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3 unusual facts about AEC Regent


AEC Regent II

Despite officially being a new type it was very similar to the 1929 Regent.

AEC Regent III RT

Thus bodied, RT 1 entered service in July 1938 as ST 1140, even though it was nothing like a standard ST vehicle.

Selkent

Under an agreement reached with Thomas Tilling, the garage was allocated to the latter's use, along with Croydon and Lewisham, resulting in Tilling-type vehicles being the mainstay of the fleet until 1949, when the final petrol-engined STL-type double deckers were finally superseded.



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