Get to know our exclusive
heritage bus Running
this page has a few pictures and a summary of our exclusive visitors that come and give free bus rides on our bonfire event day this is hugely popular among our community and our visiting fleet love it as they love showing off their marvellous vehicles to you all and showing you a taste of British engineering excellence
Some of our featured buses plus many more!
Leyland leopard 3456
3456 entered service in July 1972 for Maidstone & District, the last bus painted in the traditional green and cream livery.
Based in Bexhill from 1972 to 1979, Hastings from ’79 to ’82, Hawkhurst from ’82 to ’84 when it moved to Tunbridge Wells where it remained in active service until 1994 as one of nine of these buses retained principally for the Tunbridge Wells to Edenbridge route. I’m told that 3456 was usually parked at Edenbridge overnight because there were no maintenance facilities there and it could be relied on to always start whatever the weather. credit owner adrian
Southdown national
another regular visitor is Pauls national it is fully restored beautifully maintained and is owner Pauls pride and joy Paul was an original Southdown driver and he still drives today under compass travel so on bonfire day be sure to have a ride out on his national as it is a beast.
Maidstone and district Leyland lynx
owned by dan is the lynx that was a very new bus for its time it had all the mod cons of the time an anti glare window for the driver and air suspension and and air doors and much more be sure to have a ride out on this beast.
