Category: Photos
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Sheffield Corporation – AEC Regent III – LWB749 – 249
Sheffield Corporation1949AEC Regent III 9612ECraven H30/26R A pair of withdrawn Craven bodied Regent III are evident in this picture taken on the parking area behind East Bank Garage in May 1966. Further along the row is another one with the front number plate in the raised position (presumably to reduce accidental damage). The next in…
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Alexander (Midland) – AEC Regent III – CWG 871 – MRC8
W Alexander & Sons (Midland) Ltd 1951AEC Regent III 09612EAlexander L27/26R Although Alexanders purchased significant numbers of Regals and Reliances, they only purchased one batch of 20 double deck buses from AEC, all of which joined the Midland fleet when the company split into three.As with virtually all the double deckers bought new by Alexanders post…
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Huddersfield Corporation – AEC Regent III – JVH 378 – 178
Huddersfield Corporation1955AEC Regent IIIEast Lancs H33/28R Arriving at the Piece Hall, Halifax, for the Heart of the Pennines Rally of October 2011 is Huddersfield 178. This is AEC Regent III 9613E 4927, bearing East Lancs body number 5107. This bus was new to Huddersfield in June 1955. Photograph and Copy contributed by Les Dickinson 25/07/15…
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Eastbourne Corporation – AEC Regent III – AHC 442 – 42
Eastbourne Corporation1951AEC Regent III 9613ABruce H30/26R This AEC Regent III 9613A with Bruce H56R body was new in 1951 and our first view shows her inside the bus depot. Actually, that isn’t where we see her, as any Eastbourne enthusiast might tell you! She is, in fact, passing through the garage area at the back…
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Mansfield District – AEC Regent III – KAL 697 – 159
Mansfield District Traction Co Ltd1949AEC Regent III 9612EBrush H30/26R A busy scene here in the centre of Mansfield finds ex Ebor Bus Company KAL 697 amongst lorries and shopping laden pedestrians. The bus was new to Ebor in June 1949 has their fleet number 23, so was all but 19 years old at the time…
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Smith’s Luxury Coaches – AEC Regent II – MWL 970
Copyright Ray Soper Smiths Luxury Coaches (Reading) Ltd1947AEC Regent IIWeymann H56RD This shot is from the Ray Soper gallery contribution titled “Smith’s Luxury Coaches of Reading” click on the title if you would like to view his Gallery and comments.The shot is shown here for indexing purposes but please feel free to make any comment…
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Provincial – AEC Regent II – FHO 602 – 10
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Provincial (Gosport & Fareham Omnibus Co)1947AEC Regent IIReading H56R The AEC Regent II was only in production for three years 1945 – 48 and just under 700 were made but at the time just after the war they were much in…
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Hull Corporation – AEC Regent II – HAT 241 – 241
Kingston upon Hull Corporation Transport1946AEC Regent IIWeymann H31/29R I think any bus would look good in the K.H.C.T. livery but a Weymann flared skirt bodied Regent II looks just about perfect. This bus was one of a batch of 16 Regent IIs delivered in 1946, they were the first non utility bodied buses delivered to Hull…
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Midland Red – AEC Regent II – JHA 49 – 3148
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Midland Red (Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co)1948AEC Regent IIBrush H30/26R This photograph of Midland Red buses at Stourbridge bus station in the late 1950’s/early 1960’s, comes from my collection of postcards bought as an aide memoire of my early bus…
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Tynemouth and District – AEC Regent II – FT 6153 – 153
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Tynemouth and District1948AEC Regent II Weymann H30/28R A pair of very handsome AEC Regents from the Northern General Tynemouth and District subsidiary. They are pictured at Whitley Bay Bandstand waiting to depart on the service 8 to North Shields Ferry Landing, they…