Unitrans RT3123

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Unitrans RT3123 at the Memorial Union Terminal (photo taken in the early-mid 1990s)
Unitrans RT3123 at the Memorial Union Terminal (photo taken in the early-mid 1990s)
Driver's cab interior of Unitrans RT3123 (photo taken in the early-mid 1990s)
Driver's cab interior of Unitrans RT3123 (photo taken in the early-mid 1990s)

Unitrans RT3123 is an ex-London Transport double decker bus operated in regular service by Unitrans in Davis, California. In the early 1990s, RT3123'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, RT3123's engine was again replaced, this time with a John Deere compressed natural gas (CNG) engine.

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Manufacturer (chassis): Associated Equipment Company (AEC)

Manufacturer (coachwork): Weymann Motor Bodies Ltd

Model (chassis): AEC Regent III RT

Model (coachwork): Saunders 3RT3/3 with roofbox removed (originally fitted with a Weymann 3RT8/3 body until refurbishment in the 1960's)

Date built: 1950

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: RT3123

Original licence plate number: KXW 232

Date acquired by Unitrans: April, 1970

Current status: Unitrans Fleet - Active

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