As routes in Greater London went out to tender, Boroline, Maidstone won some early routes. Olympian 752 is seen turning into Eltham station forecourt
Former Maidstone & District Leyland Leopard OKE139P is in competition with East Kent operating for Bygone Buses.
Most unusual on the 821 service was this Eastern National Tiger 1123
On a wet Sunday morning, Eastonways ex-LT Titan LIL2515 attracts few customers.
Atlantean 7411, OTY411M wears privatisation livery.
Coach-seated National 1089 shows off the DP version of East Kent's privatisation livery
Post-privatisation, East Kent went back to a distinguished burgundy & cream. MCW Metrobus 7749 needs a wash.
VRT 7656 reflects the sun as it heads out of the city along New Dover Road.
Another import from Manchester, Atlantean ONF657R in Westgate, Canterbury
Leyland Atlantean ONF665R was one of the secondhand double deckers East Kent acquired to meet short term shortages.
A line up of East Kent coaches from Dominant I to MCW Metroliner at North Lane depot.
East Kent Reliance WJG470J regained traditional colours for special duties
RCN108N was a Leyland Atlantean/Park Royal. East Kent bought some to cover a shortage of double-deckers. According to the drivers, they could show a clean pair of heels to any of the company's VRs, especially uphill.
A Canterbury City tour was operated for one summer, but because most of the city centre was inaccessible to buses, it wasn't very successful. Fleetline 7326 came from Southdown.
Fleetline 7961 shows off its classic lines in the bus station.
Fleetline 7960 and VR 7975 skirt round the city walls.
East Kent converted Reliance coach 532FN into its "Freedom Coach" for the disabled. It is seen here in North Road depot in company with National training bus GKE504L
Leyland Leopard XJG815V enters Canterbury city centre
East Kent Bristol LH 1562 is amongst the crowd in Canterbury Bus Station
The MCW Metroliner was a popular choice for East Kent. 8846 was a member of the first batch
East Kent Nationals 1083 and 1177 demonstrate that poppy red coexisted for some time alongside the EK privatisation livery
East Kent dual-purpose National 1089
East Kent National 1184 loads in Rose Lane
East Kent National 1347 reposes in Canterbury bus station in the spring of 1984
Driving a full-sized bus through the Westgate in Canterbury must have required some skill. National 1350 has no problems
East Kent National EFN171L and Hastings National SKN910R.
East Kent Olympian 7801 enters Canterbury city centre in Park & Ride livery
Hiding in the undergrowth at Westbrook Depot, AEC Regent V 7945.
East Kent used some AEC Regent V as trainers. MFN948F is seen in the bus station.
Re-registered as XKO41A, this Regent V was skulking in Dover depot in the company of an ex-M&D open-top Atlantean.
AEC Reliance 8766 opposite the bus garage in North Holmes Rd
East Kent never forgot its heritage and painted PFN790M, an AEC Reliance in pseudo-traditional livery.
WJG473J was in the East Kent fleet, but seemed to be pretending to be an unmarked Green Line coach at Westbrook Depot.
Continuing East Kent's penchant for AEC products was a batch of Alexander-bodied Swifts. This is 1592.
London Country used its Alexander-bodied Swifts as Green Line coaches. East Kent did not.
Three of a kind. Coach-seated Nationals opposite the bus depot in Canterbury
Almost the whole EK training fleet is seen here at the bus depot in North Lane.
Willowbrook bodied VRT 7022 stands comparison with ECW bodied 7650 in Canterbury bus station
East Kent VRT 7021 passes the building works for the new Safeway supermarket in Chantry Lane in the winter of 1983
The mid-1980s was a period when almost every NBC fleet had at least one bus painted in an overall advert. East Kent was no exception and VRT 7660 carried British Telecom adverts
East Kent's fleet was extensively used for advertising purposes. VRT 7660 encourages the good citizens of Canterbury to buy UPVC windows.
Advertising Herne Bay Building Society, VRT 7670.
VRT 7670 wears the burgundy & cream livery in Canterbury Bus Station
In full poppy red livery, VR 7670 demonstrates why there were no "Westgate-roofed" double deckers in the East Kent fleet
East Kent VRT 7672 in Kent Reliance overall advert livery
Outside Ashford Depot, VR 7675 and National 1160 await their next duties
In the transition between red & cream and Stagecoach stripes, VRT 7685 and Olympian 7807
East Kent VRT/Willowbrook 7973 looks "tyred".
September 1983 and VRT 7975 is parked with National 1519. The National demonstrates the close ties between East Kent and M&D since this vehicle had started life in 1974 with M&D in leaf green
Caught in the Longport coach-park in Canterbury, Ex-Southdown "Queen Mary" PD3 HCD347E
This shot of Fleetline 1590 was made difficult by the low winter sun in November 1984
East Kent VRT 7651 seen in Canterbury bus station in October 1983 was advertising M&D and East Kent holidays
Full Green Line livery in Canterbury. Tiger TD42.
Hastings VRT 562 in its home town
Part-way through a repaint, Hastings VRT BKE861T stands next to an East Kent coach which is in need of accident repair
Highbridge VRT WKO130S shows off its red & cream Hastings & District livery outside Hastings station
At North Lane depot, Hastings & District Leopard coach 815BLN.
Hastings & District National 375 shows off the unusual blue livery worn for a time.
When East Kent split its engineering expertise off as a separate firm, this LHS was specially painted.
Canterbury was a popular destination for coach trips. These two Plaxton-bodied examples were formerly with Midland Red & East Kent.
