The Kent History Forum
Travel and Transport => Buses => Topic started by: DaveTheTrain on June 29, 2021, 12:01:37 PM
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Does anyone have any information, or links to who would be operating the motorbuses in the great war?
This photo has come up on a website, which I link to. The bus survives, but I don't know which company owned it, and who operated in Ashford at the time. I only copy the link as I am aware that copyright will exist with the holder of the the website I have linked to.
Many thanks
DTT
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The soldiers are of the Royal West Kent Yeomanry. Identifiable by Bandolier,s and Spurs.
At a guess,assuming photo taken 1916 or later, I would say the bus would have been one the East Kent Road Car Company Limited Vehicles . The company was formed from smaller Co,s around Kent in 1916.
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Thanks Gradarog, just what I was looking for.
Many thanks for taking the time.
Dave