Friends of King Alfred Buses

Images from the King Alfred Bus Running Day 2002
With thanks for pictures to © Peter Crispin, Stuart Neale and Martin Smith

Some of the vehicles in service at the 2002 running day.

AEC Renowns 596 & 595, Broadway.

The FoKAB coach fleet.
326 ran bus services all day. Behind 326 can be seen Bob Smith's recovery truck returning from the coach station.

A quiet moment in the Broadway.
419 leading the line up.
In the middle is Brijan's Solent Blue Line
liveried Metrobus.

1950 Bristol LL6B, H&D 677, KEL 405.
In Busways livery, ex Thamesdown
Bristol RESL, JMW 170P.

704 at Itchen Abbas.

592 at Fromond Road roundabout
Weeke Estate.

As the evening draws in

494 soon to depart on the last service 11
to Whitchurch

The warm glow of the lights on SCT 71
look inviting as she passes 419.

Conductress Celia checking that the driver
is showing the correct destination for their
next trip (unfortunately not Stockbridge).

AEC regent SCT401departs on the 1600
service to Southampton.

Dennis '6', 104 &704

Special feature on 'KLJ'.

KLJ is a regular performer at our running days, often staying with us for a few days over the New Year, having travelled down from her home in Kent. She is a 1959 Bristol LL6G with an unusual locally built body by Portsmouth Aviation. Seating is DP36RD. Registered KLJ 749 by Hants & Dorset with fleet number 779

Interior view with the Clayton heater at the front.

Colin tops up the radiator.

KLJ meets up with AV251 at New Cheriton

Roland & Colin prepare to leave from
FoKAB HQ on their long journey
back to Kent the following day.

More images of Running Day can be found at: -

Enthusiast's View of Running Day
Alresford, Bishop's Waltham, Owslebury
and Stockbridge are featured

Leyland National.com
Has a selection of pictures of Alder Valley 127 and 251 plus MK Metro's training bus ex-Southdown.

Running Day News

Buses & Coaches in Service 01/01/02

Running Day Routes

Other FoKAB pages