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AEC Regent I

AEC Regent I

Double decker bus manufactured by AEC between 1929-1942

The AEC Regent I was a double-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC.

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History

The AEC Regent was a bus chassis introduced by AEC in 1929.[1] Twelve pre-production examples had been completed by July 1929, with mainstream production commencing in October 1929.[2] Over 7,900 were manufactured, many of which saw service with the London Passenger Transport Board as the ST and STL classes.[3] Other users included Bournemouth, Exeter, Glasgow and Leeds Corporations. [3] It was succeeded by the AEC Regent II in 1942.

Survivors

References

  1. [1]
    The AEC Regent - Ahead of its Time National Transport Museum of Ireland
  2. [2]
    Thackray, Brian (2012). The AEC Story: From the Regent to the Monarch. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445603902.
  3. [3]
    Ward, Rod (2007). AEC Album Part One: to 1945. Zeteo Publishing. p. 21. OCLC 1014414977.
  4. [4]
    Birmingham bus that survived the Blitz restored for £500,000 BBC News 10 July 2022
  5. [5]
    1930 AEC Regent I bus - ST922 London Bus Museum

Further reading

  • Townsin, Alan (1982). The Best of British Buses No 7: AEC Regents 1929 - 1942. Transport Publishing Company. ISBN 0903839784.
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