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The AEC Routemaster is a front-engined double-decker bus that was designed by London Transport and built by the Associated Equipment Company (AEC) and Park Royal Vehicles. The first prototype was completed in September 1954 and the last one was delivered in 1968.
A preserved 1964 AEC Renown, previously run by King Alfred Motor Services and currently owned by the Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) Regent II (1945–1947) Regent III RT-type (1939–1954) Regent III (1947–1957) Regal I (1946–1947) Regal III (1947–1953) Regal IV (1949–1960), underfloor-engined single decker; Regal V (1955–1959)
Associated Equipment Company (AEC) was a British vehicle manufacturer that built buses, motorcoaches and trucks from 1912 until 1979. The name Associated Equipment Company was hardly ever used; instead, it traded under the AEC and ACLO brands.
AEC Regent III low-height bus – RLH48 - MXX 248 - built in 1952. AEC Regal IV – BEA Coach 4RF4 - MLL 740 - built in 1953. Guy Special country bus – GS34 - MXX 334 - built in 1953. AEC Routemaster prototype bus – RML3 - SLT 58 - built in 1957. Ford 300E Van – 1096F - built in 1959. AEC Routemaster bus – RM140 - VLT 140 - built in 1959.
Compared to the original New Routemaster, it is 0.7m shorter, but removes the rear doors and staircase. Wright Pulsar Gemini (2003) Wright Pulsar Gemini HEV (2007) Wright StreetLite (2010) New Routemaster (2012) Wright StreetDeck (2014) Wright SRM (2016) Wright StreetAir (2017) Wright Eclipse Gemini (2001-2019) Wright StreetDeck Electroliner (2023)
The design for the new double-decker bus was inspired by the original AEC Routemaster and features three doors and two staircases to allow accessible boarding. Unlike the AEC Routemaster, the new bus has a full front end rather than the protruding, bonneted "half cab" design, and a rear platform with a door that can be closed, rather than being ...
Metroline AEC Routemaster on Oxford Street in March 2004 Metroline Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7TL in Kilburn in September 2007. Route 98 commenced on 18 July 1992 to replace route 8 between Willesden bus garage and Oxford Circus, before continuing to Holborn. The route has always been operated by Metroline's Willesden bus garage.
Aldenham was the subject of several films including a 1957 British Transport film, entitled "Overhaul", about the work taking place at Aldenham. In 1962, the opening ten-minute scene of Cliff Richard's musical film Summer Holiday was filmed at the Aldenham Works, where Cliff's character and friends are all supposed to be mechanics at Aldenham ...