THE M & D AND
PUBLICATIONS
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Publications and
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The Club publishes a number of books of
interest to the enthusiast, covering different aspects of the Clubs coverage.
We also sell a range of other items which
may be of interest to Club members.
Circular No: C.1 LIST OF
PUBLICATIONS - THE M&D AND
This Circular lists all publications currently available from the Club,
together with brief details of associated facilities.
Items marked * are available only to Club members.
This edition of this Circular supersedes all previous editions.
This
form is valid until 31st July 2009. After
that date, please ask for a new edition before placing any order.
Orders for publications must be made by post using separate Mail Order Form No: C.1. download here.
Members who hold Credit Accounts which are in sufficient balance may order by e-mail to the Club e-address shown in Invicta each month, quoting their membership number and Credit Account number. Please note that we are unable to accept instructions to charge orders to credit or debit cards.
A selection of Club publications are also available at http://transportpostcards.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=52_50_10
If you order Circulars without any publications, please send a self-addressed envelope (C5 size please, stamped at 27p). If you order Circulars with other items, there is no need for an SAE.
Reference : Publication Title : Date : Price
FLB23: ENTHUSIASTS' GUIDE (twenty Third edition): 8/06 : Sorry, out of print
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fleet list booklet in A6 pocket-size format giving complete fleet details of Arriva Kent & Sussex, Arriva Medway Towns, New Enterprise, Arriva Kent Thameside, East Kent and Hastings & District, including 32 illustrations and three colour illustrations on laminated card cover. |
FLEET
HISTORIES
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Containing full details of all vehicles known to have been owned by Maidstone & District and its subsidiaries from 1911 to 1995, including subsequent disposals, demonstrators, domestic fleet, notes about liveries, fleet numbering systems and premises, and 160 monochrome illustrations, presented in a laminated card cover with ten further illustrations in colour. |
F.3:
ILLUSTRATED FLEET HISTORY OF MAIDSTONE CORPORATION: 6/04 : £12.00 price reduced
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Containing full details of all vehicles known to have been owned by Maidstone Corporation, Maidstone Borough Council and Boro'line Maidstone from 1904 to 1992, including subsequent disposals, demonstrators, domestic fleet, notes about liveries, premises, and 128 illustrations (32 of them in colour), presented in a laminated card cover with ten further illustrations in colour. |
The Fleet History for
GENERAL
PUBLICATIONS
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A summary of fleet allocations from 1st January 1958 to 31st December 1962. |
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AM.2 MAIDSTONE & DISTRICT ALLOCATIONS 1955-8 : 3/05 : £1.00
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AM.3 MAIDSTONE & DISTRICT ALLOCATIONS 1958-65 : 3/09 : £2.50
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M.1
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Describing the |
M.2
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Details of all Beadle-bodied vehicles owned by the three companies, including 32 monochrome and seven colour photographs. |
M.3
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Details of all half-cab |
M.4
THE OPEN TOP SERVICES OF
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M.5 CHATHAM & DISTRICT 1930-1955 : THE
VEHICLES : 10/05 : £3.50
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A summary of Chatham & District vehicles, together with supplementary
historical material including facsimile timetables, 32 monochrome and 6 colour photographs. |
M.6 40
YEARS PRESERVED : 1/08 : £4.00
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An illustrated (53 colour and one monochrome) account of HKE 867 being preserved for 40 years by the Club.
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M.7
MAIDSTONE &
DISTRICT ONE MAN OPERATION 1955 to 1981: 3/08 : £5.50
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How M&D converted their services to driver-only operation, including 32 monochrome and 7 colour photographs.
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P.10
ROUTE WORKING GUIDE : 7/09 : £2.50 ![]()
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ROUTE
WORKING GUIDE : Manual of route workings for Arriva Kent & |
P.21
PRESERVED VEHICLES : 7/08 : £3.00
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P.41
OTHER OPERATORS CURRENT FLEET LISTS : 7/09 :
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OTHER OPERATORS CURRENT FLEET LISTS. Details of psv fleets of other operators within the Club area, including operator authorisation information and all fleet details, correct to June 2009.
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P.61
SURVIVORS :
9/07 : £2.50
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Listing of all current disposal
vehicles of Arriva |
BACK
NUMBER NEWS-SHEETS
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Sets for other years are out of print, but copies are available on loan from the Club library.
BACK NUMBER INVICTA SET
From January 2003 the former
News-Sheet was replaced by an A4 booklet entitled Invicta.
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2007 - £4.00 |
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Smart eye-catching tie in
dark blue, neatly decorated with a red bus and white Invicta and club name producing
a distinctive motif. Note : Only members may purchase.
BADGE* CLUB BADGE: £1.20
Three-colour badge finished
in enamel. Note : Only members may purchase (one badge per member). Badges are
liable to be called in should membership be terminated for any reason.
FLEET
LIST BOOKLET/ENTHUSIASTS' GUIDE BACK NUMBERS

FLB3
FLEET LIST BOOKLET (third edition) 3/76 50p
FLB4
FLEET LIST BOOKLET (fourth edition) 1/77 50p
FLB5
FLEET LIST BOOKLET (fifth edition) clearance item 2/78 50p
FLB6
FLEET LIST BOOKLET (sixth edition) clearance item 9/79 50p
FLB8
FLEET LIST BOOKLET (eighth edition) clearance item 6/82 50p
FLB9
FLEET LIST BOOKLET (ninth edition) clearance item 4/84 50p
FLB10 FLEET LIST BOOKLET (tenth edition) clearance item 10/85 50p
FLB12
ENTHUSIASTS' CUIDE (twelfth edition) clearance item 5/88 50p
FLB14
ENTHUSIASTS' GUIDE (fourteenth edition) clearance item 5/91 50p
FLB15
ENTHUSIASTS' GUIDE (fifteenth edition) clearance item 7/92 50p
FLB16
ENTHUSIASTS' GUIDE (sixteenth edition) clearance item 7/94 50p
FLB17
ENTHUSIASTS' GUIDE (seventeenth edition) clearance item 7/97 50p
FLB18
ENTHUSIASTS' GUIDE (eighteenth edition) clearance item 5/98 50p
FLB19: ENTHUSIASTS'
GUIDE
(nineteenth edition): clearance item 5/99 : 50p

FLB21:
ENTHUSIASTS' GUIDE (twenty first edition): clearance item 1/02 : 50p

FLB22:
ENTHUSIASTS' GUIDE (twenty second edition): clearance item 2/03 : 50p

All have card illustrated covers and 32 illustrations. Editions not listed above are out of print (including FLB23, dated August 2006).
PIKECARDS
DY 4965 Guy BTX (1928) -
Dodson O26/31RO; Hastings Tramways 3 (preserved) 15p
MFN 888 Guy Arab IV (1956)
- Park Royal H33/28RD;
FFN 376 Guy Arab III (1951)
- Park Royal O32/26R;
21 UKK Leyland PD2A/30
(1962) - Massey H33/28R;
HKE 870 Bristol K6A (1945)
- Weymann H30/26R (1954); M&D DH162 (on route 12A) 15p
FKL 125D AEC Reliance
(1965) - Harrington C47F; M&D 4162 (in old coach livery) 15p
LKP 382P Volvo Ailsa (1975)
- Alexander H44/35F; M&D 5382 (on route 434) 15p
KKO 252P Metropolitan
(1975) - Metro-Cammell-Weymann H44/31F; M&D 5252 (on route 434) 15p
CJG 959 Leyland
PD1A-Leyland L27/26R (1947), with HKE 867, Bristol K6A (1945)
Weymann H30/26R (1953),preserved by the Club- 15p
BDY 809 Sunbeam W (1947) -
Weymann H30/26R;
- reprinted edition dated
14th September 1955.
HB.PC1
COLOUR POSTCARD
of AEC Regal in cream and green livery. 15p
HB.PC2
COLOUR POSTCARD
of AEC Regal in red and cream livery. 15p
HB.PC3
COLOUR POSTCARD
of Daimler CVD6. 15p
HB.PC4
COLOUR POSTCARD
of Bristol VRT/Eastern Coach Works open-topper. 15p
HB.PC5 COLOUR POSTCARD of Mercedes-Benz L608D dual-purpose minibus and 1980 Leyland Leopard coach 15p
OTHER ITEMS
CD.1 ‘ERE
COMES VE BRAHN BUS, DUCK!: 10/05 £5.00
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A general history of Chatham & District, with
particular focus on the contemporary social scene and staff
reminiscences.
Generously-illustrated. £1 from
each sale passes to the Mayor of Medway’s nominated charity. |
POSTCARD-SIZE
PHOTOGRAPHS : Black-and-white and colour prints are
available showing subjects dating from the early 1900s to the present day of
East Kent, Hastings & District, Arriva Kent & Sussex, Arriva Medway
Towns, the municipal fleets of Maidstone, and their predecessors. These are priced at 50p for black-and-white or 35p
for colour (March 2009 - subject to
revision). "
DESTINATION
BLINDS : We
stock a representative selection of destination blinds from
GOMM
BADGES, CORGI, LLEDO AND EFE MODEL BUSES : The Club stocks a range of Gomm badges, emblems
and tiepins and a selection of Corgi, Lledo and EFE model buses. These are sold
on our sales-stand at rallies, public events and some local meetings, but are
not offered by post for practical reasons.
CREDIT
ACCOUNT SCHEME
: The Club operates a
scheme under which members can deposit a sum of money with the Club for the
automatic supply of Invicta, publications and other facilities. Specific instructions (standing orders) can
be organised for the immediate supply of any specified publications as they are
published; account holders may also order goods by e-mail. The Credit Account scheme has advantages both
for our administrative team and for members; Circular No: C.31 gives full
details.
C. 4* CLUB DIRECTORY 8/08
C. 9 LIST OF CODES AND ABBREVIATIONS IN GENERAL CLUB USE 8/07
C.31* DETAILS
OF CREDIT ACCOUNT SCHEME
10/98
C.41 DETAILS
OF VEHICLE PRESERVATION
5/04
C.51 LIST
OF DESTINATION BLINDS AVAILABLE FOR
C.73 LIST
OF EAST KENT OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE FOR
C.74 LIST
OF MAIDSTONE & DISTRICT OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE FOR
C.81 CLUB
TIMETABLE LIBRARY - Details of operation
7/97
C.82 CLUB TIMETABLE LIBRARY - List of items
available for loan
7/96