East Kent 6539 FN, the first of the 1963 AEC Reliance / Park Royal coaches, preparing for the 1115 departure from Victoria Coach Station on Skyways service 709 to Lympne Airport on 18 Jan 1964, connecting with the 1400 Avro 748 departure to Beauvais, and then a French coach arriving in Paris at 1645 (I used to work for Skyways !). Photo by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1963 AEC Reliance 6543 FN, at Royal Parade, Ramsgate, 19 May 1968. Photo by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1963 AEC Regent V 6796 FN, probably in Ramsgate. Photo 19 May 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1947 Dennis Lancet CFN 114 pushed out to grass at Herne Bay. Photo 2 Jan 1969 by Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley.

East Kent CFN 116 & CFN 130, 1947 Dennis Lancets rebuilt to full-front OMO buses, and seen here withdrawn at Herne Bay depot on 25 Sept 1966. Photo by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Dennis Lancet CFN 127 was built in 1947, rebuilt to full-front in 1959, withdrawn in 1967, and was used as a temporary office in 1968 during building work at Westwood garage. On the right is 1964 AEC Regent V 6783 FN, the first of 23 delivered that year. Photo 2 Jan 1969 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1948 Dennis Lancet CFN 165 was one of the 24 modified to front-entrance in 1959. Here it is painted blue, and clearly with a new owner in 1976 - location not known. Photo by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent DJG 620C, a brand new AEC Reliance / Park Royal C49F, off to Manston, presumably with air passengers. Photo at Victoria Coach Station on 11 June 1965 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1950 Guy Arabs EFN 170 and 208 at the Herne Bay 'dump'. Photo 4 June 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1950 Guy Arab EFN 183 seen in the early 1960s at the Hunter Avenue terminus of Ashford town service Route 121. Photo by kind permission of Richard Bourne.

East Kent 1950 Guy Arabs EFN 194 and 196 at the Herne Bay 'dump'. Photo 4 June 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1950 Guy Arab III EFN 201 at the Herne Bay 'dump'. Photo 4 June 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1950 Dennis Falcon EFN 568 'somewhere in Kent' on 15 April 1968. This has been preserved, and now lives in Guildford. Photo by Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1950 Dennis Lancet EFN 592 was retired in 1964. Seen wearing a striking advertising livery in August 1976, it has survived with the same owners into preservation today. Location not known. Photo by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent FFN 363 was a 1951 Guy Arab III, seen here on the 'dump' at Herne Bay depot. Photo 2 Jan 1969 by Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1951 Guy Arab III FFN 375 at Herne Bay. Photo 4 June 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1951 Guy Arab FFN 377 in Lambeth, June 1970, having apparently brought passengers up for the Derby. Photo by Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1951 Guy Arab FFN 380 at Herne Bay, 5 Sept 1968. Photo by Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1951 Guy Arab FFN 380 at Reculver church, summer 1974. Photo by Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1951 Guy Arab FFN 382 (with EFN 375 and 384) in Lambeth, June 1970, having apparently brought passengers up for the Derby. FFN 382 survives in preservation. Photo by Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley.

East Kent FFN 385 was a 1951 Guy Arab III, seen here on the 'dump' at Herne Bay depot. Photo 2 Jan 1969 by Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley.

East Kent GFN 260, a 1952 "Beadle rebuild" using chassis parts from East Kent 1939 Leyland TD5 Titan AJG 9. Photo at Victoria Coach Station on 16 May 1964 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Beadle 'rebuild' GFN 267, built in 1952 using parts of a Leyland TD5 from the 'AJG 1-40' batch. Withdrawn 1965, then operated staff transport for Dungeness power station until end of 1966. Then what? Photo at Bearsted 19 May 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Beadle 'rebuild' GFN 267, built in 1952 using parts of a Leyland TD5 from the 'AJG 1-40' batch. Withdrawn 1965, then operated staff transport for Dungeness power station until end of 1966. Then what? The photographer thinks the chap in the picture was the owner, and either worked in or owned the caravan park (at Bearsted) in the background. Photo 19 May 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1953 Guy Arab GFN 923 (and FFN 381) in Lambeth, June 1970, having apparently brought passengers up for the Derby. Photo by Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1966 AEC Regent GJG 760D, at Royal Parade, Ramsgate, 19 May 1968. Photo by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1954 Dennis Lancet LU2 HJG 25 at Victoria Coach Station. Photo 1 June 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent HJG 27, a 1954 Dennis Lancet LU2 / Duple C41C, heading for Dover with Cosmos Tours passengers. Photo at Victoria Coach Station on 23 May 1964 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1955 Weymann-bodied AEC Reliance KFN 224, at Royal Parade, Ramsgate, 19 May 1968. Photo by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1967 Bedford VAS1 KJG 110E at Herne Bay, alongside 1957 AEC Reliance MJG 294. Photo 4 June 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1957 AEC Reliance MJG 288, possibly in Ramsgate. Photo 19 May 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent MJG 44, a 1957 AEC Reliance with distinctive Beadle bodywork. Photo at Victoria Coach Station on 4 Aug 1964 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent MJG 51 was a 1957 AEC Reliance with Beadle coachwork. Photo at Herne Bay 2 Jan 1969 by Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley.

Small, but beautifully-formed. East Kent 1957 Reliance / Beadle NFN 343, with three of the 1956 Weymann-bodied examples behind (LJG 314, 317 and one other). At Herne Bay depot on 25 Sept 1966. Photo by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1958 AEC Regent V PFN 847, probably in Margate. Photo 19 May 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1959 AEC Regent V PFN 867 on the Ramsgate town service Route 71. Photo 19 May 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1959 AEC Regent V PFN 869, at Ramsgate, 19 May 1968. Photo by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent 1959 AEC Regent V PFN 872 somewhere near Birchington, summer 1974. Photo by Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley.

Seen on 4 June 1968 (probably at Herne Bay, and around the time of its retirement - it was scrapped in 1969) is BJG 304, originally an East Kent 1944 utility Guy Arab II, withdrawn late 1959 and converted to a tree lopper. Photo by Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley.

Seen on 2 Jan 1969 (probably at Herne Bay, and after final retirement - it was scrapped in 1969) is BJG 304, originally an East Kent 1944 utility Guy Arab II, withdrawn late 1959 and converted to a tree lopper. Photo by Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley.

Seen at Canterbury on 17 Mar 1968, BJG 421 was originally an East Kent 1945 utility Guy Arab, withdrawn in 1960 and given a lorry body from the chassis of 1937 Dennis Lancet II JG 8714, which was then broken up. Photo by Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley.

Seen at Canterbury on 17 Mar 1968, BJG 421 was originally an East Kent 1945 utility Guy Arab, withdrawn in 1960 and given a lorry body from the chassis of 1937 Dennis Lancet II JG 8714, which was then broken up. Photo by Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley.

East Kent TFN 436, a 1960 AEC Reliance with Park Royal dual-purpose bodywork. Photo at Victoria Coach Station on 23 May 1964 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

East Kent's Westwood depot, 2 Jan 1969. Photo by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.