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GB RM546

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: Ben Sullivan (via Chris Stanley) has supplied some fascinating photos of London Transport's RM546 which undertook a series of goodwill visits to the continent in the first half of 1961, travelling to Switzerland (Feb'61), Holland & France (Apr/May'61), and to Sweden the following year (May/Jun'62). RM546 was LT's first Routemaster to go abroad. Ben's grandfather Frank Musgrave was one of the three-man crew on the Paris trip in April/May 1961 in conjunction with the BOAC, and of interest are the copies of the contract between LT and BOAC. RM546 is the subject of the 2009 Cobham Spring Gathering limited edition model, available at the event on April 5th 2009. 10 photos.

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AEC Matador 0853 � Bus Companies

Mon Nov 30 1981

Monday 30 November 1981: The stalwart Matador was the ideal bus recovery tender and many bus companies that ran them went to a lot of trouble to rebuild the ex-WD machines with stylish cabs and bodywork. Some were given fleet numbers and were road-registered, others only carried trade plates making identification a bit difficult. 61 photos.

Midland Red Matador (TP 517DA, later registered Q142VOE) taken at night in 1984 at Digbeth coach station, Birmingham. (John Law)" /> Chesterfield Corporation Matador recovery tender A1, registered FSJ690 ex-Q399WDT.
(Damon Cross)" /> Former Leeds City Transport AEC Matador bus recovery tender MUB647 photographed in August 1996. (Damon Cross)" /> LTE Master Breakdown Tender 746P acquired ex-War Dept in December 1947, seen in Brighton on May 1st 1983. (Damon Cross) 1/2" /> LTE Master Breakdown Tender 746P acquired ex-War Dept in December 1947, seen in Brighton on May 1st 1983. (Damon Cross) 2/2" /> Maidstone & District AEC Matador recovery vehicle seen at the M & D depot at Gillingham on June 8th 1969. (Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)" /> W Alexander (Fife) AEC Matador bus recovery tender TVS347 seen in August 2001. (Damon Cross)" /> Glasgow Corporation AEC Matadors FYS8 (left) and FYS7 seen at the Glasgow Bus Museum, Bridgeton, on October 26th 2001. (Damon Cross)" /> Glasgow Corporation AEC Matador FYS10 seen at the Glasgow Bus Museum, Bridgeton, on October 26th 2001. (Damon Cross)" /> (Damon Cross)" /> Nearside view of GM AEC Matador breakdown tender ASJ845 seen in Congleton in 2004. (Dave Gothard)" /> Offside view of 1941 GM AEC Matador breakdown tender ASJ845 O8532288 seen in Congleton in 2004. (Dave Gothard)" /> LUT AEC Matador LSU282 from the Manchester Museum Of Transport. (Dave Gothard)" /> Western Welsh AEC Matador XFO746 (previously registered Q388UHB) seen at Llandudno.
(Dave Gothard)" /> Salford Matador DSA987 seen at Brough on April 7th 2007. Had seen service with South Yorkshire PTE. (MP)" /> 1939 AEC Matador 894FUF at the Chiltern Hills Vintage Vehicle Rally near Aylesbury on May 18th 2008. (Phil Rawlings)" /> Former Barton Transport recovery Matador NAS624, new 1943. (Dave Gothard)" /> WYPTE 9360 (NKY805H, ex-Bradford), AEC Matador/Thornbury Works special (inc Alexander dome) seen at Transperience, Bradford, August 1997. (Doug Spencer)" /> Ex-Valentines Matador recovery at Newtyle in Perthshire in the late 1980s. (Ken Reid)" /> Stagecoach Matador recovery Q910FRU seen at Spittalfield Depot in 1989. Behind it rotting away is a Glasgow trolley bus. (Ken Reid)" /> Fife's original Matador recovery which went by the name of 'The Bull'. (Ken Reid)" /> Fife Scottish AEC Matador bus recovery tender Q204XSC (later TVS347) seen at Kirkcaldy Depot in 1988. (Ken Reid)" /> Crosville Matador recovery EAS284 (ex-Eastern National EN0101) seen in 1998. (Ken Reid)" /> Southdown Matador tender 0826 (VSV987, JNG641) on Madeira Drive at Brighton having arrived from London in May 1990. (Damon Cross)" /> Central Scottish AEC Matador JGM853F taken at Motherwell bus depot in late 1980s. (Gareth Brydon)" /> Clydeside Scottish AEC Matador Q166RDS taken at Johnstone depot in the late 1980s. (Gareth Brydon)" /> Ex-North Western Road Car Matador Q491GJA (later re-registered ASJ845) seen at Tatton Park.
(Ken Reid)" /> London Transport Master Breakdown Tender 746P back in 1980, possibly at the London Bus Rally at Brockwell Park in south London. (Ken Reid)" /> Western Scottish AEC Matador KW7014 (TP 022AG) seen before front-end modifications required to fit a Gardner engine. (Gareth Brydon)" /> Western Scottish AEC Matador KW7014 (TP 046SD) with Gardner engine in place. Later re-registered Q138RDS. (Gareth Brydon)" /> OK Motor Services AEC Matador UGR826V at the depot in Bishop Auckland in 1982. (John Law)" /> Eastern Scottish AEC Matador breakdown on TP 630S. (Gareth Brydon)" /> Strathtay Scottish AEC Matador FYS8 ex-Glasgow Corporation. (Gareth Brydon)" /> Eastern Scottish AEC Matador breakdown Q210XSC. (Gareth Brydon)" /> Doncaster Transport AEC Matador 7 seen shortly after repaint in purple stripe livery.
(Don Penney via Mark Pressman)" /> Doncaster AEC Matador breakdown. 7 was the Doncaster number, R49 was South Yorkshire PTE. (John Harrington)" /> Doncaster AEC Matador breakdown tender (ex-RAF 73AV93) in traditional Corporation livery in 1971. (Berisford Jones)" /> Ex-Doncaster Transport 7 at Brighton with its interim age-related registration number BSC642.
(Damon Cross)" /> Bristol Omnibus AEC Matador recovery seen in Gloucester in 1978. (John Law)" /> One of the Midland Scottish pair after it had been sold in the mid 1980s, seen at Dolgarrog in Gwynedd. (Jonathan Pye)" /> Dallas Recovery also had ex-Eastern Scottish Matador Q210XSC, and its Gardner engine can be seen in this picture. The reg SXF219 now belongs to a Ford. (Jonathan Pye)" /> Central Scottish AEC Matador S10 (BGM39) photographed in Old Kilpatrick bus garage c.1983. (Jonathan Pye)" /> Central SMT S34 (JGM853F), the sister to BGM39, seen at a council yard in the East Kilbride/Motherwell area in the 1990s. (Jonathan Pye)" /> Fielding & Haines' 1939 Matador JWL821 built in a very similar style to the LTE 'P' Matadors, seen towing STL2377 through the gates at Cobham in the late 1980s. (Jonathan Pye)" /> Ex-London Transport 754P, converted for further use as a timber tractor registered XPO142F.
(Jonathan Pye)" /> Grahams Bus Services AEC Matador seen at Hawkhead depot in 1981. (John Law)" />

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AEC 0854 6x6

Tue Nov 30 1982

Tuesday 30 November 1982: 6-wheel drive chassis combining the 644 Marshal double-drive rear bogie with 853 Matador front axle. 12 photos.

(Steve Richards)" />

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AEC Matador 645 (1931-35)

Thu Nov 30 1972

Thursday 30 November 1972: The first type to bear the famous 'Matador' name, the 645/O645 was a robust overtype goods chassis and a favourite on sand & gravel extraction sites. 4 photos.

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AEC Railcar 852 & Diesel Shunters

Sun Nov 30 1975

Sunday 30 November 1975: Hardy/AEC G.W.R. 'oiler' railcars Model 0852. Southall Works AEC 0-4-0 diesel shunter. New Zealand Government Railways diesel shunters. 24 photos.

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AEC Militant Mk III 0870/0880 (1966-71)

Thu Nov 30 2017

Thursday 30 November 2017: 6x6 type 0870 (right-hand drive) 6x6 type 0880 (left-hand drive) 43 photos.

(Jonathan Pye)" /> (Dave Gothard)" />

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AEC Mercury 640/641 & Monarch 244/344 (1930-37)

Sun Nov 30 1969

Sunday 30 November 1969: From 1930 the 65hp, 4-cyl petrol, 4-ton goods chassis was available in normal control (model 640 Mercury) and forward control or 'side type' (model 641 Monarch). The 70hp oil (diesel) engine was offered as an alternative. AEC Monarch models 244 (bonneted) & 344 (side-type) were introduced in April 1935 as part of the new improved Mk II goods range. Model 641 was renamed Mercury. There was no Mercury Mk II at this time - this would come in 1953 as the GM4. 10 photos.

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AEC Regal I 0662 (1945-48)

Sat Nov 30 1940

Saturday 30 November 1940: Model 0662/20, chassis nos 06624001-06625665 fitted with the AEC 7.7 litre 6-cyl oil engine. This version was originally called the Mk II, but as Mk II had already been used for the prewar type 862/0862 it was quickly reclassified Mk I instead. This version differed from the prewar 0662/19 in having triple servo brakes. 27 photos.

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AEC Regent II 661 (1945-48)

Sat Nov 30 1912

Saturday 30 November 1912: Postwar double-deck passenger chassis with 7.7 litre oil engines. Type 0661/20. Chassis nos 06617401-06618095. 8 photos listed in chassis number order.

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AEC Mammoth Major Motorway Tippers

Sat Nov 30 2002

Saturday 30 November 2002: Jonathan Pye's superb photo collection of Mammoth Major 6x4 tippers seen in arduous day-to-day conditions of the M25 and A12 road construction sites. 20 photos.

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AEC Regal IV 9821 � RF (1951-53)

Tue Nov 30 1948

Tuesday 30 November 1948: London Transport RF. 75 photos.

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AEC Monocoach MC3 (1953-58)

Sun Nov 30 1952

Sunday 30 November 1952: The Monocaoch was an integral vehicle designed in conjunction with Park Royal. The mechanical units were identical to the AEC Reliance, but the Monocoach was not nearly as popular as the Reliance, with only 189 entering service in the UK. Most of these were built for Scottish operators, some with Alexander bodywork. 10 photos.

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AEC Reliance (1965-72)

Fri Nov 30 1956

Friday 30 November 1956: 173 photos.

(Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)" /> (Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)" /> (Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)" /> (Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)" />

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AEC Reliance (1954-64)

Tue Nov 30 1954

Tuesday 30 November 1954: 199 photos.

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AEC Mammoth Major Mk V G6 & G8 (1959-66)

Sat Nov 30 2002

Saturday 30 November 2002: G = Goods, 6 = 6-wheel chassis, 8 = 8-wheel chassis. 85 photos.

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AEC Mammoth Major Mk II & III (1934-62)

Fri Nov 30 1984

Friday 30 November 1984: 151 photos.

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Joe Fogarty Collection

Tue Nov 30 2027

Tuesday 30 November 2027: Classic AECs from New South Wales contributed by Andrew Blacklock on behalf of Joe Fogarty. 16 photos.

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AEC Swift � LT SM type (1969-72)

Mon Nov 30 1964

Monday 30 November 1964: London Transport SM, SMS & SMD classes. 83 photos.

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AEC Swift � LT MB type (1966-69)

Fri Nov 30 1962

Friday 30 November 1962: London Transport MB, MBA & MBS classes. Visit The MB90 Website 86 photos.

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AEC Regal II 0862 (1935-38)

Mon Nov 30 1936

Monday 30 November 1936: AEC Regal II 0862 (1935-38)

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AEC Regal 4 642 (1930-37)

Wed Nov 30 1938

Wednesday 30 November 1938: Single-deck passenger chassis with 4-cylinder petrol (model 642), or 4-cylinder oil engine (model 0642). Chassis nos 642001-0642178. Not to be confused with the postwar underfloor-engined AEC Regal IV. The collection shows Gosport & Fareham AEC Regal 4s, rebodied to FB35F in 1961/2. 9 photos.

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AEC Marshal 644 (1932/35-41)

Mon Nov 30 1970

Monday 30 November 1970: General Purpose lorry, 6x4, 3- or 5-ton, built to War Office Subsidy specifications. 5.1 litre 4-cyl petrol engine, open cab with fold-back canvas top. Forward & normal control prototypes trialled in 1932. First Ministry contract placed in 1935 for the forward control version. The rear bogie was also used on the 6x6 Type 854/0854. In common with other military types the Marshal was not listed in contemporary literature. 5 photos.

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AEC Marshal & Mustang GM6 (1956-66)

Thu Nov 30 2000

Thursday 30 November 2000: 9 photos.

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AEC Mercury GM4 Mk I & II (1953-61)

Sat Nov 30 1996

Saturday 30 November 1996: 90 photos.

(Dave Gothard)" />

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AEC Regal III 0962/0963 (1946-57)

Mon Nov 30 1942

Monday 30 November 1942: (including 0682/6821) 109 photos.

(Doug Spencer)" /> (Doug Spencer)" />

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AEC Mandator G4 (1959-66)

Mon Nov 30 1998

Monday 30 November 1998: Chassis number prefix G4RA, G4LA. G = Goods, 4 = 4-wheel chassis, R = Right-hand drive, (L = left-hand drive), A = Air brakes. 28 photos.

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AEC Mandator Mk III & Matador Mk II / III

Mon Nov 30 1987

Monday 30 November 1987: 39 photos.

(Dave Gothard)" /> (Gyles Carpenter)" /> (Dave Gothard)" />

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AEC Reliance 660 (1928-32)

Wed Nov 30 1932

Wednesday 30 November 1932: The 6-type engine designed for the new Regals & Regents of 1929 was first fitted to three modified ADC 426 single-deck passenger chassis which were re-coded type 660 and named Reliance. Chassis price in 1929 was _1,100. AEC's Blue Triangle badge first appeared on the 660 Reliance in 1929. In all 481 Reliances were built, chassis nos 660001-660484. 15 photos.

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AEC Renown 663/664 (1929-40)

Thu Nov 30 1922

Thursday 30 November 1922: Double-deck or single-deck six-wheel passenger chassis, nos 663001-6631250 (swb) & 664001-0664346 (lwb). All but four 663s and a significant number of 664s went to the LGOC & LPTB. Other Renown 664 operators included Western Welsh, South Wales, Doncaster, Leicester & Shanghai. 13 photos.

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AEC Dumptruk

Wed Nov 30 2016

Wednesday 30 November 2016: 26 photos.

(Jonathan Pye) #1" /> (Jonathan Pye) #2" /> (Jonathan Pye) #3" /> (Jonathan Pye) #4" />

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Commercial Motor Show

Sun Nov 30 2025

Sunday 30 November 2025: The bi-annual International Commercial Motor Transport Exhibition organised by the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders was held at London's Olympia from 1907 to 1935. The venue changed to London's Earls Court for the 15th Commercial Motor Show in 1937, but WWII and early postwar recovery meant the 16th show wasn't held until 1948. During the 1950s AEC displayed standard AEC vehicles with Maudslay & Crossley badges, taking advantage of the goodwill these well respected marques brought to the ACV Group. 5 photos.

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AEC Sabre V8 VP2R (1968-70)

Wed Nov 30 1966

Wednesday 30 November 1966: 6 photos.

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Leyland Marathon

Sat Nov 30 2019

Saturday 30 November 2019: 11 photos.

(Dave Gothard)" />

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Early AEC models (1909-1926)

Fri Nov 30 1906

Friday 30 November 1906: The 'A'ssociated 'E'quipment 'C'ompany Ltd evolved from the merger in 1908 of the London Motor Omnibus Co Ltd, which ran its 'Vanguard' buses on services in the capital from premises in Walthamstow, and the mighty London General Omnibus Co Ltd. The LGOC built bus chassis to its own design at Walthamstow and when the LGOC was taken over by the Underground Electric Railways Co of London Ltd in 1912 the chassis-building activities were separated off to form the A.E.C. 31 photos in this collection illustrate the various AEC models produced before the company moved to Southall in 1926.

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AEC Mogul GB4 & Majestic GB6 (1959-68)

Sun Nov 30 2014

Sunday 30 November 2014: 13 photos.

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AEC Militant Mk I/II 0859/0860 (1952-66)

Tue Nov 30 1993

Tuesday 30 November 1993: Model 0859 6x4 Model 0860 6x6 89 photos.

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AEC related

Thu Nov 30 2023

Thursday 30 November 2023: Crane Carriers; Coles Cranes; Douglas Timber Tractors; Thornycroft etc. 50 photos.

(Ken Reid)" />

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AEC Regal 662 (1929-40)

Fri Nov 30 1934

Friday 30 November 1934: Single-deck passenger chassis powered at first by the 6-type petrol engine, with subsequent options available during the 18 years Regal was in production comprising 7.4 litre 6-cyl petrol, 8.1 & 8.8 litre 6-cyl oil and the 7.7 litre 6-cyl oil. Chassis codes were 662, 0662, 662/19 & 0662/19. 64 photos.

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AEC Monarch Mk III, Mk VI & TGM

Fri Nov 30 1990

Friday 30 November 1990: 24 photos.

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AEC Mercury TGM4 (1965-77)

Thu Nov 30 2006

Thursday 30 November 2006: Chassis number prefix TGM4R. T = Tilt cab, G = Goods, M = Medium-weight, 4 = 4-wheel chassis, R = Right-hand drive. 99 photos.

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AEC Q 0761/0762/0763 (1932-37)

Thu Nov 30 1944

Thursday 30 November 1944: Revolutionary double-deck (Type 761/0761 & 0763) & single-deck (Type 762/0762) passenger chassis with the AEC 7.4 litre petrol engine or 7.7 litre oil engine mounted vertically behind the offside front wheel. Said to have been inspired by the American Fageol Twin Coach. 23 two-axle double-deckers were built, chassis nos 761001-0761023 plus the unique three-axle Green Line d/d coach 0763001. The single-deck version was built in larger numbers, chassis nos 762001-0762269 & 0762287-0762336, with the LPTB being the largest customer for the type. 12 photos.

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AEC Regent III 0961 � RT (1946-54)

Thu Nov 30 1916

Thursday 30 November 1916: 155 photos.

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AEC Regent 661 � Prewar RT (1938-42)

Wed Nov 30 1910

Wednesday 30 November 1910: The first 151 of London Transport's famous RT buses were chassis nos 06616749-06616899 and featured the new 9.6 litre oil engine. RT1's chassis, built in 1938, initially carried an old Dodson body until the new metal-framed body became available in early 1939. The LPTB type code was 1RT1. 2RT2s (RT2-151) were built between 1940 & 1942. Their 56-seat wooden-framed bodywork was built by the LPTB at Chiswick. 63 photos.

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AEC Mandator TG4 & VTG4 (1965-78)

Sun Nov 30 2008

Sunday 30 November 2008: Chassis number prefix TG4R (VTG4R = V8) T = Tilt cab, G = Goods, 4 = 4-wheel chassis, R = Right-hand drive. 99 photos.

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AEC Trolleybuses

Tue Nov 30 1920

Tuesday 30 November 1920: 26 photos.

(Chris Stanley collection)" />

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AEC Regal IV 9821 (1951-62)

Sat Nov 30 1946

Saturday 30 November 1946: 59 photos.

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AEC Regent III 0961 (1946-56)

Mon Nov 30 1914

Monday 30 November 1914: 183 photos.

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AEC Marshal TGM6 (1965-77)

Fri Nov 30 2012

Friday 30 November 2012: 39 photos.

(Robbie Ritchie)" />

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AEC Bridgemaster B2RA (1956-63)

Fri Nov 30 1928

Friday 30 November 1928: 17 photos.

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AEC Routemaster (1954-68)

Sun Nov 30 1924

Sunday 30 November 1924: 234 photos.

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LATEST PHOTOS

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: 100 photos in this collection.

1943 AEC Matador timber tractor JSU714 at the Hellingly Festival of Transport in August 2009. (Clive Barker)" /> 1943 AEC Matador JSU714 towing Austin K9 XFO136 at the Hellingly Festival of Transport on August 29th 2009. (Chris Stanley)" /> AEC Matador BDW219B ex-Wynns 241, Duramin cab, Atlas crane. (Dave Gothard)" /> Crosville Matador EAS284 with Harvey Frost 8-ton crane, seen at Astle Park on September 26th 2009. (Dave Gothard)" /> 1952 AEC Matador JSU726 seen at the Kent Scammell Gathering on October 10th 2009. (Dave Gothard)" /> 1940 AEC Matador DBW457R seen at the Kent Scammell Gathering on October 11th 2009. (Gyles Carpenter)" /> Barton Transport recovery Matador (TP 832AL) photographed in 1986. (Graham Dyer)" />

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F I R E !

Tue Nov 30 2021

Tuesday 30 November 2021: A.E.C.s and Maudslays were popular platforms for a rich variety of fire appliances supplied to authorities in the UK and around the world. 112 images.

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AEC Regent V (1954-68 including UTIC)

Sat Nov 30 1918

Saturday 30 November 1918: MD3RV/MD2RA, D3RV/D2RV/D2RA/D2LA, LD3RA/LD2RA/LD2LA, 2LD3RA, 2D3RA/2D2RA, 3D3RA/3D2RA. 267 photos.

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Interesting Independents & Other Rarities (2) by John Law

Wed Nov 30 2033

Wednesday 30 November 2033: AEC Reliances photographed around the UK by John Law. Many rare and unusual vehicles. 159 photos.

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Interesting Independents & Other Rarities (1) by John Law

Sun Nov 30 2031

Sunday 30 November 2031: Bridgemasters, Regals, Regents, Routemasters & Swifts in service with UK independent bus operators, many of which sadly no longer exist. 59 photos.

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Denyer Bros of Stondon Massey

Fri Nov 30 2029

Friday 30 November 2029: On June 12th 2003 Ray Evans paid a visit to Denyer's yard to take a gearbox off a Reliance. While there Ray wandered round and took a few photos. Den Denyer has given full permission to post the photos and says he welcomes visits from genuine enthusiasts for a chat or if you are looking for parts of which there are still a few engines, gearboxes, etc. Updated in November 2008 following Chris Stanley's visit. 28 photos.

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AEC Swift (1964-73)

Wed Nov 30 1960

Wednesday 30 November 1960: High-capacity rear-engined single decker chassis. Although withdrawn early in huge numbers by London Transport, the type was operated successfully in other parts of the UK, and in Australia. 80 photos.

(Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)" />

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