This superbly restored Bedford OB coach registered LTA 906, fleet number 1430 was new to Southern National in the late forties. Now privately owned it is still in service and is a popular attraction at rallies, its blinds show the vehicle is on "Tour". 

This Bristol VRIII depicts fleet number 962, registered WJM 822T working route 34 to Camberley, and carries side adverts for Morlands Beer.

BET federation Aldershot & District.The Company was incorporated on 24th July 1942 to take over the Aldershot & Farnborough Motor Omnibus Co. which started 6 years earlierThis batch of AEC Reliance's were fitted with 51 seat dual purpose bodies by Willowbrook to the standard BET design.They were the first 36ft long buses purchased by this company, being delivered in May 1968.

Southdown Motor Services Ltd. On the 14th March 1968, the BET Company sold its bus interests to the government who already owned former Tilling group companies and this led to the formation of the NBC on 1st January 1969. From this date Southdown became a subsidiary company of the NBC and the BH&D fleet was amalgamated under a common general managership.

"Brighton & Hove" Lodekka FS6B . The advent of the Bristol Lodekka in 1949 was a significant step forward in double deck design and represented the final evolution of the front engined bus. Built by Bristol with bodies by eastern Coachworks of Lowestoft, a total of just over 5200 were built of various types until production ceased in 1968. the F series (flat floor) began production in 1959 and our model represents the FS (short) version which had either platform doors or open platform.

From 1904 until 1928 Maidstone Corporation used trams for its routes to Barming.Loose and Tovil Road.Trolleybuses replaced tramcars on two routes but deisel buses took over on the Tovil run.Until 1964 trolleybuses seemed secure but the decision to abandon the system was taken the same year with replacement diesel buses,

Southdown Motor Services can trace its history back to a pair of steam buses which operated between Pulborough and Worthing. However the company itself was formed in 1915 abandoning plans to call itself South Coast Motor Services (a similar name had been registered by a Folkestone operator). British Electric Traction took an early interest in the company as did Thomas Tilling. The original registered office was in Middle Street, Brighton and in 1916, a garage was built in Freshfield Road. The operating area of the company was bounded by Eastbourne, Portsmouth and the Sussex border.

Queen Mary 418 was delivered to Southdown in May 1964 as part of a batch of 25 convertible open toppers. This bus worked out of Brighton until 1978. In February 1989 it entered service with Stagecoach United Counties as a driver trainer and remained there for nine years. It was then sold to preservationists.

A real veteran is reproduced here to exact 1/76 scale: the BUT 9641T Trolleybus first introduced in 1948. This Limited Edition is of more than passing historical interest, reflecting in its unadorned side panels the austerity of the immediate post-War years. Features include authentic destination boards, trolley poles and passenger grab rail.

Maidstone Corporation had a history which could be traced back over 90 years, having operated trams from 1904.In 1990 a new bold blue and yellow colour image was introduced so that Boro'line Maidstone were conspicuous among red buses at Euston Station

This is one of three Arriva Kent & Sussex's Dennis Dart SLFs carrying the attractive green and cream 'Transweald' livery.Designed by Ray Stenning.

Following a trial on behalf of the National Bus Company, in which five Metro buses were compared against other vehicle types, Maidstone & District bought ten of the MkII version in 1984. These were delivered in NBC's green and white livery, three of them, including 5204, received the smart but short lived green and cream colours introduced in 1997 under British Bus Group ownership. Although some first entered service at Tunbridge Wells, the Metro buses spent most of their lives in the Medway Towns, before being based in Maidstone for their last few months in 1999, by which time M & D had become ARRIVA Kent & Sussex Ltd.

Trident 859 is one of a batch of 24 Dennis Tridents with Plaxton President bodywork delivered to Brighton 7 Hove in 2001.All this batch are painted in the Metro Line 5 livery of tangerine and cream and they can be seenon routes 5, 5a and 5b between Hangleton and Patcham or Hollingbury.A further batch of 12 arrived in 2002, two of which were in gold liveryfor the Queen's Jubilee.and the rest in standard red and cream colours.In 1999 Brighton & Hove started naming buses after local celebrities and people associated with the development of Brighton & Hove .Trident 859 is named "Thomas Tilling".

Brighton and hove 247 (X347 YGU) is one of a pair of Mini Pointer Darts purchased in 2003from Go-Ahead sister company Metrobus of Orpington to whom it was new in 2000.The 2 MODs are allocated to service 56 from Knoll Estate to Patcham on which they operate an hourly service.Although some of the routes passes narrow,residential streets it also serves important passenger objectives such as Hollingbury Asda superstore,Brighton Station,Old Steine and Churchill Square.These MPDs have good manoeuvrability within the residential areas and offer easy access for passengers with poor mobility or who are burdened with shopping.

Southdown livery Guy Arab II fitted with a utility body. Fleet No. 484, Reg. GUF184, operating Route 31 to Brighton.

This Dennis Plaxton Pointer SLF Dart was one of 15 delivered to Brighton Blue Buses in May 1996, the first low buses in Brighton.Originally painted in a special 49 livery, in June 1997 Go-Ahead purchased Brighton Blue Bus and incorporated it with Brighton & Hove buses.204 was repainted in Metro Line 49 livery of dark blue and cream.In Feburary 2005 it was repainted into the new Brighton & Hove livery designed by Ray Stenning.

Model length 140mm