... Brighton, Hove & District no. 81, JPM81D, a 1966 Bristol Lodekka FLF6G with E.C.W. bodywork, parked in Old Steine, Brighton, 7 May 1967, when only one year old. (Sun 7/5/67, Old Steine, Brighton)

82. KPM84E ... Southdown (ex BH&D) Bristol Lodekka FLF/E.C.W. 2084, KPM84E, in Brighton, February 1977, in full N.B.C. livery with later style double N logo. This vehicle was withdrawn and sold 11 months later. (February 1977, Western Road, Brighton)

83. KPM86E ... Eastern Scottish AA966C, KPM86E, (ex Brighton Hove and District) Lodekka in long gone Germiston Street ,with Buchanan St bus station on the right. (Sat 14/7/73, Germiston Street, Glasgow)

84. KPM88E ... Eastern Scottish AA968, KPM88E, a Bristol Lodekka FLF6G built in 1967 with ECW H38/32F bodywork. (July 1977, Glasgow Buchanan Bus Parking)

85. KPM91E ... Preserved Brighton, Hove and District 91, KPM91E, is a 1967 Bristol FLF6G with an ECW body that has been converted to LDO70F (Sun 30/7/06, The Adur Recreation Ground, Brighton Rd, Shoreham by Sea)

86. KPM91E ... Former Brighton and Hove 91, KPM91E, is a 1967 Bristol FLF6G with an ECW body, converted to open-top in 1983. (Mon 2/5/22, The Broadway, Winchester)

87. KPM91E ... Eastern Scottish AA971, KPM91E a former BH&D/Southdown 1967 Bristol FLF6G with ECW H38/32F bodywork (Wed 12/8/81, Loanhead)

88. PPM210G ... Former Southdown 2210, PPM210G, a Bristol RESL6G with ECW B41D body, seen at the Alton Bus Rally and Running Day. (Sun 21/7/24, Alton College, Alton)

89. OCD770G ... Southdown Bristol VRTSL6G/ECW 2100, OCD770G, in Brighton in April 1972. One of ten VRs ordered by BH&D, but (with the exception of 2093) actually delivered in March 1969 to Southdown. For the first three years of their lives the OCD-G batch were operated in full BH&D livery. (Sat 8/4/72, King's Road, Brighton)

90. PUF211H ... Brighton, Hove & District/Southdown 2111, PUF211H, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with Northern Counties H41/30D body, new in 1969. (Tue 14/7/70, Old Steine, Brighton)