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13/12/2021 0 Comments Merry Christmas!Many thanks for another year of all your support. All these years of running this site and it still amazes me how many people actually visit it. I will hopefully be out and about in either Leopard JKM165V, one of the Bristol VRs or possibly one of the Friends of the East Kent's buses in during 2022. Please pop over and say hello if you see us. For now, all that remains is for me to wish you all a Merry Christmas and safe and Happy New Year. 19/8/2021 0 Comments ....And Even More Cats!The Thanet Vintage Bus Road Run was held on Sunday 1st August and was a great day. We had a good selection of buses and despite a slightly dubious start, the rain held off! The important thing is we managed to raise a whopping £339.55 which beat last year's amount by nearly £100. A huge thank you to everyone who donated. Every penny helps. I was conducting on AEC Bridgemaster YJG807 and here are a few of my shots from the perspective of bus conductor!     15/6/2021 0 Comments My New CatThose of you who know me, know that I'm a bit of a crazy cat man! Well it's now gone one step further with Leyland Leopard/Duple Dominant MWV840 joining my collection. She was new in 1980 to Maidstone & District as JKM165V and later passed to Hastings & District where she gained her current reg. She's pretty much ready to go thanks to the hard work from her previous owner and will be given a good clean up and service. She will also be regaining her original registration number too!  10/6/2021 0 Comments 2021 Thanet Vintage Bus Road RunFollowing the horrible year that was 2020, this year is shaping up to be a little bit better from the perspective of shows and events. This year the Thanet Vintage Bus Road Run will be held on Sunday 1st August 2021. The start point as always is Ramsgate Boating Pool at 10am.
Full details are on the run's Facebook page as well as HERE! 29/12/2020 0 Comments 2020. What went wrong?I think we all know what went wrong! What a strange year it's been. Despite being in various lockdowns here in Kent, I've managed to visit the buses pretty much as usual. Volunteer work is permitted and following and attempted break in at the garage back in March, I decided to pop down regularly just so I can keep an eye on things and run up the buses occasionally. The only show that I attended was the excellent New Romney Bus Rally which went ahead between the waves on Sunday 6th September. This was in WKO137S and included a private run down to Dungeness.  WKO137S at Dungeness in September 2020 Friends of the East Kent re-acquired AEC Swift VJG187J which is keeping us all busy with her mostly cosmetic work. Talking of cosmetic work, PKE809M has a new nose. Her old front panel was a bit battered so I've fitted her with a slightly earlier style one. I've also taken the opportunity to sort out all of 5809's interior lighting and have given her a few dusk runs out which has shown this lighting off to good effect.  PKE809M seen with the Moon on a recent evening run out.  PKE809M showing the 'new' old front panel. Paint stripping is going really well on PKE809M and hopefully during 2021 she will at least gain her undercoat. Swift VJG187J is also in much need of a paint job and the old stuff is being stripped off by myself. The interior on VJG is also undergoing a minor retrim too.  VJG187J a Marshall bodied AEC Swift joined the Friends of the East Kent collection in September. All that remains is for me to wish you a safe and happy New Year.
25/2/2020 0 Comments February 2020.I'm still planning what to do this year as far as shows are concerned. I'm hoping the following list will help anyone who wants to see the buses in the flesh - although as usual, things might change at the last minute. If you visit our Facebook page that will be updated at very short notice.
20th & 21st June - Barham Vintage Rally - WKO137S & PKE809M 12th July - Thanet Road Run - WKO137S 5th September - Walmer Green/East Kent 104 - WKO137S & PKE809M 6th September - New Romney Bus Rally - TBC I will be at other shows such as Detling but will be wearing my Regent Coaches hat there whilst other shows I'm planning on attending I'm waiting to see how busy work is. I will also be going to the Isle of Wight for Rydabus and Beer and Buses with Rosiy and Paul but this year we won't be taking a bus... maybe next year?? Work continues on WKO137S and PKE809M with them both being prepped for the forthcoming season. 13/1/2020 0 Comments January 2020I'm still trying to get out of holiday mode after Christmas and New Year. It's always a bit of a bind getting back into the swing of things again isn't it? I'm currently working on PKE809M to get her a bit more tidy and sort a few thing out underneath. Despite being mechanically fit, her chassis is looking decidedly rusty so I'm slowly working around underneath treating it. Other bottom side jobs include oil the springs, a grease up and a brake service. She also will have a tyre change too as the rear offside outer has developed a crack in the wall of the tyre. Top side she is being prepared for undercoat with all the flaking paint being stripped back.  When all of this has been done - if not before - I will also give WKO137S a brake service and a safety check. Her front panel needs painting to match the rest of her and she will also have a service too as she is way over due an oil change. I've had a set of filters on the shelf for ages and I originally was going to put them into TFN980T but since then PKE809M has used one of the fuel filters and WKO has become serviceable as work progresses.  4/12/2019 0 Comments Merry ChristmasI'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
4/12/2019 0 Comments YouTube VideosI've recently been on a bit of a YouTube uploading spree! I'm trying to upload one video every month to keep interest up in my channel. I'm going to post a link to one of the videos below. If you love listening to the sounds of Bristol VRs , Fleetlines and the occasional National then please pay a visit. |
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