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Xelabus Open Day |
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Our friends at Xelabus have invited us to display a King Alfred bus at their open day at their Eastleigh depot. This celebrates their 15th anniversary and will include an exhibition, working models, display of current and former fleet, stalls and stands as well as heritage bus rides, in addition to a display from local preservation groups. Read more |
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Dennis Rally |
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The Dennis Rally 2025 is supporting the London Bus Museum's celebration of their Dennis double-decker D142's 100th birthday at Brooklands. Friends of King Alfred buses will be attending with our 1931 Dennis 30CWT OU 9286 'Dennis 6'. Read more |
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Serious Fire at Penton Mewsey |
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In the early morning of 8th December 2023 a major fire broke out at one of the bases where eight heritage buses were stored. Most of these were vehicles owned by members of Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) but one was JAA 708, the unique King Alfred Leyland Olympic owned by the FoKAB charity. The blaze was severe and despite great efforts by the Fire & Rescue service most of the vehicles were destroyed such that almost nothing could be salvaged. However, JAA 708 fared slightly better and the remains now await assessment of future possibilities. Read more |
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Vehicle Report |
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News from our engineering team. Read more |
