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London Bus Preservation Trust Ltd/
AEC Q / BRC&W #CGJ 188
7 may 2018 - Well, I`m very pleased to be back after several years away from TWB because of health problems (so please let me take a few pictures to learn the rules again). To begin, this is the 2018 London to Brighton commercial vehicles run. Here is the newly restored London Transport Q-type bus of 1935, which I last photographed in red - now, as you see, it has been repainted into Green Line green livery and has gained a radiator grille on the front, which does not do much for its appearance. However, these were among the first underfloor-engined buses ever made and suffered from a lack of cooling - not so critical, perhaps on short city routes with many stops, but obviously a problem on longer runs.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
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5 april 2009 - Cobham (UK). A hugely important vehicle in the development of UK buses. The AEC Q was the first successful design that removed the engine from its customary position at the front – in this case, it’s low down on the offside, behind the front wheels. Other variants had the entrance at the front corner and no door. This allowed 35 passengers to be carried in a small space and also made it possible, in later designs, for the driver to take fares and issue tickets. So, the one-person-operated, underfloor engine bus largely developed from here. When you see the difference between this and #T31, shown earlier, it’s difficult to believe that they were built just six years apart.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
Comments: 4