Tag: AEC
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Douglas Corporation – AEC Regent III – HMN 690 – 59
Photo by M Standeven Douglas Corporation1947AEC Regent III O961/2Northern Counties H30/26R A nice shot of a very early AEC Regent III taken on the Isle of Man about 1964/5. The Northern Counties bodywork that Douglas Corporation seemed to favour is quite obvious by the front upper deck.An interesting bit of information I came up with…
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Bradford Corporation – AEC Regent III – FKY 40 – 40
Photograph by “unknown” – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Bradford Corporation Transport1950AEC Regent III 9612EWeymann H30/26R This was the last of a batch of forty AEC Regent IIIs with what Kev from Bradford calls the 8ft wide Weymann flared skirt body you can see why. I’m afraid it is…
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Hanson – AEC/Hanson Regent – NVH 399 – 350
Hanson1958AEC/Hanson RegentRoe H37/28R Here we have yet another Hanson rebuild, they certainly got there moneys worth from their vehicles. My thanks to the HPTG websites Hanson section for the information regarding this bus. This vehicle was originally a 1948 AEC Regal 9621E321 with a Duple C32F half canopy body with the registration DVH 311 and…
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Morecambe & Heysham – AEC Regent III – MTE 638 – 76
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Morecambe & Heysham Corporation1951AEC Regent IIIWeymann H33/26R This shot of a Morecambe & Heysham Regent III shows the older livery of green with three narrow cream bands, the newer livery which had an overall cream roof and a wider centre band…
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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…