All available trolleybuses were in service including the two Newcastle Corporation examples 628 (NBB628) and 501 (LTN501). The latter is on loan from the Beamish Museum.
The event also saw the line up of no less than three former Lowestoft Corporation double deckers Nos 12, 8 and 21- see previous post on number 12 being back on the road
With this year being the celebration of 100 years of Maidstone and District it was apt that AEC Reliance C28 (28TKR) made an appearance at Carlton Colville. She looked resplendent in her Harrington Granadier bodywork.
Also making an appearance from that part of the country was an Aldershot and District Dennis Falcon. No 282 (POR428) has a Strachan B30F body and was new to the company in 1956. It was withdrawn in 1967.
Another interesting vehicle attending was a Cravens bodied AEC Regent III in the shape of ex-London Transport RT1431 (JXC194). A batch of 120 were built by the Sheffield manufacturer to help with the large replacement of post war London buses. Only two of these non standard types exist today with RT1431 being the only one certified for passenger use.
My thanks to Tim Major for the information and photographs. All photographs are © Tim Major
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