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AEC Regent III RT #D67
Details
| Name | AEC Regent III RT (Park Royal) AEC Regent III/London Transport RT (1947-1954) | |
| VIN | O9615608 | |
| Build Number | B34500 | |
| Built | 1950 | |
| Scrapped | ||
| Owners | ||
| 1950 | ? | St Helens St Helens |
| SVB Museum Lathalmond, Fife | ||
| Registration Numbers | ||
| Year Of Get | Year Of Remove | Registration Plate |
| 1950 | BDJ 67 | |
| Vehicle Numbers | ||
| Year Of Get | Year Of Remove | Vehicle Number |
| 1950 | ? | D67 / St Helens St Helens |
| D67 / SVB Museum Lathalmond, Fife | ||
| Other Information | ||
| London Transport RT type bus, one of forty supplied new to St Helens Corporation. These were the only RT buses sold new outside London. | ||
Photos
12 april 2014 - London (UK) - Holborn Viaduct. A `standard` RT bus, but rather different - one of a batch of forty operated by St Helens Corporation in Lancashire. Although other ex-London RTs were eventually sold for further service elsewhere, St Helens was the only operator outside London to buy them new. It now lives in Scotland and had travelled down to London specially for the celebrations.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
13 april 2014 - Cobham, UK - Brooklands: Despite the RT-type double-deck bus becoming a firm favourite in London in the 1950s, it wasn`t a success elsewhere. This was because it was specifically designed for conditions in central London and was regarded by other operators as over-engineered and too expensive for provincial towns and cities. Although quite a few concerns bought RTs second-hand when they were released by London (recognising their very high maintenance standards)only a handful bought any new. One such was St Helens Corporation in Lancashire and one of their RTs has survived in preservation, as shown here.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
