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AEC Bridgemaster
British front-engined double-decker bus chassis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The AEC Bridgemaster was a front-engined low-height double-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC from 1956 to 1963.
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The AEC Bridgemaster was introduced by AEC in 1956 to meet the demand of low-height double-deckers from municipal and independent bus operators across the United Kingdom, which were barred from purchasing the Bristol Lodekka. It was designed as a fully-integral vehicle, utilising two sub frames like the contemporary Routemaster.[1] Four pre-production examples were bodied by Crossley with an aluminium body; production examples bodied by Park Royal were introduced from 1958 with steel body frames at the request of British Electric Traction.[2]
In 1960 a forward-entrance version with slightly different driveline layout was introduced.[3] A total of 180 were produced before it was superseded by the AEC Renown in 1963.[4] East Yorkshire Motor Services were the largest customer, purchasing 50.[2][5][6]
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