Old bus photos

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  • Huddersfield Corporation – AEC Regent V – SCX 194 – 194

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    Huddersfield Corporation1961AEC Regent VEast Lancs H39/31F The AEC code for this bus was 2D2RA this code started in 1960 and was really the start of the Regent V series 2. This bus is a straight forward Regent V being 30ft long 8ft wide has a AEC AV590 six cylinder 9.6 litre engine with Monocontrol four…

  • East Yorkshire – AEC Regent V – VKH 47 – 649

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    Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. East Yorkshire Motor Services1957AEC Regent VWillowbrook L31/28RD Now we have two Regent Vs from a batch of 19 delivered to East Yorkshire in 1956/7 they were fleet numbered 634 – 652.634 to 648 were 27ft in length had AEC 7.68 litre…

  • Leeds City Transport – AEC Regent V – ENW 980D – 980

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    Leeds City Transport1966AEC Regent VRoe H39/31R Perhaps this snippet about Leeds City Transports AEC Regent V fleet number 980 which has been preserved and is stored at the Keighley Bus Museum may be of interest. 980 spent most, if not all of its service life at the Headingley depot along with the remainder of the…

  • Sheffield Corporation – AEC Regent V – 7865 WJ – 865

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    Sheffield Corporation1960AEC Regent V 2D3RAAlexander H37/28R This photo was taken just after lunch but as you can see this Regent V has the interior lights on, what a miserable day that was. I know this is not a very good shot but it is worth posting due to the fact that most Alexander bodied Regent…

  • A Mayne & Sons – AEC Regent V – CXJ 520C

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    A. Mayne & Sons1965Regent V 2D3RANeepsend H41/32R Another independent bus operator but this time from the other side of the Pennines, A. Mayne & Sons operated in the Manchester area. I must admit I know very little about A. Mayne & Sons but I have two photographs of AEC Regent Vs that are worth posting,…

  • Bradford Corporation – AEC Regent V – 2168 KW – 168

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    Bradford Corporation Transport1963AEC Regent V 2D3RAMCW H40/30F I have a personal “adoration” for these BCT Mark V Regents – a liking in which I appear to be virtually alone !! The “Mononcontrol” vehicles were in the minority, the first twenty only, the remainder of the large fleet being of three pedal four speed synchromesh specification.…

  • City of Oxford – AEC Regent V – WJO 947 – H947

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    The City of Oxford Motor Services1956AEC Regent V MD3RVWeymann H30/26RD City of Oxford I think were one of AECs most loyal customers. According to my 1963 British Bus Fleets South Central book it states that as from 1927 apart from a batch of 5 Dennis Loline Mark IIs delivered in 1961 with AEC engines by…

  • A Mayne & Sons – AEC Regent V – 6972 ND

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    Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. A Mayne & Sons1961AEC Regent V 2D3RAPark Royal H41/32R As there has been a recent article about A Mayne & Sons on the “Articles” page I thought this shot was appropriate. Here we have a rear entrance Regent V working its…

  • Bolton Corporation – AEC Regent V – SBN 766 – 166

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    Bolton Corporation1961AEC Regent V 2D3RAMetro Cammell H40/32F Taken in Bolton bus station this Regent V is working route 81 Four Lane Ends I’ll come back to the destination later. This was one of a batch of six Regent Vs they were the first and only AECs that Bolton took delivery of since the solitary AEC…

  • Devon General – AEC Regent V – 506 RUO – 506

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    Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Devon General Omnibus & Touring Co Ltd 1964AEC Regent V 2D3RAWillowbrook H39/30F This very good looking Willowbrook bodied AEC Regent V of Devon General is I think about to start on its long distance run to Plymouth. It had not been in…