| R. Kime & Co. (Folkingham) |
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| HDV 641E, a
Bristol MW6G with ECW C39F bodywork, was new to Royal Blue and was acquired by Kime from Green of Weymouth. It has long since been withdrawn and is now preserved in its original owner's livery. The above view shows it at Boston bus station in 1985 whilst on hire to Enterprise & Silver Dawn of Waddington and, below, after preservation. |
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| Kime was one of
the few operators in Lincolnshire to possess a Bedford VAL70. This Duple Viceror example was originally fitted with Viceroy C53F body, but would appear to have been reseated with bus seats during its career. VLJ 232J was acquired from Lightfoot (Widnes) in 1981, and is seen at Boston when on hire to Enterprise & Silver Dawn. |
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CJP 813, a Bedford SB3 with Duple C41F bodywork, at the Folkingham depot after it was withdrawn from service. It has since been preserved by Martin Lear and is illustrated below after restoration. (Photos above: D. Odlin, R. Kime & Co.) (Photos below : M. Lear) |
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| In the current
fleet is C925 WFO (since re-registered PAZ 3184) a Bedford YNT with Plaxton Paramount 3200 II C53F body. It was new to the Company in 1986. |
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| F881 OTL, a Volvo
B10M / Plaxton, was new to the Company in 1989 and has since been sold. It is seen above whilst parked at the now demolished Victoria bus station in Nottingham. |
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Volvo B10M / Plaxton F945 PFW (Photo : Barry Smith) |
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| PAZ 3185 was once
owned by the MoD (RAF) with whom it was registered 20 KB 80, and, in civilian life, was subsequently re-registered A61 XFW, and changed again by Kime. It is a Leyland Tiger with Marshall DP55F body, and is seen at Spalding bus station before departure on the Company's principal route to Boston via Donington. |
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| kime was yet
another Lincolnshire operator to acquire an Alexander AY bodies Leyland Leopard from Scotland, indeed, Kelvin Scottish in 1988. GMS 283S was, however, new to Alexander (Midland) in 1978, and is seen at Lincoln City bus station. It has since been withdrawn. |
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| YAZ 4143, one of
Kime's two Leyland National's is seen at Bourne bus station in February 2000. It was sold to Alpha (of Hull) just over a year later. (Photo : Adam Cartwright) |
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| Another Leyland
National, YAZ 4142, is seen at Grantham bus station parked up and awaiting its duty on service 26 to Rippingale and Aslackby on December 11th, 1999. This has since been sold to Brylaine Travel. |
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| Leyland National
YAZ 8744 is illustrated at Wyberton the Kirton to Boston service in August 2001 and, below, at the former bus station in Boston. |
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| Two Northern
Counties bodied DAFs were acquired in 2001 and are illustrated at Boston bus station. |
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| RCH 518F, a
Fleetline CRG6LX with Alexander H44/33F, was new acquired from Trent (918) in 1981, and is seen at the old bus station in Boston in 1982 prior to departing for Spalding. |
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Ex City of Oxford Daimler / Northern Counties GHJ 378L at Folkingham depot. (Photo : Barry Smith) |
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| Fleetline /
Alexander PRG 122J was acquired from Moffat & Williamson of Gauldry in 1985 and is seen at Boston Market Place en-route to the village of Kirton. (Photo : Barry Smith) |
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| Seen at the
Folkingham depot is Fleetline / Alexander PYJ 465L. This, and sister vehicle PYJ 451L, were acquired in 1985 from the long established business of A & C. McLennan of Spittalfield in Scotland, one of the first bus companies to be taken over by Stagecoach. (Photo: D. Odlin, R. Kime & Co,) |
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| Kimes had two
Bristol VR's in the fleet. SJI 6571 was originally registered GTX 749W and acquired from Red & White in 1984. It is seen departing Grantham for Aslackby. It, and the other VR, have since been sold to Emblings of Guyhirn. |
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| The other VR was
SJI 6569, originally registered LHG 439T and was acquired from Nottingham Omnibus in 1994. |
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| TAZ 4062
(originally KYV 370X) was one of four Park Royal bodied LeylandTitans acquired by Kime in 1998 from City of Oxford, although new to London Transport. This vehicle was T370 in the latter fleet and, like the other three, was once allocated to Walthamstow Garage. |
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| A nice line up of
'deckers at Boston. On the left is YVN 518T, a Northern Counties bodied Leyland Fleetline was one of two acquired from Cleveland Transit in 1990; in the middle is JKW 299W, an Alexander AL bodied Atlantean, which came from Mainline in 1993; and on the right, THM 526M, an MCW bodied Daimler Fleetline acquired from Midland Red (North) in 1987. All these have since been withdrawn. |
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| In the current
fleet are these Leyland Titans. On the left KYV 457X (since reregistered TAZ4063) stands at Boston bus station before departing to Spalding via Donington. On the right, TAZ 4016 (KYV 328X) is on the Company's Friday only run to Lincoln via Heckington. |
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| Kime's vehicles
occupying a large part of the new bus station in Boston. Left to right they are Leyland Fleetline / MCW, SJI 6321 (KON 306P) which came from West Midlands Travel in 1989; JCT 257W, a Plaxton bodied Bedford YNT new to Kime in 1985; VR SJI 6571 (described previously); and SJI 6568 (YVN 518T) (also described previously). |
