AEC 661T

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AEC 661T
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Preserved AEC661T trolleybus
Overview
Manufacturer AEC
Production1931 - 1942
Body and chassis
Doors1
RelatedAEC Regent
AEC 662T

The AEC 661T was a two-axle double deck trolleybus chassis manufactured by AEC between 1931 and 1942. Based on the AEC Regent bus chassis, 330 were built for United Kingdom operators. [1] Bodywork on early models was similar to that on the AEC Regent motor bus, but a full-fronted version was used from 1934. [2]

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References

  1. Lockwood, Stephen (2017). A-Z of British Trolleybuses. Marlborough: Crowood Press. ISBN   9781785002885.
  2. Ward, Rod (2007). AEC Album Part One: to 1945. Zeteo Publishing. p. 21. OCLC   1014414977.