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Burnham’s Coaches – AEC Regal III – CFK 340
H & E Burnham (Worcester)1948AEC Regal III 6821A Burlingham C33F CFK 340 is an AEC Regal III with Burlingham C33F body from the fleet of Burnham’s of Worcester. She dates from 1948 and, in this view in Winchester on 1 January, 2012, she was in Roger Burdett’s collection. I believe that, despite the Worcester address and…
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Grey Cars – AEC Regal III – LTA 629 – TCR 629
Devon General Omnibus & Touring Co Ltd – Grey Cars1950AEC Regal III 9621ADuple C32F Pictured on the A23 during an HCVC London – Brighton run in the 1970s is LTA 629, an AEC Regal III 9621A (sliding mesh gearbox) with a Duple C32F body that was delivered to the Devon General Grey Cars fleet in…
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Bevan Bros – AEC Regal III – KDD 38
Bevan Brothers of Soudley1950AEC Regal III 9621AHarrington FC33F Bevan Brothers of Soudley (also known as Soudley Valley Coaches) seem to have had an interesting fleet. KDD 38 is an AEC Regal III of the 9621A variety and it has Harrington FC33F body, complete with the famous dorsal fin. The first view shows it is passing…
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Midland General – AEC Regal III – KRR 255 – 175
Midland General Omnibus Company1949AEC Regal III 9621EWeymann DP35F A classic combination of AEC Regal III and Weymann body.Chassis number 9621E481 was combined with a 35-seat front-entrance Weymann body, M4122, and appropriate seating to allow dual-purpose use.Worthy of note is the ‘MGO’ badge replacing the more usual AEC triangle and also the additional chrome-work of which…
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Smiths Luxury Coaches – AEC Regal I – HTJ 857
Copyright Ray Soper Smiths Luxury Coaches (Reading) Ltd1940 AEC Regal IAlexander FC35F 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 Regal I – GOU 449 – 66
Copyright Stan Fitton. Provincial (Gosport & Fareham Omnibus Co)1931AEC Regal IReading FB35F The Regent in the above shot was on the Crossley Omnibus Society Grand Southern tour and here it can be seen at the Provincial bus depot parked next to their number 66. Provincial had a tendency to get their monies worth out of…
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PMT – AEC Regal I – KEH 608 – S315
Copyright Ian Wild Potteries Motor Traction1946AEC Regal IBrush B34F This shot shows PMT S315 an AEC Regal I about to be towed away from Milton Depot for preservation by Hollis of Queensferry ex Western Welsh Leyland Royal Tiger FUH 424 on 10th October 1970 – wonder what happened to it?The engineless vehicle had been in…
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Margo’s of Thornton Heath – AEC Regal I – CPK 168
Margo’s of Thornton Heath1937AEC Regal IHarrington C33F This picture, taken in 1960 or 1961, shows an AEC Regal of either late pre-war or early post-war vintage – the mechanical specification was virtually identical – with a straight stepped waistrail body of unknown (to me) manufacture. I would suspect that the chassis is of the usual…
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Provincial – AEC Regal I/Regent I – EHO 282 – 15
Provincial (Gosport & Fareham Omnibus Co)1943AEC Regal I/Regent IReading H??/??R Doubt exists about the vehicle chassis type, but here is the story as of now.In 1943, Mr Orme-White carried out his first (of many) vehicle re-constructions, involving an AEC Regal I (although recent research suggests it was a Regent I chassis), purchased from the War…
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Bickers of Coddenham – AEC Regal 1 – GK 3172
Copyright Victor Brumby Bickers of Coddenham1931AEC Regal IDuple C32F Here is a pair of poor photos taken in Great Yarmouth in August 1958. As a London Transport spotter predominantly, I was excited to note the registration GK 3172 on a cream and green AEC coach under the Bickers title – it had to be an…