AEC Regent I explained

AEC Regent I
Manufacturer:AEC
Production:1929 - 1942
Assembly:Southall
Floortype:Step entrance
Related:AEC Regal I
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.[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. It was succeeded by the AEC Regent II in 1942.

Survivors

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20211019205820/http://www.nationaltransportmuseum.org/b002.html The AEC Regent - Ahead of its Time
  2. Book: Thackray, Brian. The AEC Story: From the Regent to the Monarch. 2012. Amberley Publishing. Stroud. 9781445603902.
  3. Book: Ward, Rod . AEC Album Part One: to 1945 . Zeteo Publishing . 2007 . 21 . 1014414977.
  4. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-62052718 Birmingham bus that survived the Blitz restored for £500,000
  5. https://www.londonbusmuseum.com/museum-exhibits/double-deck-buses/aec-regent-i-st-922/ 1930 AEC Regent I bus - ST922