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. It was the standard red London bus in the 1950s and continued to outnumber the better-known Routemaster throughout the 1960s.

The RT type bus formed London’s largest ever standardised bus fleet. Introduced in 1939, it served London for 40 years. Its mass production was delayed by the Second World War. This vehicle in our collection, RT4712, is typical of its type apart from its distinctive livery. It was painted gold for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002.

In the mid-20th century, the Regent III RT and RF buses were some of the most popular and recognisable public transport vehicles operating in the United Kingdom. These buses were built by AEC (Associated Equipment Company) and were in …

2017年10月24日 · Some seven thousand buses of the RT family were built for London Transport between 1939 and 1954 creating the most standardised bus fleet in the world, although a number of design improvements and variations evolved as production progressed.

Designed jointly by London Transport and AEC, the RT – with its advanced, streamlined styling, bright interior, comfortable seating, smooth new diesel engine, air-brakes and pre-selector gearbox – set new standards for the bus industry as a whole and confirmed London’s place at the forefront of bus design.

AEC Regent RT buses of London Transport: Drawings, Photos, Fleet History, Photo Index

The RTs settled down to many years hard service, and some adventures. One RT jumped the gap in Tower Bridge one day: the bridge started to open as the bus was crossing! RTs turned up in all sorts of unlikely places - but reports of a London RT being found on the Moon are apocryphal! But not all the RTs had roofboxes.

This came together in London's unforgettable RT class: the Revised T (later thought of as the Regent Three) The chassis arrived in June 1938, the result of joint design work by LT and AEC. It had a new bigger, 9.6 litre engine, that because of its size could deliver enough power at a much lower rev rate: it sounded much quieter and smoother ...

London Bus Museum to operate 60 year-old RT-family buses over full route11. Route 11 is London’s most famous bus route, passing the Bank of England, St Paul’s Cathedral, Fleet Street, Strand, Trafalgar Square, Whitehall, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Victoria, Sloane Square and Chelsea’s Kings Road.