Category: Photos
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Eastern Scottish – AEC Regent III – GSF 645 – BB62
Eastern Scottish1949AEC Regent III 9612EDuple L27/26R This would of been a lovely shot apart from the glare on the front upper deck but then again it does not take anything away from the sleek lines of a Duple bodied bus. There is as usual the decoration associated with Duple more a coach than a bus…
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Hebble – AEC Regent III – BJX 57 – 246
Photograph taken by Robert Mack in 1956 copyright held by Don Akrigg Hebble Motor Services1950AEC Regent III 9612ERoe L27/26R This a shot of a Roe lowbridge bodied Regent III owned by Hebble there as been a shot of one of their Willowbrook lowbridge bodied Regents on site before – search for “Hebble” in the “Find”…
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Samuel Ledgard – AEC Regent III – GDK 401
Samuel Ledgard1948AEC Regent IIIEast Lancs H33/26R Here is a happy picture of yours truly enjoying my work immensely with Samuel Ledgard at Otley Depot. I am returning from the Estate on one of the local town services and have just crossed the River Wharfe bridge. Before I am reprimanded for “incorrect destination” I must explain…
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PMT – AEC Regent III – REH 524 – H524
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Potteries Motor Traction1952AEC Regent III 9613A Northern Counties H32/26R This is a rather nice looking Northern Counties bodied Regent III the front of the upper deck looks a bit Massey-ish but the flared skirt just adds that little extra touch. PMT had…
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York Pullman – AEC Regent III – JDN 669 – 65
York Pullman Bus Company Ltd1954AEC Regent III 6812A Roe H33/25RD The last in my collection of York Pullman vehicles, that’s worth showing that is, shot into sun again, apart from having my finger in front of the lens I couldn’t have got it more wrong. Anyway this shot does show off York Pullmans distinctive livery, there…
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Smiths Luxury Coaches – AEC Regent III – NTG 137
Copyright S Fitton Smiths Luxury Coaches (Reading) Ltd1954AEC Regent III 9613SWeymann Orion H30/26R Quite awhile ago on the ‘Q&As’ page there was a question titled “Ex Rhondda Regents” which questioned the number of AEC Regents that joined the fleet of Smiths Luxury Coaches from the Rhondda. The question was answered but as usual the thread…
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Sheffield Corporation – AEC Regent III – UWE 765 – 1265
Sheffield Corporation1955AEC Regent III 9613SRoe H33/25R Sheffield bought 86 AEC Regent III in 1955/6 incorporating the new look front more usually associated with the Regent V model.The first to arrive were a batch of 32 for the B fleet numbered 1251 – 1282 with handsome Roe bodies. 1265 is shown outside the Roe premises at…
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Newcastle Corporation – AEC Regent III – NVK 341 – 341
Copyright Ronnie Hoye Newcastle Corporation1950AEC Regent III 9612ANorthern Coachbuilders H30/26R Not a very good picture I’m afraid. I got my PSV licence in 1967 with Tynemouth & Wakefields (Northern General). By the time of the Queens Silver Jubilee in 1977 I was with Armstrong Galley, the coaching division of Tyne & Wear PTE. The PTE…
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London Transport – AEC Regent III – MXX 232 – RLH 32
Copyright Allan Machon London Transport1952AEC Regent III 9613E Weymann L53R Just a short contribution but I thought you may be interested in the above shots of ex London Transport RLH 32 which looked a real treat at the Oxford bus rally last Sunday 16th October.As you can see it is still in the Samuel Ledgard livery…
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Nottingham City Transport – AEC Regent III – SAU 203 -203
Copyright Bob Gell Nottingham City Transport1954AEC Regent III 9613SPark Royal L27/26R After Nottingham City Transport had obtained the ex Bradford lowbridge Daimlers to start the services to the then newly developing Clifton Estate, an existing order for Park Royal bodied AEC Regent IIIs was amended, and 10 were delivered in April and June 1954 with…