The AEC Regent III (also known as Regent 3 or Regent Mark III) was a type of double-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC.. It was mainly built for operation outside London and overseas. It could be fitted with AEC's 9.6-litre diesel engine (except a minority with 7.7-litre ones), 'Wilson' preselective epicyclic gearbox (except for a minority with crash gearboxes; a synchromesh option also. The AEC Regent V was a front-engined double-decker bus built by the Associated Equipment Company between 1954 and 1969. It was the last AEC Regent series double-decker model, and was the successor to the AEC Regent III (not to be confused with the AEC Regent IV underfloor-engine double-decker bus, which never entered production).
1952 AEC Regent III bus RT2775 London Bus Museum
AEC Regent may refer to any of the following double-decker buses : AEC Regent or AEC Regent I, 1929 model AEC Regent II AEC Regent III AEC Regent III RT AEC Regent V This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title AEC Regent. AEC Regent 486: a life of service By Simon Hucknall Features | 18 Apr 2023 The weight of expectation is behind me. Quite literally. This is the first time that anyone, outside of Transport Museum Wythall's small and dedicated team responsible for AEC Regent 486's rebirth, has driven the 91-year-old restored double-decker bus on the road. AEC Regent No. 438 (ZH 3937), one of the 1948 imports costing £3,879 was one of three double-deckers that worked between Dundalk and Newry for nearly twenty years. It passed to CIE with the rest of the GNR fleet on 1st October 1958, acquired a CIE logo and parliamentary lettering, and was withdrawn at the end of 1967. AEC Regent The AEC Regent commenced production in 1929 along with the Regal single-decker. Regents in various forms remained in production until 1968 when AEC ceased production of double-deckers, having no rear-engined model to offer the market.
1937 AEC Regent I bus STL2377 London Bus Museum
The AEC Regent III RT (RT-type) was first built in 1939 and was designed for and by London Transport. It was the standard red London bus during the 1950s, with a total of 4,825 buses built for London Transport. Although not all were in service at the same time. AEC Regent III RT Key facts Year: 1950 Country: Great Britain Capacity: 9,600cc Cylinders: In-line 6 Valves: Overhead Output: 125hp @ 1,800rpm Performance: 45mph Price new: £4,000 (approximately) Owner: National Motor Museum Trust Manufacturer: AEC Limited On Display Few vehicles are more iconic than the red London bus. This video combines footage from 1992-2007 and features a number of the classic AEC Regent V's at various events over the years.Watch out for a couple of rar. While other double-deckers preceded them, perhaps the most widely recognized versions are the AEC Regent III RT, introduced in 1939, and the later AEC Routemaster, introduced to regular service in 1956.
1930 AEC Regent I bus ST922 London Bus Museum
AEC Regent III And RT Bus Videos For Website more info here https://motor-car.net/aec/item/26592-aec-regent-iii-2The AEC Regent III was a postwar Bus built. The AEC Regent II was a front-engined double-decker bus built by AEC from 1945 to 1947. Despite officially being a new type it was very similar to the 1929 Regent. The Regent IIs were all documented as being new with the A173 (also known as the 7.7-litre) engine and a four speed sliding mesh gearbox. [1]
The AEC Regent III was a postwar Bus built in Britain during the 1940s to the late 1950s. History. The Regent III first made its appearance in 1947, being a double-deck chassis with 16ft 4in wheelbase built in both 7ft 6in and 8ft widths. The war had eventually came to an end, and the roads of Great Britain required new vehicles, and in 1948. The AEC Regent V was a front-engined double-decker bus built by the Associated Equipment Company between 1954 and 1969. The Regent V had AEC's own frontal design and concealed radiator as standard, It was fitted with an AEC engine or Gardner 6LW engine, coupled to a synchromesh or AEC Monocontrol semi- or fully-automatic gearbox.
1948 (1951) AEC Regent III bus RT2657 London Bus Museum
The AEC Regent II was a front-engined double-decker bus built by AEC from 1945 to 1947. Despite officially being a new type it was very similar to the 1929 Regent. The Regent IIs were all documented as being new with the A173 (also known as the 7.7-litre) engine and a four speed sliding mesh gearbox The AEC Regent III was a type of double-decker bus produced by the Associated Equipment Company (AEC) and was in operation before the RT model. In Essex, the bus that preceded the Bristol Lodekka was the Bristol K5G. The Bristol K5G was a double-decker bus produced by the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Company and was commonly used in various.
