Tag: AEC Regent II
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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…
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Lowestoft Corporation – AEC Regent II – GBJ 192 -21
Lowestoft Corporation1947AEC Regent IIECW H30/26R Preserved Lowestoft Corporation 21, GBJ 192, a 1947 AEC Regent II with an ECW H30/26R body seen at East Anglia Transport Museum. More information about Lowestoft Corporation Transport can be found at www.petergould.co.uk/lowestoft1.htm Photograph and Copy contributed by Ken Jones 09/02/14 – 11:38 Nice view, Ken. Thanks for posting. Of…
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Tynemouth and District – AEC Regent II – FT 6152 – 152
Tynemouth and District1948AEC Regent IIWeymann H30/26R After the Intake of early 1940, no more vehicles arrived at Percy Main until 1946, in the meantime, seven vehicles were transferred to other Northern General Transport depots, eight more were requisitioned by the Ministry of War Transport.A total of 15 from a fleet of around 110 was a…
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Wakefields Motors – AEC Regent II – FT 6156 – 156
Wakefields Motors1948AEC Regent IIWeymann H30/26R Having completed its journey, 156 is seen here turning round at Whitley Bay Bandstand before returning to North Shields Ferry Landing. The service 8 was known to crews as ‘the track’ because it followed the exact route of the Tynemouth and District trams. The AEC Regent II chassis was well…
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London Transport – AEC Regent II – HGC 225 – STL2692
London Transport1946AEC Regent IIWeymann H30/26R HGC 225 is an AEC Regent II with Weymann H56R body, and it dates from 1946. It wears Country Area green in this view, and the fleet number STL2692. Allowing for the London method of bus overhauls, how many chassis and bodies have worn this fleet number over the years?…