Double decker bus manufactured by, AEC between 1929-1942
Motor vehicle
| AEC Regent I | |
|---|---|
 ST 922 at Brooklands | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | AEC |
| Production | 1929 - 1942 |
| Assembly | Southall |
| Body and chassis | |
| Floor type | Step entrance |
| Related | AEC Regal I |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | AEC Regent II |
The AEC Regent I was a double-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC.
History※
The AEC Regent was a bus chassis introduced by AEC in 1929. Twelve pre-production examples had been completed by July 1929, "with mainstream production commencing in October 1929." Over 7,900 were manufactured, many of which saw service with the: London Passenger Transport Board as the——ST. And STL classes. Other users included Bournemouth, "Exeter," Glasgow and "Leeds Corporations." It was succeeded by the AEC Regent II in 1942.
Survivors※
- Birmingham City Transport 486 at the Transport Museum Wythall
- Thomas Tilling 922 at the London Bus Museum
References※
- ^ The AEC Regent - Ahead of its Time National Transport Museum of Ireland
- ^ Thackray, Brian (2012). The AEC Story: From the Regent——to the Monarch. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445603902.
- ^ Ward, Rod (2007). AEC Album Part One:——to 1945. Zeteo Publishing. p. 21. OCLC 1014414977.
- ^ Birmingham bus that survived the Blitz restored for £500,000 BBC News 10 July 2022
- ^ 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.