PRESERVED BUSES & COACHES
| FLEET No | Q 83 |
| REG | CGJ 188 |
| MAKE | AEC |
| MODEL | Q type |
| YEAR | 1935 |
| BODY | Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Works - 35 seat |
| OWNER | London Bus Museum, Brooklands |
| HISTORY | Very innovative for the
time, the Q vehicles had the engine on the off-side, behind the front
wheel. Inside, a longitudinal bench seat was fitted over the engine
cover. The engine turned an offset differential on the rear axle,
which necessitated the use of single tyres at the rear.
This vehicle was one of 102 buses
built for the country area during 1935-6. Originally at Dorking, it
moved to Reigate from where it was withdrawn in 1953. It was sold to
a Midlands organisation in 1954 for use as a ramp ambulance.
Acquired for preservation in 1966, it was fully restored, and by the 1970s
it was attending rallies, repainted LT green. It was painted red in
2001, and was donated to the London Bus Museum in 2003. Although |
| Above photo taken at: | London Bus Museum, Brooklands |
| Taken on: | 26th February 2012 |
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