Upper Stone Street

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From: "Tony Hocking" <tonyhocking@ukonline.co.uk>

Picture shows one of the wartime utility Sunbeam Ws rebodied by Roe in the late 50s/early 60s. Trolleybus 56 is approaching the Waterloo Street stop. The next stop was Barton Road for Maidstone Grammar School and there was always a bit of a scrum, unless you were a beefy sixth-former, at the end of the day even to get on the first two trolleys. The crafty pupil would therefore walk down the hill to Waterloo Street and a) get a seat on the top deck and b) get home at least 10 minutes earlier than those who hadn't worked out the trick.

This vehicle has been preserved.