Lisa Cunningham's great grandfather Charlie Bowden stands second from right in front of a veteran AEC with reg number is AN1082. The signs read 'Telegrams Fordoxic, London' and 'Telephone Walthamstow 576'. (Bowden family collection via Lisa Cunningham)

1911 General B340 (LA9928) seen at the British Museum of Transport, Clapham in June 1963. (Peter Relf)

B340 (LA9928) from the LT Museum Collection on the London to Brighton run, seen at Broadfield Stadium in Crawley, 7/5/06. (Peter Quinn)

B340 (LA9928), new in 1911 to New Row garage Victoria, seen on the re-opening of the LT Museum on November 22nd 2007. (Chris Stanley)

1911 LGOC 'Ole Bill' B43 (LN4743) seen on display in the Imperial War Museum in London on June 21st 2008. (John King)

LGOC B-type B1971 (LF9310) with driver, inspectors, clippie and a passenger up top posing for the photographer. (Chris Stanley collection)

An old Great Western Railway A.E.C. Y-type bus, XK9102. (John Law collection)

From Eric Heath is this fine photo believed to have been taken in Mesopotamia (Iraq) in the First World War, showing Eric's grand uncle Leslie Heath with his 1917/18 AEC YA or YB type 3-ton with Tylor JB4 engine. (Eric Heath)

This 1917 AEC Y type seen at a vintage vehicle rally at Denne Park Horsham on August 2nd 1969 is NH5403, restored by Sparshatts of Portsmouth and later acquired by Jack Henley. (Peter Relf)

This photo taken by Damon Cross at the Hellingly Festival of Transport in East Sussex on August 26th 1991 shows 1917 Y Type NH5403 in the familiar Henley colour scheme. It was sold to a buyer in Hull three or four years ago. (Damon Cross)

1918 AEC YC Type NH2436 with Tylor petrol engine seen at Brighton on May 4th 1969. Bought by the Northampton Brewery Co Ltd in 1919, fitted with pneumatic tyres in 1932. Preserved since the late 'sixties, residing at the Swansea Industrial & Maritime Museum before it closed in 2002. (Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)

1917/18 AEC Y-type lorry seen at Russell Cook's place in Worfield Shropshire on April 25th 2009. (Dave Gothard)

A closer look the the Y-type's Tylor JB4 engine. (Dave Gothard)

General K424 (XC8059, AEC type 301) seen at the British Museum of Transport, Clapham in June 1963. (Peter Relf)

Immaculate single deck S-type S433 takes a breather at Crawley before departing for Brighton on May 1st. Where has this bus been hiding? (Peter Quinn)

London General S454, 1922 AEC S-Type (XL8962) on Brighton seafront during the London to Brighton Run, May 1969. (Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)

1922 AEC S type bus S454 XL8962 at the Cart Marking Ceremony, Guildhall on July 18th 2007. (Phil Rawlings)

General S742 (XM7399, chassis number 21996, body number 6783) seen at Clapham in June 1963. (Peter Relf)

Derby Day at Morden Station with S774 (XM7345) in the lead. (John Law collection)

General NS58 (XN7004). (Chris Stanley collection)

Metropolitan NS870 (XP4175) and NS12 (XN1792) on the 88A at The Cricketers, Mitcham, with a General NS in the background. (John Law collection)

Dorking could be the location of East Surrey NS1432 (XT6060) on the 70D route. (David Simpson collection).

AEC NS1758 (PE9180, chassis no 23929) with Short Bros O24/26R body was one of the NS-types 'loaned' to East Surrey Traction Co in March 1926. Deleted from LT stock in December 1935. (Chris Stanley collection)

Believed to have been an A.E.C. demonstrator, L.G.C.S. MP1460 (ex-East Surrey, or perhaps more correctly a London General loan to ESTC) became NS2378. It was chassis no 422082. (David Simpson collection)

AEC NS2394 (YH1192), one of 33 acquired by the LPTB from Tilling & British Automobile Traction and given numbers from NS2379 to NS2411. They retained their solid tyres and were soon withdrawn. Going by the advertising board the location is Victoria Street, mid '30s. (Chris Stanley collection)

NS M/O217 of Sydney General Omnibus Service, New South Wales. (David Simpson collection)

Doncaster 50 (WT9712), 1925 A.E.C. 504042, Roe H28/22RO. (John Law collection)

Former East Surrey Traction Co PS144 (PE8309), an AEC 502 "Provincial S" at Reigate on the 410 to Bromley. (David Simpson collection).

A seasonal shot from seventy-plus years ago of A.E.C. 502 PS (provincial S-type) PE8313 with Ransomes body, no.145 in the East Surrey Traction Co fleet from February 1926 to September 1931. It is working the 410 route between Bromley and Reigate. Plenty of room on top! (David Simpson collection)

Underwood E64 (PW8608), 1926 AEC Type 415, a long-wheelbase version of the Renown Type 413 built to order of United Automobile Services. Bodywork was probably built by United at Lowestoft. Location thought to be in Lower Pavements, Chesterfield outside the Peacock Inn. (Chris Stanley collection/Doug Spencer)

Diddler trolleybus No 1, LT156, ST821, NS1995, S742, K424 and T219 lined up at Reigate in Sept 1951. (David Simpson)