1947 AEC Regent 3 RT

This is one of the vehicles that took part in the Greater Manchester Transport Society's Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally at Heaton Park, Manchester in September 1988.

The programme of the event had this note about it:

HLW 159 AEC REGENT 3 RT, PARK ROYAL. 1947. Entered by A.J. Roskoss, Huddersfield. New to London Transport as RT172 and retained by them until 1958 when it transferred to Bradford, being finally withdrawn in 1968. Major restoration began in 1982 and is continuing.

1950 AEC Regent III

This is one of the vehicles that took part in the Manchester Transport Society's Trans Lancs Rally at Heaton Park, Manchester in September 1990.

It's a 1950 AEC Regent III and the note about the vehicle in the programme of the event reads as follows;

AEC Regent 3RT, Weymann, 1950                                                                                LLU 613

London Transport RT

Enetered by B Simmons, Baguley, Manchester

Starting as a Greenline bus in 1950 this bus passed to London Country. London Transport purchased the bus back in 1972 and it was one of the last 13 RT's in service in 1979.

1965 AEC Routemaster

This is a photograph that I took in Heaton Park, Manchester at the Greater Manchester Transport Society's Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally in September 1990.

It's a 1965 AEC Routemaster and the programme of the event had this note about the vehicle:

 

AEC Routemaster, Park Royal, H64R, 1965                                                                 CUV 116C

London Transport RM2116

Entered by G. Lunn, Egham, Surrey

RM2116 is preserved in the livery of the Jubilee colours as worn when withdrawn in 1984.