AEC Regent I

The AEC Regent I was a double-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC from 1929 to 1942.

History The AEC Regent was a bus chassis introduced by AEC in 1929.The AEC Regent - Ahead of its Time National Transport Museum of Ireland Twelve pre-production examples had been completed by July 1929, with mainstream production commencing in October 1929. Over 7,900 were manufactured, many of which saw service with the London Passenger Transport Board as the ST and STL classes. Other users included Bournemouth, Exeter, Glasgow and Leeds Corporations. It was succeeded by the AEC Regent II in 1942.

Survivors Birmingham City Transport 486 at the Transport Museum WythallBirmingham bus that survived the Blitz restored for £500,000 BBC News 10 July 2022 Thomas Tilling 922 at the London Bus Museum1930 AEC Regent I bus - ST922 London Bus Museum

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