AEC Regal IV


The AEC Regal IV was AEC's first mainstream underfloor engined vehicle. A prototype was built in 1949, before production commenced in 1952. [1] The first 25 were built to the maximum permissible length of 8.4 metres (28 ft) for London Transport before maximum length for PSVs increased to 9.1 metres (30 ft). [2] [3]

1949 AEC Regal IV prototype bus - UMP 227. In 1948 AEC launched its underfloor engine bus, designated Regal IV, and the following year built a prototype vehicle in conjunction with Park Royal vehicles for demonstration purposes. A 9.6 litre horizontal engine was mounted behind the offside wheel. In May 1950, the prototype entered service on ...

AEC Regal. The front engined AEC Regal was first produced in 1929 and was the basis for many buses and coaches both in and outside of London. In London, especially, it was the basis of many Greenline coaches built in the 1930s. The Mark IV AEC Regal introduced in 1950 broke the mould by having its engine under the floor.

The Regal IV was a bus built by AEC between 1949 and 1960. The Regal IV was presented in 1950 and differed from its predecessors by having the engine located under the floor. Various bus and coach bodies have been built on a standard Regal IV chassis. The vehicle was fitted with the AEC AH590 engine with 9.6 litre displacement.

An AEC Regal Mark IV, with 41 seat bus body by Metro-Cammell Carriage & Wagon Co. Ltd, Birmingham. It has a 9.6 litre six cylinder horizontal diesel engine mounted under the floor. The brakes and the pre-selector gearbox are operated by compressed air. A fluid flywheel transmits the drive to the back wheels in place of a clutch.

AEC REGAL IV 9823E - 3197. 3197 is an example of a second series Underfloor, purchased by the Department of Government Transport (DGT) to finalise the tramway replacement program, and to enable the last pre-Second World War buses to be withdrawn from service. ... Engine: 11.3 litre six cylinder AEC diesel, bore 4.72", stroke 5.59", 150 b.h.p ...

By 1949, AEC was developing an underfloor-engined version of its successful Regal chassis and the first prototype Regal IV was successfully tested in London service (registered UMP 227, the prototype is part of the Museum Collection), leading to the order for 700 production versions which were built between 1951 and 1953 as the RF class.

English: The AEC Regal IV was an underfloor-engined single-decker bus built by AEC in the UK. Subcategories. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. A. AEC Regal IV buses in the United Kingdom‎ (1 C) AVL AEC Regal IV/Jonckheere 38-46‎ (1 F)

I met up with a friend who was taking his bus on a last run before taking it off the road for a full restoration-----...

Vote for your favourite bus of the last 75 years. Vote Now. 27th July 2021. Buses Festival. Type of Vehicle - Bus. Year built / registered - 1952. Vehicle Description - AEC Regal IV. Reg No. - NLE 539, - - Fleet No. - RF539. Livery/Operator - Green / London Transport.

The AEC Regal IV demonstrator, UMP 227, is preserved at the London Transport Museum. ... Two more of the AEC Regal IVs with unusual "one and a half deck" bodies for BEA shuttles between Heathrow and Central London, MLL 722 and MLL 735 passed in 2015 from Ensignbus to London Bus Company for further preservation and restoration.

The Regal IV was made from 1949 to 1960 - and would typically seat 41 passengers. Length was a touch over nine meters and width 2.2. It was somewhat unique in that it had an underfloor, mid-mounted "lay-down" engine - an AEC 9.6-litre AH590 in-line diesel six cylinder with 120 hp an 430 ft lbs of torque.

Join me aboard extremely comfortable and rattle-free 60-year old London Transport AEC Regal IV RF180 (MLL 567) for a very fast - and exceptionally well-drive...

It had decided to standardise on the new, underfloor-engined AEC Regal IV for its single-deck fleet and the first 25 of these RF-types were therefore designated for private hire and sightseeing purposes. However, in 1950, the Ministry of Transport had authorised new, larger dimensions for single-deckers, which could now be up to 30ft (9.1m ...

1952 AEC Regal IV - Vintage Bus - RF530 SOLD. Price Reduced to £15, 000. We are currently selling RF530 which has recently been taken out of our private hire fleet from The Vintage Red Bus Company. We've owned RF530 since 2014, having bought the bus from Beith Transport Museum. She has been a much loved part of our private hire fleet now ...

Vehicle Description - AEC Regal Mk IV. Reg No. MXX 410 Fleet No RF433. Livery/Operator - London Transport Entered service with London Transport in 1953 at West Green garage to work route 233 between Finsbury Park and Northumberland Park, which was restricted to single-deck operation owing to a low bridge at Wood Green.

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The AEC Regal VI was an underfloor-engined single-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC in the 1960s. It was unveiled at the 1960 Commercial Motor Show and was intended to be a purely export chassis. It was an updated version of the underfloor-engined AEC Regal IV, having an 11.3-litre AH690 engine instead of the Regal IVs 9.6-litre AH590 engine. It was available in both left and right hand ...

AEC Regal IV: Body: Metro-Cammell: Engine: AEC A219, 9.6 Litre diesel: Gearbox: 4 speed air operated pre-selective: Date into service: 1952: Date of withdrawal: 1975: Share. ABOUT OUR MUSEUM. The London Bus Preservation Trust Ltd. Registered Company 01061762 Registered Address: Cobham Hall, Brooklands Road,

SFC 610, 1964 AEC Regal IV with Willowbrook coach body. TWL 928, 1953 AEC Regent III with Park Royal body. 956 AJO, 1957 AEC Regent V with Park Royal body. 756 KFC, 1960 AEC Reliance with Park Royal bus body. FWL 371E, 1967 AEC Renown with Northern Counties body (the last one built).

Regal 662/O662-series (1929-40), principal AEC single deck model of the 1930s. Regal 4 642/O642-series (1930-37), variant of Regal with smaller (4-cylinder) engine. Regal II 862/O862-series (1935-39), variant of Regal with shortened bonnet to allow higher seating capacity. Ranger 650-series (1934), normal control version of Regal 4, only ...

AEC Regal IV: Green Line (experimental) Flickr: Edit: RF180: MLL 567: 339 1 Oct 2022 AEC Regal IV: Green Line Flickr: Edit: RF392: MXX 280: 339 10 Apr AEC Regal IV: London Transport Flickr: Edit: RF401: MXX 289: 339 29 Jul 2023 AEC Regal IV: London Transport Flickr: Edit: RM6: VLT 6: 339 17 Jul 2022 AEC Routemaster: London Transport Flickr ...

1936 AEC Regal I coach - T448; 1938 AEC Regal I coach - T504; 1939 Leyland Cub rear-engined bus - CR16; 1949 Leyland Tiger PS1 bus - TD95; 1949 AEC Regal IV prototype bus - UMP 227; 1950s onwards. 1951 AEC Regal IV Sightseeing Coach - RF19; 1951 AEC Regal IV sightseeing coach - RFW6; 1952 AEC Regal IV coach - RF226; 1952 AEC ...

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The AEC Regal IV was a bus chassis manufactured by AEC. The AEC Regal IV was AEC's first mainstream underfloor engined vehicle. A prototype was built inupdated version of the underfloor-engined AEC Regal IV, having an 11.3-litre AH690 engine instead of the Regal IVs 9.6-litre AH590 engine. It was available1949. AEC Regal IV Sightseeing Coach – RF19 - LUC 219 - built in 1951. AEC Regal IV sightseeing coach – RFW6 - LUC 381 - built in 1951. AEC Regal IV coachlight coach Regal 662/O662-series (1929–40), principal AEC single deck model of the 1930s Regal 4 642/O642-series (1930–37), variant of Regal with smallerproduced in 1921. Later fleet upgrades included the introduction of AEC Regal IV to the Bryndwr route to replace the "Q"s, and the replacement of themainly 484 AEC Regent III RT double-deckers and 413 AEC Regal IV RF single-deckers, with eight Daimler Fleetlines, three Leyland Atlanteans, 209 AEC Routemastersused by Foden made an underfloor engine location, as in the competitive AEC Regal IV, Leyland Royal Tiger, or Daimler Freeline, not possible. In 1948, thethe exclusive use of BEA's passengers. From 1952, BEA introduced new AEC Regal IV 1½-decker buses to carry its passengers from Central London to NortholtRegent III and the Regal III. Also in 1948 AEC acquired Crossley Motors and the Maudslay Motor Company and on 1 October 1948 AEC set up Associated Commercialof 36 million passenger journeys a year between 1957 and 1960. In 1962, AEC Routemaster double-deck coaches were introduced on some routes, notably routeAmbassador (1953–54) on AEC Regal IV, Daimler Freeline, Dennis Lancet UF and Leyland Royal Tiger Elizabethan (1953–56) on AEC Reliance, Atkinson PL745HRoyal Tiger and the AEC Regal IV. At the 1950 Earls Court Show Burlingham had two new coach designs on Royal Tiger and AEC Regal IV chassis, both shownThe AEC Reliance was a mid-underfloor mounted engined single-decker bus and coach chassis manufactured by AEC between 1953 and 1979. The name had previouslyThe AEC 661T was a two-axle double deck trolleybus chassis manufactured by AEC between 1931 and 1942. Based on the AEC Regent bus chassis, 330 were builtThe AEC Roadtrain was a prototype road train designed by the British Overseas Mechanical Transport Committee and built by Leyland Motors and AssociatedThe AEC Bridgemaster was a front-engined low-height double-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC. The AEC Bridgemaster was introduced by AEC in 1956The AEC 761T was a two-axle double deck trolleybus chassis manufactured by AEC. Based on the AEC Q-type bus chassis, only five were built; a demonstratorRT (1939) Regent II (1945) Regal III (1947) Regent III (1947) Regal IV (1949) AEC Routemaster (1954) Merlin/Swift (1964) Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart/Enviro200HThe AEC 662T was a two-axle single deck trolleybus chassis manufactured by AEC between 1931 and 1935. A single deck version of the AEC 661T, 21 were builtleisure bus network. Metrobus used a specially painted blue and yellow AEC Regal IV (RF-class) vehicle, on loan from the Wealdsman Preservation Group, forfor overseas variants was an AEC fluid coupling and air-actuated preselector gearbox combination as on the rival AEC Regal IV. Air brakes were generallyThe AEC Swift was a rear-engined step entrance single-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC between 1964 and 1980. The chassis design was closely relatedSchool Bus in Huntly. Returned to its former owner 2017. No.359 1953 AEC Regal IV, 44-seat under-floor diesel-engine bus, New Zealand Motor Bodies metal-framedThe AEC 663T was a three-axle double deck trolleybus chassis manufactured by AEC between 1931 and 1937. Based on the AEC Renown three axle bus chassisThe AEC Sabre was a bus chassis manufactured by AEC. Launched in 1968, it was aimed at the touring and exports markets, however it was not a success,destined for Canton, China (now Guangzhou), and a 1952 Sunbeam MF2B. A 1954 AEC Regal IV motor bus is also preserved. The museum is classified as a rail transportThe AEC Y Type was a British truck built by the Associated Equipment Company (AEC), it saw widespread service with the British Army during the First WorldThe AEC Regent I was a double-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC. The AEC Regent was a bus chassis introduced by AEC in 1929. Twelve pre-productionThe AEC K-type was a type of bus chassis built by Associated Equipment Company (AEC) from 1919 until 1926, mainly for use in London by the London GeneralThe AEC 664T was a 18 ft. 7 5/16 in. wheelbase three-axle double deck trolleybus chassis manufactured by AEC between 1933 and 1942 and designated for installationThe AEC 691T was a one-off experimental three-axle double deck trolleybus chassis manufactured by AEC. In 1932, the Underground Electric Railways Companyfollowed, in 1948. In 1949, the Associated Equipment Company launched its Regal IV chassis. In 1950, Leyland Motors introduced the Leyland Royal Tiger, alsoThe AEC Renown was a front-engined low-height double-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC. It superseded the AEC Bridgemaster around 1962. The low-heightrestoration was carried out in 2006. AEC Regal IV bus - Ipswich Corporation Transport No 9 - BPV 9 - built in 1953. AEC Regent III bus - Ipswich Corporation Thackray, Brian (2001). The AEC Story:Part 1. Venture Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-898432-37-6 Thackray, Brian (2004). AEC Vehicles: Origins to 1929. Venturetravel) Dollar van List of fictional buses List of Leyland buses List of AEC buses Multi-axle bus Trackless train Tram Single-deck bus Portals:  BusesADU Airdeal Oy AIRDEAL Finland EM* AEB Aero Benin AEROBEN Benin defunct AEC Aerocésar AEROCESAR Colombia defunct; aka Aerovías del César AED Aerotrans The Referendum Pamphlet. Published by the AEC on behalf of the No Campaign. (see page 5) https://www.aec.gov.au/referendums/files/pamphlet/your-offiDodge RBF and SBF. Leyland and AEC chassis were also popular for larger coaches, notably the Leyland Tiger and AEC Regal. On the outbreak of World Warfrom the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014. "2021-AEC-WA-Composite-Greater Perth-Final" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commissionoperated across Edinburgh between March and October, using a fleet of 12 AEC Routemaster buses painted in a dark red and cream livery. These were withdrawnC & CR Leyland Cubs, TD Leyland Tigers, AEC Regal RFWs and all-diesel double-decker Guy Arab, Daimler, RT (AEC), and RTL & RTW (Leyland) buses arrived2011). "Electoral Milestones for Women – Australian Electoral Commission". Aec.gov.au. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2012consists of a 1949 AEC Regal III and a 1961 AEC Reliance. Until the mid-1970s, purchases mainly comprised heavyweight British built AEC and Leyland chassiswhilst the 590 (type 2U) used a 9.6-litre 140 bhp engine as in the export AEC Regal VI chassis. Southdown chose two 49 seater Leopards to the new length,Influential Car That Never Was". CorvSport.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13. "Buick Regal Grand National specs, 0-60, quarter mile". FastestLaps.com. "Mercury Cyclone The issue concerned electors who changed address without notifying the AEC. The vast majority of voters were not disenfranchised if their new addressHuddersfield ones were delivered seatless and had Roe coach seats removed from AEC Regals absorbed with the takeover of Hanson buses fitted at the Huddersfield

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