Tag: AEC
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Hampson (Oswestry) – AEC Regal IV – LUC 213
Hampson of Oswestry1951AEC Regal IVMetro-Cammell B35F “Yes, Jim, she is an RF, but not as we know them,” as ‘Startrek’s’ Mr Spock might say. This AEC Regal IV of the normal RF specification has a Metropolitan Cammell B35F body and is seen in the livery of a later owner, Hampson’s of Oswestry, at Dunsfold on…
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London Transport – AEC Regal IV – UMP 227
London Transport1949AEC Regal IVPark Royal B40F I have submitted this vehicle under the London Transport heading as it is in ‘Country Area’ green and carries the London Transport fleetname. It is an AEC Regal IV with Park Royal B40F body, new as an AEC Demonstrator in 1949. Neither the Jenkinson list of 1978 nor the…
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Sheffield Corporation – AEC Regal IV – OWB 13 – 13
Sheffield Corporation1952AEC Regal IVRoe B44F Sheffield 13 (originally 213) is passing a splendid array of shop fronts in Haymarket, Sheffield on a midday 29 to Blackburn (in Rotherham – not Lancashire). This was a works service to Shardlows Works midway between Sheffield and Rotherham. A low bridge required the use of single deckers. I cannot…
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Halifax Corporation – AEC Regal III – BCP 544 – 268
Photorapher unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Halifax Corporation Transport and Joint Omnibus Committee1949AEC Regal IIIRoe B33F Now this is one of my favourites I have travelled miles on this bus, we had a bus club trip on this bus but unfortunately I can not remember where we…
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Harper Bros – AEC Regal III – TRE 251 – 42
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Harper Bros (Heath Hayes) Ltd1950AEC Regal IIIBurlingham C33F I do not have much information on Harper Bros but Heath Hayes is approximately 3kms east of Cannock, Staffordshire. If you have any information and would like to share it please leave a…
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Lancaster City Transport – AEC Regal III – KTF 581 – 581
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Lancaster City Transport1949AEC Regal IIIStrachans B36F This in my mind is what an half cab single deck bus should look like, mind you the 50-50 split livery of this Lancaster Corporation does help. I’m not all that knowledgeable about Strachans bodybuilders…
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Devon General – AEC Regal III – LUO 594 – SR594
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Devon General1950AEC Regal IIIWeymann B35F It is amazing how many buses after serving their time as public service vehicles were bought by private companies as staff transport vehicles. I have quite a few and I will title them by their original…
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Halifax Corporation – AEC Regal III – AJX 848 – 258
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Halifax Corporation Transport and Joint Omnibus Committee1949AEC Regal IIIRoe B32R A Halifax Regal III bus in coach livery of all over cream with an orange waistband, there was no difference whatsoever that I know of between this Regal and one in…
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British Rail – AEC Regal III – KRR 261
Copyright Ian Wild British Rail1949AEC Regal IIIWeymann B35F British Rail ran a staff bus between Sheffield Midland Station and Tinsley Marshalling Yard and at various times used this ex Mansfield District bus (fleet number 15), similar KRR 264 and KRB 88 which was an ex Midland General Leyland PS1 with a similar body. All ran…
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Eastern Belle (London) – AEC Regal III – NXL 847
Copyright Ken Jones Eastern Belle Motor Coaches (London)1953AEC Regal III 6821ADuple C39F I am a contributor to Focus Transport main site, their blogsite and other sites, I hired a 1950’s AEC half canopy as part of my 60th birthday celebrations to take invited guests for lunch in a 1928 Pullman Carriage at the Spotgate Inn…