AEC Regent I

The AEC Regent I was a double-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC from 1929 to 1942.

AEC Regent I
ST 922 at Brooklands
Overview
Manufacturer	AEC
Production	1929–1942
Assembly	Southall, England
Body and chassis
Floor type	Step entrance
Related	AEC Regal I
Chronology
Successor	AEC Regent II

History

The AEC Regent was a bus chassis introduced by AEC in 1929.^[1] Twelve pre-production examples had been completed by July 1929, with mainstream production commencing in October 1929.^[2] Over 7,900 were manufactured, many of which saw service with the London Passenger Transport Board as the ST and STL classes.^[3] Other users included Bournemouth, Exeter, Glasgow and Leeds Corporations. ^[3] It was succeeded by the AEC Regent II in 1942.

Survivors

• Birmingham City Transport 486 at the Transport Museum Wythall^[4]
• Thomas Tilling 922 at the London Bus Museum^[5]