Super Coaches of Upminster 150AOU, former A.E.C. Regent III test chassis (number U128389) new in 1949. Bodied by Roe (L29/27F) and delivered to Liss & District, Bordon, in 1961. (Peter Snell collection via Chris Stewart)

Preserved Ipswich Regent III ADX2 visiting Sandtoft c.1974. (John Law)

Rear view of preserved Eastbourne Regent 111 42 (AHC 442) with preserved Southampton Regent V 401 (KOW 909F) in the backround. King Alfred Running Day, 1/1/04. (Richard Field)

Eastbourne Regent III, Worthing Bus Rally, 25/7/04. (Chris Gardner)

Eastbourne AEC Regent III AHC442 seen at the Alton rally on July 17th 2005. (Damon Cross)

Eastbourne AEC Regent III AHC442 photographed on the Eastbourne Buses running day on July 23rd 2006. (Damon Cross)

Halifax AEC Regent III 9612E1303 (AJX369) at Berresfords prior to rescue by Tony Blackman. (Lance Blackman)

Halifax 243, 1948 AEC Regent III with Park Royal 8ft wide timber framed body. (Lance Blackman)

1950 ex Halifax AEC Regent III being re-engined. Photo © Lance Blackman [6124]

1950 ex Halifax AEC Regent III being re-engined. Photo © Lance Blackman [6124]

The new engine. Photo © Lance Blackman [6125]

[7743] Regent III BCP671 at Halifax in 1990. (Kevin Jagger)

Preserved Ipswich Regent III CDX514 visiting Sandtoft c.1974. (John Law)

1954 AEC Regent III/Park Royal CDX51 on the Brighton run near Thornton Heath. (Bob Lear)

AEC Regents on show at the Cobham pre-hibernation day on October 28th 2007. Left to right ST922, RT593, Ipswich 16, RLH32. (Chris Stanley)

Hebble of Halifax 270 (CJX71), 1952 AEC Regent III 9613A7192 with Willowbrook L27/28R body. (Peter Relf)

[7111] Dundee 137 (CYJ252), 1953 A.E.C. Regent III 9613E7723/Alexander H32/26R seen at the depot in 1974. (John Law)

Ipswich AEC Regent III/Park Royal at the railway station in 1972. (John Law)

Doncaster 144 at Edgware LT Garage. (John Law)

Huddersfield ECX425. (Peter Relf)

By 1970, Huddersfield 225 (ECX425, 1949 AEC Regent III 9612E4144/Northern Coachbuilders L29/26R) had been relegated to driver trainer duties. Note the B-reg Standard Atlas van badged as a Leyland 20. (Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)

Huddersfield Regent III ECX425 with Northern Coachbuilders body with distinctive NCB prewar "lip" beneath the cab window. (Lance Blackman)

Southend Corporation 259 (EHJ443), 1950 AEC Regent III 6811A.096/Massey L27/26R. Broadway Market, Southend, 9/7/62. (Peter Relf)

Southend 261 seen after withdrawal somewhere on the A127 Southend Arterial Road. (Ian Banks)

Ipswich 24 with chassis 9613E8261 was numerically the last '961' type Regent III. Seen on learner duty. (John Law)

1949 AEC Regent III 9612E4331, Massey L27/26RD, new to Sutherland of Peterhead. (John Law)

South Wales Transport 309 (FWN347) at the Western Welsh Brecon garage, 22 July 1951. (David Simpson collection)

South Wales treelopper FWN361, 1949 AEC Regent III 9612E2048. The Weymann body was originally H30/26R. (Chris Stanley collection) #1

South Wales treelopper FWN361, 1949 AEC Regent III 9612E2048. The Weymann body was originally H30/26R. (Chris Stanley collection) #2

Wilts & Dorset 494 (GCG815), 1948 AEC Regent III/Lydney body, ex-Venture in 1951.
(Chris Stanley collection)

Scottish Omnibuses AEC Regent III BB56 (FFS 177) 9612E2082 with Alexander L27/26R body, new in March 1948 and BB78 (GFS 661) 9612E2634 with Duple L27/26R body, new in October 1949. Seen in Edinburgh in the early 1960s. Photo © Peter Relf [6381]

South Wales Transport 371 (GWN83), 1951 AEC Regent III 9613A.4605 with 8ft wide Weymann H30/26R body, new in 1951. St. Mary's Church, Swansea, 31st July 1963. (Peter Relf)

Atmospheric shot of South Wales 377 making its way up Caemawr Hill, Morriston. Note the seperate oil bath filter on the front bulkhead. (Phil Trotter)

Cheltenham District 63 (HAD132), 1947 AEC Regent III 0961721, H30/26R body by Weymann/Lydney Coachworks. (Chris Stanley collection)

Bradford 67 (HKW67), 1952 "New Look" A.E.C. Regent III 9613A7090/East Lancs H33/26R. (John Law collection)

Posted to the new Bulletin Board: Bradford 82 at Sandtoft. (Allan Morse)

Bradford AEC Regent III HKW82, Halifax 1995. (John Law)

een at a Delaine rally (the last one), preserved Bradford & Morecambe Regent IIIs HKW82 and LTF254. (John Law)

Sandtoft Gathering: Bradford 82. (John Law)

Birmingham-influenced front arrangement of Bradford AEC Regent III HKW82. (Kevin Jagger)

Bradford 82 at the Piece Hall, Halifax. (Kevin Jagger)

Bradford HKW82 and 6220KW. (Kevin Jagger)

Brighton 81 (HUF81), 1947 A.E.C. Regent III 09611195/Weymann H30/26R. (John Law collection)

Preserved Huddersfield AEC Regent III visiting Sandtoft. (John Law)

MCW works view of South Wales AEC Regent III HWN844, one of eleven purchased in 1952 for trolleybus replacement at Llanelli. All had gone by the end of 1965. (Phil Trotter)

Interior of South Wales Regent III HWN844. (Phil Trotter)

York Pullman JDN668, 1954 AEC Regent III 6812A112/Roe. October 2005. (Dave Gothard)

York Pullman JDN668, 1954 AEC Regent III 6812A112/Roe. March 2008. (Dave Gothard)

Meadowhall Rally 11/9/05: Under the bonnet of York Pullman AEC Regent III JDN668. (Kevin Jagger)

Rear nearside view of Hants & Dorset 1213, JEL752, AEC Regent III/Northern Counties L53R at Bournemouth Central Bus Station around 1950. (David Simpson)

Maidstone & District DH248 (JKM105), 1947 A.E.C. Regent III 0961752 with Weymann H28/26R body of 1942 vintage. (John Law collection)

Leigh Corporation 36 (JTB791), 1948 AEC Regent III with Roberts L27/26R body seen at Leigh Bus Station on 23rd July 1965. For some unknown reason this batch of buses had fleet numbers in reverse order, JTB 791-802 were numbered from 36 backwards to 25! (Peter Relf)

Morecambe A.E.C. Regent III JTE546 working the Taunton to Bishop’s Lydeard connecting service for the West Somerset Railway Spring Gala, seen on 18/3/05. (Phil Trotter)

Huddersfield JOC 243 (JVH373), 1955 AEC Regent III/East Lancs L30/28R, Halifax 1992 (John Law)

Huddersfield AEC Regent III 9613E giving vintage tours on the Huddersfield Nocturnal Rally 31/10/04. (Kevin Jagger)

Huddersfield AEC Regent III driver's controls. (Kevin Jagger)

'Plenty of room inside!' Huddersfield AEC Regent III. (Kevin Jagger)

Huddersfield Regent III JVH381 awaits attention at Keighley Bus Museum. (Kevin Jagger)

JWN908 is now back home in Swansea at 15.00 on 19 Sept 2005 after being in the States since 1969. It is seen in the yard of Pentalver Transport in Southampton Docks just before loading on the lowloader. (Ray Evans)

The winch cable on lowloader was damaged, so, to Plan B: lift it up with three forklifts and .....

..... reverse the lorry under it! Job done! (Ray Evans)

South Wales Regent 1181 seen on arrival at its temporary home near Swansea. (Ray Evans)

The repatriated former South Wales Transport Regent III 1181 (JWN908) has been moved from temporary storage at Neath to its new home in Swansea. (Phil Trotter)

Wilfreda of Ranskill Notts JWN910, AEC Regent III/Weymann ex South Wales Transport 1183, at the yard in 1973. (John Law)

MCW photo of South Wales sister JWN910 when new in 1954. The PSV Circle fleet history records that platform doors were fitted from 1963 but as can be seen this is clearly not the case. (Phil Trotter)

Blue Ensign KDT393 seen at Waterdale long before being bought by Tony Peart and returned to DCT colours. (John Law)

1951 Roe bodied AEC Regent III new to Doncaster, seen at the start of the Tyne Tees Run. (Lance Blackman)

1951 Doncaster AEC Regent III/Roe KDT393 and 1946 Bristol K6A DBE187 seen at the Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum. (Dave Gothard)

Maynes of Manchester KNA876, 1949 AEC Regent III 9612E2464/East Lancs H33/26R, withdrawn 1967. Seen on a UMIST Transport Society trip to Blackpool on March 8th 1975. Where is it now? (Ian Revell) #1

Maynes of Manchester KNA876, 1949 AEC Regent III 9612E2464/East Lancs H33/26R, withdrawn 1967. Seen on a UMIST Transport Society trip to Blackpool on March 8th 1975. Where is it now? (Ian Revell) #2

Devon General DR569 (KOD569), 1949 AEC Regent III 9612E.2479 with Weymann H30/26R body. The Plains, Totnes, 30th July 1960. (Peter Relf)

Bexleyheath Transport KOD583, 1950 AEC Regent III 9612E2493/Weymann H30/26R ex-Devon General DR583. (Chris Stanley collection)

Devon General DR585, 1949 AEC Regent III 9612E2495/Weymann H30/26R. (Phil Trotter)

Devon General KOD585 at Teignmouth on this year's South Devon Coastal Run. (Lance Blackman)

Bexleyheath Transport KOD589, 1950 AEC Regent III 9612E2499/Weymann H30/26R ex-Devon General DR589. (Chris Stanley collection)

Hull Corporation T4, KRH342, 1950 AEC Regent III 9612E4538/Weymann H32/26R and 177, OTV142, 1953 Regent III 9613E4846/Park Royal H30/26R ex Nottingham, 8/5/70. Note the Ferrymasters Mandator! (Mark Harrington collection)

IY 1940 was originally registered KTF587 and is ex Morecambe & Heysham 58, 1949 A.E.C. Regent III 9612E4653/Park Royal. (E Somers via Ray Evans)

Ex Morecambe 60 at Epsom Downs, Derby Day 1976. (John Law)

Ex Morecambe 61 at Epsom Downs, Derby Day 1976. (John Law)

Ex Morecambe & Heysham AEC Regent III KTF591 on London sightseeing duties with Ebdons. (Duane Fryer collection)

Meadowhall Rally 11/9/05: Ex Morecambe & Heysham AEC Regent III has an identity crisis. (Kevin Jagger)

Nottingham Corporation 321 (KTV321), 1949 AEC Regent III with Roberts H30/26R body seen in Derby Road Nottingham on October 10th 1964.
(Peter Relf)

Sheffield Corporation 320, KWB920, AEC Regent III 0961737/Northern Coachbuilders H30/26R. (David Simpson collection)

Grimsby-Cleethorpes 48 (KWE251), 1948 A.E.C. Regent III with Weymann H30/26R body, acquired from Sheffield Corporation in 1961 and seen at Cleethorpes in June 1966. (Peter Relf)

Sheffield Transport gritwagon G55 (KWE255), 1948 AEC Regent III 9612E2649/Weymann inside the SYT Museum. (Dave Gothard)

Lowestoft 28 (LBJ743), 1951 AEC Regent III 6812A106/Massey H30/26R in use as a trainer bus, early 1970s. (John Law)

York Pullman 67 (LDN96), 1955 AEC Regent III/Roe, withdrawn in 1972. (Chris Stanley collection)

Reading 98 (LDP 945), 1955 AEC Regent III 6812A130 with Park Royal L27/RD lowbridge body, seen at Fifield on July 3rd 2007. (Phil Rawlings) 1 of 2

Reading 98 (LDP 945), 1955 AEC Regent III 6812A130 with Park Royal L27/RD lowbridge body, seen at Fifield on July 3rd 2007. (Phil Rawlings) 2 of 2

Scottish Vintage Bus Museum open weekend, Lathalmond. Photo © BL [160803]

Morecambe & Heysham 69 on rally duties in Halifax, 1997. (John Law)

LTF254 & 214CLT, Huddersfield Greenhead Park Rally, 8/8/04. (Kevin Jagger)

LTF254 & 7874WJ, Huddersfield Greenhead Park Rally, 8/8/04. (Kevin Jagger)

Victoria Bingo of Batley LUA425, 1947 AEC Regent III/Roe H31/25R new to Leeds City Transport, one of a number of 'Bingo Buses' that once operated in West Yorksire. Dated July 25th 1965. (Peter Relf)

Newcastle Regent III/Massey LVK95 & Regent V MD3RV/Park Royal 173AVK. (John Law, 1960)

Sheffield Corporation 234 (LWB 834), 1949 AEC Regent III 9612E4293, Cravens H30/26R. This body style was modified to London Transport's requirements to form the basis of the 120 Cravens RTs. Photo © Peter Relf [6384]

Doncaster 135 (MDT220), 1953 AEC Regent III/Roe (chassis 9613A7745) seen c1972 at a rally in Sheffield. Last seen in Westerham, it was broken up in a Barnsley scrap yard in the early nineties. The axles are with Robert Armour, owner of York Pullman 67 and Morecambe 77, both AEC Regent IIIs. (John Law)

Doncaster 126 (MDT226), 1953 AEC Regent III 9613A7736/Roe H31/25R, Waterdale Bus Station. (John Law)

Doncaster AEC Regent III/Roe 131 on North Bridge in the company of a fine BRS Seddon. (John Law)

Oliver Taylor of Caterham MJH510, an ex-Nottingham Corporation AEC Regent III chassis with Mann Egerton 47 seat half-deck coach body built ca.1952, new to Brunt's Coaches of Hatfield. To Taylor ca.1955, then to Burrows Wombwell by 1959. (Chris Stanley collection)

Rhondda 275 (MNY536), 1953 AEC Regent III 9613A7728 with 8ft wide Weymann H30/26R body, seen on 27th July 1963 at Coney Beach Car Park, Porthcawl. (Peter Relf)

Reading Corporation 3 (MRD146), 1956 AEC Regent III at Henley Station for the start of the HCVS Ridgeway run on June 15th 2008. (Phil Rawlings)

Liverpool Corporation NKD509, 'New Look' AEC Regent III bodied by Crossley Motors Limited photographed at Pier Head. (A.C.V. Gazette, September 1953)

T Burrows & Sons of Wombwell, South Yorkshire, 104 (NTT664), 1952 AEC Regent III 9613A7158 with Weymann H30/26R body, new as Devon General DR 664. Seen in Wood Street Wakefield in August 1965. (Peter Relf)

Devon General 667 (NTT667), 1952 AEC Regent/Weymann, relegated here to tree lopping duties when photographed in Torquay on August 21st 1968. (Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)

T Burrows & Sons of Wombwell, South Yorkshire, 107 (NTT673), 1952 AEC Regent III 9613A7167/Weymann H30/26R ex-Devon General DR673. Burrows had at least four such vehicles, 104-107 (NTT 664/69/72/73). Location and date not recorded. (Peter Relf)

Devon General DR679, 1952 AEC Regent III 9613A7173 (later 9613S7173)/Weymann H30/26R was an exhibit on AEC's stand at the 1952 Commercial Motor Show. (Phil Trotter)

Preserved Devon General AEC Regent III NTT679. (Jim Sambrooks/John Law)

Devon General DR679 (NTT679), 1952 AEC Regent III. (Dave Gothard)

Scottish Vintage Bus Museum open weekend, Lathalmond. Photo © BL [160803]

Northern Coach Builders bodied AEC Regent III new to Newcastle Corporation. (Lance Blackman)

City of Oxford 140 (NWL714), 1949 AEC Regent III 9612A4124 with Northern Coachbuilders L27/26R body at Gloucester Green Bus Station, Oxford. Similar 142 stands alongside. Date not recorded. (Peter Relf)

Ex City of Oxford OFC377 with Burnett, Mintlaw. Photo © BL [6064]

This AEC Regent III/Weymann found at La Motte du Caire in eastern France is believed to be OFC384 (chassis no 9612A4132) new in 1949 to City of Oxford. Acquired by Charlton-on-Otmoor Services, then to Nansen International Childrens Centre. Exported to France in November 1979. Used for several years as a mobile cafe with accommodation for its owners. Parked up since 2000 at least, it has a concrete floor, rebuilt rear platform & replacement windows. (Traveller Dave/Maurice Bateman)

Hull Corporation 338, OKH338, 1953 AEC Regent III 9613E7749/Weymann H32/26R with 'new look' concealed radiator design, 9/6/70. (Mark Harrington collection)

OKM317, the unique Saunders-Roe 'Rivalloy' lightweight AEC Regent III seen in 1978. (John Law)

AA Buses A.E.C. Regent III/Saunders Roe OKM317 on a 'St Troonians' School Trip in 1986. (Aidan Keane)

Midland General 'RLH' 424 (ONU633), 1950 AEC Regent III 9612E4724/Weymann, parked next to ONU632 in Mansfield depot. (Jim Jordan)

Sandtoft Gathering: Nottingham Regent 137 with trolley 506 - not an AEC. (John Law)

Nottingham OTV161. (Lance Blackman)