auto.wikisort.org - AutomobileThe AEC Regal IV was a bus chassis manufactured by AEC.
British underfloor engined bus chassis
Motor vehicle
AEC Regal IV |
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 Preserved London Transport Metro-Cammell bodied AEC Regal IV |
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Manufacturer | AEC |
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Production | 1949–1962 |
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Assembly | Southall |
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Doors | 1–3 |
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Floor type | Step entrance |
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Successor | AEC Reliance |
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History
The AEC Regal IV was AEC's first mainstream underfloor engined vehicle. A prototype was built in 1949, before production commenced in 1952.[1] The first 25 built built to the maximum permissible length of 8.4 metres for London Transport before maximum length for PSVs increased to 9.1 metres.[2][3]
Over 2,600 were built, London Transport was the largest operator, purchasing over 700, while British European Airways purchased 64 as coaches.[4][5] Production for UK market finished in 1955 with the introduction of the AEC Reliance but it remained in production for export markets until the 1960s.[2]
References
- London Transport First RF Bus Placed in Service Railway Gazette 19 September 1952 page 329
- Companion to Road Passenger Transport History. Walsall: Roads & Road Transport History Association. 2013. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-9552876-3-3.
- Berry, Howard (2018). AEC Single Deckers. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445676722.
- Flying High Bus & Coach Preservation August 2016 page 56
- John, Godwin (2020). Great British Buses. pp. 28–32. ISBN 9780244847784.
External links
Media related to AEC Regal IV at Wikimedia Commons
AEC vehicle model range |
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Buses | |
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Trolleybuses | |
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Trucks |
- 4G6
- 10
- 18
- 201
- 428
- 501
- 506
- 691
- 692
- 701
- 1100
- Majestic
- Mammoth
- Mammoth Major
- Mandator
- Marshall
- Matador
- Mercury
- Militant
- Mammoth Minor 6
- Mammoth Minor 8
- Mogul
- Monarch
- Mustang
- Roadtrain
- TG6
- Y Type
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Armoured vehicles |
- Armoured Car
- Armoured Command Vehicle
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Engines | |
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Related companies |
- ACLO
- Associated Daimler Company
- Barreiros AEC
- British Leyland
- British United Traction
- Charles H Roe
- Crossley Motors
- Maudslay Motor Company
- Park Royal Vehicles
- Thornycroft
- UTIC-AEC
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[de] AEC Regal
Der AEC Regal war ein Omnibusmodell des britischen Herstellers AEC in Southall, West London, England. Das Modell wurde zwischen 1929 und 1964 hergestellt. Auf seiner Basis wurden sowohl Reise-als auch Stadtbusse gebaut. Der AEC Regal in seinen verschiedenen Ausführungen stellten einen großen Teil der Flotte britischer Busbetreiber wie des London Transport Board oder der Green Line Coaches.
- [en] AEC Regal IV
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