The C Townsend Hook Leyland Hippo CKL 358 was at the South East Bus Festival on Detling Aerodrome yesterday, whether it is sadly looking a shadow of its once former self in comparison to either of these library pictures, or now bearing the patina of a hard worked vehicle is a matter of taste. However it is beginning to look a bit fragile now. Hopefully its trailer has survived.
Now 82 years old, in fact the same age as RV 6358 (Molly) the Portsmouth TD4 which I had the pleasure of pedalling up Detling hill. The E102 Leyland OHC diesel engine is a beautiful piece of machinery, but sadly proving rather fragile with several major failures reported in the last couple of years.
