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Gravesend & Dartford Heritage Bus Running Day
Date: Sun, September 24, 2023
Venue: Ebbsfleet International Station
LONDON PUBLIC TRANSPORT EVENTS
GRAVESEND & DARTFORD HERITAGE BUS RUNNING DAY
SUNDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2023
LPTE has chosen Gravesend and Dartford as the areas for their first Heritage Bus Running Day, based at the prestigious Ebbsfleet International Station
We have invited owners of about 20 former London Transport and Maidstone & District buses to bring their vehicles to re-create many of the routes that used to link Dartford and Gravesend with the attractive villages south to the A20 and east towards Rochester.
To start the day, we will have a brand new route, badged “480 Express”, with non-stop Routemasters every 15-20 minutes calling at Dartford, Ebbsfleet and Gravesend only and using the more direct roads between them.
Other buses will run between 10am and 4pm, many on hourly frequencies, with good connections to give participants a wide choice of routes to ride during the day. We plan to visit places within an arc bounded by Farningham, West Kingsdown, Meopham, Rochester and Cliffe.
We are particularly delighted to have for the day the two Guy Specials shown on the right. They will be re-creating the routes between Dartford, Gravesend, Longfield and the surrounding villages previously operated by other members of the class.
Many services have been timed so that participants can enjoy the warmth and hospitality of the area’s pubs and restaurants.
Sponsors will be able to advertise in our programme for the day.
For more details of how you can support this community event, please contact Mark on 07843 234002
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