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On 14 April 1937, the last solid-tyred AEC NS-Type bus in London operated on route 108. [3] In 1937, forty STL-type buses with convex-shaped roofs made with Blackwall Tunnel in mind were used on routes 108 and 82 and allocated to Athol Street (C) garage in Poplar. [4]
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)
The AEC Regent was a bus chassis introduced by AEC in 1929. [1] Twelve pre-production examples had been completed by July 1929, with mainstream production commencing in October 1929. [ 2 ] Over 7,900 were manufactured, many of which saw service with the London Passenger Transport Board as the ST and STL classes. [ 3 ]
The last Regent III built, operated by Ipswich Corporation. The Regent III was mainly built for operation outside London and overseas. It could be fitted with AEC's 9.6-litre diesel engine (except a minority with 7.7-litre ones), 'Wilson' preselective epicyclic gearbox (except for a minority with crash gearboxes; a synchromesh option also became available in the early 1950s) and air-pressure ...
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.
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B-type buses were built in Walthamstow and replaced the X-type bus. It had a 34-seat capacity and is often considered to be the first mass-produced bus. [1] The first bus began carrying passengers in 1911. [2] [3] By 1913 over 2500 had been built. [3] The B-type was designed by Frank Searle, who was chief engineer of the LGOC. It had a wooden ...
The route was converted gradually from the start of service on the last day, with the last Routemaster to depart from Marble Arch arriving at Brixton Garage at around 14:40. [2] [3] On 24 August 2010 TfL announced an intention to extend route 159 north from Marble Arch to Paddington Basin and for it subsequently to become a 24-hour route. [4]