These were wartime buses procured via the Ministry of Supply. They are generally described as simply AEC Regent, but Mike Greenwood* has listed those diverted to Midland Red as AEC Regent II.
Model | AEC Regent | |||
Details |
Double deck with Brush bodywork AEC A173 7.7 Litre engine Upper saloon: 30 seats Lower saloon: 26 seats |
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Number | Delivered | Withdrawn | Reg No | Notes |
259 | 1942 | 1958 | EVC259 | |
260 | 1942 | 1958 | EVC260 | |
261 | 1942 | 1958 | EVC261 | |
262 | EVC262 | These buses were originally allocated to Coventry by the Ministry of War Transport, but were reallocated before delivery. The registrations EVC262-268 were cancelled and the buses re-registered by the receiving organisation. 262 was delivered to Kingston-upon-Hull as Fleet Number 196 and the others were delivered to Midland Red as GHA795-800. They never ran in Coventry. A further fifteen were originally ordered, but the orders appear to have been cancelled, so Fleet Numbers 262-283 were never issued, although a second-hand Leyland Tiger (original Fleet Number 11) was renumbered 263 in 1946 in preparation for the re-start of numbering for the post-war fleet. | ||
263 | EVC263 | |||
264 | EVC264 | |||
265 | EVC265 | |||
266 | EVC266 | |||
267 | EVC267 | |||
268 | EVC268 |
* Mike Greenwood Midland Red Glory Days Ian Allan Publishing 1998 ISBN 0 7110 2589 4