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\pard\keepn\s1\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\b\f1 NUMBER 600\tab JULY 2002\par
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\pard\hyphpar0\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2\tab This News-Sheet is compiled and published for the information of current Club members.  Whilst every effort is made to ensure accuracy, the Club and its officers are not responsible for any factual errors in reports.\par
\tab Established enthusiast organisations with which we co-operate may reproduce information freely from this News-Sheet within agreed common spheres of interest.  The Club retains copyright over any other use of information from this News-Sheet.  Written approval must be obtained from the Secretary before any material from this News-Sheet is reproduced in any form, including publication on the Internet.\par
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CLUB NOTICES\par
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\b CLUB GOLDEN JUBILEE\b0  : To celebrate our 600th News-Sheet this month, we are pleased to bring you a special supplement which provides a brief history of News-Sheets over the past fifty years, coupled with three picture pages showing comparative shots from the 1950s and 2002, and a further page of "milestone" events during that period.  We are especially grateful to Frank Atkinson, Terry Blackman and Peter Webb for their efforts in providing topical shots for this feature, and to Richard Lewis to arranging production of the four illustrated pages.\par
\tab Further articles will appear over the next three months relating to Club tours and publications, and the early days of the Club.  We should like to complete this suite in November and December by carrying articles about Club photographs and vehicle preservation.  If any members feel able to help in drafting such articles your Editor would be pleased to hear from them as soon as possible.\par
\tab Attention is drawn to the enclosed circular giving details of our Jubilee Lunch which will be held in \cf1 Maidstone\cf0  on Saturday \cf1 5th\cf0  October.  Early application is strongly recommended for this event.\par
\tab Advance notice is also given of a Guest Speaker event at Heather House, Maidstone on Saturday 9th November, at which Mr Andrew Dyer, Managing Director of Stagecoach South East, will give the address.  Fuller details of this event, including a special bus service to and from Maidstone town centre, will be given in due course.\par
\tab Bookings for the Golden Arrow tour on 17th August are now closed.\par
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LOCAL MEETINGS \b0 : There is no \b Gravesend\b0  meeting during August.  Enquiries to our Area Organiser, Les Broad (\f2 (\f1  01474 746774).\par
\tab A \b Maidstone and Medway\b0  meeting will be held on Monday 12th August at 1930hrs in the upstairs room of the Bush public house in Rochester Road, Aylesford.  Members are invited to bring recent slides and photographs.  Enquiries to our Area Organiser, Jeff Tucker (\f2 (\f1  01634 241538).\par
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MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE BULLETIN\b0  : At its meeting on 6th July, Management Committee considered the following issues, amongst others :\par
\pard\hyphpar0\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\u9679?\tab Successful feedback, including many appreciative letters, arising from the recent Enthusiast's Guide publications for 1952 and 2002;\par
\pard\hyphpar0\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\u9679?\tab The future format of our News-Sheet - see separate paragraphs below;\par
\pard\hyphpar0\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\u9679?\tab An unannounced increase in monochrome photograph prices from our supplier.  We decided to investigate alternative sources of supply, whilst wishing to maintain quality standards;\par
\u9679?\tab Review of events attended so far during the season, noting particular success for the sales stand at Cobham.  It was felt that it was time to make the Club's sales stand less anonymous in appearance;\par
\u9679?\tab Receipt of increased annual subscriptions from all but four part-owners of HKE 867, together with a healthy level of donations and new share purchases, had contributed to financial security for the vehicle this year;\par
\u9679?\tab Successful bookings for the first two tours of the season and encouraging signs for the special Golden Arrow trip on 17th August, most of which will be worked by preserved vehicles.  However, it was decided to cancel the London feeder, as the interest expressed was completely unviable;\par
\u9679?\tab It will be necessary for participants in depot visits on future Club tours to wear fluorescent yellow safety jackets, as a Health & Safety requirement.  A stock would be purchased for issue on trips;\par
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\pard\hyphpar0\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\u9679?\tab Progress with News-Sheet articles to mark our golden jubilee (including the special colour supplement for News-Sheet 600), the Jubilee Lunch, the Guest Speaker meeting, a press release to be sent to local newspapers, an article in \i Bus & Coach Preservation \i0 on our current and past preserved vehicles, and an exhibition to be mounted in the Beaney Institute, Canterbury during September.  The satisfactory outcome of the Deal running day, and our involvement as co-organisers of the Tunbridge Wells event on 8th September, were also discussed.  Appropriate messages from senior figures in the industry would be solicited for publication in November's News-Sheet, marking the true 50th anniversary date;\par
\u9679?\tab Satisfactory commissioning of new computer equipment.  There having been no offers for redundant equipment, surplus typewriters had been dumped.  The old computer would be offered for recycling to a charity handling such matters.\par
\pard\hyphpar0\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\tab Comments from members on these or any other relevant matters will be welcomed for the next meeting, to be held on 21st September.\tab Nicholas King, Secretary\par
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\b NEWS-SHEET\b0  : At its meeting on 6th July, Management Committee devoted much time to considering recent experiments in News-Sheet format, and future possibilities.\par
\tab The minor changes which have been introduced in the past two months, such as those to sectional headings and format, will continue, with slight modifications.  Most members will have noted that we have been using an updated font, which provides a little more space between the vertical lines, and this has been welcomed, though it does mean that more paper is needed to cover the same amount of news, with cost implications.  The August News-Sheet will be produced using \f3 Arial font,\f1  which has been strongly endorsed in consultative pre-trials circulated to a small group of members, and we shall welcome comments on this from the wider membership when it happens.\par
\tab Management Committee has also given detailed consideration to the prospects of converting the News-Sheet to A5 format from January 2003.  This is a topic which has been suggested by members on a fairly regular basis in recent years, and indeed most other societies have adopted it.\par
\expndtw0\tab This would bring undoubted benefits of presentation, though a decision will be strongly informed by financial considerations.  Certainly more space will be needed to carry the same amount of information : to put it very simply, imagine our standard A4 sheet, and then take out the middle eight or so lines to represent the "gutter" required for A5 presentation when the sheet is turned on its side and folded.  The June News-Sheet, for instance, which reached a modest 13 sides of A4, would occupy almost 32 sides of A5 (equivalent of 16 sides of A4), increasing space requirements and therefore costs by 23%.  In months when there is more news to report, and when we already knock firmly on the doors of the 60g weight limit for the package, this would push the postage cost into the second weight band, adding a further 14p per month to the subscription.  Then there are the additional production costs of folding, saddle-stitching (centre staples) and trimming; and these processes would add another one or two working days to the production process, meaning that News-Sheets would reach members rather less topically.\par
\tab A very conservative estimate is that conversion to A5 would require subscriptions to increase by at least \'a32 per year, exclusive of normal inflation-related costs.  We are of course mindful that this may deter some members from renewing, in turn increasing the unit cost still further to others.\par
\tab Members will therefore appreciate that decisions will not be as simple as some might think.  We are anxious to continue providing as good a service to members as we can, acknowledging that in some respects the News-Sheet may have got stuck in a rut presentationally.  At the same time, we are also mindful of our duty to achieve results as economically as possible.\par
\tab All of these issues will be debated fully at the next meeting of Management Committee, when decisions (including subscription rates) will be taken for the period from January 2003.\par
\tab At the same time, we shall also consider whether the News-Sheet should be given a more up-to-date title.  For instance, "Journal" has been used by our friends at the Southdown Enthusiasts' Club for some time now, whilst "The London Bus" (LOTS) and "The Omnibus Magazine" (OS) will be familiar titles to most.  Ideas in this direction would be welcomed.\par
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\b CLUB LIBRARY\b0  : A need has arisen for assistance in storing some of those materials which are borrowed less often.  We should be grateful to hear from any member who can offer storage space, ideally in the East Kent area so as to facilitate retrieval in case of demand, though arrangements can be made further afield if necessary.\par
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\b KENT RELIANCE BUILDING SOCIETY\b0  : Publicity issued to shareholders in the early spring recommended them to "keep your eyes peeled for the Kent Reliance buses on the road near you - if you live in the Medway, Maidstone or Canterbury areas".  However, there appear to be no plans for the introduction of allover advertisements vehicles as implied.\par
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\b WEST KENT COACH SALES\b0  : Variant titles have appeared here and elsewhere in recent months for this dealership.  The proprietors tell us that the title changed earlier this year to West Kent Bus and Coach Sales.  Records should be adjusted appropriately under the various headings where they have appeared.\par
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\b CLUB WEB-SITE\b0  : The Club web-site can be accessed at mdekbusclub.org.uk.\par
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\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\b\fs28 ARRIVA SOUTHERN COUNTIES\par
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\tab The Company confirm that some vehicles which have recently been reinstated to stock from the disposal list will be returned to service.  These, and the arrival of the twelve DAF double-deckers from London United, will lead to a number of vehicle movements in the coming months.\par
\tab The DAFs, which will be numbered 6201-12, are planned to be allocated to Gillingham (3, primarily for 700/701) and Tunbridge Wells (9).  They will remain as dual-door, and will receive corporate livery.  At this stage it has not been decided whether any of those at Tunbridge Wells will be in red (for the 402).  Despite last month's report that DN11 (R211 TKO) had left London United, and another report that all are now at the Arriva London North workshops at Enfield to be prepared for transfer, including inspection and the rectification of any defects which may be found before they return to Kent, all except DN6 (R206 TKO) were confirmed still parked at Fulwell on 12th July.\par
\tab Arriva Maidstone Limited (registration number 3943276) was incorporated at Companies House on 9th March 2000.  This is listed as a dormant non-trading company.  The registered office, at 1 Admiral Way, Doxford International Business Park, SUNDERLAND, Tyne & Wear SR3 3XP, is also now declared for Arriva Medway Towns Limited (see page 02/67) and the other companies listed on page 99/55 - can anyone tell us when this changed?  Further to page 99/55, the previous name of the current but non-trading Maidstone & District Motor Services Limited was Ly\ul n\ulnone brel Limited.\par
\tab We should also record Maidstone & District Advertising Limited (registration number 2097977) as a further non-trading company.  This was incorporated on 9th February 1987 as Bayhols Limited, changing its name on 23rd February 1987.  The current address is likewise at Admiral Way.\par
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\pard\keepn\s1\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\b\fs24 ARRIVA KENT & SUSSEX\par
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\b LOANS\b0  : 3054 (H815 EKJ) was in use by New Enterprise on 13th June.\par
\tab 5905 (G905 SKP) was noted in use by Arriva West Sussex at their Horsham depot on 2nd July.\par
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\b ALLOCATIONS\b0  : The following is officially listed for the period ending 1st July 2002 :\par
\tab 3168  (J468 OKP)  HKu-HKw\par
\tab\b\i Storage\b0\i0 .  1351 (N351 YKE) moved from Fleetmaster, Horsham to the Cranleigh depot of Arriva Guildford & West Surrey during February.\par
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\b VEHICLES OUT\b0  : 1351 (N351 YKE) and 1977 (L837 MWT) were sold to Ramm, Sudden (dealer) on 4th July.\par
\tab 3057/60 (G37/40 VME) were sold to Ramm, Sudden (dealer) on 11th July.\par
\tab 3168 (K468 OKP) was transferred to Arriva Colchester on 31st May.\par
\tab 5889 (A889 PKR) was transferred to Arriva The Shires on 16th May.\par
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\b GENERAL\b0  : M378 (GYE 378W), long-term stored at Hawkhurst from Arriva Croydon & North Surrey, has been moved behind the works building.  The car parking area in the main yard, where it has stood for a year now, is apparently being extended.\par
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\b SUBSEQUENT DISPOSALS\b0  : A208 OKJ (5208) - Burrows, Ogmore Vale; \ul not\ulnone  gone to Ferris, Nantygarw 2/02.\par
\pard\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 A889 PKR (5889) - Arriva The Shires; noted under preparation at Watford garage 6/02, new fleet number not yet known.\cf2\par
\cf0 D101 NDW (3068) - Correcting page 02/66, this was simply parked at Nu-Venture, Aylesford, and is neither owned by them nor on loan.\par
E56 UKL (1056) - Stafford Bus Centre, Cotes Heath (dealer) by 5/02 ex Arriva North West (1983); taken c5/02.  Any information on subsequent sightings, probably in the Birmingham/Manchester area, would be particularly welcomed.\par
E58 UKL (1058), G86 SKR (1086) - Arriva East Herts & Essex (YFB58/86) \ul 1\ulnone /02 ex Arriva Kent Thameside (YFB58/86).\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 G69 PKR (1069) - Erith Commercials, Dartford (dealer) 9/01 ex Arriva Kent Thameside (YFB69).\par
G71 PKR (YFB71) - Pickford, Chippenham 5/02 ex \ul loan\ulnone  to Janeway, Wythenshawe.\par
\pard\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 H204 EKO (1204) - Pickford, Chippenham 4/02 ex \ul loan\ulnone  to Reid, Birmingham.\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\tab\tab Latest sightings for disposal vehicles : c5/02 - BRC 834T (5828); 6/02 - R110/3/6 TKO (1110/3/6).\cf2\par
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\b ROUTE CHANGES :\b0  The following will be introduced from \b 29th July 2002\b0  :\par
\pard\qj\tx576\tqr\tx10757  81\tab 1230 ex Maidstone retimed to 1235, 1340 ex Maidstone retimed to 1355, Mon-Fri.\par
\tab During the school holidays from \b 29th July to 30th August 2002\b0 , Saturday timetables will apply on Mon-Fri on 89 (with some extra morning buses).\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\tab\b\i Temporary diversions\b0\i0 .  From \b 19th June 2002\b0  roadworks in Kings Road, Brighton have been causing traffic congestion.  729 has generally double-run from Churchill Square along Western Road to turn at Palmeira Square, returning to Old Steine via North Street and Castle Square.  At less busy times, some have kept to their normal route via Montpelier Road and back along the seafront to Old Steine.\par
\tab On Saturdays and Sundays from \b 22nd June to 21st July 2002\b0  part of the A26 on the south-western outskirts of Tunbridge Wells is closed.  On these days 729 is diverted in both directions via Bunny Lane and the A267, double-running between Nevill Street and Sainsbury's.  We are grateful to the Southdown Enthusiasts' Club for this entry and that above.  In respect of this one, can someone please tell us whether 225/228/229 are also affected; if so, is Showfields still served?\par
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\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\tab Old London Road/Shoreham Lane at Badgers Mount was closed for roadworks after 1900hrs on \b 8th to 11th July 2002\b0 .  402 was diverted between Knockholt Station and Halstead via Watercroft Road.\par
\tab Knockholt village was closed from 1200hrs to 1330hrs on \b 13th July 2002\b0  for the carnival.  402 was revised to run direct via Polhill between Dunton Green and Badgers Mount.\par
\tab Maidstone Road, Paddock Wood was expected to be closed to traffic between 1200hrs and 1430hrs on \b 13th July 2002\b0  to allow the carnival procession to pass through.  Service 6 will be diverted non-stop between Mascalls Corner and Beltring Hop Farm via Badsell Farm Road and the A228, not serving Paddock Wood.\par
\tab The A229 at Hawkhurst Moor will be closed on \b 20th July 2002\b0  for resurfacing.  4 and 5 will be diverted non-stop between Hawkhurst Crossroads and Hurst Green via Flimwell.\par
\tab A road closure at Sevenoaks Old Town (A225) from \b 24th July 2002\b0  for several weeks will lead to 402 (and 454-0722 ex Tunbridge Wells) being diverted non-stop from Morley's roundabout via Sevenoaks by-pass to Chipstead interchange, thence via Amherst Hill, London Road, Tubs Hill and Pembroke Road into Sevenoaks.  Retimings therefore apply between Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks, with most journeys running earlier northbound and later southbound, and Weald \i Forge\i0  will not be served by through journeys for the duration.  A special service will run on 402 between Tunbridge Wells \i Depot\i0  and Sevenoaks via Weald, with three journeys each way on Mon-Fri and one on Saturdays during shopping hours.  This will run from Sevenoaks School via Oak Lane, Brittains Lane, London Road, Sevenoaks Station, Tubs Hill and Pembroke Way.\par
\tab From \b 24th July to 4th September 2002 \b0 the A26 will be closed between Wateringbury and Mereworth for major roadworks.  Service 7 will be diverted non-stop from Wateringbury \i Wateringbury Hotel \i0 via B2015 and A228 to the Seven Mile Lane/A26 roundabout, with consequent adjustments in some timings.\par
\tab For two weeks during \b late July/early August 2002\b0 , Star Hill, Knockholt will be closed from 1900hrs.  402 will be diverted between Knockholt Pound and Dunton Green via Shoreham Lane and Polhill.\par
\tab\b\i Special services.\b0\i0   On \b 12th to 14th July 2002\b0 , extra buses ran on 333 between Maidstone \i East Station\i0  and the Kent County Show at Detling \i County Showground\i0 , departing at 0825 x30min to 1455, then 1522 x30min to 1722, via Station Road, Museum Street, Pudding Lane, High Street, King Street (waiting time here until xx05 and xx35), Albion Street and Sittingbourne Road.  Return trips at 0900 x30min to 1800 serve Maidstone \i East Station\i0 , arriving from Sittingbourne Road via Holland Road, Well Road and Boxley Road, before continuing to King Street, forming (except at the end of the day) the next outward journey.  Kids Go For 10p fares and Family Country Rovers are available on these special buses, but not Happymax fares.  Passengers arriving at the Show by Arriva bus (including scheduled 333) having paid a full adult fare will receive a \'a31 admission discount voucher.\par
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\b ROUTE WORKING\b0  : \b M\b0  - On \b 12th to 14th July 2002\b0  two extra DD were required for Kent County Show journeys on 333.\par
\tab\b TW\b0  - From \b 24th July 2002\b0  during the Sevenoaks diversions (see above) the additional journeys on 402 serving Weald will be worked by MB.  This leads to the introduction of an additional MB working on Saturdays for the duration.\par
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\b PUBLICITY\b0  : New timetable leaflets are for 24 group (issue 23) dated June, and a revised issue of Maidstone Park & Ride services (issue 9) dated March.\par
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\b AROUND THE AREAS\b0  : \b Tunbridge Wells area\b0 .  An unidentified Volvo B6 was on 402 on 25th June.\par
\tab Further to page 02/37, LS22 sustained a ruptured fuel tank when it hit an object on the road just south of Little Horsted Church whilst working 729-1102 ex Tunbridge Wells on 26th March.  Coincidentally, it was on this trip that the picture shown on page 02/51 was taken.  An N-registered Dennis Dart of South Coast Buses took over to Lewes, then Dennis Lance 1207 covered to and from Brighton.  LS22 worked the return trip from Lewes to Uckfield before being replaced by a fresh vehicle sent out from Tunbridge Wells.\par
\tab\b Weald area\b0 .  It is noted that an M&D bus stop still stands at Bethersden, now served exclusively by Stagecoach East Kent.\f0\fs24\par
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\b ALLOCATIONS\b0  : The following is officially listed for the period ending 1st July 2002 :\par
\tab 5753  (E153 OMD)   SH-SHw\par
\tab Subsequent to this, 1118 re-entered service at GL on 4th July and 1220 was taken out of service on 1st July.  1216 has also been reported as out of service since 18th June.\par
\tab\b\i Loans\b0 .\i0   Of loans noted last month, 3237 (GL) was back from S by 7th June and 5751 (SH) was no longer at GL by 7th June.  1448/75 (GL) were at S from 14th June, though we do not know whether this still obtains.  5769 (SH) was at GL from 21st June until 27th June, and back again on 3rd July.\par
\tab\b\i Storage\b0\i0 .  1118 was noted at the AKT Dartford site on 24th June being prepared for return to service.  We remain unclear as to where 1119-21 currently are.  5753 was stored at GLw before disposal.\par
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\b VEHICLES OUT\b0  : 1211-5/7 (P211-5/7 JKL), 1219 (P219 LKK) are confirmed to have been sold to Fleetlink, Mossley Hill (dealer).  Collection dates are 8th May (1213-5), 20th May (1211), 21st May (1212/7), 21st June (1219).  This information supersedes previous incorrect local reporting.\par
\tab 1220 (P220 LKK) has been sold to Ramm, Sudden (dealer).  A date of collection is awaited.\par
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\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\tab 2172 (YSU 895) was collected by Wealden PSV, Five Oak Green (dealer) on 25th June.\par
\tab 5753 (E153 OMD) was sold to West Kent Bus and Coach Sales, Chislehurst (dealer) on 10th July.\par
\tab Although sold during May, 1082 (G82 SKR) remains to be collected and its new owner is not yet identified.\par
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\b SERVICE VEHICLES\b0  : ZVAN03 (V103 HBK) was allocated to GL by 12/01 ex Arriva Kent Thameside.  YVAN08 (W48 LUT) and YVAN12 (W514 LJU) were withdrawn and sold by 12/01.  These details update the current Enthusiast's Guide.\par
\tab YP79 (G79 SKR) was apparently withdrawn 3/02 and subsequently stored at AKS Hawkhurst.  It was sold to Wealden PSV, Five Oak Green (dealer) on 21st June.\par
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\pard\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\b SUBSEQUENT DISPOSALS\b0  : E157 OMD (5757) - Williams, \ul Oadby\ulnone  5/02 ex West Kent Bus & Coach Sales, Chislehurst (dealer).\par
P211-5/7 JKL (1211-5/7) - Stafford Bus Centre, Cotes Heath (dealer) 5/02 ex Fleetlink, Mossley Hill (dealer) (collected direct).  By early 7/02 advertisements in the trade press by SBC indicated that only one remained.  P215 JKL to Sutton, Hutton Roof (Kirkby Lonsdale Minicoaches) 6/02, and converted by them to B29F after acquisition.\par
P219 LKK (1219) - Stafford Bus Centre, Cotes Heath (dealer) 6/02 ex Fleetlink, Mossley Hill (dealer) (collected direct).\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\tab\tab Latest sighting for disposal vehicle : 7/02 - YSU 895 (2172).\par
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\b ROUTE CHANGES\b0  : During the school holidays from \b 29th July to 30th August 2002\b0 , Saturday timetables will apply on Mon-Fri on 132 and 166 group (with some extra morning buses and a revised evening service), and a special service on 182 providing a 15min headway during the main part of the day.\par
\b\i\tab Temporary diversions\b0 .\i0   Normal workings in Gravesend had resumed by \b 24th June 2002 \b0 (see page 02/67).\par
\tab The road between Doddington and Lynsted will be closed for bridge repairs from \b 15th July 2002\b0  for an expected period of four weeks.  662 will be unable to serve this section of route for the duration.\par
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\b AROUND THE AREAS : Medway Towns\b0 .  Further to page 02/68, the replacement for DSL39 when not available for its prescribed workings is by no means necessarily a Vario.  All types of vehicles, including DD, have been noted on this diagram in recent weeks.\par
\tab DSL39 was on 151 all day on Sundays 16th and 23rd June.  1441 and 1445 were on 145 on 13th June, 3182 on various DD workings on 13th June, 3603 on 166.182 on 13th June, 3604 on 141 on 13th June, 3918 on 181 on 11th June, 3920 on 172 on 13th June, 3921 on 133 on 13th June.\par
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\b VEHICLES IN \b0 : It is now known that 2897 (R157 GNW) was last operated by \ul Pullman, Crofty\ulnone , and had been re-registered 98-KK-2074 when with B. Kavanagh, Urlingford, Eire earlier in its career before reverting to its original mark when it came back to the United Kingdom.  The dates of registration change have yet to be confirmed.\par
\tab The body number of 2898 (W198 CDN) is 350T1PY2GB0144.\par
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\b LOANS\b0  : AKS 3054 (H815 EKJ) was in use on 204/210 on 13th June.  It is unusual for a Leyland Lynx to be borrowed; normally a Volvo B6 is taken.\par
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\b ALLOCATIONS\b0  : 2196 (J27 UNY) was moved out during June as shown below without re-entering service here.  2051 (M51 AWW) was licensed for service by 1st July.\par
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\b VEHICLES OUT\b0  : 2192 (YSU 872) was sold to Ramm, Sudden (dealer) on 4th July.\par
\tab 2193 (YSU 873) is awaiting collection by Ramm, Sudden (dealer).\par
\tab 2196 (J27 UNY) was transferred to Arriva Colchester on 24th June.\par
\tab 2211 (494 WYA) was collected by Wealden PSV, Five Oak Green (dealer) on 31st May.\par
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\pard\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\b SUBSEQUENT DISPOSALS\b0  : 494 WYA (2211) - Mee & Rees, Northfleet (Red Route); it is reported that this has sometimes been based at Thomas, West Ewell.\par
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\b ROUTE CHANGES\b0  : KCC Sunday service 291 between Tunbridge Wells and East Grinstead commenced on \b 16th June 2002\b0 .\par
\tab Service 322 is to be renumbered 822 from \b 1st September 2002\b0  as part of a current project by Transport \i for\i0  London to remove duplications of route numbers.\par
\b\i\tab Temporary diversions\b0\i0 .  From 20th to 22nd June the road was closed south of Dunks Green \i Kentish Rifleman\i0 , and on 28th June between Shipbourne Church and Claygate turning.  The 222 is believed to have turned at Plaxtol \i Spoute\i0 , omitting Dunks Green.\par
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\tab 5754 (E154 OMD) was withdrawn by 1st July and was sold to West Kent Bus and Coach Sales, Chislehurst (dealer) on 8th July.  3053 (H813 EKJ) has not yet been collected by its unidentified new owner.\par
\tab The move of 3261-5 from DT to NF recorded last month took place on 11th May with the transfer of four workings on T\i f\i0 L route 286 in order to combat a staff shortage at Dartford.\par
\tab It is reported that a temporary M&D bus stop has stood at Northfleet \i Plough\i0  for the past year.  Presumably this was acquired by the then London Country South East with other effects upon the closure of M&D's Gravesend garage in April 1978.\par
\tab In the service vehicle fleet, A15 (L457 UTN) was delicensed by 12/01 and ZVAN03 (V103 HBK) was transferred to AMT by 12/01.  These details update the current Enthusiast's Guide.\par
\tab YFB69 (G69 PKR) was sold to Erith Commercials, Dartford (dealer) on 29th September 2001.  It is confirmed that YFB58 (E58 UKL) and YFB86 (G86 SKR) went direct from AKT to Arriva East Herts & Essex at Grays on 19th January; sightings at the Watford garage of Arriva The Shires were not in their ownership and were probably whilst undertaking domestic duties.  YDT388 (GYE 388W) was withdrawn by 1st July.\par
\tab Service 704 will be affected from \b 24th July 2002\b0  by the closure of the A225 mentioned under AKS notes.  It will follow the same diversion, and will be subject to revised timings beyond the diversion in each direction.\par
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\b\fs18 ENTHUSIASTS' GUIDE 1952\b0  : The following amendments have been observed.\par
\pard\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 -\tab On page 8, route 31 should be shown as joint with Dengate, \ul Beckley\ulnone .  Dengate's address did not move to Rye until 1967.\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 -\tab The lower photograph on page 15 is of DH1\ul 5\ulnone 5 with \ul Duple\ulnone  bodywork;\par
-\tab Bodywork totals on page 17 should read \ul 26\ulnone  Duple and \ul 39\ulnone  Park Royal;\par
-\tab The lower photograph on page 25 is more precisely located at Terminus Road.\par
\tab In addition, a member has queried the absence of Battle from the list of sites on page 6.  This had ceased to be operational in September 1949, and its use as a storage site was not identified until January 1953 (see News-Sheet 6).  The Introduction to the booklet indicates that it conveys information \i as known to the Club at August 1952\i0 .\par
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\pard\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 SUBSEQUENT DISPOSALS\b0  : KP 3053 (525) - Further to page 02/68, the operator at Lewisham was Woott\ul e\ulnone n, whose yard adjoined the west side of Hither Green station.  KP 3053 was still on evidence at this site as a static booking office in 1950/1.  This casts considerable doubt on it being used on LPTB services at the quoted dates.  Had there been an identity switch?\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 ESK 988 (2191) - Herding, Torquay 5/02 ex Countryliner, Guildford.\par
\pard\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 WSU 475/6 \i later B446/7 WKE\i0  (5446/7), YSU 865 (5443), GKE 442Y (5442), C453 GKE (5453) - Modular seating fitted in the upper saloon by or during ownership by Clydeside/Arriva Scotland West.  Additionally, the lower deck capacity of WSU 475/6 had been revised to 26.  Can anyone say when and where this was done?\par
869 SVX (2179) - North Eastern Bus Breakers, Annfield Plain (dealer) 11/01 ex Arriva Northumbria (220); Harrold, \ul South Keiss\ulnone  11/01, by which time it had been converted to DP57F.\par
AKM 425K (3425) - Clarifying recent reports, this remains owned by A. Grant, Tonbridge (preservation).\par
LJA 621P (5721) - West Kent Bus and Coach Sales, Chislehurst (dealer) 7/02 ex Garnett, Bishop Auckland.  Loaned to Waters, Corringham for one day on 5/7/02.\par
MKL 265P \i now 299 VIM\i0  (3265) - Donoghue, Clarenbridge; scrapped by 9/01.  The reported further re-registration of this vehicle to 879 SHI by 5/82 appears to be doubtful.\par
SRJ 746R (5728) - West Kent Bus and Coach Sales, Chislehurst (dealer) 6/02 ex Garnett, Bishop Auckland.  Loaned to Waters, Corringham for one day on 5/7/02, and to Smith, Dartford (A Plus) on 10/7/02.\par
C449 BKM \i later LUI 5603\i0  (5449) - Converted to CH45/36F by the time that it was with McColl, Gartocharn, receiving seats over the lower saloon wheelarch and, we suspect, at the rear, replacing luggage accommodation.  Can anyone say when and where this was done?\par
D441 RKE (1040) - Pickford, Chippenham \ul by 8/00\ulnone  ex Ramm, Sudden (dealer); re-registered TIL 2741 \ul by 8/00\ulnone .\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\tab\tab Latest sightings for disposal vehicles : 5/02 - AKM 436K \i now DSI 406\i0  (3436); 6/02 - PFN 865 (P33), 612 UKM (5612), 26 YKO (P26), FKM 706L (5706); 7/02 - PKE 807M (5807).\par
\tab An interesting historical query has arisen in respect of BG 9065, owned by Harding, Birkenhead (24, later 19) from 7/46 to 11/55.  This is reported to have been a Leyland TS8/Harrington C32F (modified to C33F when reinstated in 5/55 following first withdrawal in 1/54), the bodywork of which suggests it was of M&D origins.  It is further thought that it arrived from the Ministry of Supply following wartime requisitioning.  Local taxation records confirm that it was a diesel-engined vehicle.\par
\tab The only Leyland diesel/Harrington coach which might fit this description is 555 (DKT 13), which passed to Samuelson, Victoria in 2/38 and left them in c1943, being subsequently untraced.  It was almost certainly requisioned; similar 554 (DKT 12) returned to M&D in 3/47 from the Ministry of Supply, having also been with Samuelson at the same dates.  However, these were TS\ul 7\ulnone  rather than TS8.\par
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\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\tab Further research has shown that BG 9065 was rebodied by Harrington in c3/48 with body number 319, which falls between M&D CO86/7 (KKK 825/6).  Whilst it is possible from this that the body was to the same design as then specified by M&D, the chassis, and therefore the vehicle as a whole, are probably \i not\i0  of M&D origin.  The chassis number at this point is reported as 23248, which fits no recognised Leyland sequence of the period.  It may have been contrived from the date of rebuilding, or may have been a War Department ambulance number.\par
\tab Can anyone throw any further light on these issues?\par
\b\i Ex-Boro'line Maidstone (as dealer)\b0\i0  - Latest sighting for disposal vehicle : 6/02 - CKM 138Y.\par
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\pard\brdrb\brdrs\brdrw20\brsp20 \qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\b ENTHUSIASTS' GUIDE 1952\b0  : A couple of members have pointed out that "Reliance information" under the trade plates heading on page 38 should of course read "Reliable information".\par
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\pard\keepn\s9\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\b\fs28 STAGECOACH SOUTH EAST\par
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\pard\keepn\s1\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\b EAST KENT (Stagecoach in East Kent)\par
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\b\fs18 LOANS\b0  : Amongst coach loans to SCB at Hastings, 8906 (V906 DPN) was replaced by 8913 (M913 WJK) on 13th June and by 8914 (M914 WJK) on 20th or 21st June.  8914 remained away on 6th July.\par
\tab 23 (R823 HCD) was loaned to South Coast Buses from 4th to 10th July for route survey work.\par
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\b ALLOCATIONS\b0  : The following are officially listed for the period :\par
\tab  296  (R296 HCD)    C-DO  18. 6.02\par
\tab  299  (R299 HCD)   DO-C   18. 6.02\par
\tab Subsequently 7270 was taken out of service at FK on 25th June.\par
\tab\b\i Loans\b0\i0 .  Of loans current last month, 377 (FK) remained at A until c6th July, 613 (A) remained at FK until 18th June or possibly later, 7285 (FK) remains at A, 7821 (FK) returned from A by 29th June.\par
\tab 229 (DO) was at FK on 11th June.  365 (FK) was used by A on 29th June.  371 (A) has been at FK since 19th June.  625 (FK) was at A from 1st to 5th July.  644 (A) was at FK by 29th June, returning by 6th July.  7248 (A) was at FK by 29th June, returning on 6th July.  8405 (TH) was at DO from 15th to 21st and 23rd to 25th June.\par
\tab\b\i Storage\b0\i0 .  1401/2 moved from HBw to FKw on 13th June.\par
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\b LIVERY\b0  : Repaints into new corporate livery have been 301 and 661 in June, followed by 247, 365 and 421 in July.\par
\tab\b\i Major advertisements\b0\i0 .  The Company has entered into a three-year sponsorship arrangement with "The Kent People's Trust", a crime prevention initiative led by Kent Constabulary.  265 was repainted into allover white livery with blue skirt in July for this purpose and was in service (on P1/2) on 8th July in this livery.  Vinyls were applied by 11th July, when it appeared in full garb on the 4 group.  It is intended to display it at the Kent County Show from 12th to 14th July.\par
\tab 296, in Golden Jubilee livery, moved from C to DO on 18th June.\par
\tab By 21st June 8905/7 had lost their Mega Rear displays for British Telecom.  Instead 8905 had received a display for Green Flag (a motoring assistance organisation) on a green base, and 8907 a display for Mercedes-Benz, featuring four lorries.\par
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\b GENERAL\b0  : The full analysis of front destination displays on ex-London Titans appears to be as follows :\par
\pard\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 a)\tab Those which were first used by East Kent (7208/9/24/35/47/70-2/81/4/5) were, in due course, fitted with Hanover displays as already reported.\par
b)\tab Those which were first used by South Coast Buses (7215/44/79/80) arrived with single-line destination to the offside and three-track number blind to the nearside of the former ultimate display area, this tackle having been fitted from 5xx Darts at Hastings.  It is believed that most, if not all, also had the SCB insignia in the upper part of the display obliterated after arrival, the remainder of the display being repainted black.\par
c)\tab Those which were first used by Sussex Coastline (7201/4/7/25/42/5/8/90/4/6-8), some arriving direct and others via South Coast Buses, arrived with three-track number blind in the upper part of the display area and a single-line destination in the former ultimate display area.\par
d)\tab 7260, which arrived direct from London, was only used for spares and retained its London displays throughout its stay in Kent.\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\tab It has been observed that 421/2 have their front numeral blinds to the nearside, whereas that on 423 is to the offside.\par
\tab The private hire attended by Jubilee-liveried 296 on 15th June was the Kingsnorth Golden Jubilee celebrations; 0946 also appeared.  Both were in the cavalcade which ran from Park Farm \i Central Park\i0  through the estate and along the old A2070 to Church Hill, where they were displayed outside Kingsnorth Primary School at the entrance to the village recreation field.  Both also appeared at the Deal running day on 23rd June, and 0946 was used for a driver's wedding at Ashford on 29th June.\par
\tab 17 remains away at Woking for repairs by Dennis following accident damage.\par
\tab The SCB straplines have been removed from 637, leaving it with anonymous fleetname logos.\par
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\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\b ENTHUSIASTS' GUIDE 1952\b0  : The caption to the lower photograph on page 43 has been queried, in that five rather than four Dennis Aces were licensed at August 1952.  JG 4226 was out of use at this date, though it was not delicensed until September 1952.\par
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\b SERVICE VEHICLES\b0  : 9410 (ETC 310W) is confirmed to have been formally transferred from SCB on 28th May, though it had arrived at DOt three days earlier.  9406 (D406 VKK) was transferred to the reserve fleet on 28th May, and has remained in use, mainly at At.\par
\tab By 12th July 9509 (HN51 AMO) had recently arrived from Eastbourne, having been there until at least 20th June.  Reserve fleet 9516 (J616 OKK) was still in use at DO and may now be kept for FK, where the engineering establishment is reportedly being strengthened.\par
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\pard\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\b SUBSEQUENT DISPOSALS\b0  : JG 8201 - Further to page 45 of F.1., this was still at the Plough garage, Farthingloe in 5/69, and was not collected by Ransley, Shepherdswell (dealer) until 10/69, although 3/69 was the date of paper sale.\par
IIL 3503 (8503) - Cherry, Bootle 4/02 ex Wealden PSV, Five Oak Green (dealer).\par
6804 FN (7804) - B. Burlingham, Ewell Minnis and P. Smith, East Langdon (preservation) by 6/02 ex Denyer, Stondon Massey.  Awaiting return to Kent, when it will become a club shop for Friends of The East Kent, Dover, with seating only in the upper saloon.\par
AFN 775B (7775) - C. Hamilton and partners, East Farleigh (preservation) 6/02, ex West Kent Bus and Coach Sales, Chislehurst (dealer).\par
RFN 953G (7953) - P. Drake, Deal and D. Ferguson, Ramsgate (preservation); moved from High Wycombe to Dover Transport Museum 4/02.\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 JJG 888P (1888) - Morris, Bromyard 3/02 ex Ludlows, Halesowen.\par
PJJ 18S (7018) - J. Baxter and partners, Hawkinge (preservation) 4/02 ex Edwards, Soham.\par
\pard\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 RVB 977S (0977) - Hoare, Chepstow by 4/01 (confirmed) ex Wall, Sharston.  Can it be confirmed whether it was ever with PVS, Carlton (dealer) as reported 11/97?\par
UWV 622S (7622) - Express Motors, \ul Bentnewydd\ulnone  3/02 ex Jones, Penygroes, by whom acquired from Stagecoach North West (2076) by 3/02 (believed 1/02).\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 TFN 991T (7991) - Anler, Copenhagen as open-topper 5/01 ex S. Munden, Bristol (dealer).\par
CUL 225V (7225) - Goodwin, Carlton (dealer) 12/01 ex West Kent Coach Sales, Chislehurst (dealer).\par
\pard\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 KYV 442X (7242) - Correct ownership is West Kent Bus and Coach Sales, Chislehurst (dealer), available for spot hire to operators.  It forms part of a hire fleet which is generally made up of vehicle awaiting sale, though this (and MCW Metrobus MNC 494W) are permanent members of this fleet.\par
NUW 594Y (7294) - Wigley, Carlton (dealer) ex UK North, Gorton (\ul T594\ulnone ) 1/02, having been stripped for spares following accident 12/01, and scrapped.\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 D745 LKE (45) - Globe, Barnsley; gone by 5/02.\par
E751/3 SKR (7751/3) - Galway County Council, Galway (npsv) by 3/02 ex Ensign, Rainham (dealer).\par
\pard\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 G977 ARV (847) - Stafford Bus Centre, Cotes Heath (dealer) 11/01 ex Fleetlink, Mossley Hill (dealer).\par
L207 YAG (1207) - South Coast Buses (1207); returned from loan to Eastbourne Buses 6/02, and withdrawn.\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 L209 YAG (1209) - South Coast Buses (1209); withdrawn 5/02.\par
\tab\tab Latest sightings for disposal vehicles : 1/02 - M106 CCD (1106); 2/02 - NUW 663Y (7263), \line OHV 784Y (7214); 4/02 - PFN 788M \i now KCS 500 \i0 (8788); 6/02 - EFN 568, FFN 399, KFN 239, MFN 898, \line PFN 853 (7853), YJG 807, 6801 FN (7801), AFN 780B (7780), GJG 751D (7751), RFN 953G (7953), \line VJG 187J (1187), NFN 84R (1184), RVB 977S (0977), CJJ 678W (7678); 7/02 - FFN 382 (P153), FFN 446, MFN 888 (P155), PFN 874 (7874), TSU 642 \i now FKK 842Y\i0  (8842), GDB 178N (7178).\par
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\b ROUTE CHANGES\b0  : From an unknown date, probably a considerable while ago, 71-0722 ex Creteway Down operates via Somerset Road, Shaftesbury Avenue and Stanley Road at Cheriton on weekdays.\par
\tab Further to changes from \b 6th January 2002\b0 , 510-1600 ex Ashford also diverts via Charing Heath on Saturdays.\par
\tab Further notes on changes from \b 26th May 2002\b0  :\par
\pard\fi-576\li576\qj\tx576\tqr\tx10757  19\tab Eastbound journeys set down at Bay A in Folkestone Bus Station and then proceed via Middelburg Square to Bay D for departure to the Harbour.\par
 90B\tab The morning journey operates via Folkestone \i Central Station\i0  and then as previously via Radnor Park Road, Pavilion Road, Black Bull Road and Hill Road; the afternoon journey continues to operate direct from Radnor Park Road into Cheriton Road towards Cheriton.  (90A continues to operate via Dover Road.)\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tqr\tx10757\b\tab By 2nd June 2002\b0  the untimetabled 987-0830 on schooldays from Canterbury Bus Station was renumbered 87.\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\tab The following will be introduced from \b 1st September 2002\b0  :\par
\pard\fi-576\li576\qj\tx576\tqr\tx10757  12\tab 0705 ex Folkestone withdrawn, weekdays.  1735 and 1840 ex Folkestone, 1850 and 1950 ex Lydd Airport Turning revised to operate anti-clockwise in Lydd (as later evening journeys) instead of running to and from Airport Turning, weekdays.\par
 12A\tab Sunday service revised to operate anti-clockwise in Lydd (as weekday evening journeys on 12) instead of running to and from Airport Turning.\par
 60/60A  Withdrawn from Whitfield \i Hammonds Garage\i0 , stopping instead in Honeywood Road, daily; diverted via Whitfield \i Tesco\i0  on weekday evenings and on Sundays until 1700.\par
 61\tab Revised at Whitfield to operate via Archers Court Road, Cranleigh Drive, Farncombe Way, Downside Road, Cranleigh Drive, Alison Crescent, Mayfield Road, Sandwich Road, Forge Lane and Guilford Avenue to serve Nursery Lane, returning as existing 61A, weekdays.\par
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\pard\fi-576\li576\qj\tx576\tqr\tx10757  61A\tab Withdrawn (absorbed by revision to 61).\par
 62\tab Diverted between Friars Way and Roosevelt Road via Weavers Way and Old Park Hill; withdrawn from Winant Way, running directly into Buckland via Green Lane, weekdays.\par
 63A\tab Additional 30min big bus service introduced between 0945 and 1415 between Pencester Road and Elms Vale Road via Folkestone Road, Mon-Fri.\par
\pard\qj\tx576\tqr\tx10757  71\tab Diverted via Ashley Avenue instead of Somerset Road.\par
\pard\fi-576\li576\qj\tx576\tqr\tx10757  93/94 group  Minor retimings, and 94 withdrawn from Whitfield \i Nursery Lane\i0  except 0643 ex Elvington and the 0900 ex Forge Lane (which will run only on Mon-Fri), weekdays.\par
558\tab 0726 ex Hythe retimed to 0721, weekdays.\par
\tab There will also be changes to some schools services to reflect revised attendance times.\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\tab The Company tell us that changes are being planned for \b 27th October 2002\b0  which could impact on 113 group, 116, 711 and the Canterbury minibus network.  Local reports are rife that 711 will be withdrawn between Hastings and Eastbourne, being diverted instead to Silverhill.  At the same time the Wayfarer ticket machines which have remained in use on vehicles dedicated to this service will be replaced by standard ERG machines.\par
\tab\b\i Temporary diversions\b0\i0 .  Ham Shades Lane bridge, Whitstable was closed from \b c12th June 2002 to 3rd July 2002\b0 .  S1 was diverted via Ham Shades Lane, Church Street and Castle Road to Northwood Road.\par
\tab From \b 24th June 2002\b0  for six weeks Tower Hamlets Road, Dover is closed for bridge strengthening work.  60 and 60A are diverted between Buckland Bridge and Tower Hamlets via town centre, Folkestone Road, Elms Vale Road, Eaton Road, Astor Avenue, South Street, Northbourne Avenue, Eaton Road, Elms Vale Road, Folkestone Road (this means that 60 serves Northbourne Avenue and South Street in the opposite direction to normal).  63 operates to Tower Hamlets via Folkestone Road, Elms Vale Road, Eaton Road, Astor Avenue, picking up inward passengers before continuing as normal to Elms Vale Road and returning direct to the town via Folkestone Road.  64-0523 and 65-0623 ex Whitfield do not serve Tower Hamlets, whilst other journeys on 65 follow the same diversion as 63.  Local leaflets have been issued to cover this work.  These show that 60 and 60A only accept local traffic between town centre and Tower Hamlets where this would be normal (i.e. outward on 60 and inward on 60A).  In practice, it appears that local passengers are carried on all diverted trips if they present themselves.\par
\tab\b\i Special services\b0\i0 .  The revised timetable for 598 from \b 23rd June 2002\b0  is as follows : depart Designer Village Outlet 1005 x15min to 1820, depart Bank Street (via Station) 1010 x15min to 1825.  As expected, the Sunday service is withdrawn.\par
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\b CONTRACTS\b0  : New trips were introduced on the following Pfizer contracts from \b 2nd June 2002\b0 , all leaving the site at 1215 on Fridays : Code 331, Code 338, Code 343 (to Canterbury \i West Gate\i0 ), Code 349 (to Garlinge \i Hussar\i0 ), Code 350 (to Birchington Station), Code 351, Code 352.\par
\tab The new edition of publication P.10 refers readers to the published timetable leaflet for Pfizer contracts.  It should be noted that these journeys run on Mon-\ul Fri\ulnone  only, not Mon-Sat as shown.  On Code 343, the two morning trips from Canterbury run only from the Bus Station (although the 0715 passes West Gate at 0710 on service 8); on Code 350 the 1735NF continues to Birchington Station.\par
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\b ROUTE WORKING\b0  : \b A\b0  - From \b 23rd June 2002\b0  the Mon-Fri run-out was reduced by 1 MAN.  On Saturdays, 1 MAN is removed, and 1 big bus working is now specified for SD, involving 508/528 return trips from 0710 to 1129 and 1415 to 1529, then 510-1600.1735 (this is because of operation via Charing Heath).  On Sundays, 2 MAN are withdrawn.\par
\tab\b FK\b0  - It was planned that DD would be used on all workings on Bank Holidays \b 3rd and 4th June 2002\b0 .  Can anyone confirm that this actually happened?\par
\tab\b TH\b0  - The new Friday Pfizer trips from \b 2nd June 2002\b0  are all scheduled for DD, except MB on Code351.\par
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\b SOUTH COAST EXPRESS\b0  : A member has asked about the date when this service ceased.  The title was not used after National Express took over long-distance coaching services in September 1973 and allocated the number X26 (later 026).  Reference to contemporary News-Sheets shows that operation from Kent was cut back at Brighton on 23rd January 1983.  East Kent involvement ceased from 18th September 1983, and the residual Southdown workings were withdrawn on 20th May 1984.\par
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\b AROUND THE AREAS : Ashford area\b0 .  For part of the day on 30th June roadworks prevented eastbound buses crossing the station bridge from entering the station yard.\par
\b\tab Canterbury/Herne Bay area\b0 .  Park & Ride vehicles are currently passing through annual testing, leading to daily appearances by strangers on these services.  7781 was on 36 on 29th June.  DD were used on both cars of 36 on Saturday 29th June.  1403 was used on S1/S2 on 2nd July.\par
\tab\b Dover area\b0 .  234 was on 116 on 27th June, 229 on 116 on 28th June.\par
\tab Further rail replacement work saw East Kent working between Dover and Deal on 29th and 30th June (vehicles from HB on 29th June and TH on both days), and between Dover and Folkestone on 30th June (vehicles from A).\par
\b\tab Folkestone area\b0 .  Further to page 02/41, road humps have now been installed by Shepway District Council in Somerset Road, Stanley Road and part of Shaftesbury Avenue.  It is planned that dead vehicle workings from the garage will run via Shaftesbury Avenue (eastern end) and Ashley Avenue instead of Somerset Road, probably from 1st September, forming an informal "one way system".  Car parking in Somerset Road often causes difficulty for passing vehicles.\par
\tab 229 (on loan from DO) was on 17 and 661 (also from DO) on 112 (but running as 113) on 11th June, 7813 on 112/113 on 5th July.\par
\b Thanet area\b0 .  The Company confirm that plans to upgrade service 32 are on hold.  The joint (with KCC) Urban Bus Challenge Bid to finance this plan last year was unsuccessful; dialogue continues  \u9658?\par
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\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 with KCC and Thanet District Council to achieve a resolution of access difficulties for larger vehicles at the Garlinge end (caused by indiscriminate car parking).\par
\tab On 28th June, 8405 worked 022-1650 to Whitstable and then ran to Canterbury, where passengers were transferred to 020.  The reason for this, and any consequent effect on the 2030 ex London, are not known.\par
\tab 286 was on 33.Code351 in the morning of 17th June, 422 on 9.30 during the morning of 12th June, 641 on Code351 on the afternoon of 24th June and 33 in the early evening of 25th June, 642 on 33.Code351 on the afternoon of 20th June and 13/14 on the afternoon of 22nd June, 671 (changed to 642 at 1545) on 33.Code351 on 19th June, Code351 on the afternoon of 25th and 28th June, 14/14A.603 on 29th June, 672 (changed to 7823 at 1145 and 421 at 1545) on 33.Code351 on 21st June, 8909 on 943 on the afternoon of 11th June, 7134 on Code351 at lunchtime on 14th June.\par
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\pard\keepn\s1\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\b\fs24 SOUTH COAST BUSES (Stagecoach in Hastings)\b0\par
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\b\fs18 VEHICLES IN\b0  : Further to page 02/71, official dates for the arrival of 491-3/5 (N601-3/5 KGF) are 2nd June, 31st May, 2nd June and 30th May respectively.  496 (N606 KGF) has \ul\i not\ulnone\i0  been officially transferred in; it was present only for servicing for a week or so.  Details for 495, acquired from Sussex Coastline (495), are :\par
\tab   495  N605 KGF  Dennis Dart  9.8SDL3054/3104  Alexander "Dash"  9524/5  B36F+17  new  1/96\par
\tab Unladen weight is 6260kg and last repaint was in 7/98.\par
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\b LOANS\b0  : Amongst coach loans from East Kent at Dover, 8906 (V906 DPN) was replaced by 8913 \line (M913 WJK) on 13th June and by 8914 (M914 WJK) on 20th or 21st June.  8914 remained here on 6th July.\par
\tab 23 (R823 HCD) was loaned from East Kent from 4th to 10th July for route survey work, and was used on services 20/21 from 0900hrs to 1300hrs on 9th July.\par
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\b ALLOCATIONS\b0  : 518/21 (J518/21 GCD) and 583 (J703 YRM) were withdrawn for disposal on 2nd June, 1st June and 22nd June respectively.  Local sources say that 518/21 were actually stood down on 6th June.  521 had left Hastings by 29th June, though we do not know where.\par
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\b LIVERY\b0  : 315 received new corporate livery during June, followed by 382 in July.\cf2\par
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\b GENERAL\b0  : The full analysis of front destination displays on ex-London Titans appears to be as follows :\par
\pard\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 a)\tab Those which were first used by South Coast Buses (7203/5/15/23/33/7/40/4/50/68/74/9/80/7/8/90) were converted to single-line destination to the offside and three-track number blind to the nearside of the former ultimate display area, this tackle having been removed from 5xx Darts as reported at the time.  During their time in Hastings, they also carried SCB insignia on the upper part of the display area, which was painted white. \par
b)\tab Those which were first used by Sussex Coastline (7204/7/20/61/97) arrived with three-track number blind in the upper part of the display area and a single-line destination in the former ultimate display area.\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\tab There have been widespread reports that 492 suffered extensive fire damage during May.  These are emphatically refuted by local sources, especially those who saw it being used on loan from Lewes (Sussex Coastline) on the 98 on 19th May, the date of the Hastings Oval rally.\par
\tab\i Notices and Proceedings\i0  has carried an application to revise the vehicle authorisation to 113 and to delete all operating centres except Hastings.\par
\tab 512 was out of service with tax and O-discs removed from 6th June, but re-entered service on 25th June.  Whilst it appears that it was originally intended for disposal, its allover advertisement remains under contract until the end of the year.  This is presumably the reason for its return to service.\par
\tab Several vehicles from elsewhere in the Stagecoach South East group have continued to appear at Hastings for maintenance during recent weeks.  We do not propose to record these unless any of them stray into service.  A more surprising visitor on 28th June was London Central NV14 (N414 JBV); does anyone know why?\par
\tab Electronic destination displays were again modified c17th June, mainly to include new route 717.\par
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\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\b SERVICE VEHICLES\b0  : \expndtw-2 9410 (ETC 310W) is confirmed to have been formally transferred to East Kent on 28th May, though it had arrived there three days earlier.  There are therefore now no training vehicles based at Hastings.\par
\tab 9251 (JWV 251W) remains at Eastbourne, and has yet to reach Hastings.\par
\pard\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\par
\b SUBSEQUENT DISPOSALS\b0  : HKE 690L (7620) - To clarify, loaned from Hoare, Chepstow to Dewar, Cockenzie early 7/01 to 22/7/01, then used by Hoare from 23/7/01 to 30/7/01 on special services at the International Air Tattoo, RAF Cottesmore, Cottesmore, then loaned to Dewar, Cockenzie 31/7/01 to 1/02.\par
UFG 62S (62)\b  \b0 - Ensign, Purfleet (511); still owned 1/02.\par
AET 186T (786) \i later BCV 91T\i0  - Ede & Paramor, Par \ul 10/95\ulnone  ex Hardwick, Barnsley (dealer).\par
EYE 233V (7233) - Glenvale (7233); named "Tayla" c12/01.\par
KYV 361X (7261) - Leggs, Brooklands by 4/02 ex Nash, Weybridge (dealer).\par
KYV 474X (7274) - Goodwin, Carlton (dealer) 11/01 ex West Kent Coach Sales, Chislehurst (dealer).\par
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\pard\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 D950 UDY (2850) - Glen Coaches, Port Glasgow; withdrawn 1/02, and all seats transferred to another vehicle in their fleet.\par
L204/10 YAG (1204/10) - Residual Eastbourne fleet of South Coast Buses (1204/10); withdrawn 5/02 and 6/02 respectively upon return from loan to Eastbourne Buses.\par
L205 YAG (1205), L942 RJN (1212) - Residual Eastbourne fleet of South Coast Buses (1205/12); withdrawn 6/02 and 5/02 respectively upon return from loan to Go West, Kings Lynn.\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\tab\tab Latest sightings for disposal vehicles : 1/02 - RUF 44R (44), YCD 88T (88); 2/02 - A823 SUL (7203); 4/02 - KYN 305X (7205); 6/02 - HKE 690L (7620).\par
\pard\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\b\i Hastings & District/Hastings Buses\b0\i0  : HKL 836 (436) - Arriva Original London 6/02 ex Guide Friday, Stratford-upon-Avon, having been withdrawn from the Cotswold Tour 6/02.  The new owners are reported to be considering its use on special single-deck open-top sightseeing trips along The Mall, according to Press information.\par
PVT 228L (428) - Hastings & District RE Group (preservation); completely dismantled and remains sent for scrap 6/02.\par
KKE 736N (536) - Unidentified owner, France -/91 ex Ripley, Carlton (dealer); to unidentified dealer, France 12/91.\par
D438 UHC (838) - \ul McGlynn\ulnone , Port Glasgow \ul 9\ulnone /00 ex Clarke, Port Glasgow.\par
D440 UHC \i now WAZ 3978\i0  (840) - Hardie, Port Glasgow; gone by 10/00.  Reports of subsequent ownership by Clarke, Port Glasgow are believed to be in error.\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\tab\tab Latest sightings for disposal vehicles : 1/02 - VKE 565S (365), C646 CAP \i now PJI 1244\i0  (1185).\par
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\b ROUTE CHANGES\b0  : Further to page 02/72, service 717 has been introduced for Woodgate Fulfilment, which has relocated from Parker Road, Ore to Rye Harbour.  Although mainly for their employees it is open to the general public.\par
\tab The following were introduced on \b 30th June 2002\b0  :\par
\pard\fi-576\li576\qj\tx576\tqr\tx10757  25 group  Revised timetable, now conforming to that published in the current ESCC book.  This provides two additional morning journeys on 26, various retimings and revised running time.  Note however that journeys on 25 commence from Sainsbury Superstore at xx01; this timing point is omitted from the ESCC book.\par
\pard\qj\tx576\tqr\tx10757  72\tab Withdrawn.\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\tab The Company tell us that changes are being planned for \b 27th October 2002\b0  which could impact on 710 and 711.  Local reports are rife that 711 will be withdrawn between Hastings and Eastbourne, being diverted instead to Silverhill.  Finalisation and date may depend on the outcome of current ESCC retendering of Rother area supported services.\par
\tab\b\i Temporary diversions\b0\i0 .  The Station forecourt was fenced off (though pedestrian access continues) following subsidence near the Dover-bound 711 stop on \b 4th July 2002\b0 .  A temporary stop has been placed at the top of Havelock Road, with buses running round the one-way system via Priory Street and Cambridge Gardens to turn and if necessary take layover.\par
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\b ROUTE WORKING\b0  : Further to page 02/73, it was not wholly clear that the second paragraph related to \b Service 711\b0 .\par
\tab Mon-Fri type changes from \b 30th June 2002\b0  are 20-0704.0753 SD to DD.  On Mon-Sat new 26-0812. 0912 are worked by SD.\par
\tab\b\i Unusual workings\b0\i0 .  383 on 25th June and 385 on 2nd July were on 400-1705 ex Hastings.  Scheduled for SD, this vehicle diagram continues into the evening on town services; it is not known whether these DD did so.\par
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\tab This section now covers only residual items arising from the secession of operations to Sussex Coastline on 28th April.  Members requiring fuller information on current operations are recommended to the excellent monthly Journal of the Southdown Enthusiasts' Club.  Those which impinge on the Club area will be noted in the Other Operators section under the Sussex Coastline heading.\par
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\tab Official dates for the transfer of 491-3 (N601-3 KGF) to Hastings were 2nd June, 31st May, 2nd June respectively.  1204/5/9 (L204/5/9 YAG), 1212 (L942 RJN) were all withdrawn for disposal, rather than being placed in the reserve fleet, upon return from their loans at the dates noted last month.  1207/10 (L207/10 YAG) returned from Eastbourne Buses on 21st June and 5th June respectively and were immediately listed for disposal, leaving just 1201-3/11 (L201-3/11 YAG) there.  1205, the return date of which is confirmed as 7th June, moved in store from East Kent's Herne Bay site to Folkestone on 13th June.  1204/6/7/9/10/2 are in store at Cavendish Place.\par
\tab Further to page 02/73, 493 (N603 KGF) only appeared at Cavendish Place during May for annual testing, and was not used by Eastbourne Buses as suggested.\par
\tab Contrary to the report on page 02/73, 1202 (L202 YAG) still carried an electronic route number display on 19th June.\par
\tab At 20th June service vehicle 9509 (HN51 AMO) remained in use, though it had recently reached East Kent by 12th July.\par
\tab Although \i Notices & Proceedings\i0  has now carried an application to delete the Eastbourne and Lewes area operating centres of SCB (see main Hastings notes), there has not yet been an application to increase the Sussex Coastline authorisation.\par
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\pard\qc\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 - 02/89 -\par
\pard\keepn\s1\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\b\fs28 BORO\rquote LINE MAIDSTONE\fs24\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\b0\fs18\par
\b GENERAL\b0  : For the historical record, Maidstone Borough Transport (Holdings) Ltd. was incorporated at Companies House under registration number 1996337 on 5th March 1986.  The Companies House website shows the company as now being in liquidation at a last address of Bank Chambers, 1 Central Avenue, SITTINGBOURNE ME10 4AE.\par
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\b SUBSEQUENT DISPOSALS\b0  : NSP 316R (915) - Universal, Portlaoise; re-registered 76-LS-516 2/98; scrapped by 3/02.\par
E154 OMD (754) - West Kent Bus and Coach Sales, Chislehurst (dealer) 7/02 ex Arriva Kent Thameside (5754).\par
E156 OMD (756) - Forrest, Bootle 6/02 ex Fleetlink, Mossley Hill (dealer).\par
F997 EKM (251) - Singh & Azam, Birmingham by 12/01 ex Ryder, West Bromwich.\par
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\b\fs24 MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL\par
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\b SUBSEQUENT DISPOSALS\b0  : HNU 117N \i now JBX 426N \i0 (217) - M. Kavanagh, Tipperary; derelict by 9/01.\par
HNU 221N (221) - Keenan, Coalhall; confirmed still extant 3/02 in withdrawn condition.\par
\pard\brdrb\brdrs\brdrw20\brsp20 \fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\b\par
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\pard\keepn\s2\tqr\tx10757\fs28 OTHER OPERATORS\tab\b0\fs18 (Vehicle notes prepared by Jonathan Fletcher)\par
\pard\qc\tqr\tx10757\fs24\par
\pard\keepn\s3\b\fs18 FLEET INTAKE\b0  :\par
\pard\tqr\tx10483\tqr\tx10757\b\i Bates, Appledore (Scotland & Bates)\tab new\par
\pard\hyphpar0\li972\qj\tx360\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8755\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2\b0\i0 WJ02 KDN\tab Vo B12M-62\tab 000360\tab VH T9 Aze H\tab ?\tab C49FT\tab <5/02\tab NEW\par
\pard\tqr\tx10483\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\b\i Craker, Maidstone\tab ex Bailey, Folkestone (24)\par
\pard\hyphpar0\li972\qj\tx360\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8755\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2\b0\i0  A22 PEG\tab Vo B10M-61\tab 7427\tab VH Aze\tab 11352\tab C52F \tab  4/02\tab 3/84\par
\pard\tqr\tx10483\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\b\i Dosanjh, Strood (ASD Transport)\tab ex Derbyshire County Council (npsv)\par
\pard\hyphpar0\li972\qj\tx324\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8640\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2\b0\i0 L881 MWB\tab MB 609D\tab ?\tab Cu\tab ?\tab DP15FL\tab  5/02\tab ?/??\par
\pard\tqr\tx10483\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\b\i Everest Workforce, Gravesend\tab ex private owner\par
\pard\hyphpar0\li972\qj\tx324\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8755\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2\b0\i0 P133 KOT\tab LDV Cv\tab ?\tab LDV\tab\tab  16\tab  1/02\tab 8/96\par
\pard\tqr\tx10483\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\b\i Ham, Flimwell\tab ex Senior, Witney\par
\pard\hyphpar0\li972\qj\tx360\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8755\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2\b0\i0 F424 DUG\tab Vo B10M-60\tab 20861\tab Pn Pt3200 3\tab 8912VCAP1356\tab C50F\tab  5/02\tab 3/89\par
\pard\tqr\tx10483\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\b\i Hughes, Ashford (Ashford Mini-Buses)\tab new\par
\pard\hyphpar0\li972\qj\tx360\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8755\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2\b0\i0 GO02 AMB\tab MB ?\tab ?\tab  ?\tab\tab   ?\tab  6/02\tab NEW\par
\pard\tqr\tx10483\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\b\i Jaycrest, Sittingbourne\tab ex Travelsure, Sittingbourne\par
\pard\hyphpar0\li972\qj\tx360\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8755\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2\b0\i0 Y781 TKK\tab Io 49-10\tab ?\tab Sd\tab\tab  15\tab  5/02\tab 3/01\par
\pard\tqr\tx10483\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\b\i Kent County Council, Aylesford (Passenger Services)\tab new\par
\pard\hyphpar0\li972\qj\tx360\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8755\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2\b0\i0 S731 SKE\tab Io 49-10\tab ?\tab Emv\tab ?\tab B16FL\tab  8/98\tab NEW\par
\pard\tqr\tx10483\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\b\i\tab ex Accord Southern, Chichester\par
\pard\hyphpar0\li979\qj\tx360\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8755\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2\b0\i0 P831 BUD\tab Ds Dt SLF\tab SFD322BR1TGW10607\tab Ml\tab C39 003\tab B38F\tab  5/02\tab 3/97\par
\pard\tqr\tx10483\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\b\i Kent Staff Services, Folkestone\tab ex non-psv with same owner\par
\pard\hyphpar0\li972\qj\tx324\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8755\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2\b0\i0 V392 JKJ\tab LDV Cv\tab ?\tab LDV\tab\tab  16\tab  4/01\tab 9/99\par
\pard\tqr\tx10483\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\b\i Kings Ferry, Gillingham\tab ex Towler, Emneth\par
\pard\hyphpar0\li360\qj\tx360\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8755\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2\b0\i0\tab  A16 ATC\tab DAF SB2305DHTD585\tab 299200\tab Du 320\tab 8782/0656\tab C53FT\tab  3/02\tab 6/88\par
\pard\hyphpar0\fi-108\li2268\qj\tqr\tx10757 [mainly used for driver training - ex E594 LVH 4/95]\par
\pard\tqr\tx10483\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\b\i\tab ex Reeve, Scarning\par
\pard\hyphpar0\li360\qj\tx360\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8755\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2\b0\i0 4.5\tab W913 MDT\tab Au N516/2\tab 205162YSS29088\tab Au N516SHD Stlr\tab 5160334\tab C46FT\tab  5/02\tab 3/00\par
\pard\tqr\tx10483\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\b\i\tab new\par
\pard\hyphpar0\li360\qj\tx360\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8338\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2\b0\i0 7.5\tab GJ02 JJL\tab Sca K114EB6\tab 1841754\tab Bf Ax 100\tab 4465\tab CH55/19DT\tab  5/02\tab NEW\par
7.6\tab GJ02 LUZ\tab  "     "\tab 1841757\tab  "  "  "\tab 4466\tab     "\tab   "\tab NEW\par
\pard\tqr\tx10483\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\b\i Lawson & Watson, Dover (Britannia Coaches)\tab new\par
\pard\hyphpar0\li972\qj\tx360\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8755\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2\b0\i0 CV02 KGG\tab Rt Mtr\tab ?\tab Cym\tab ?\tab  16\tab  3/02\tab NEW\par
CV02 LSC\tab  "  "  LH35TD\tab ?\tab  "\tab ?\tab   "\tab  5/02\tab NEW\par
CV02 LSE\tab  "  "\tab ?\tab  "\tab ?\tab   "\tab   "\tab NEW\par
CV02 LSF\tab  "  "\tab ?\tab  "\tab ?\tab   "\tab   "\tab NEW\par
\pard\tqr\tx10483\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\b\i Mancini, Faversham (Kingsman International Travel)\tab new\par
\pard\hyphpar0\li972\qj\tx360\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8755\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2\b0\i0 KM02 HGG\tab MB ?\tab ?\tab Pn\tab ?\tab   ?\tab <6/02\tab NEW\par
\pard\tqr\tx10483\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\b\i M.C. Personnel, Gillingham\tab ex private owner\par
\pard\hyphpar0\li972\qj\tx324\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8755\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2\b0\i0 V861 ERG\tab Fd Tt\tab ?\tab Fd\tab\tab  16\tab <9/01\tab 9/99\par
\pard\tqr\tx10483\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\b\i Skinner, Walderslade\tab ex Smith, Rainham (possibly via another unknown owner)\par
\pard\hyphpar0\li972\qj\tx324\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8755\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2\b0\i0 K875 FDT\tab DAF 400\tab 931444\tab ACl\tab 1074\tab C16F\tab <4/01\tab 5/93\par
\pard\tqr\tx10483\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\b\i\tab ex Old School Bus, Woking\par
\pard\hyphpar0\li972\qj\tx360\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8755\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2\b0\i0 N632 EOR\tab LDV  "\tab 960628\tab LDV\tab\tab  16\tab <6/01\tab 10/95\par
\pard\tqr\tx10483\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\b\i Team Support, Gillingham\tab new\par
\pard\hyphpar0\li972\qj\tx324\tx360\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8755\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2\b0\i0 X915 MBM\tab LDV Cv\tab ?\tab LDV\tab\tab  16\tab <2/01\tab NEW\par
\pard\hyphpar0\li972\qj\tx360\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8755\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757 Y177 JNK\tab  "   "\tab ?\tab  "\tab\tab   "\tab <8/01\tab NEW\par
\pard\hyphpar0\qj\tx324\tx972\tx2059\tqr\tx5184\tqr\tx5400\tqr\tx8208\tqr\tx8755\tqr\tx9504\tqr\tx10757\tab\tab\tab  [this replaces the entry for Y177 JNK on page 02/32]\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10800\expndtw0\b\par
\pard\qj LIVERIES \b0 : WJ02 KDN - cream with orange and brown stripes; L881 MWB - white with dark blue stripes; Y781 TKK - white; CV02 LSC - white with red and dark blue stripes; Y177 JNK - white\expndtw-2 .\par
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\pard\hyphpar0\fi360\qj K864 ODY (Dosanjh) - white with blue skirt; TIL 7852 (Tim's Travel, ex F262 FCC) - light and dark blue with green band; P156 CSS (Williams) - white.\f0\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0\f1\par
\pard\qj\b VEHICLES OUT OF FLEETS\b0  : \expndtw-2 Busby, Rainham (M&T Minibus Travel) - C727 PKD gone by 10/01 (possibly much earlier); Dosanjh, Strood (ASD Transport) - (w)PKM 112R sold 1/02; Ham, Flimwell - B518 HAM sold 5/02; Heather, Upper Ruckinge (R&J Coaches) - WXI 6740 withdrawn 2/02; Kent County Council, Aylesford (Passenger Services) - J853 KHD sold by 3/02 (possibly as early as 8/00?); Nu-Venture, Aylesford - V248/9 BNV and P493 TGA returned off lease 6/02; Regent, Whitstable - K796/8 EPU sold 3/02; Tim's Travel, Sheerness - GUK 146 sold by 2/02, GXI 613 and F422 RVL gone 3/02 following fire damage, J303 TUH and K817 HUM gone by 6/02.\expndtw0\par
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\pard\keepn\s8\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 GENERAL\par
\pard\hyphpar0\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\expndtw-2 KM Chatham Navy Days, 2nd to 4th June 2002\b0 .  Further to page 02/74, Northdown's R720 BNF was also used on 2nd June.  See also Nu-Venture, Aylesford notes below.\par
\b Angel \b0 Human Resources plc, Angel House, 4 Union Street, \b London SE1 \b0 1SZ have applied for 5N vehicles under PK1008352 with operating centre at Faversham Football Club, Salters Lane, Faversham, \line ME13 8ND.\par
\b Arnold & Gilkes, Wrotham (West Kent Buses)\b0  : Authorisation has been increased by 2 vehicles, to be based at an additional operating centre c/o Nu-Venture, Hoo Marina, Vicarage Lane, Hoo, Rochester ME3 9TW.  This brings the operator into formal Club coverage.\par
\b Atkins, Folkestone (Classic Omnibus)\b0  : It is confirmed that the Canterbury city tour is being operated on a franchise basis for City Sightseeing.  In addition to A897 SUL, EYE 323V and BYX 257V have been reported, of which one is sometimes parked at the West Station to drum up custom.  Has LAT 507V therefore returned to City Sightseeing?  The vehicle authorisation has been increased to 6.\par
\b Battle Area Community Transport, Battle\b0  : Minor revisions were made to services from 5th June, of which we await details.\par
\b Cass, Hoo\b0  : The new trading name is Amberlee \ul UK Ltd\ulnone .  This is already known in the area as a haulage firm running from Court Lodge Farm, Southfleet.\par
\b Consignia, Epsom (Royal Mail)\b0  : The revised timetable for PO21 introduced on 29th August 2000 involves an additional 1000 from Ashford (Tannery Lane) direct to Biddenden.  The 0930 ex Biddenden is retimed to 1030 with revised running time and terminates in Ashford at Park Street.  The afternoon journeys are now 1310 ex Ashford \i Tannery\i0  \i Lane\i0  and 1645 ex Biddenden, both diverted via Charing Station; the outward trip also serves Sainsbury.  The recent KCC Tenterden & Headcorn book shows the afternoon trips as also operating on Saturdays, though this requires confirmation please.\par
\b Eastonways, Ramsgate\b0  : The timetable change on E25 from 24th June introduced the afternoon return trip on Saturdays, to the same timetable as on Mon-Fri.  On 38, additional Saturday trips were introduced at 1245 Ramsgate Harbour to Birchington and 1215 Birchington to Ramsgate Harbour, whilst the 1445 ex Ramsgate Harbour was withdrawn, though the revised timetable leaflet issued to cover these changes still shows the date of 2nd April for the 38.\par
\pard\hyphpar0\fi-360\li360\qj\b Gillie, Aylesham\b0  : A DAF/Pn Pt registered GCZ 3334 has been noted - can anyone advise its previous identity?\par
\pard\hyphpar0\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\b Hickmott, Kingsnorth\b0  : Contrary to previous reports, the Tesco courtesy services are still operated, albeit now to the new site at Park Farm rather than Brookfield Road (which has been taken over by Matalan).  A timetable leaflet is apparently dated July 1997, presumably the date of the move.  On this, the Tuesday afternoon Godinton Park and Wednesday afternoon Wye trips are deleted by hand.  123 GDV (which still has pcv status) is occasionally used; Heather, Upper Ruckinge (R&J Coaches) have also covered the operation sometimes.\par
\pard\hyphpar0\fi-360\li360\qj\b Jaycrest, Sittingbourne\b0  : L36 DKL was in use here by \ul 3\ulnone /02.  N710 CYC was ex-Armchair, Brent\ul ford\ulnone .\par
\b Johnson, Newingreen (Crosskeys)\b0  : The latest Bova is registered WJ51 BO\ul U\ulnone  (not BOV).\par
\pard\hyphpar0\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\b Kang, Chatham (Work Partners)\b0  : The operating centre at Kingsnorth Industrial Estate has been replaced by one at 4 Main Road, Hoo, Rochester ME3 9AD for 1N vehicle.\par
\b Kent Coach Tours, Ashford\b0  : Service 001 to and from Homewood School, Tenterden is currently worked by three vehicles.  "A" runs from Kingsnorth Road, Stanhope and Shadoxhurst, "B" from Park Farm via Shadoxhurst and "C" from Kingsnorth via Bromley Green Road, Ham Street and Kenardington.  These arrangements are liable to adjustment from time to time to reflect loadings.\par
\b Kent County Council, Aylesford (Passenger Services)\b0  : Chassis numbers not previously recorded are D079197 for S842 SKE, D079158 for S227 VKJ, D086274 for S177 VKM, D086254 for S186 VKM, D086450 for S187 VKM, and D086537 for S188 VKM.  S187/8 VKM are Io \ul 35-10\ulnone .  S227 VKJ was new in \ul 9/98\ulnone .  Please delete S192 VKM as it is not a minibus.  S177 VKM has body number 7897/1 99 (although S189 VKM is recorded as 78\ul 79\ulnone /5 99, so is one of these body numbers in error?).  A revised registration has been published for 25 dated 16th June, of which we await details.\par
\pard\hyphpar0\fi-360\li360\qj\b Kings Ferry, Gillingham\b0  : S4 (R82 RBY) was re-registered to WSU 180 in 4/02.\par
\b Lawson & Watson, Dover (Britannia Coaches)\b0  : When noted at the UK Coach Rally before delivery, CV02 LSC carried 306 apparently as a fleet number.  Do any other vehicles have fleet numbers?\par
\pard\hyphpar0\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\b Mancini, Faversham (Kingsman International Travel)\b0  : Is T417 MNH still here, or was it only providing short-term cover for an absence of T445 EBD in February and March?  A revised registration for 666 is dated 8th July, of which we await details.\par
\b Mercury, Hoo\b0  : There was some suggestion after the takeover by Maidstone & District in September 1996 that this company had resumed trading.  Inspection of the Companies House website shows that Mercury Passenger Services Limited, 64 Sandling Road, MAIDSTONE ME14 2RJ (registration number 3333065) was incorporated on 19th March 1997, changing its name to Teynham Polo and Golf Centre Ltd on 29th September 1998 and to MDT Consultancy Limited on 15th October 1998.  The nature of   \u9658?\par
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\pard\hyphpar0\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\tab business is listed as "other business activities" and the company was dissolved on 22nd January 2002.\par
\b Moore, Wootton Bassett\b0  : The application was refused at a Traffic Commissioner's public inquiry held on 22nd May.\par
L. \b Moss\b0 , 9 Central Avenue, \b Herne Bay\b0  CT6 8RY \b (Premier Staff Services Kent)\b0  has applied for 2R vehicles under PK1008804 with operating centres at 31 Edgar Road, Margate CT9 2EJ and 26 Jennifer Gardens, Margate CT9 3XX.  There is presumably a connection with the recent-refused application by J.D. Moss, Margate.\par
\b Nolloth\b0 s Coaches Ltd., 14 St Helen's Crescent, \b Hastings\b0  TN34 3EW have applied for 1N vehicle under PK1008987.\par
\b Nu-Venture, Aylesford\b0  : LR02 BNZ, a Vo B6LE/EL Spryte B31D, was on loan from Metropolitan Omnibus, North Acton (VS522) from 1st to 4th June, and was used on the Chatham Navy Days Park and Ride service.  From 29th June the Saturday service on 58 is reduced to two-hourly.  A further change from 29th July sees a revised timetable on all weekdays, with some midday journeys altered or withdrawn and some journeys on 78 extended to and from Trottiscliffe at the start and end of the day.  One trip each way on Mon-Fri runs as 58A via Aylesford Station.  Further to page 02/75, Nu-Venture operated the free park and ride service for the Dickens Festival on 8th and 9th June.  On at least 8th June, double-deckers were used.  A Park & Ride service was also operated at West Malling on 2nd June, and a shuttle service for Cliffe Carnival on 15th June.  Fares were increased on commercial services on 18th June.  Going back some time, we believe that \i all\i0  the Chatham Sunday Shopper services on Sundays were withdrawn on 26th November 1998.  The registration cancellation as published was headed for the Sheeerness service, but it appears that all of the routes were included within this one registration.\par
\b Oakrock, Tunbridge Wells (High Rocks)\b0  : A High Rocks Bus Service has been registered daily from 10th June, operating half-hourly (15min between 2200hrs and 2400hrs).\par
\b OEC, Sandwich\b0  : Authorisation has been granted for 7N vehicles.\par
The \b Premier\b0  Coach Co. Ltd., Monometer House, Rectory Grove, \b Leigh-on-Sea\b0 , Essex SS9 2HN have applied for 10N vehicles under PK1008634 with operating centre c/o Dorset Road, Sheerness, ME12 1LT.\par
\b Rodemark, Herstmonceux (Autopoint)\b0  : Revised registrations have been published for 355 dated 27th May and 19 dated 1st June.\par
\b Roffey/Sunline, Flimwell\b0  : Further to page 02/63, service K17 departs Sandhurst at 0750 and returns from Tenterden \i Homewood School\i0  at 1555.  Registrations are currently ascribed to Roffey for 255 and K17 and to Sunline for 711.\par
\b Rye Community Transport, Rye\b0  : A registration has been published for a Leisure Service on Sundays from 21st July to 29th September, departing Rye Harbour at 1045 and 1345 via Rye Station, Northiam Station, Bodiam Castle and Sedlescombe to Battle \i Abbey Green\i0 .\par
\pard\hyphpar0\fi-360\li360\qj\b Sandhu, Strood (Strood Cabs)\b0  : H209 GRK has a Do 14-seat body and was new in 6/91.  P398 NVR has AVB 15-seat bodywork and was new in 3/97.\ul\par
\pard\hyphpar0\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\ulnone\b Silvergray \b0 Carriage Company Ltd., Bedfont Trading Estate\b , \b0 Bedfont Road, \b Bedfont\b0  TW14 8EB : In c1/02 this operator, with 12 vehicles under PK0003117, moved at least part of his operations to Unit 7, Rye Wharf, Harbour Road, Rye TN31 7TE.  Two vehicles (RAZ 8926 and M409 TWF) were noted in Cambridge in 7/02 with this legal lettering.  We hope to have fuller details next month.\par
\pard\hyphpar0\fi-360\li360\qj\b Tim's Travel, Sheerness\b0  : F262 FCC was re-registered to TIL 7852 by 5/01.  H901 AHS and R926 ULA were reregistered to UIL 9042/3 respectively by 6/02.  K828 NKH and K434 OKH were acquired in \ul 3\ulnone /02.  BCA 126W, a Ld TRCTL11/3R/Du Dt IV C57F in the livery of Bostock, Congleton, was on loan in June and may be purchased.\par
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\pard\hyphpar0\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 Brakell, Cheam\b0  : The shed at West Peckham which has acted as a base for some dealer stock, including vehicles hired to local farmers (notably Lowe, Mereworth) for staff transport, had been demolished by 10th June.\par
\b Guide Friday, Stratford-upon-Avon\b0  : The Hastings open-top service has been deregistered from 20th July, the start date shown in the current ESCC timetable (see page 02/76).  No operations have been reported this year, from which we deduce that the service will have last operated in 2001.  Reserve vehicle DWJ 564V, Leyland AN68A/1R (7902057) / Roe (CO8103) O45/29F new in 8/79, was at Thanet from 20th June, at Dover on 29th June and back at Thanet on 7th July.  The resident vehicles have not been reported missing, and it would appear that this is acting as a local spare.  DWJ 564V is also reported in some sources as O45/\ul 31\ulnone F (having originally been H45/29\ul D\ulnone ).  We regret that incorrect details were supplied of short-term replacement WLT 753 last month.  Corrected details are WLT 753 (ex EWF 453V), MCW DR102/13 (MB5396) / MCW O46/27D new in 1/80.\par
\b\tab\tab\b0 Following the sale of operations to City Sightseeing, around one-third of the Guide Friday fleet of 150 vehicles has been axed and all Leyland Atlanteans are to be replaced by MCW Metrobuses, according to \i Bus & Coach Weekly\i0 .  The same report says that the south coast operations will continue unaltered for the rest of the season but will undergo a rebranding ready for next season.\par
\pard\hyphpar0\fi-360\li360\qj\expndtw-2\b Mee & Rees, Northfleet (Redroute Buses)\b0  : Into the fleet have come G905 TYR (DAF MB230LB615/VH Aze H C53F new in 7/90), ex-Arriva London North (DVH5) in 4/02; 494 WYA (Ld TRCTL11/3R/Pn Pt3500 C57F new in 4/84, ex A268 MEH 2/91, 507 EXA 11/90, A420 HND 3/86), ex-New Enterprise (2211) in 6/02; and E420 EBH (Ld LX112TL11ZR1R/Ld B51F new in 4/88), ex-Arrive the Shires (3063) in 6/02.  These have replaced B292 KPF (Ld TR/Pn) which left the fleet in 4/02, and TDC 854X (Ld Tr/Du) in 6/02.\par
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\pard\hyphpar0\fi-360\li360\qj\b Merlin's Bar and Club Space, Leysdown\b0  are using RGV 693W (Bd YMT/Du Dt II, believed to be C44FT) as a courtesy coach for corporate and private party bookings.  The club opened on 27th June, and an unidentified minibus is also said to be in use.  The organisation is within the TOMA UK (Leisure) group.\b\par
\pard\hyphpar0\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\expndtw0 Metrobus, South Godstone\b0  : Timetable changes were registered on 291 from 15th June.\par
\b Sussex Coastline\b0  : The Stagecoach journeys on 52 (see Eastbourne Buses notes on page 02/76) also include the 0729 from Heathfield to Tunbridge Wells on schooldays, and are all worked by Lewes depot, interworking with 20 and 28X using a double-decker.\par
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\pard\keepn\s4\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\cf1\b0\fs18 On 022, the 0920 up and 1500 down Saturday journeys are being worked by Rimmer, Ramsgate.  Can someone please reconfirm the current operators for 022-1750.2130 on Sundays and 020-0850.1500 on Saturdays?\par
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\pard\keepn\s5\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\b KENT COUNTY COUNCIL\par
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\b\fs18 CONTRACTS\b0  : The following awards have been made :\par
\pard\qj\tx576\tqr\tx10757 291\tab (Tunbridge Wells to East Grinstead, Sundays, 16/6/02 to 3/4/04) : New Enterprise, Tonbridge.\par
\pard\fi-576\li576\qj\tx576\tqr\tx10757 ---\tab (Shoreham Station to Tunbridge Wells schools, schooldays, 10/6/02 to 31/7/04) : Kent County Council, Aylesford.\par
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POBLICITY\b0  : A "Days Out from Canterbury by bus and train" leaflet has appeared, dated 2002 and produced jointly with Stagecoach in East Kent.\par
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\fs18 GENERAL\b0  : The "Medway News" reports that proposals for a \'a3250m rapid transport system from Strood to Gillingham, with future extensions between Rochester Airport and St. Mary's Island, received little support from Medway Council's Cabinet when discussed on 25th June, though councillors agreed to dip into a \'a3250,000 pot for further investigations into the scheme.  A principal bone of contention appears to be the feeling that to serve only some parts of the conurbation, whilst expecting all Medway residents to contribute through their Council Tax payments, would be divisive.\par
\pard\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\tab Further to page 02/76, which should have appeared under this heading rather than Kent County Council, a further notice in the local Press states that the closure of the service road (footpath and cycleway) on the north side of the M2 started on \ul 24th\ulnone  June 2002.  CSM Joint Venture, the main contractors for the A2/M2 widening between junctions 1 and 4, are providing the replacement minibus service, which departs from the A228 on Mon-Fri at 0700 x30min to 1100, then hourly to 1600, then x30min to 1800, returning from Wouldham Road at 0715 x30min to 1045, 1130, then hourly to 1530, 1615 x30min to 1815.  On Sat-Sun departures from the A228 are hourly from 0800 to 1700, returning from Wouldham Road hourly from 0830 to 1630.  Outside these times, the service operates on an on-call basis when customers used the intercom facility at the terminal points.\par
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\tab The following vehicles of local derivation have been reported :\par
\tab\b AEC Rally, Newark\b0  : Further to page 02/77, additional vehicles noted on 26th May were VKR 470 and DJG 618C \i now PNW 179C\i0 .  It is not known whether they were also there on 25th May, nor have we had confirmation about the possible attendance of 6801 FN.\par
\tab\b Deal, 23rd June 2002\b0  : EFN 568*, FFN 399*, FFN 446, MFN 888, PFN 874, VKR 470, YJG 807*, \line 6801 FN, 26 YKO, GJG 751D, MFN 946F, OFN 709F, RFN 953G, VJG 187J*, BJG 674V, plus East Kent current stock 246, 296 and 1003*.  AFN 780B also participated on service 88 between Dover Transport Museum and Lower Eythorne, though not reaching Deal in this function.  Other vehicles present included FNV 557, HGC 225, LSU 857, LUC 488, CUV 260C, MJG 416R, GK 02 WCY* and YF 02 SKN*.  Vehicles marked * were used in service.\par
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\tab Reports for the main sections of the August 2002 News-Sheet should reach the Editor by \b Tuesday 6th August 2002\b0 .  E-mail is available on \cf1\i ndk@mdekbusclub.fsnet.co.uk <mailto:ndk@mdekbusclub.fsnet.co.uk>\cf0\i0 .\par
\tab Vehicle reports for the "other operators" section should be sent direct to Jonathan Fletcher at 104a High Street, UCKFIELD, East Sussex, TN22 1PX to arrive by the same date.\par
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\pard\keepn\s6\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757\b\fs28 DIARY SUMMARY\par
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Sunday 28th July - Club sales-stand and HKE 867 attend Herne Bay rally.\par
Tuesday 6th August- Reporting deadline for next News-Sheet.\par
Sunday 11th August - Club sales-stand attends Detling rally.\par
Monday 12th August - Maidstone & Medway meeting, 1930hrs.\par
Saturday 17th August - Planned despatch date for next News-Sheet.\par
Saturday 17th August - Golden Arrow tour.\par
\pard\fi-360\li360\qj\tx360\tx720\tqr\tx10757 Sunday 8th September (advance notice) - Club sales-stand and HKE 867 attend Tunbridge Wells running day, of which we are co-organisers this year as part of our Golden Jubilee celebrations.\par
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