THE M & D AND EAST KENT BUS CLUB

 

PRESERVATION

The Club is involved in the maintenance and overhaul of preserved vehicle HKE 867 (ex-Maidstone & District Bristol K6A) which has been owned for over thirty years. CJG 959 (ex-East Kent Leyland PD1A) had been owned for a similar length of time, but on 28th March 2000 was sold to Dover Transport Museum Society.

Please ask for Circular No: C.41 if you would like to receive further details.

HKE867 parked at Maidstone Armstrong Road depot in connection with a Club visit.

Maidstone & District DH159 (HKE 867)

One of a batch of Bristol K6A delivered to Maidstone & District in October 1945, DH159 originally carried a Duple body, being rebodied in April 1953 by Weymann. It was purchased by the Club in May 1967, and makes regular appearances at rallies and the Club's Annual General Meeting events.

CJG 959 is seen when still in service with East Kent in Folkestone (photo from Club archives)

East Kent CJG 959

This Leyland Titan PD1A with Leyland bodywork was new to East Kent in 1947, and was purchased by the Club in July 1966. It was sold to Dover Transport Museum Society 28th March 2000, having been off the road awaiting continued restoration for many years.

A second view of CJG 959, with preserved M&D FKL 611 at Iden Grange