Particularly useful have been:
Kentish Bus 557 L557 YCU 4/94 new to Kentish Bus, Volvo Olympian YN2RC16Z4 #25130, Northern Counties Palatine II #4576, H47/30F, cream/maroon 4/94 LM new for 161 (Lewisham) 12/94 LM 12/95 NF transfer for 96 (Northfleet) 5557 11/97 NF renumbered 3/98 NF rebranded as Arriva Kent Thameside 3/00 NF used on 701 to Bluewater 7/00 NF 11/00 NF used on X29 6/05 NF */06 NF 7/09 SE transfer into store (Southend) 558 L558 YCU 4/94 new to Kentish Bus, Volvo Olympian YN2RC16Z4 #25131, Northern Counties Palatine II #4577, H47/30F, cream/maroon 4/94 LM new for 161 (Lewisham) 12/94 LM 9/94 LM at Showbus, Duxford, wearing 161 12/95 NF transfer for 96 (Northfleet) 5558 11/97 NF renumbered 3/98 NF rebranded as Arriva Kent Thameside 7/00 NF NF used on 269 to Bromley 4/03 NF used on 498 8/05 NF unusual on 308/309 */06 NF 11/08 NF in works at Eastleigh 7/09 SE transfer into store (Southend) 559 L559 YCU 4/94 new to Kentish Bus, Volvo Olympian YN2RC16Z4 #25132, Northern Counties Palatine II #4578, H47/30F, cream/maroon 4/94 LM new for 161 (Lewisham) 12/94 LM 12/95 NF transfer for 96 (Northfleet) 5559 11/97 NF renumbered 3/98 NF rebranded as Arriva Kent Thameside 7/00 NF 8/01 NF unusual on 308 11/01 NF unusual on 308 3/05 TW transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex (Tunbridge Wells) 6/05 TW 561 L561 YCU 4/94 new to Kentish Bus, Volvo Olympian YN2RC16Z4 #25129, Northern Counties Palatine II #4579, H47/30F, cream/maroon 4/94 LM new for 161 (Lewisham) 12/94 LM 12/95 NF transfer for 96 (Northfleet) 7/97 NF used on 96 to Woolwich 5561 11/97 NF renumbered 3/98 NF rebranded as Arriva Kent Thameside 5/00 NF unusual on 489 7/00 NF 4/01 G transfer to Arriva Medway Towns with 700/701 (Gillingham) 4/02 M transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex (Maidstone) 562 L562 YCU 4/94 new to Kentish Bus, Volvo Olympian YN2RC16Z4 #25178, Northern Counties Palatine II #4643, H47/30F, cream/maroon 4/94 LM new for 161 (Lewisham) 12/94 LM 12/95 NF transfer for 96 (Northfleet) LM used on 161 to Chislehurst 5562 11/97 NF renumbered 3/98 NF rebranded as Arriva Kent Thameside 7/00 NF 4/01 G transfer to Arriva Medway Towns with 700/701 (Gillingham) */06 SH (Sheerness) 563 L563 YCU 4/94 new to Kentish Bus, Volvo Olympian YN2RC16Z4 #25179, Northern Counties Palatine II #4644, H47/30F, cream/maroon 4/94 LM new for 161 (Lewisham) 12/94 LM 12/95 NF transfer for 96 (Northfleet) 5563 11/97 NF renumbered 3/98 NF rebranded as Arriva Kent Thameside 5563 3/99 M transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex (Maidstone) 7/00 M */06 M sold to S.Boxall, (Beckenham) 4/09 operated by Griffin Bus, Longfield 4/11 operated by Go-Coach, Otford, on school journeys 564 L564 YCU 4/94 new to Kentish Bus, Volvo Olympian YN2RC16Z4 #25215, Northern Counties Palatine II #4645, H47/30F, cream/maroon 4/94 LM new for 161 (Lewisham) 12/94 LM 12/95 NF transfer for 96 (Northfleet) 5564 11/97 NF renumbered 3/98 NF rebranded as Arriva Kent Thameside 5564 3/99 M transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex (Maidstone) 7/00 M */06 M 565 L565 YCU 4/94 new to Kentish Bus, Volvo Olympian YN2RC16Z4 #25216, Northern Counties Palatine II #4646, H47/30F, cream/maroon 4/94 LM new for 161 (Lewisham) 12/94 LM 12/95 NF transfer for 96 (Northfleet) 5565 11/97 NF renumbered 3/98 NF rebranded as Arriva Kent Thameside 5565 3/99 M transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex (Maidstone) 7/00 M 8/00 NF transfer to Arriva Kent Thameside 4/01 G transfer to Arriva Medway Towns with 700/701 (Gillingham) */06 SH (Sheerness)
P610 CAY 11/96 Volvo Olympian YN2RV18Z4 27028, Northern Counties Palatine I #5550, H47/29F 11/96 new to Midland Fox #4610 Arriva Derby #4610 5939 7/09 NF transfer to Arriva Kent Thameside (Northfleet) 8/09 NF in service on 489 3/10 NF 11/10 NF unusual on 433 2/11 NF unusual on 480 3/11 NF 7/12 NF unusual on 480/490 */13 SH loan to Sheeerness (AK&S) 11/13 GL transfer to Arriva Kent & Surrey (Gillingham): withdrawn 1/14 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) P613 CAY 11/96 Volvo Olympian YN2RV18Z4 27028, Northern Counties Palatine I #5550, H47/29F 11/96 new to Midland Fox #4613 Arriva Derby #4613 5940 7/09 NF transfer to Arriva Kent Thameside (Northfleet) 3/10 NF 3/11 NF 9/11 NF unusual on 477 2012 NF 3/13 AY loan to Arriva The Shires (Aylesbury) 9/13 SH on loan to AK&S (Sheerness) M925 PKN 3/95 Volvo Olympian YN2RC16Z4 25788, Northern Counties 4905, H47/30F 3/95 new to Maidstone & District #5925 Arriva Kent & Sussex (Tenterden) 5925 5/09 HM transfer to Guildford & West Surrey (Horsham) 9/09 HM used on 898 (Crawley - Southwater) 10/09 GF transfer (Guildford): used on schools 134 3/10 GF 3/11 GF 3/12 GF 9/12 CL transfer into store (Cranleigh).. 9/12 GF ..staff ferry bus 11/12 GF withdrawn 11/12 sold to Mike Nash, Cobham
P926 MKL 3/97 Volvo Olympian OLY-50 27605, NC 5565, H47/30F 3/97 new to Maidstone & District, #5926 Arriva Kent & Sussex #5926 8/09 TW in service on 402 1/10 TW in service on 6 7/11 TW in service on 6 8/13 repainted The Green Bus livery in Liverpool 5926 8/13 GF transfer for The Green Bus routes PT3 and PT4 (Guildford) 12/14 bought by "The Bus Doctor", Otford P927 MKL 3/97 Volvo Olympian OLY-50 27607, NC 5566, H47/30F 3/97 new to Maidstone & District, #5927 Arriva Kent & Sussex #5927 4/07 TW in service on 402 2/13 TW in service on 6A to Maidstone 8/13 repainted The Green Bus livery in Liverpool 5927 8/13 GF transfer for The Green Bus routes PT3 and PT4 (Guildford) 1/15 GF withdrawn 5/15 bought by The Bus Doctor, Otford for vspares parts to 5937 8/15 remains sold S653 KJU 8/98 Volvo Olympian OLY-49 29185, Northern Counties 6251, H47/29F 8/98 new to Arriva Fox County, #4653 Arriva Midlands #4653 5943 9/10 GF transfer to Arriva Guildford & West Surrey (Guildford) 9/10 TW transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex (Tunbridge Wells) M913 MKM 8/94 Volvo Olympian YN2RC16Z4 25560, Northern Counties 4766, H47/30F 8/94 new to Maidstone & District, #5913 TW Arriva Kent & Sussex #5913 (Tunbridge Wells) 5913 9/10 GF transfer to Arriva Guildford & West Surrey for University routes (Guildford) 11/10 MD transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex (Maidstone) P934 MKL 4/97 Volvo Olympian OLY-50 27357, Northern Counties 5573, H47/30F 4/97 new to Maidstone & District 5934 Arriva Kent & Sussex 5934 4/07 TW used on 77 (Tunbridge Wells) SE Arriva Southend 9/09 SE at Showbus, Duxford 3/11 SE attended Cobham Gathering, Dunsfold 7/11 SE attended Alton rally 3/12 SE in service on 7 5/12 SE in service on 8 (Rayleigh - Southend) 5934 5/12 GF transfer to Guildford & West Surrey 8/12 TW return to Arriva Kent & Sussex
P935 MKL 3/97 Volvo Olympian OLY-50 27313, Northern Counties 5574, H47/30F 3/97 new to Maidstone & District 5935 Arriva Kent & Sussex 5935 SE Arriva Southend 3/12 SE in service on 8 4/12 SE in service on 7 5935 5/12 GF transfer to Guildford & West Surrey 8/12 TW return to Arriva Kent & Sussex (Tunbridge Wells) 5/13 TW in service on 77 11/13 TW unusual on 402 1/14 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) P936 MKL 3/97 Volvo Olympian OLY-50 27313, Northern Counties 5574, H47/30F 3/97 new to Maidstone & District 5936 Arriva Kent & Sussex 5936 SH AK&S (Sheerness) 5936 8/11 NF transfer to Arriva Kent Thameside (Northfleet) 11/12 NF 12/13 NF used on 489 at Bluewater 12/13 TW loan (Tunbridge Wells) 1/14 NF return, into store, withdrawn 1/14 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 6/14 bought by Buses Excetera, Merstham 8/14 bought by Black Velvet Travel, EastleighBus Stop Volvos Kentish Bus bus histories photo refs London & Country