AEC autobussen en touringcars: boeken - historie en modellen

The AEC Story - from the Regent to the Monarch

Van 1929 tot 1979 rolden er autobussen en vrachtwagens uit de AEC fabriek te Southall, Middlesex. Het bedrijf was verantwoordelijk voor de succesvolle Routemaster dubbeldekker bussen, die werden gebruikt door London Transport, evenals tal van andere bus-en vrachtwagenontwerpen.
In dit boek beschrijft Brian Thackray in detail de AEC bedrijfswagens van de jaren 20 en 30. Ook wordt aandacht besteed aan de ontwikkeling van de snel draaiende dieselmotor en de minder bekende militaire- en off-road ontwerpen evenals de treinstellen gebouwd voor de Great Western Railway.

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AEC Buses - Since 1955

Dit prachtige, groot formaat fotoboek toont de verscheidenheid aan AEC autobussen en touringcars uit het midden van de jaren vijftig tot het einde van de productie in 1977. Zoals andere toonaangevende Britse bus- en touringcarfabrikanten had AEC een uitgebreid programma, van de zeer geliefde en bekende Routemaster en Regent V, tot verschillende minder bekende modellen.
Al deze AEC bussen en touringcars worden tot leven gewekt in dit mooie album, dat geheel in kleur is uitgevoerd.

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AEC Single-Deckers

Even though it is nearly 40 years since the last vehicles left the Southall factory, the products of the Associated Equipment Company, more commonly known as AEC, are still synonymous with quality and reliability.

In this, the first of a series of two books, Howard Berry sets out to give a pictorial overview of the singledeck bus and coach chassis produced by AEC in the post-war years.

AEC vehicles were operated worldwide, and in this book the author presents photographs showing vehicles not only in service in the UK, but also abroad, mostly bodied locally, and these provide a contrast to the home-grown bodywork such as Plaxton and Duple that those in the UK will be more familiar with.
Vehicles such as the Regal, Reliance, Swift and Sabre are all detailed, with over 180 black and white and colour pictures, all with informative text.

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AEC Double-Deckers

Even though it is nearly 40 years since the last vehicles left the Southall factory, the products of the Associated Equipment Company, more commonly known as AEC, are still synonymous with quality and reliability.

AEC were known as 'the builders of London's buses' and produced such iconic models as the RT and the Routemaster - the familiar red buses that symbolise London to people across the world, but there was much more to AEC than this.
Regents, Renowns and Bridgemasters all contributed to making AEC the byword for reliability in the PSV world.

In this, the second of a series of two books, Howard Berry sets out to give a pictorial overview of the bus chassis manufactured in the last years of double-deck bus production by AEC. With 180 informatively captioned photographs, almost all in colour, and all taken when these fine vehicles were in their operating heyday, this book is sure to appeal to enthusiasts of the AEC marque and the layman alike.

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The Last Years of London's RFs and RTs - South of the Thames

The AEC Regal IVs and Regent IIIs, or to give them their class prefix letters RFs and RTs, are among the most revered buses to have served London over the years.
The RFs were maids of all work and were tailored for private hire work, Green Line coach work and ordinary stage bus work in both the central and country areas. The first of the type were introduced in October 1951 and a total of 700 vehicles were built for the London Transport Executive. They replaced virtually all the other types of single-deckers then operating in the metropolis.

The RT was first introduced to service in 1939 and production ran to 151 vehicles before construction ceased in early 1942. Following the war the Park Royal factory recommenced building the type in 1947 with the last new chassis being rolled out in 1954, taking the bonnet number RT4825.
Both types soldiered on throughout the 1970s as LTE encountered severe problems with their 'OPO' replacements before both finally bowed out within a week of each other in March/April 1979.

This account charts the last years of operation of both types from the mid-1970s onward, focusing on South London.

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The Last Years of London's RFs and RTs - North of the Thames

The AEC Regal IVs and Regent IIIs, or to give them their class prefix letters RFs and RTs, are among the most revered buses to have served London over the years.
The RFs were maids of all work and were tailored for private hire, Green Line coach work and ordinary stage bus work in both the central and country areas. The first of the type were introduced in October 1951 and a total of 700 vehicles were built for the London Transport Executive. They replaced virtually all the other types of single-deckers then operating in the metropolis.

The RT was first introduced to service in 1939 and production ran to 151 vehicles before construction ceased in early 1942. Following the war, the Park Royal factory recommenced building the type in 1947, with the last new chassis being rolled out in 1954, taking the bonnet number RT4825.

Both types soldiered on throughout the 1970s as LTE encountered severe problems with their 'OPO' replacements before both finally bowed out within a week of each other in March/April 1979. This account charts the last years of operation of both types from the mid-1970s onward, focusing on North London.

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The London MB and SM Buses - A London Bus Disappointment

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De MB-bussen werden aangeschaft ter vervanging van de verouderde RT-vloot van London Transport en om personeelstekorten op te vangen via eenmansbediening. Ze bleken echter een grote teleurstelling. Hun opvolgers, de SM-types, waren nog minder geschikt, doordat ze ondergemotoriseerd en onbetrouwbaar waren.

In dit fotoboek onderzoekt Jim Blake enkele van de minst succesvolle voertuigen van London Transport. Ze reden slechts tussen 1966 en 1981, de meesten niet langer dan zes of zeven jaar.

Veel foto's, hier voor het eerst gepubliceerd, tonen zeldzame en bijzondere scènes, waaronder beelden uit de garages van LT en de inmiddels verdwenen Aldenham Works. Naast de bussen zelf geven ze ook een beeld van het Londense leven, van de bruisende jaren zestig tot de moeilijke eerste Thatcher-jaren.

Ook bij London Country waren de MB- en SM-types in gebruik, maar met even weinig succes. Hun mislukking betekende het einde van de lange band van London Transport met A.E.C.-bussen, in scherp contrast met de legendarische, lang gebruikte RT-, RF- en Routemaster-series.

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