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United States Southern Command The United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM, or informally: SOUTHCOM) is a Unified Combatant Command responsible for all United States military activities in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean basin (except Cuba and Puerto Rico, which are the responsibility of United States Northern Command). Its headquarters is in Miami, Florida, but it also has operations at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas (US Army South), Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona (U.
United States Standards Strategy Committee (USSSC) The United States Standards Strategy Committee (USSSC) was established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in March, 2004 to review and revise the National Standard Strategy for the United States (NSS). The USSSC intends to update the NSS in a way that will meet diverse interests of organizations as well as benefit the nation and the international community.
United States Statutory Invention Registration In United States patent law, a statutory invention registration (SIR) is a publication of an invention by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The publication is made at the request of the applicant (i.
United States Strategic Air Forces The United States Strategic Air Forces (USSTAF) was the command body of the American strategic bomber forces in Europe during World War II. It was formed on 22 February 1944 by the redesignation of the Eighth Air Force.
United States Strategic Command United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) is one of nine Unified Combatant Commands of the United States Department of Defense which controls the nuclear weapons assets of the United States military. It is also a globally focused command and a global integrator charged with the missions of Space Operations; Information Operations; Integrated Missile Defense; Global Command and Control; Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; Global Strike; Strategic Deterrence; and Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction.
United States Student Achievers Program The United States Student Achievers Program is a program which assists highly talented, economically disadvantaged students to negotiate and finance the application and financial aid process for admission to higher education in the United States. USAP students require full or nearly full financial assistance in order to attend college or university.
United States Student Association The United States Student Association (USSA), founded in 1947, bills itself as the oldest and largest student association in the United States. It has a historical and current commitment to diversity and breaking the barriers to educational access imposed by inequality and discrimination.
United States technological and industrial history At the time of the American revolution and beyond, the technology and industry of the United States was lagging behind that of its European counterparts, although not by much. In the next century and a half, however, several waves of invention and growth would sweep the fledgeling nation, making its economy one of the largest and most modern in the world.
United States territory United States territory is any extent of region under the jurisdiction of the federal government of the United States, including all waters (around islands or continental tracts). The United States has traditionally proclaimed the sovereign rights for exploring, exploiting, conserving, and managing its territory.
United States trademark law Trademarks were traditionally protected in the United States only under State common law, growing out of the tort of unfair competition. In 1946, Congress passed the Lanham Act (15 USC §§ 1051 - 1127) under its Commerce Clause power, which creates federal protection and registration for trademarks, administered by the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO").
United States Telecom Association The United States Telecom Association is a trade association for telecommunications service providers and suppliers. The Association represents 1,200 companies offering a wide range of services across the communications platforms, including voice, video and data over local exchange, long distance, wireless, Internet and cable services.
United States Tennis Association The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the United States. The USTA was previously known as the United States National Lawn Tennis Association, and was established by a small group of tennis club members in a meeting held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City.
United States Transportation Command The United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) is one of nine unified commands of the United States Department of Defense. The mission of USTRANSCOM is to provide air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, both in time of peace and time of war.
United States Trustee Program The United States Trustee Program is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that is responsible for [the administration] of [[Bankruptcy in the United States|bankruptcy cases and private trustees. The applicable federal law is found at 28 U.
United States U-23 men's national soccer team The United States U-23 men's national soccer team is a youth soccer team operated under the auspices of the United States Soccer Federation. Its primary role is qualification into and competition at the quadriennial Olympic Football Tournament, the next of which is to be held during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
United States Undersecretary of Defense for Policy The Undersecretary of Defense for Policy is the title of a high-level civilian official in the United States Department of Defense. The Undersecretary of Defense for Policy is the principal staff assistant and advisor to the both the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense for all matters concerning the formation of national security and defense policy.
United States v. Arvizu United States v. Arvizu, , is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously reaffirmed the proposition that the Fourth Amendment required courts to analyze the reasonableness of a traffic stop based on the totality of the circumstances instead of examining the plausibility of each reason an officer gives for stopping a motorist individually.
United States v. LaRouche United States v. LaRouche refers to the prosecution and conviction of controversial American political activist Lyndon LaRouche and several of his associates on charges of mail fraud, conspiracy and tax evasion.
United States Virgin Islands The United States Virgin Islands are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.
United States Virgin Islands Police Department The United States Virgin Islands Police Department is the law enforcement agency for the United States Virgin Islands, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the territory. It was created to protect the lives and property of United States Virgin Islanders.
United States weather of 2006 The United States' weather in 2006 was generally hot and dry, with severe drought spreading across the Great Plains, the Southwest, and the Southeast. However, fall was generally cool and wet, although December ushered in a warm start to winter.
United States weather of 2007 This is an article on the weather of the United States in 2007. No significant weather has so far occurred this year, although the central Plains area is recovering from a major blizzard and icestorm while most of the country enjoys unususally warm, dry weather.
United States withdrawal from Saudi Arabia During Operation Desert Shield from August 1990, preparing for the Gulf War, the United States sent a troop contingent to Saudi Arabia promising to remove them once the war ended. After the war, the troops remained, helping secure the country.
United States women's national field hockey team The United States women's national field hockey team represents the United States in the international field hockey competitions. The women's team, coached by Australia's Lee Bodimeade since 2005, made its first international appearance at the 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where Team USA ended up in sixth place.
United States women's national soccer team The United States Women's National Soccer Team (often called "The WNT") is operated by the United States Soccer Federation. It is the world's first women's soccer (football) team made up of full-time professionals and is also one of the most successful teams (women's or men's) in history.
United States Waiver of Inadmissibility An Application for a Waiver of Inadmissibility is an application for legal entry to the United States made by an individual who is otherwise inadmissible on one or more grounds. The application is submitted to U.
United States Women's Bureau The United States Women's Bureau is an agency of the United States government within the United States Department of Labor. Established in 1920, the Women's Bureau states its mission as "To promote the well being of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment"
United States Youth Soccer Association The US Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) is the largest member of the United States Soccer Federation, the governing body for soccer in the United States. US Youth Soccer is made up of 55 member State Associations; one in each state, and two in California, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.
United States' Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are publications on the annual human right conditions in counties and regions except United States of America, submitted annually by the United States Department of State to the United States Congress. The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
United States-Afghanistan relations Contacts between the United States and Afghanistan date back to the mid 1800s when Josiah Harlan, an adventurer from Pennsylvania, who was an adviser in Afghan politics in the 1830s, reputedly inspired Rudyard Kipling's story "The Man Who Would be King."
United States-Canada softwood lumber dispute The United States-Canada softwood lumber dispute is one of the most significant and enduring trade disputes in modern history. The dispute has had its biggest effect on British Columbia, the major Canadian exporter of softwood lumber to the United States.
United States-Iran relations Political relations between Iran (Persia) and the United States began when the Shah of Persia, Nassereddin Shah Qajar, officially dispatched Persia's first ambassador, Mirza Abolhasan Shirazi (ميرزا ابولحسن شيرازی), to Washington D.C.
United States-South African Defense Committee The United States-South African Defense Committee (DEFCOM) was formed in 1997 as part of the US-SA Binational Commission (BNC). Its purpose is to improve and facilitate defense co-operation between the two nations.
United States-Thailand Free Trade Agreement President George Bush and Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced the intention to negotiate a US Thailand FTA on October 19, 2003 during President Bush's state visit to Thailand on the eve of the APEC Leaders Meeting in Bangkok.
United States-Venezuela relations United States-Venezuela relations have traditionally been close, characterized by an important trade and investment relationship and cooperation in combating the production and transit of illegal narcotics. Recently, there has been tension between the two countries since the election of Hugo Chávez.
United States–Mexico border The international border between the United States and Mexico runs from San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Baja California, in the west to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and Brownsville, Texas, in the east. It traverses a variety of terrains, ranging from major urban areas to inhospitable deserts.
United Stationers United Stationers is the largest wholesale distributor of office products in North America, with sales in excess of $4 billion. Its brands include Azerty, a computer products distributor, and Lagasse, a sanitary maintenance company.
United Steelworkers The United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (United Steelworkers or USW) is the largest industrial labor union in North America, and claims over 1.2 million active and retired workers amongst its ranks.
United Students Against Sweatshops United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) is a student organization based in the United States with chapters at over 200 colleges and universities. In April of 2000 USAS helped to found the Worker Rights Consortium, an independent fair labor monitoring organization which exacts an annual membership fee from participating universities.
United Students Front United Students Front is united front of several left-wing student ferations of Pakistan. It includes: All Pakistan Muhajir Students Organisation, Baloch Students Federation, Democratic Students Federation, National Students Federation, and Peoples Students Federation.
United Studios of Self Defense The United Studios of Self Defense (often abbreviated as USSD or "United Studios") is one of the United States' largest chain of martial arts schools, with over 170 dojos nationwide. USSD teaches a style of Shaolin Kempo.
United Submitters International The United Submitters International (USI) is a religious group, founded by Rashad Khalifa. Submitters considers themselves to be adhering to true Islam, but prefer not to use the terms "Muslim" or "Islam," instead using the English equivalents: "Submitter" or "Submission.
United Synagogue United Synagogue is an organisation of London Jews that was founded with the sanction of an act of parliament, in 1870. As of 2007, it remains the largest religious grouping within the British Jewish community, and takes its religious authority from the Chief Rabbi of Britain.
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) is the primary organization of synagogues practicing Conservative Judaism in North America. It closely works with the Rabbinical Assembly, the international body of Conservative Rabbis, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies History ==
United to End Racism United to End Racism (UER) is an offshoot of Re-evaluation Counseling (RC) 1, whose publicly stated aims are "to illuminate the damage done to individuals by racism and to undo this damage on an individual basis, using the resources and process of Re-evaluation Counseling." 2
United Tajik Opposition The United Tajik Opposition (UTO) was an alliance of democratic, liberal and Islamist forces in the Tajik Civil War of 1992 to 1997, united against the Moscow backed government of Emomali Rahmonov. The Islamist component of the alliance is now united with the former Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan as the Islamic Movement of Central Asia.
United Talent Agency The United Talent Agency (UTA) was founded in 1991 as the result of a merger between two medium-size talent agencies, Bauer-Benedek Agency and Leading Artists Agency, and is one of the world's largest full-service talent and literary agencies.
United Talmud Torahs of Montreal United Talmud Torahs of Montreal is a private Jewish day school system that includes an elementary and a high school on two campuses; One located in the Saint Laurent borough, the other in the Snowdon neighbourhood of the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough in Montreal, Quebec. Its high school is known as Herzliah High School.
United Tasmania Group The United Tasmania Group (UTG) is generally acknowledged as the world's first Green Party. The party was formed on 23 March 1972, during a meeting of the Lake Pedder Action Group (LPAG) at the Hobart town hall in order to field political candidates in the April 1972 state election.
United Teachers of New Orleans The United Teachers of New Orleans (UTNO) is a labor union representing teachers and other educational workers in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is an affiliate of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers (LFT), American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the AFL-CIO.
United Team of Germany Athletes from the East Germany (German Democratic Republic; GDR) and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany; FRG) competed together as the United Team of Germany (Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympics. The United Team's IOC code was EUA (from the official French-language IOC designation, Equipe Unifiée Allemande).
United Team of Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic; GDR) and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany; FRG) competed together as the United Team of Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events).
United Team of Germany at the 1956 Winter Olympics Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic; GDR) and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany; FRG) competed together as the United Team of Germany for the first time at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
United Team of Germany at the 1960 Winter Olympics Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic; GDR) and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany; FRG) competed together as the United Team of Germany at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
United Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic; GDR) and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany; FRG) competed together as the United Team of Germany for the last time at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
United Team of Germany at the 1964 Winter Olympics Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic; GDR) and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany; FRG) competed together as the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
United Telekom Austria United Telekom Austria (short form UTA) is the largest alternative telecommunications provider in Austria. Once belonging to the Raiffeisen bank and the local energy suppliers, it was sold to the Swedish company TELE2 in November 2004.
United Teletech Financial United Teletech Financial is a not-for-profit financial cooperative serving members and their families since 1967. Originally chartered to serve the needs of Bell Labs employees, membership to United Teletech Financial is now open to any person who lives, works, worships, attends school or volunteers in Monmouth and Ocean counties and portions of central Middlesex County in New Jersey.
United Theological College United Theological College (UTC) is a theological seminary situated in the southern city of Bangalore in the state of Karnataka in South India. It is affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College (University), Serampore, West Bengal.
United Torah Judaism United Torah Judaism (Hebrew: יהדות התורה המאוחדת) (UTJ) is an alliance of Degel HaTorah and Agudat Israel, two small Israeli Haredi political parties in the Knesset. It was first formed in 1992.
United Trade Union Centre-Lenin Sarani The United Trade Union Centre-Lenin Sarani (UTUC-LS) is a Central Trade Union Organisation in India and the labour wing of the Socialist Unity Centre of India. Presently its activities are spread over 19 states.
United Trade Unions of Albania Founded in 1945, the United Trade Unions of Albania had tasks that were similar to those of the Democratic Front, but on a more limited scale. The organization's main goal was to carry out political and ideological education of the work force and to mobilize support for the implementation of the party line.
United Trades and Labour Council of South Australia The United Trades and Labour Council of South Australia, also known as SA Unions, is a representative body of trade union organisations, known as a Labour council, in the State of South Australia. In 2005 it included 27 affiliated Trade Unions and Professional Associations, with the current Labour Council Secretary being Janet Giles.
United Transportation Union The United Transportation Union (UTU) is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. It is a broad-based, transportation labor union representing about 125,000 active and retired railroad, bus and mass transit workers in the United States and Canada.
United Unionist Coalition The United Unionist Coalition, also known as the United Unionist Assembly Party, was formed by a collection of unionist members of the Northern Ireland Assembly who were elected as "independent unionists" in 1998. Once sitting they decided to form themselves into an official grouping inside the assembly and chose the title "United Unionist Assembly Party".
United Wa State Army United Wa State Army (UWSA) is the army of an estimated twenty thousand soldiers of Myanmar's Special Region No. (2) (There is no recognised Wa State in Myanmar: Myanmar is divided into divisions, states, and special regions).
United Way of America The United Way of America is a coalition of charitable organizations that have traditionally pooled efforts in fundraising. In the 1990s, more and more United Ways have focused on community building through local partnerships with government, foundations, schools, and other organizations.
United Way of Canada The United Way of Canada (Centraide Canada in French) is a national charitable organization in Canada, made up of 124 autonomous United Way and Centraide campaigns across the country. Its mission is “to improve lives and build community by engaging individuals and mobilizing collective action”.
United We Stand United We Stand is a Manchester United fanzine which first appeared on the streets of Manchester in the autumn of 1989. It was started by 15-year-old fan Andy Mitten, great-nephew of the former Manchester United winger Charlie Mitten.
United We Stand (song) The song "United We Stand", written by Tony Hiller and Peter Simmons is considered a worldwide standard and has been recorded by over 100 different artists. Thirty years after the original 1970 hit by the Brotherhood Of Man, it was popularized again by becoming a patriotic and spiritual anthem for many during the post 9/11 recovery.
United Work Collective Council The United Work Collective Council (Объединенный Совет трудовых коллективов) is an organization which led a political movement for the independence of Transnistria (also called Pridnestrovie) from the Republic of Moldova.
United World College in Mostar The United World College in Mostar is the twelfth College in the UWC family and the fourth College in Europe. The College was established in September 2006 as a part of the UWC-IBO Initiative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is the first College located in the post-conflict country.
United World College of South East Asia The United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA) is an international school in Singapore. With around 2,900 students, UWCSEA is the largest of the 12 schools which form the international United World College (UWC) movement, founded by the German educationlist Kurt Hahn with the mission of bringing together students from all over the world and developing them as truly global citizens.
United World College of the Adriatic United World College of the Adriatic (UWCAD) is a part of the United World Colleges. The school, which is in the village of Duino, near Trieste and Monfalcone in North-Eastern Italy, was founded in 1982, by the Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, with the support of the Italian Government.
United World Colleges The United World Colleges (UWC) are a group of twelve international high schools. Founded during the Cold War, the United World Colleges aimed at promoting understanding between the different nations through education and through interaction between young people from different countries, living and working together.
United World Chart The United World Chart is a worldwide chart issued every week by Media Traffic, using both sales (digital and physical) and airplay to determine the most popular albums and singles in "the world". The United World Chart uses the same system as the Billboard Hot 100 in which the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday meanwhile the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday.
United Wrestling Association The United Wrestling Association (UWA) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion owned and operated by Danny Ray Grubb in the Knoxville area of East Tennessee. Shows are held every Thursday night and occasional Sunday afternoons at Green Acres Flea Market located on Airport Highway (U.
United-TI United-TI is a programming group for Texas Instruments graphing calculators. It has a forum that discusses programming in general the TI calculator community, computer advice, and anything else of interest ('Open Topic').
United/Zyklon B Zombie United/Zyklon B Zombie is a 7" vinyl single by industrial group Throbbing Gristle. The original pressing by Industrial Records had cream centre labels with very blurred Death Factory Logo and picture sleeve.
Uniting for Consensus Uniting for Consensus is a movement (nicknamed the Coffee Club) that developed in the 1990's in opposition to the expansion of the United Nations Security Council. Recently revived by Italy, it now has about 40 members aiming to counter the so-called G4 nations' bids for permanent seats.
Uniting Church in Australia The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was formed on June 22 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, Presbyterian Church of Australia, and Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union.
Uniting Network Uniting Network is a group for supporters of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered members of the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA). It formed when bi-annual gatherings of gay, lesbian and bisexual Christians and their supporters begun in 1994, and is active in lobbying on issues of sexuality, particularly on whether sexual orientation is a relevant criterion for ordination, within the UCA.
UnitingCare Australia UnitingCare Australia is the Uniting Church in Australia's (UCA) umbrella community services body. UnitingCare Australia is committed to values based advocacy, speaking with and on behalf of those who are the most vulnerable and disadvantaged, for the common good.
Unitrans 3852-3861 Unitrans 3852-3861 are ten Blue Bird Xcel 102 transit buses operated in regular service by Unitrans in Davis, California. Purchased in 2001, they are fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG) (with the exception of 3854, which was modified in 2003 by Collier Technologies to operate on hydrogen-enriched natural gas).
Unitrans 3901-3905 Unitrans 3901-3905 are five Gillig Phantom transit buses operated in regular service by Unitrans in Davis, California. Purchased in 1982, they were the first buses that were bought new by Unitrans, rather than second-hand.
Unitrans 4123-4127 Unitrans 4123-4127 were five Flxible New Look buses operated in regular service by Unitrans in Davis, California. They had been owned by the Sacramento Regional Transit District prior to their service with Unitrans.
Unitrans 4507-4508 Unitrans 4507 & 4508 were two ex-Sacramento Regional Transit District, General Motors "old-look" buses operated in regular service by Unitrans in Davis, California. Originally, they were part of a fleet of 30 identical buses built between 1956 and 1958 that operated in Sacramento, CA.
Unitrans 4509-4510 Unitrans 4509 & 4510 were two General Motors New Look buses operated in regular service by Unitrans in Davis, California. They had been owned by a previous operator(s) prior to their service with Unitrans.
Unitrans 4514-4515 Unitrans 4514 & 4515 were two General Motors New Look buses operated in regular service by Unitrans in Davis, California. They had been owned by a previous operator(s) prior to their service with Unitrans.
Unitrans 4528-4535 Unitrans 4528-4535 were eight ex-San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, General Motors New Look buses operated in regular service by Unitrans in Davis, California. Originally, they were part of a fleet of 50 identical buses built in 1967 that operated in San Diego, CA.
Unitrans 4916-4919 Unitrans 4916-4919 were four Flxible New Look buses operated in regular service by Unitrans in Davis, California. They had been owned by the Sacramento Regional Transit District prior to their service with Unitrans.
Unitrans 5311-5312 Unitrans 5311 & 5312 were two General Motors New Look buses operated in regular service by Unitrans in Davis, California. They had been owned by a previous operator(s) prior to their service with Unitrans.
Unitrans 6773-6774 Unitrans 6773 and 6774 were ex-West Riding double decker buses operated in regular service by Unitrans in Davis, California. Originally, they were part of a fleet of 55 identical buses built in 1968 and 1969 that operated in Yorkshire.
Unitrans RLH21 & RLH34 Unitrans RLH21 and RLH34 were ex-London Transport double decker buses owned by Unitrans in Davis, California. These buses were purchased by Unitrans only for spare parts and were never used in regular service.
Unitrans RT1235 Unitrans RT1235 is an ex-London Transport double decker bus operated in regular service by Unitrans in Davis, California. In the early 1990s, RT1235'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.
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.
Unitrans RT3123 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.
Unitrans RT4735 Unitrans RT4735 is an ex-London Transport double decker bus operated in regular service by Unitrans in Davis, California. In the early 1990's, RT1235'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.
Unitrans RT742 Unitrans RT742 is an ex-London Transport double decker bus operated in regular service by Unitrans in Davis, California. RT742 has been restored to its original appearance and is the only double decker bus in the Unitrans fleet to retain its original roofbox (the route number indicator located above the front upper-deck windows).
Unitrans RTL1014 Unitrans RTL1014 is an ex-London Transport double decker bus operated in regular service by Unitrans in Davis, California. RTL1014 is one of only two double decker buses in the Unitrans fleet to retain its original "pre-select" manual transmission, is the only double decker bus in the Unitrans fleet to retain its original engine, and is the oldest operating example of this model bus (an RTL) in regular revenue service anywhere in the world.

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