AEC Regent I

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AEC Regent I
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Overview
Manufacturer AEC
Production1929 - 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.

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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.

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References

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

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