Maidstone Corporation Transport 1904-1986 · 2020-03-06 · Maidstone Corporation Transport 1904-1986 Page 5 A new depot was opened in Armstrong Road on 5 January 1969, replacing

Maidstone Corporation Transport 1904-1986

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First Published 2020 by the Local Transport History Library.

With thanks to David Lang, John Boylett (courtesy John Kaye), John Kaye,Jeremy Chapter, Richard Simons, Brian Pask and John Law for illustrations.

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Maidstone Corporation Transport Fleet History 1904-1986Maidstone Corporation Transport Tram Fleet List 1904-1930Maidstone Corporation Transport Trolleybus Fleet List 1928-1967Maidstone Corporation Transport Bus Fleet List 1924-1986

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Cover Illustration: Preserved 1963 Leyland PD2A/30 ‘Titan’ No. 26 (26YKO)with Massey 61-seat bodywork at Kent Showground in 2014. (Brian Pask).

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The Maidstone Corporation Light Railways Order of 1903 authorised thebuilding of Maidstone's first tramway system. The first route from theHigh Street ran along Tonbridge Road to the Fountain Inn in the villageof Barming (where the depot was situated), a distance of around 2 milesand opened on the 14 July 1904. The initial fleet consisted of 6double-deck open-top cars (Nos. 1-6), built by the Electric Railway andTramway Carriage Works of Preston and liveried in golden ochre and white.A single identical double-deck car from the same manufacturer was addedin 1905. On 16 October 1907 a second route opened running from the HighStreet along Loose Road for 2 miles to the village of Loose. Finally on9 January 1908 a third route opened running from the Loose line just afterHigh Street to Tovil Paper Mill, which completed the mainly single-tracksystem. Ten more cars (Nos. 8-17) were purchased from the United ElectricCar Company to work the extra routes. The final addition to the tram fleetwas a single-deck demi car (No. 18) purchased in 1909.

On 7 April 1924 Maidstone Corporation commenced operating motor buses whenthe first service, to Penenden Heath from London Road, was introduced.This was quickly followed by other routes.

In 1928, with the tramway system and rolling stock in need of replacement,the Council turned its attention to the trolleybus, which could besubstituted for less cost. On 1 May 1928 the Barming trams were replaced


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by trolleybuses, followed on 1 August 1929 by those on the Torvil line.Finally on 11 February 1930 the Loose route was converted to trolleybusoperation and the tramway era was over. The Loose route was extended atthe same time to Sutton Road, replacing buses that had been operatingsince 20 July 1928 between High Street and Mangravet Avenue, Sutton Road.The displaced buses were used to inaugurate a new route between ParkAvenue to Foster Clark Estate, which commenced on the same day. In 1934a route to Mote Park Estate commenced.

With the onset of World War II in 1939 the ubiquitous Guy Arab made anappearance with 9 of the type being delivered during the war years. On15 July 1946 the first new postwar service commenced between London Roadand Ringlestone. Shortly afterwards on 22 May 1947 the trolleybus routeto Barming was extended from the Fountain Inn to the Bull Inn as was theSutton Road section on the Loose route, which from 21 June 1956 servedNottingham Road.

By 1963 the Transport Committee had decided to dispense with thetrolleybuses, replacing them with high capacity double-deck buses. Thenew buses brought with them a change of livery from the previous brownand white to a light blue and cream. The final trolleybus ran on 15 April1967.


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A new depot was opened in Armstrong Road on 5 January 1969, replacing theoriginal depot in Tonbridge Road, Barming.

On 1 April 1974, under local government re-organisation, Maidstone becameMaidstone Borough Council and absorbed rural district councils in thesurrounding area. Previously Maidstone Corporation had served its own areawithin the town and interurban and rural services had been left toMaidstone & District Motor Services. Now the new authority had plans toserve the expanded area. On 9 August 1981 a major co-ordination schemewas introduced, also involving East Kent Road Car Company, and resultedin joint workings on all routes within the Borough Council area.

With a change of management of the Transport Department came a change ofpolicy with an immediate move to single-deckers rather than double-deckersand indeed the fleet, which had been 100% double-deck in 1974, was 100%single-deck by 1979!

The enactment of the 1985 Transport Act on 26 October 1986 meant that theBorough Council were required to register an 'arms-length' limitedcompany, which they did under the name Maidstone Borough Council(Holdings) Ltd, trading as Boro'line, Maidstone, effectively endingmunicipal involvement after 82 years.


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Sadly in 1992 the company went into receivership and the remaining busesalong with the depot were sold to Maidstone & District Motor Services,who took over operation of all services from 29 May 1992.


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Tram Fleet List1904-1930

This listing is in the format - Year into stock; Fleet No; Type; Trucks;Body; Seating.

1904

1-6 Double-deck open-top 4-wheel Brill 21E ERTCW 26/22

Withdrawn 1929 (3, 5), 1930 (1, 2, 4, 6).

1905

7 Double-deck open-top 4-wheel Brill 21E ERTCW 26/22

Withdrawn 1929 (7).


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1907

8-17 Double-deck open-top 4-wheel Brill 21E UEC 22/18

Withdrawn 1929 (14 + three others), 1930 (Remainder).

1909

18 Single-deck demi-car 4-wheel Mountain & Gibson 21E UEC 19

Withdrawn 1919 (18).


No. 11 was one of ten 1907 United Electric Car-built open-top 4-wheel cars seating 40,similar to the 1904 and 1905 cars, but with smaller seating capacity. (LTHL collection).


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Trolleybus Fleet List1928-1967

This listing is in the format - Year into stock; Fleet No; Reg. No;Chassis; Chassis No; Body; Seating.

1928

11 KO8891 Ransomes D6 1858 Ransomes H32/21R12-13 KO8543-8544 Ransomes D6 1859-60 Ransomes H32/21R14-18 KO8892-8896 Ransomes D6 1861-63/66/65 Ransomes H32/21R

Withdrawn 1946-47 (11-18).

1930

23-26 KR351-54 English Electric 114/16/15/17 English Electric H30/26R27-29 KR355-57 English Electric 119-20/18 English Electric H30/26R

No. 29 rebuilt by Beadle in 1939 after accident damage.Withdrawn 1946 (23), 1947 (29), 1948 (24-28).


No. 17 (KO8895) was a six-wheeled Ransomes D6 with Ransomes 53-seat bodywork, one of theoriginal eight trolleybuses delivered in 1928. (LTHL collection).


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1943

54-55 GKN379-80 Sunbeam W4 50021-22 Park Royal H30/26R

Nos. 54-55 re-bodied by Roe to H34/28R in 1960.Withdrawn 1967 (54-55).

1944

56-58 GKP511-13 Sunbeam W 50069/71/70 Park Royal H30/26R

Nos. 56-58 re-bodied by Roe to H34/28R in 1960.Withdrawn 1967 (56-58).

1946

62-67 HKR1-6 Sunbeam W 50326-31 Northern Coachbuilders H30/26R

Withdrawn 1965 (62-63, 67), 1967 (64-66).


No. 56 (GKP511) was a 1944 Sunbeam W originally with Park Royal 56-seat bodywork but re-bodiedby Roe, as seen here, in 1960. (David Lang).


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1947

68-73 HKR7-12 Sunbeam W 50332-35/93-94 Northern Coachbuilders H30/26R

Withdrawn 1965 (69-71, 73), 1967 (68, 72).

1952

83-84 CBX532-33 Karrier W4 50129-30 Roe H30/26R

Nos. 83-84 ex-South Wales Transport Company (Nos. 39-40 respectively; new1945 to Llanelly District Traction Company).Withdrawn 1960 (83-84).


En route to the Fountain Inn at Barming is No. 69 (HKR8), a 1947 Sunbeam W with NorthernCoachbuilders 56-seat bodywork. (John Boylett courtesy John Kaye).


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1959

51-52 LCD51-52 BUT 9611T 9611T033/36 Weymann H30/26R85 BDY807 Sunbeam W 50433 Weymann H30/26R86-87 BDY809-10 Sunbeam W 50435-36 Weymann H30/26R88-89 BDY817-18 Sunbeam W 50443-44 Weymann H30/26R

Nos. 51-52 ex-Brighton Corporation (Nos. 51-52; new 1948 [chassis] bodiedin 1950).Nos. 85-89 ex-Maidstone & District Motor Services (Nos. 32, 34-35, 42-43respectively; new 1947 or 1948 (42-43) to Hastings Tramways Company).Withdrawn 1965 (85), 1966 (51, 88), 1967 (52, 86-87, 89).


No. 86 (BDY809) was new to Hastings Tramway Company in 1947 and was a Sunbeam W with Weymann56-seat bodywork. (David Lang).


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Bus Fleet List1924-1986

This listing is in the format - Year into stock; Fleet No; Reg. No;Chassis; Chassis No; Body; Seating.

1924

1-3 KK9418-20 Tilling-Stevens TS5 3202/00/01 Tilling-Stevens B25F4-5 KL1650-51 Tilling-Stevens TS6 3339-40 Tilling-Stevens B36D

Withdrawn 1932 (1, 2), 1933 (3-5).

1926

6-8 KM3937-39 Tilling-Stevens LL 5501/07/03 Tilling-Stevens B36C

Nos. 6-8 also quoted as bodied by Beadle.Withdrawn 1934 (6), 1936 (7-8).


No. 8 (KM3939) was a 1926 Tilling-Stevens LL with Tilling-Stevens (or Beadle?) 36-seatcentre-entrance bodywork. (LTHL collection).


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1928

9-10 KP319-20 Tilling-Stevens B10A 5186/88 Vickers B32R

Withdrawn 1940 (9-10).

1929

19-22 KP8371-74 Leyland LT1 50352-33/35/34 Ransomes B31R

Withdrawn 1940 (19-22).

1932

30-31 KJ6881-82 TSM C60A7 9032-33 Beadle B32R

Withdrawn 1943 (30-31).


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1933

32-33 AKJ49-50 TSM C60A7 9037-38 Beadle B32R

Withdrawn 1943 (32-33).

1934

34-35 AKO390-91 Crossley Condor 91405-06 Crossley H24/24R36-37 BKK899-900 Crossley Mancunian 91792-93 Beadle H24/24R

Withdrawn 1945 (34-35), 1949 (36-37).

1936

38-39 CKO70-71 Crossley Mancunian 92216-17 Park Royal H24/24R

Withdrawn 1949 (38-39).


No. 39 (CKO71), a 1936 Crossley Mancunian with Park Royal 48-seat bodywork. (LTHL collection).


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1937

40-41 EKM394-95 Crossley Mancunian 92608-09 Crossley H24/24R

Nos. 40-41 re-seated to H28/24R in 1951.Withdrawn 1954 (40), 1955 (41).

1938

42-43 FKL901-02 Crossley Mancunian 92670-71 Crossley H24/24R

Nos. 42-43 re-seated to H28/24R in 1951.Withdrawn 1956 (42-43).

1940

44-47 GKK983-86 Crossley Mancunian 92813-16 Crossley H24/24R

Nos. 44-47 re-seated to H28/24R in 1951.Withdrawn 1956 (44-47).


No. 45 (GKK984), a 1940 Crossley Mancunian with Crossley 48-seat bodywork. It was withdrawnin 1956. (LTHL collection).


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1942

48-49 GKT164-65 Guy Arab I FD25593/626 Duple H30/26R

Wooden seating replaced by upholstered seats in 1947.Withdrawn 1958 (49), 1959 (48).

1943

50-51 GKT166-67 Guy Arab I FD25627/34 Duple H30/26R52-53 GKN155-56 Guy Arab I FD25681/792 Weymann H30/26R

Wooden seating replaced by upholstered seats in 1947.Withdrawn 1957 (50, 52), 1958 (51, 53).

1945

59-60 HKE661-62 Guy Arab II FD27394/460 Park Royal H30/26R61 HKJ480 Guy Arab II FD27644 Park Royal H30/26R

Withdrawn 1959 (61), 1960 (59-60).


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1947

74-76 JKO638-40 Daimler CVG6 13721-73 Northern Coachbuilders H30/26R

Withdrawn 1961 (74, 76), 1968 (75).

1949

77-82 LKJ777-82 Daimler CVG6 14866-71 Brush H30/26R

Withdrawn 1963 (78, 80-82), 1968 (77, 79).

1956

1-6 WKP71-76 Leyland PD2/20 556426/560032-33/337-39 Massey H33/28R

Withdrawn 1971 (1-3, 5), 1972 (4, 6).


Seen here in Maidstone High Street in 1960 is No. 75 (JKO639), a 1947 Daimler CVG6 withNorthern Coachbuilders 56-seat bodywork. (John Kaye).


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1957

7-9 997-99AKT Leyland PD2/30 571436-38 Massey H33/28R

Withdrawn 1972 (7, 9), 1975 (8).

1958

10-12 410-12DKM Leyland PD2/30 581369-70/87 Massey H33/28R

Withdrawn 1975 (10-11), 1977 (12).

1959

13-15 413-15GKT Leyland PD2/30 590744-46 Massey H33/28R

Withdrawn 1975 (13), 1976 (14), 1977 (15).


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1961

16-18 516-18RKR Leyland PD2A/30 611702-04 Massey H33/28R

Withdrawn 1976 (17), 1977 (18), 1978 (16).

1962

19-22 19-22UKK Leyland PD2A/30 621274-75/303-04 Massey H33/28R

Withdrawn 1975 (19), 1976 (20, 22), 1977 (21).

1963

23-26 23-26YKO Leyland PD2A/30 L01576-79 Massey H33/28R

No. 26 re-numbered 430 in 2/80; re-numbered again to 226 in 4/83 but inpractice always retained its original fleet number; to Maidstone BoroughCouncil (Holdings) Ltd (t/a Boro'line) 10/86 as preserved vehicle.Withdrawn 1976 (23, 25), 1978 (24).


No. 17 (517RKR), a 1961 Leyland PD2A/30 ‘Titan’ with Massey 61-seat rear-entrance bodywork.(Jeremy Chapter).


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1965

27-34 EKP227-34C Leyland PDR1/1 L42129-30/42-44/267-69 Massey H43/31F

Withdrawn 1977 (33-34), 1978 (27-32).

1967

35-38 JKE335-38E Leyland PDR1/1 L63783/927/64009-10 Massey H43/31F39-42 JKE339-42E Leyland PDR1/1 L64192-93/234-35 Massey H43/31F

Withdrawn 1977 (36, 40-42), 1978 (37-38), 1979 (35, 39).

1968

43 NKK243F Leyland PDR1/1 800365 Massey H43/31F44 OKJ844F Leyland PDR1/1 802087 Massey H43/31F45-46 OKM145-46G Leyland PDR1/1 802088/1821 Massey H43/31F

Withdrawn 1978 (44), 1979 (43, 45-46).


No. 35 (JKE335E) en route to Oxford Road was a 1967 74-seat Massey-bodied Leyland PDR1/1‘Atlantean’. (LTHL collection).


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1971

47-48 AKE147-48K Leyland PDR1A/1 7100155/878 Northern Counties H43/31F49-50 AKE149-50K Leyland PDR1A/1 711188/403 Northern Counties H43/31F

Withdrawn 1977 (47-50).

1972

51-54 EKR151-54L Leyland AN68/1R 7201976-79 Northern Counties H43/31F

Withdrawn 1977 (51-54).


Following a change of policy double-deck vehicles were phased out in favour of single-deckers.No. 47 (AKE147K), a Northern Counties 74-seat Leyland PDR1A/1 lasted just 6 years beforebeing withdrawn from service and sold. (LTHL collection).


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1975

55-58 HKJ255-58N Bedford YRQ EW450663/50770/64/451232 Willowbrook B45F59-61 JKN59-61N Bedford YRQ EW454178/98/210 Willowbrook B45F62-64 JKO62-64N Bedford YRT EW453296/302/04 Duple B53F

Nos. 55, 57-64 re-numbered 155, 157-64 in 2/80.Withdrawn 1980 (56, 55[155], 57[157], 58[158], 59-61[159-61]), 1981(62-64[162-64]).


No. 61 (JKN61N) a 1975 Bedford YRQ with Willowbrook 45-seat bodywork, seen here when new.(LTHL collection).


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1976

1-2 NKE301-02P Bedford YRT EW452012/5508 Duple C51F3 NKE303P Bedford YLQ FW450023 Duple B45F4-7 NKE304-07P Bedford YRT EW455280/4849/42/3145 Duple B53F13-15 GRC883-85N Leyland PSU3B/4R 7405036/35/505514 Duple C53F16 HNU126N Leyland PSU3B/4R 7405513 Duple C53F17-20 HNU117-20N Leyland PSU3B/4R 7500625/498/500/628 Duple C51F21-24 HNU121-24N Leyland PSU3B/4R 7500626/791/90/94 Duple C51F25 HNU125N Leyland PSU3B/1R 7500793 Duple DP53F28 JCH398N Leyland PSU3B/1R 7500795 Duple C49F331-32 HOR334-35L Ford Transit BC05MG58016/7821 Strachans B16F

Nos. 1-7 re-numbered 101-07 in 2/80; No. 102 re-seated to C53F 7/81.Nos. 13-25, 28 ex-Nottingham City Transport (Nos. 13-25, 28 respectively;all new 1975).Nos. 13-16 re-seated to C51F before entry into service; No. 14 named'Maidstone Monarch' 4/79.Nos. 17-22 re-seated to C49F before entry into service.Nos. 23-24 re-seated to DP49F before entry into service; re-seated toDP53F 3/77.No. 28 re-seated to DP53F 11/77.


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1976 (continued)

Nos. 13-25, 28 re-numbered 213-225, 228 in 2/80.Nos. 331-32 ex-Denis Hire Cars, Maidstone (new 1972); un-numbered until2/80 when numbered as shown.Withdrawn 1980 (332), 1981 (17-18[217-18], 20-21[220-21], 331), 1982(1-7[101-107], 13-15[213-15], 19[219], 23[223], 28[228]), 1983 (16[216],24-25[224-25]), 1984 (22[222]).

1977

11 SKN491R Bedford YRT FW456938 Willowbrook B53F

No.11 re-numbered 111 in 2/80.Withdrawn 1981 (11[111]).


No. 219 (HNU119N) was a 1975 Leyland PSU3B/4R with Duple 51-seat coachwork that was acquiredfrom Nottingham City Transport in 1976. (Jeremy Chapter).


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1978

65-69 WKE65-69S Bedford YMT GW53617/21/25/27/6069 Duple B61F70 WKM70S Bedford YLQ FW54629 Duple B45F71-76 AKK171-76T Bedford YMT FW455491/96/502/614/83/95 Duple B61F

Nos. 65-76 re-numbered 165-176 in 2/80; Nos. 165-176 re-numbered againto 265-276 in 4/83.No. 68[268] re-registered 4066KO in 8/84.Nos. 66-69[266-269], 72-76[272-276]) to Maidstone Borough Council(Holdings) Ltd (t/a as Boro'line) 10/86 retaining fleet numbers.Withdrawn 1984 (65, 70[265, 270]), 1986 (71[271]).


1978 Bedford YMT No. 165 (WKE65S) was originally numbered 65 and carried a Duple 61-seatbus body. It was re-numbered again to 265 in 1983 and withdrawn the following year. (RichardSimons).


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1979

29 STD119L Leyland PSU4B/2R 720733 Seddon B47F77-78 JKJ277-78V Bedford YMT JW457706/8073 Duple C53F

No. 29 ex-Lancaster City Transport (No. 119; new 1972); re-numbered 229in 2/80.Nos. 77-78 named 'Maidstone Minstrel' and 'Maidstone Monarch'respectively; re-numbered 177-78 in 2/80; re-numbered again to 277-78 in4/83; to Maidstone Borough Council (Holdings) Ltd (t/a Boro'line) 10/86retaining fleet numbers.Withdrawn 1982 (29[229]).

1980

212 STD121L Leyland PSU4B/2R 7202735 Seddon B47F333 HKN333V Ford Transit BDVYWJ472930 Reeve Burgess C17F336 MKP336W Ford Transit BDVYWJ472910 Reeve Burgess C17F

No. 212 ex-Lancaster City Transport (No. 121; new 1972)Withdrawn 1982 (212), 1983 (333, 336).


No. 77 (JKJ277V), a 1979 Bedford YMT named ‘Maidstone Minstrel’. It carried a Duple 53-seatcoach body and passed to Boro’line in 1986 by which time it had been re-numbered 277. (JeremyChapter).


No. 333 (HKN333V) was a Reeve Burgess 17-seat bodied Ford Transit, dating from 1980, thatspent just 3 years in the Maidstone fleet. (Jeremy Chapter).


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1981

179-80 MKP179-80W Bedford YMT LW451173/898 Wadham Stringer B16F181-83 MKP181-83W Bedford YMT LW452048/57/571 Wadham Stringer B61F184-85 PKE184-85W Bedford YMT KW450809/97 Duple C53F334 AVS903T Bedford JJL JL9009 Marshall B27F335 UKK335X Bedford JJL JL9008 Marshall B27F

Nos. 179-85 re-numbered 279-85 in 4/83; No. 185[285] named 'MaidstoneMusician' in 11/85; Nos. 179-180[279-280], 182-185[282-285] to MaidstoneBorough Council (Holdings) Ltd (t/a Boro'line) 10/86 retaining fleetnumbers.Nos. 334-335 ex-Marshalls, Cambridge (new 1978); re-seated to B24F in11/83.Withdrawn 1985 (334, 335), 1986 (181[281]).


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1982

108-09 TKM108-09X Bedford YMT KW451254/374 Wadham Stringer B61F110-11 TKM110-11X Bedford YMT KW451288/922 Wadham Stringer B16F137-39 CKM137-39Y Bedford YMT KW454978/5202/2180 Wright B61F140-41 CKM140-41Y Bedford YMT KW455309/04 Wright B61F142-43 CKM142-43Y Bedford YMT KW453199/4986 Wright DP53F160 ABH760X Bedford YNQ LW453351 Wright B45F331 EKX648T Bedford JJL JL9010 Marshall B24F332 CKN332Y Bedford YMQ LW453969 Lex B37F453 HKX553V Bedford JJL JL9011 Marshall B24F

Nos. 108-11, 137-43, 160, 332 re-numbered 208-11, 237-43, 260, 232respectively in 4/83; to Maidstone Borough Council (Holdings) Ltd (t/aBoro'line) 10/86 retaining fleet numbers.Nos. 331, 453 ex-Marshalls, Cambridge (new 1978, 1979 respectively);No.331 re-numbered 231 in 4/83 - it was previously on loan from Marshalls2/81 until 6/82 carrying temporary fleet number 448; No. 453 also carriedHW800101 as chassis number - on loan from Marshalls in 5/81 carryingtemporary fleet number 483.Withdrawn 1982 (453), 1985 (331[231]).


No. 160 (ABH760X) was a 1982 Bedford YNQ with Wright 45-seat bus body. It was re-numbered260 in 1983 and passed to Boro’line in 1986. (LTHL collection).


No. 232 (CKN332Y) was a 1982 Bedford YMQ with Lex 37-seat bodywork. (LTHL collection).


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1983

229 YKT429V Ford A0609 BCLWWJ40388 Wadham Stringer B23F244 SGS505W Bedford YMT KW458668 Duple C53F245 TER5S Bedford YMT HW450932 Duple C53F299 LNR85P Bedford YMT FW453512 Plaxton C53F331 4066KO Ford Minster 3000 BAGFRC39535 4-seater car

No. 229 on loan from East Kent Road Car Company (No. 1429; new 1979) 11/83to 7/84; it received temporary fleet number as shown.No. 244 ex-Stephenson's Coaches, Hullbridge (new 1981); named 'MaidstoneMonarch'; to Maidstone Borough Council (Holdings) Ltd (t/a Boro'line)10/86 retaining fleet number.No. 245 ex-Harwich & Dovercourt Coaches, Dovercourt (new 1978 to Kenzie'sCoaches, Shepreth); named 'Maidstone Mountaineer'; to Maidstone BoroughCouncil (Holdings) Ltd (t/a Boro'line) 10/86 retaining fleet number.No. 299 on loan from Leicester Corporation (No. 83) 5/83; it receivedtemporary fleet number as shown.No. 331 registered as PSV 4/83 (former Mayoral car registered MKP1);re-registered KKJ711N 8/84 (registration 4066KO to No. 68[268] of 1978).Withdrawn 1985 (331).


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1984

201 A201OKN Bedford YNT DT105470 Wright C49F

No. 201 re-registered HKR11 (ex-trolleybus No. 72) in 5/84; named'Maidstone Marksman'; re-seated to C53F 5/85; to Maidstone BoroughCouncil (Holdings) Ltd (t/a Boro'line) 10/86 retaining fleet number.

1985

202 B202XKM Bedford YNT 701000 Duple C53F206 JKX726N Bedford YMT DW55146 Duple B53F

No. 202 to Maidstone Borough Council (Holdings) Ltd (t/a Boro'line) 10/86retaining fleet number.No. 206 ex-Vauxhall Motors (new 1974); to Maidstone Borough Council(Holdings) Ltd (t/a Boro'line) 10/86 retaining fleet number.


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1986

203 C203GKR Bedford YMT ET105462 Wright DP53F205 C92DTM Scania K92 1808036 Plaxton C54F214 BNO701T Bedford YMT JW451513 Duple C53F215 XPL889T Bedford YMT HW454465 Duple B61F288 Q288JKO Bedford YMT ET105627 Wright DP53F

No. 203 to Maidstone Borough Council (Holdings) Ltd (t/a Boro'line) 10/86retaining fleet number.No. 205 ex-Scania Ltd (new 1985); to Maidstone Borough Council (Holdings)Ltd (t/a Boro'line) 10/86 retaining fleet number.Nos. 214, 215 ex-Metrobus, Orpington (new 1979, 1978 respectively); No.214 originally on loan from 8/86 with temporary fleet number 291; toMaidstone Borough Council (Holdings) Ltd (t/a Boro'line) 10/86 retainingfleet numbers.No. 288 originally registered C204GKR with fleet number 204, but wasre-registered and re-numbered as shown before entry into service; toMaidstone Borough Council (Holdings) Ltd (t/a Boro'line) 10/86 retainingfleet number.


Purchased in 1986 from Metrobus was No. 215 (XPL889T) a 61-seat Duple-bodied Bedford YMTthat had been new in 1978. (John Law).

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