TFL SHORTS - 1930 AEC Regent One London Bus - BBC Nationwide - On This Day 1973 

BBC Archive - On This Day 1973: "They don't make London buses like they used to" - Nationwide explored
the history of one iconic red bus the 1930 AEC Regent One.
The AEC Regent I was a bus chassis introduced by AEC in 1929. Twelve pre-production examples had been completed by July 1929, with mainstream production commencing in October 1929.
It was succeeded by the AEC Regent II in 1942.
Chassis : AEC Regent I - Engine : AEC A145 7.4 litre petrol - Gearbox : Manual
Body : Thomas Tilling - Capacity : 27 passengers upstairs, 21 downstairs - Withdrawn : 1946
Display in the London Bus Museum
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FUN FACT:
Nationwide was a BBC current affairs television programme which ran from 1969 until 1983. Originally broadcast on BBC 1 from Tuesday to Thursday, and then each weekday from 1972, it followed the early evening news, and included the regional opt-out news programmes.