Southbus has included pictures from the last three Showbus events at Duxford; however, I believe this is the first year that the pictures have appeared on the site the same day. I make no apologies for Maidstone & District featuring prominently, although I have included some other operators, not all of which are from Southern England.

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	Aldershot & District 543 (MOR 581), a 1954 AEC Reliance MU3RV141 with Strachans Everest bodywork. A complete history of this bus can be found on the web site of the Aldershot & District Bus Interest Group, who own the vehicle.
	Southdown buses were notable by their absence (at least the time I was there). However, I did find convertible Brighton & Hove Bristol VRT Series 3/ECW 603 (TPN 103S) owned by the 603 Preservation Group.
	Delaine of Bourne is not strictly a southern English operator - however, I couldn't resist photographing 45, a 1959 Leyland PD3/1 with Yeates bodywork (the radiator grill being reminiscent of Maidstone's own PD2s) and carried fleet number 50 in the Delaine fleet (registration RCT 3). Delaine are currently celebrating their 110th birthday.
	My excuse for photographing Delaine 72 is even flimsier - I lived in Manchester for several years and the sight of a standard bodied Atlantean was too much to resist. Delaine's 72 (ACT 540L) dates from 1972 and has Northern Counties bodywork.
	This is not a terribly good photograph of an Eastern Counties flat screen VRT  - however, it's included for curiosity value mainly. This is former ECOC VR378 (OCK 988K) and dates from 1972. More about Eastern Counties can be found on the British Buses web site by Peter Horrex.
	The prelude to a 1973 trip to the Norfolk Broads was a 2 hour wait in Great Yarmouth, where buses like this were still much in evidence on service 1-1A-1B towards Lowestoft. This is Eastern Counties LKD229 (OVF 229), a 1954 Bristol LD5G/ECW in original Tilling red livery.
	East Kent 7828, a Northern Counties bodied Leyland Olympian. I won't say anything about the livery and you mustn't either.
	Hedingham Omnibuses Bristol VRT/ECW L293 (RAH 268W) dating from 1980.. Hedingham Omnibus are also celebrating an anniversary this year, having been established some 40 years ago.
	Hedingham Omnibuses Volvo Olympian/Alexander L300 (S300 XHK) with low height bodywork. This vehicle is one of the latest acquisitions by the company.
	Maidstone & District SO224 (YKR 224), a 1957 AEC Reliance with Beadle bodywork. This bus is owned by East Sussex Transport Preservation.
	M&D 2816 (OKO 816G), a Leyland Leopard PSU3 with Willowbrook bodywork. After  being placed in store initially after delivery in 1968, this bus was based at Sheerness and later used as a staff bus. These vehicles were used on express services between London and Kent although they were later used on stage carriage services - 2816 making regular appearances on service 5 between Maidstone & Hastings.
	London Transport STL2377 (EGO 426) showing blinds for route 19. I saw this bus later in the day approaching Kew Bridge en-route for Cobham Bus Museum.

This page was updated on 08/05/2008