Light Six confirmed for Devon General centenary

摘要

The Devon General Society has confirmed that unique 'Light Six' AEC Regent DR705 (ETT 995) will be displayed at the Devon General Centenary Bus Rally at Newton Abbot Racecourse on Sunday 4 August. Delivered in 1953, this double-decker was a rebuild that combined the chassis frame of a 1937 Regent and the mechanical units from a 1938 Regal singledecker, whose registration it carries. It was fitted with a new 56-seat Saunders-Roe body influenced by the style of the London Transport RT, and was the first of 20 rebuilds dubbed 'Light Sixes' on account of their low weight and sixcylinder engines.