Keywords: Preserved ex-Maidstone & District bus 5809 (PKE 809M), M&D 100 (1).jpg A 1973 ECW bodied Bristol VRT/SL2 reg PKE 809M pictured at the M D 100 rally on the Kent County Showground in Detling New to Maidstone District as their No 5809 it passed to Berry of Taunton in 1989 then Cedric of Wivenhoe in 1992 and finally Fords of Althorne in 1994 Bought for preservation in 2001 it's seen here still wearing Ford's livery This appears to have been a one off outing with the bus otherwise just stored in a yard presumably waiting its turn in a queue for restoration own 2011-04-09 Ultra7 M D 100 ECW on Bristol VRT/SL2 buses in the United Kingdom |