Supporting the East Kent Road Car Heritage Trust.
Friends of the East Kent was set up in 1999 to encourage the preservation of the memory of the old East Kent Road Car Company Ltd and the preservation of former vehicles, artefacts and information. We also organise social events for former employees and their families and keep members up to date with news and forthcoming events. Please feel free to browse our website and pay a visit to our news and events page to see our latest developments and dates for our forthcoming events. We would love to hear from anyone that worked for the old East Kent Road Car at any garage be it Ashford, Canterbury, Deal, Dover, Folkestone, Hastings, Herne Bay, New Romney or Thanet (Westwood), to share your memories. Also if you work for the current Stagecoach in East Kent, or own a preserved East Kent bus or coach or are even just a fan of our maroon and cream buses and coaches please get in touch and maybe even join us. We are always looking to expand our membership and all are welcome.
Picture of the month.
JULY 2009: Seen here resting at Herne Bay is ex Tyne and Wear (but new to Hants & Dorset) Bristol LH HJT45N (P185), a small number of which were acquired for driver training. Sadly it has since been scrapped. On a brighter note, the bus next to it, Leyland National NFN84R (1084) is now preserved with FotEK committee member Carl Underwood (who also supplied the picture-thanks) and is undergoing mechanical work at the moment. Carl plans to restore her to the private 'ek' livery once all the hard work is done.
SHARES AVAILABLE IN LEYLAND NATIONAL EFN178L
FotEK BRANDED CLOTHING
FotEK are launching a range of clothing, including shirts, polo shirts and sweatshirts. We also have large (28"x11") vehicle graphics suitable for preserved buses, available in grey or black. For more information CLICK HERE!!
UPDATED!!! OLD UNIFORMS FOR SALE
We have a lot of old bus driver uniforms for sale, Luton & District, London Country/London & Country, Greenline and some London privatisation. We have a varied selection of shirts, jumpers, jackets and ties. We also have unpaid fares forms books, emergency tickets and 1970's London Country timetables. Please contact us for more details.
AUGUST 2009 RUNNING DAY ANNOUNCED!
GO TO NEWS PAGES FOR MORE DETAILS...
'NEW' FOR LATEST VEHICLE INFORMATION CLICK HERE!
UPDATED 29th JUNE 2009
NAVIGATE YOUR WAY AROUND OUR SITE
HISTORY - A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE EAST KENT ROAD CAR COMPANY LTD
OUR VEHICLES - GALLERIES OF THE BUSES WE OWN
MEMBERS VEHICLES - GALLERIES OF THE VEHICLES OWNED BY OUR MEMBERS
GALLERY - PICTURES OF EVENTS AND THE BUSES OUT AND ABOUT
NEWS & EVENTS - ALL THE LATEST NEWS HERE AS WELL AS PICTURES FROM PREVIOUS EVENTS
EFN178L - NEWS AND SHARES INFORMATION ON OUR LEYLAND NATIONAL
CONTACT US - CLICK HERE TO JOIN US TOO!
LINKS - OUR BUS RELATED INTERNET LINKS
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