1940 AEC Regent III 2RT2 - RT49

1940 AEC Regent III in The Intruder, Movie, 1953

Class: Bus, Double-deck — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2021-06-14 09:50	1940 AEC Regent Class RT. RT49. -- Last edit: 2021-06-14 10:39:37
Skid ◊ 2021-06-14 18:15	Built January 1940, relegated to trainer service in the late 1950s, scrapped in September 1960.
Baube ◊ 2021-06-14 18:26	Regent III ?
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2021-06-14 19:43	The entry for this bus in the BLOTW records does not mention Regent III. Since these pre-war buses were different in some respects I kept my powder dry by saying just Regent, which could not be wrong, whereas Regent III might have been. Since this a.m., with extra time available, I have found an article referring to RT1 as a Regent III, so an extrapolation of that might conclude that all of the pre-war RTs were Regent IIIs. -- Last edit: 2021-06-15 09:53:15
Baube ◊ 2021-06-14 19:47	thanks i was asking because there is a bunch of IIIs in the database and i can't tell them apart
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2021-06-14 19:50	It should also be noted that the Regent III RT differs from the Regent III used in some, but not all, provincial fleets. http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/?p=2890 http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/?p=51 -- Last edit: 2021-06-14 20:03:15
Sunbar ◊ 2024-12-29 21:13	2RT2: Wartime RT Chassis: Type 2RT: AEC Regent III, according to Ian's Bus Stop http://www.busspotter.com/