UNITRANS RT2819

'Unitrans RT2819' is an ex-London Transport double decker bus operated in regular service by Unitrans in Davis, California. In the early 1990s, RT2819's original British-made AEC diesel engine and Wilson pre-select manual transmission was replaced with an American-made Cummins diesel engine and an Allison automatic transmission. In the early 2000s, RT2819's engine was again replaced, this time with a John Deere compressed natural gas (CNG) engine.

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Technical specifications

References

Technical specifications

'Manufacturer (chassis):' Associated Equipment Company (AEC)
'Manufacturer (coachwork):' Park Royal Vehicles
'Model (chassis):' AEC Regent III RT
'Model (coachwork):' Park Royal 3RT3/8
'Date built:' 1952
'Engine:' John Deere compressed natural gas (CNG) with an automatic transmission
'Length:' 27 feet, 6 inches
'Width:' 7 feet, 6 inches
'Seating capacity:' 56 (26 downstairs, 30 upstairs)
'Original operator:' London Transport
'Original fleet number:' RT2819
'Original licence plate number:' LYR 989
'Date acquired by Unitrans:' Before December, 1975
'Current status:' Unitrans Fleet - Active

References

★ Unitrans Homepage, ''unitrans.com'', Retrieved on 2006-12-17

★ UC Davis Transportation and Parking Services (2001-10-15). ''TAPS 2001 Fleet Inventory'', Davis, CA: University of California, Davis

★ Ian's bus stop: RT, ''countrybus.org.uk'', Retrieved on 2006-12-17

★ AEC Regent III, ''overground.org'', Retrieved on 2006-12-17

★ Spotter's Jotter: London Buses in California, ''self-preservation-society.co.uk'', Retrieved on 2006-12-17

★ The London Bus Preservation Trust Ltd, ''lbpt.org'', Retrieved on 2006-12-18

★ Unitrans Buses, ''daviswiki.org'', Retrieved on 2006-12-17

★ The Unitrans Pool, ''flickr.com'', Retrieved on 2006-12-17

★ Mark's Unitrans Photo Gallery, ''loft22.com'', Retrieved on 2006-12-17

★ Yahoo Groups: British Buses Abroad in North America, ''yahoo.com''. Retrieved on 2006-12-21

★ McCormack, Kevin (1998). ''Glory Days: RT - The History of a Classic London Bus'', Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2581-9