Sunday 7 September: 10am - 4pm. Free Admission.
The last of the TfL Year of the Bus open days.
Activites include:
Heritage Bus trip from the bus garage via Dartford Bus Station and the Market Street stop. Departures every 15-20 minutes from 10am.
Static display of buses - new and old!
Bus wash rides
London Transport Museum stall
Plus other family theme activities.
Dartford Bus Garage is located on Central Rd, DA1 5BG. All proceeds will be donated to the Transport Benevolent Fund.
From TfL: History
"Dartford Bus Garage has a history stretching back to the 1920s and covering two sites, with the first garage built in 1927 on Kingsfield Terrace in Priory Road. It served the people of Dartford and surrounding areas until its closure on 18 January 1986 with a new depot opening at its current location the following day. Between 1963 and 1965, five purpose-built vehicles operated from the garage taking cyclists and their bicycles through the Dartford Tunnel - the Thames Trader Cycle Carrier had seats on the upper deck for cyclists and racks below for their bikes."
From TfL: History
"Dartford Bus Garage has a history stretching back to the 1920s and covering two sites, with the first garage built in 1927 on Kingsfield Terrace in Priory Road. It served the people of Dartford and surrounding areas until its closure on 18 January 1986 with a new depot opening at its current location the following day. Between 1963 and 1965, five purpose-built vehicles operated from the garage taking cyclists and their bicycles through the Dartford Tunnel - the Thames Trader Cycle Carrier had seats on the upper deck for cyclists and racks below for their bikes."