Ashford Sightings

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A regular apointment now takes me to Ashford most Wednesday's, and on the 4th with good weather for it I found time for some photography, starting with Kent Coach Tours whose Dart SN55HSL was seen on Route 125 at Mersham: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52050550253/, and Aldington Frith: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52050518596/, while MPD Dart GX05AVV was on Route 113: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52049462592/, and Enviro500 KCT785 was noted in their depot.
I also passed by R&J Coaches at Smeeth who appear to have purged some of their Bus fleet since I was last in the area, though I did catch their 6 wheel Panther RHZ5661/SF07YTP on "Contract Coach" School Route RJ2 from Lenham Schools to Ashford dropping off at Potters Corner near Repton Park https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52051007160/, while a Setra coach was doing the RJ1.
Finally for some of my last shots of the day I ventured out to Wye, where Stagecoach Dart 34547 GX07EYZ was seen arriving on Route 1A: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52049458517/, while Chalkwells were on the Wye Schools runs with Levante C20CWL/YX07HJK and ALX400 LJZ1450/LY02OBE on the WS3 and WS2: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52050550323/, and  LJZ1460/LY02OAD on the WS1: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52050754979/, and while I saw no sign of the Ensign deckers on Routes 962 and 963, Stagecoach ALX400 18080 WA04CTV was seen near Brunswick Road having possibly been withdrawn: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52050546098/.

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Wednesday 11th's Ashford visit found me in Tenterden, and Arriva had "Saphire700" branded MMC 6520 YX17NEN on Route 12: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52067133799/, while Gemni  6152 UUI2909/LJ51DGV was seen turning round in Tenterden Coach Park: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52066897246/, alongside Chalkwells Cheetah Vario YN53EJG on Route HS8 to Homewood School, with their Solo YJ05WCZ noted on Route HS7.
I also saw some Stagecoach including School Routes 962 and 963 now back in house, plus a "Wave" MMC on School route 293 and "Hastings Arrows" E200 36499 GN12CLX on Route 312 to Rye : https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52067386020/, while Hams Travel had a Tempo R16HAM and East Lancs MC07HAM on Route 297: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52066901286/.
Hams was also on runs from Homewood School, with MC56HAM on Route 294 to Northiam and Peasmarsh: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52067129719/, and Gemini T70HAM/SN55BKG on Route 295: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52067386060/, while other operators seen leaving Homewood included Rye & District Community Transport, Clarkes Minibuses of Headcorn, R&J Coaches, Scotland & Bates Coach Travel with T9 Volvo WA03HPY on the HS3: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52066910468/, Kent Coach Tours with ALX400 LJ54BDU on the HS4 to Kennington and Citaro BX56VTP on Route HS1 to Shadoxhurst: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52067386090/, and even Starline Coaches of Wateringbury whose T9 Volvo ROF462/YJ04GXZ was seen: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52066897191/, though I don't know what route it was on, or who it was working for as their vehicles do get around.

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Wednesday 25th's Ashford visit found me in the Countryside afterwards, where Stagecoach E200's were the order of the day, with GN13EXS 36860 seen turning through Smarden on Route 123: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52099117793/, while GN13EYF 36871 was seen passing the Red Lion Pub at Charing Heath on the once a day Route 10X deviation via Charing Heath: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52099117728/, and GN13EYD 36870 was seen in Charing High Street: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52098064732/, where Chalkwells Bus and Coach Hire YJ05WCZ was also seen turning out of Station Road on School Route HS7 from Tenderden's Homewood School back to Charing: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52099120148/.
I also visited Lenham where Stagecoach ALX400 18167 GX54DVK was seen turning through Lenham Square: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52098067202/, after which I checked out the Lenham School runs which has more variety than I realized, with R&J Coaches Setra's  RHZ1415/BF60OFE and RHZ1417 on "Contract Coach" Routes RJ1 and RJ2 to Ashford: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52099092891/,Carr's Coaches Panther Volvo PJ03NBM and Cheetah 2 Vario KX08ONA on "Contract Coach" Routes C1 and C2: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52099117693/, and of course Starline Coaches of Wateringbury with Wright Volvo 1633 YJ07PCV seen on Route L1 to Kingswood: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52099595090/, and Farliegh Coaches of Medway's ALX400 CEZ939 seen on Route L2 to Langley, though I couldn't get a shot of it as it came out after I'd started walking back to my car, and passed J.D. Smiths Coaches on the way home: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52099092941/.

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I was finally back in the Ashford Area on Wednesday 22nd, and while I didn't see that much due to a major road accident on the A28 near Wye and the ensuing traffic desruption it caused, I did see Stagecoach E200 36366 LX59ECV at Ashford Station: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52166157944/, and Chalkwell's Coaches C16CWL/YN07EZA and A9CCH/MX03AED parked up in Henwood: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52166158024/.
I also drove through the countryside too and saw Kent Coach Tours recently aqiured and now painted E200 YX11AEP on Route 125 at Aldington Frith: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52165925608/, and finally though I couldn't get to Wye due to the A28 road accident, Chalkwells had trouble getting to Wye too: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/52165920766/.