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The AEC Routemaster is a front-engined double-decker bus that was designed by London Transport and built by the Associated Equipment Company (AEC) and Park Royal Vehicles. The first prototype was completed in September 1954 and the last one was delivered in 1968.
A preserved 1964 AEC Renown, previously run by King Alfred Motor Services and currently owned by the Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) Regent II (1945–1947) Regent III RT-type (1939–1954) Regent III (1947–1957) Regal I (1946–1947) Regal III (1947–1953) Regal IV (1949–1960), underfloor-engined single decker; Regal V (1955–1959)
A 1957 AEC Regent V A 1961 AEC Routemaster AEC bus in Malta. In 1946 AEC and Leyland Motors formed British United Traction as a joint venture to manufacture trolleybuses and traction equipment for diesel railcars since reduced demand would not require the existing capacity of both parents.
AEC Regent III low-height bus – RLH48 - MXX 248 - built in 1952. AEC Regal IV – BEA Coach 4RF4 - MLL 740 - built in 1953. Guy Special country bus – GS34 - MXX 334 - built in 1953. AEC Routemaster prototype bus – RML3 - SLT 58 - built in 1957. Ford 300E Van – 1096F - built in 1959. AEC Routemaster bus – RM140 - VLT 140 - built in 1959.
Compared to the original New Routemaster, it is 0.7m shorter, but removes the rear doors and staircase. Wright Pulsar Gemini (2003) Wright Pulsar Gemini HEV (2007) Wright StreetLite (2010) New Routemaster (2012) Wright StreetDeck (2014) Wright SRM (2016) Wright StreetAir (2017) Wright Eclipse Gemini (2001-2019) Wright StreetDeck Electroliner (2023)
The design for the new double-decker bus was inspired by the original AEC Routemaster and features three doors and two staircases to allow accessible boarding. Unlike the AEC Routemaster, the new bus has a full front end rather than the protruding, bonneted "half cab" design, and a rear platform with a door that can be closed, rather than being ...
The AEC Regent III RT was one of the variants of the AEC Regent III.It was a double-decker bus produced jointly between AEC and London Transport.It was the standard red London bus in the 1950s and continued to outnumber the better-known Routemaster throughout the 1960s.
Routemaster may refer to: AEC Routemaster, a front-engined double-decker bus built 1954–1968 in London; New Routemaster, a hybrid diesel-electric double-decker bus ...