1949 AEC Regent III Cravens RT1486

1949 AEC Regent III in Our Canteens, Documentary, 1951

Class: Bus, Double-deck — Model origin:

00:10:43 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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dsl ◊ 2022-09-29 21:42	KGK 745 was London, Dec 48 to Oct 50 "allocated in blocks".
Jale ◊ 2022-09-29 22:49	RT 1486 KGK 745 10/49 new, body 2765: Cravens roofbox 3RT3/4 10/49 F new, red, cream uppers (Putney) 11/53 F to overhaul, repainted red, cream band 11/53 PB from o/h (Potters Bar) /54 PB used on 134 10/54 GM transfer (Victoria) 8/55 ST transfer (Staines): used on 493 8/55 WR transfer (Windsor) 10/55 SW transfer into store (Stockwell) 3/56 WR transfer.. 3/56 WA transfer (Watford) 4/56 WA repainted green 4/56 WR transfer 7/56 WR withdrawn 7/56 S transfer into store (Shepherds Bush) 4/57 S in store 4/57 sold to Birds, (Stratford upon Avon) 4/57 bought by T.Docherty, Irvine: A1 Service #21 /63 withdrawn 11/63 sold to Birds for scrap
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2022-09-29 23:57	We generally classify RTs as AEC Regent III. There is no mention of a body transfer, so presumably it remained a Roofbox RT all its life.
SteveA ◊ 2022-09-30 20:12	johnfromstaffs wrote We generally classify RTs as AEC Regent III. There is no mention of a body transfer, so presumably it remained a Roofbox RT all its life. Craven bodies were not interchangeable with Park Royal and Weymann, which is why they were sold off relatively early from London.