Tag: AEC Renown
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West Bridgford – AEC Renown – BRR 241C – 41
West Bridgford Urban District Council 1965AEC RenownEast Lancs H44/31F Not many Urban District Council’s had there own bus concern but West Bridgford which is on the outskirts of Nottingham was one of them. The council started the bus service to connect to the Nottingham tram system which did not get as far as West Bridgford in…
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Leigh Corporation – AEC Renown – PTC 114C – 15
Leigh Corporation1965AEC RenownEast Lancs H41/31F I think but I’m not over sure, but was the Renown to take over from the Bridgemaster does anybody know. This wasn’t the first time the Renown name had been used by AEC in the late 20s early 30s there was a six-wheeled chassis called the Renown. It would appear…
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Rotherham Corporation – AEC Renown – 5588 ET – 88
Rotherham Corporation1964AEC Renown 3B3RARoe H39/31F There has also been a 1961 Rotherham Corporation Bridgemaster on site (link here) and the easy way to tell them apart was the front off side mudguard. It is easier to show than describe so the close up on the left is the Renown and the one on the right…
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East Yorkshire – AEC Renown – GAT 815D – 815
Copyright Ian Wild East Yorkshire Motor Services1966AEC Renown 3B3RPark Royal H38/30F This was taken at Flamborough on 12 June 1968 in glorious sunshine and about to head off on a Bridlington cross town service. The top deck has the characteristic East Yorkshire inward taper to allow safe passage through the North Bar at Beverley and…
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North Western – AEC Renown – AJA 127B – 127
Copyright Ian Wild North Western Road Car1964AEC Renown 3B3RAPark Royal H42/30F This former North Western bus still in its original livery but with SELNEC (Cheshire) fleetnames is at the Norfolk Arms terminus in Glossop in May 1972 not long after North Western was split between SELNEC, Trent and Crosville. This was one of the second…
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King Alfred – AEC Renown – 595 LCG & 596 LCG
King Alfred Motor Services1964AEC Renown 3B2RAPark Royal H44/31F 595 and 596 LCG are AEC Renown 3B2RA vehicles with Park Royal H72F bodywork from the fleet of King Alfred Motor Services of Winchester, and date from 1964. They are both seen during one of the famous Running Days on 1 January 2009. Note the different applications…
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Crosville – AEC Renown – VDB 964 – DAA501
Crosville Motor Services1963AEC Renown 3B3RAPark Royal H43/32F Despite acquiring a good number of AEC Reliance single deckers during the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, North Western Road Car Co. had opted for the Dennis Loline for its double deck purchases during that period. It then perhaps came as a surprise when in late 1963 they…