The AEC Regent III RT was the London Transport variant of the AEC Regent III, a double-decker bus produced jointly by AEC and London Transport. It was the standard red London bus of the 1950s and continued to outnumber the better-known AEC Routemaster through the 1960s. The prototype RT 1 was built in 1938 and entered service that July disguised as an older vehicle. London Transport received 4,674 post-war RT-class buses between 1947 and 1954, and the wider RT family, including the Leyland-chassis RTL and RTW, totalled 6,956. The last RT in service ran on route 62 on 7 April 1979, and the type became a screen favourite.
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It was a double-decker bus produced jointly between AEC and London Transport.
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Associated Equipment Company (AEC) was a British vehicle manufacturer that built buses, motorcoaches and trucks from 1912 until 1979.
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RT 1 entered service in July 1938 as ST 1140
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London Transport received 4,674 post-war RT-class buses between 1947 and 1954
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The very last RT in service (RT624), now preserved by Ensignbus
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It was a double-decker bus produced jointly between AEC and London Transport.
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It was a double-decker bus produced jointly between AEC and London Transport.
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It was a double-decker bus produced jointly between AEC and London Transport.
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The AEC Regent III RT was one of the variants of the AEC Regent III. It was a double-decker bus produced jointly between AEC and London Transport.
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The AEC Regent III RT was one of the variants of the AEC Regent III. It was a double-decker bus produced jointly between AEC and London Transport.
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Associated Equipment Company (AEC) was a British vehicle manufacturer that built buses, motorcoaches and trucks from 1912 until 1979.
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