The AEC Regent I was a double-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC.
AEC Regent I | |
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![]() 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 |
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.
Survivors
- Birmingham City Transport 486 at the Transport Museum Wythall[4]
- Thomas Tilling 922 at the London Bus Museum[5]
References
Further reading
- Townsin, Alan (1982). The Best of British Buses No 7: AEC Regents 1929 - 1942. Transport Publishing Company. ISBN 0903839784.
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