AEC Regent III, Bruce Body AHC 442
Owned by: Eastbourne Regent Preservation Group
Following 20 years of revenue-earning service , no.42 was sold to the Eastbourne-based E.R.P.G for preservation.
In 1975 the engine was rebuilt and the bodywork repainted externally, but as members of the group moved away
from the area in the early 1980s the bus was then stored away out of use.
Unfortunately the engine suffered a cracked block in 1981 following some mechanical work, and it was not until
early 1996 that a replacement unit was located at a gliding club in East Sussex. The E.R.P.G. was re-formed with
a new group of members and, following its move to CPPTD in 1996, the bus has once again been restored.
Delivered in 1951 to Eastbourne Corporation as
fleet number 42
Withdrawn 1971
Sold to ERPG for restoration and preservation
Moved to CPPTD in 1996
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detail of advert panel
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Gosport rally
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FoKAB running day
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early days at Wicor
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new seating downstairs
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rebuild of rear riser
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on the road
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MOT preparation
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