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AEC Regent I - STL 441 Date: 1934 Registration: AXM 693 Acquired by Museum: 1974 Current State: Fully restored, operational STL 441 was designed by the London General Omnibus Company, but not delivered until after the formation of London Transport. It was originally petrol engined, but was modified in May 1939, at Chiswick, to a flexibly mounted 7.7 litre diesel engine. A body rebuild was carried out by Mann Egerton in January 1948, and the bus was finally withdrawn in 1952 from Streatham garage. Upon withdrawal, the vehicle was sold to an owner in Holland, being acquired in February 1953 by the Het National Automobielmuseum at Leidschendam, the Hague. It stood for several years in the open, while the museum building was under construction. However, the acquisition of a more modern and recently withdrawn RTL, rendered STL 441 surplus to their requirements. The London Bus Preservation Group was approached and the bus was returned to the United Kingdom and to the Cobham Bus Museum in August 1974 with restoration to pre-war livery. It was used like this for quite a number of years before the state of the wooden framed bodywork made it necessary for a rebuild. The bus has now been partially reframed, and made its debut at the 2007 London to Brighton run. Chassis: AEC Regent 1 Body: LPTB H30/26R Engine: AEC A173 7.7 litre diesel with mechanical pre-select gearbox Vehicle Classification: 2/16STL18 Date into service: 1934 Date of withdrawal: 1953

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