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AEC Regent I - STL 2093 Date: 1937 Registration: DLU 92 Acquired by Museum: 1984 Current State: Unrestored This vehicle is currently stored away from the Museum STL 2093 was delivered to London Transport in June 1937 and allocated to Cricklewood garage as one of a batch of STLs with Park Royal metal framed bodies, which later suffered severe corrosion problems. Most of the batch had their metal framed bodies scrapped during 1948-1949 and were re-bodied with wooden framed bodies from later series STL 2516-2647 built in 1939. STL 2093 received the body from STL 2570 in April 1949. Finally withdrawn from Alperton garage in the early part of 1954, it was relegated to a training vehicle at Merton and later Stockwell garages until March 1955. Disposal was to dealer, W North of Leeds, in June 1955 later joining Reliance Motor Services of Newbury as fleet No 39 in August 1955. Purchased for preservation by Mr D Cowing in May 1958, who restored it to pre-war London Transport livery, and rallied it for a few years, until STL 2093s state gradually deteriorated. It passed to Mr P Marshall in 1976 and arrived at Cobham Bus Museum in August 1984. The lower deck interior was refurbished and reseated some years ago and the vehicle served as the "Regent" cinema in the Museum playing various films related to the refurbishment of the Collection. In April 2009 following an Agreement with Ensign Bus Ltd STL 2093 moved to Purfleet where it will be rebuilt by Ensign to full PSV standards, probably commencing in 2010. Chassis: AEC Regent 1 Body: LPTB H30/26R Engine: AEC A173 7.7 litre diesel with mechanical pre-select gearbox Vehicle Classification: 19STL16/2 Date into service: 1937 Date of withdrawal: 1954

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