Kent & East Sussex Railway horse bus

Made:
Tenterden

Horse-drawn omnibus, Kent & East Sussex Rly, ex Tenterden Station, green and yellow road coach.

This vehicle was built by W J Mercer Carriage Works in Tenterden. It was acquired by the Kent & East Sussex Raiwlay in 1916. Initially it was used between Rolvenden station and Tenterden itself, but after the line had been extended it remained in use until 1923, working from Tenterden Stown Station. Among the more notable passengers known to have been carried by this vehicle were Dame Ellen Terry and the Right Honourable Arthur Balfour.

Details

Category:
Road Vehicles (Railway)
Object Number:
1975-7059
type:
omnibus
credit:
British Rail, Historical Relics

Parts

Kent & East Sussex Railway horse bus

Kent & East Sussex Railway horse bus

Horse-drawn omnibus, Kent & East Sussex Rly, ex Tenterden Station, green and yellow road coach.

Object Number:
1975-7059/1
type:
omnibus
Kent & East Sussex Railway horse bus lamp

Kent & East Sussex Railway horse bus lamp

Lamp, tinned iron, square body, painted black, no company or maker’s marks, from horse-drawn omnibus, Kent & East Sussex Rly, ex Tenterden Station.

Measurements:
overall: 445 mm x 170 mm x 125 mm,
Materials:
iron and tin plated
Object Number:
1975-7059/2
type:
lamp
Kent & East Sussex Railway horse bus lamp

Kent & East Sussex Railway horse bus lamp

Lamp, tinned iron, square body, painted black, no company or maker’s marks, from horse-drawn omnibus, Kent & East Sussex Rly, ex Tenterden Station.

Measurements:
overall: 445 mm x 170 mm x 125 mm,
Materials:
iron and tin plated
Object Number:
1975-7059/3
type:
lamp