List of AEC buses
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This is a list of Associated Equipment Company (AEC) and London General Omnibus Company
(LGOC) buses from 1909 to closure in 1979.
London General Omnibus Company
The London General Omnibus Company or LGOC, was the principal bus operator in London between 1855 and 1933. It was also, for a short period between 1909 and 1912, a motor bus manufacturer.- Overview :...
(LGOC) buses from 1909 to closure in 1979.
1918-1979
- K-typeAEC K-typeThe AEC K-type was a type of bus chassis built by Associated Equipment Company from 1919 until 1926, mainly for use in London by the London General Omnibus Company ....
(1919–1926) - S-type (1920–1927)
- NS-type (1922–1929)
- 400-series
- 500-series
- Renown (1925–1929)
- LS-type (1927–1928)
- Reliance (1928–1932)
- Regent (1929–1942)
- Regal (1929–1940)
- Renown (1929–1940)
- Ranger (1931-?)
- Q-typeAEC Q-typeThe AEC Q-type is an AEC-built single- and double-deck bus that was launched in 1932.It was designed by G. J. Rackham, an employee of the American firm Yellow Coach from 1922 to 1926, leading him into contact with the Fageol Twin Coach...
(1932–1937) - Regal II (1935–1937)
- Regent IIAEC Regent IIThe AEC Regent II was a front-engined double-decker bus built by AEC soon after the end of World War II in Europe. Despite officially being a new type it was very similar to the 1929 Regent. The Regent IIs were all documented as being new with the A173 engine and a four speed sliding mesh gearbox...
(1945–1947) - Regal I (1946–1947)
- Regent III RT-typeAEC Regent III RTThe AEC Regent III RT was a variant of the AEC Regent III. It was a double-decker bus produced jointly between AEC and London Transport. It was the standard red London bus during the 1950s.-Prototype:...
(1939–1954) - Regent IIIAEC Regent IIIThe AEC Regent III was a type of double-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC.It was mainly built for operation outside London and overseas. It could be fitted with AEC's 9.6-litre diesel engine , 'Wilson' preselective epicyclic gearbox The AEC Regent III (also known as Regent 3 or Regent Mark...
(1947–1957) - Regal III (1947–1953)
- Regal IV (1949–1960)
- Regal V (1955–1959)
- RelianceAEC RelianceThe AEC Reliance was a single-deck bus or coach chassis with a mid-underfloor-mounted engine, built by AEC in Southall, west London, England between 1953 and 1979. The name had previously been used between 1928 and 1931 for another single-deck bus chassis....
(1953–1979) - Monocoach (Integral)
- Regent VAEC Regent VThe AEC Regent V was a front-engined double-decker bus built by the Associated Equipment Company between 1954 and 1969. It was the last version of AEC Regent series double-decker and built as the successor of the AEC Regent III .The Regent V had AEC's own frontal design and concealed radiator as...
(1954–1969) - RoutemasterRoutemasterThe AEC Routemaster is a model of double-decker bus that was built by Associated Equipment Company in 1954 and produced until 1968. Primarily front-engined, rear open-platform buses, a small number of variants were produced with doors and/or front entrances...
(1954–1968) - Bridgemaster (1956–1962)
- Ranger (1957–1979)
- Renown (1962–1967)
- Regal VIAEC Regal VIThe AEC Regal VI was first seen at the 1960 Commercial Motor Show and was intended to be a purely export chassis. It was really just an updated version of the underfloor-engined Regal IV, having an 11.3-litre AH690 engine instead of the Regal IVs 9.6-litre AH590 engine...
(1962–1979) - SwiftAEC SwiftThe AEC Swift was a rear-engined single-deck bus chassis built by AEC between 1964 and 1974. The chassis design was closely related to the Leyland Panther...
(1964–1979) - Merlin (1965–1972)
- Sabre (1968–1970)
Prototypes
- T-typeAEC T-typeThe AEC T-type was an attempt in 1920 by AEC to create a bus with a greater seating capacity for use in London.The T-type was essentially a AEC K-type stretched in length by , with the front axle moved rearward. This gave the vehicle a somewhat awkward appearance. The length was outside the...
(1920) - Regent IV (1949) - an underfloor-engined double decker with only a one-off prototype built
- Rear-engined Routemaster FRM (1966)
Trolleybuses
- 601
- 602
- 603 / 603T
- 604
- 605
- 607
- 661T
- 662T
- 663T
- 664T