5213 - N713 TPK - ex-Guildford
Dennis Dominator N713 TPK was new to Guildford & West Surrey in April 1996, as fleet number DD13. It stayed at Guildford for many years, but in the 2000s, it moved to Maidstone depot (this point marking the moment when Guildford's number of deckers went down from 3 to 2, something that has only just been reversed with the arrival of B7TL 6415 at Guildford).
I think it transferred sometime during 2006, though I'm not 100% sure. In autumn 2009, it was reunited when its sisters N714 TPK and N715 TPK moved to Maidstone depot too, replaced at Guildford by two Volvo B7TLs 6402 and 6403.
It's seen here in Maidstone High Street on service 89, to and from Coxheath.
While 5214 & 5215 were repainted during the latter stages of their lives at Guildford (and so run from Maidstone with a relatively new paint job), 5213 transferred earlier and has not been repainted since. This explains why the nearside logo still has the "serving Surrey & West Sussex" strapline - something that has been eliminated from the Guildford & West Surrey fleet itself!
5213 - N713 TPK - ex-Guildford
Dennis Dominator N713 TPK was new to Guildford & West Surrey in April 1996, as fleet number DD13. It stayed at Guildford for many years, but in the 2000s, it moved to Maidstone depot (this point marking the moment when Guildford's number of deckers went down from 3 to 2, something that has only just been reversed with the arrival of B7TL 6415 at Guildford).
I think it transferred sometime during 2006, though I'm not 100% sure. In autumn 2009, it was reunited when its sisters N714 TPK and N715 TPK moved to Maidstone depot too, replaced at Guildford by two Volvo B7TLs 6402 and 6403.
It's seen here in Maidstone High Street on service 89, to and from Coxheath.
While 5214 & 5215 were repainted during the latter stages of their lives at Guildford (and so run from Maidstone with a relatively new paint job), 5213 transferred earlier and has not been repainted since. This explains why the nearside logo still has the "serving Surrey & West Sussex" strapline - something that has been eliminated from the Guildford & West Surrey fleet itself!