154th (Lowland) Transport Regiment
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154th Transport Regiment, Royal Corps of Transport
, was a regiment of the Territorial Army in the United Kingdom
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The regiment was formed in 1967 from two territorial transport regiments, with two transport squadrons; a third (225 Squadron) was formed from a cadre of The Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry in 1967, and a fourth (251 Squadron) in 1971 from a cadre of The Ayrshire Yeomanry. It returned to two squadrons in 1992, when 222 and 225 Squadron were re-roled and transferred into The Scottish Yeomanry.
The regiment was amalgamated with 153rd (Highland) Transport Regiment
in 1993, to form The Scottish Transport Regiment
of the Royal Logistic Corps
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Royal Corps of Transport
The Royal Corps of Transport was a British Army Corps formed in 1965 from the transport elements of the Royal Army Service Corps and the movement control element of the Royal Engineers . The depot was Buller Barracks in Aldershot...
, was a regiment of the Territorial Army in the United Kingdom
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The regiment was formed in 1967 from two territorial transport regiments, with two transport squadrons; a third (225 Squadron) was formed from a cadre of The Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry in 1967, and a fourth (251 Squadron) in 1971 from a cadre of The Ayrshire Yeomanry. It returned to two squadrons in 1992, when 222 and 225 Squadron were re-roled and transferred into The Scottish Yeomanry.
The regiment was amalgamated with 153rd (Highland) Transport Regiment
153rd (Highland) Transport Regiment
153rd Transport Regiment, Royal Corps of Transport, was a regiment of the Territorial Army in the United Kingdom.The regiment was formed in 1967 from a number of territorial transport regiments, with two transport squadrons and an ambulance squadron.A third transport squadron was formed in 1969...
in 1993, to form The Scottish Transport Regiment
The Scottish Transport Regiment
The Scottish Transport Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps , is a regiment of the Territorial Army in the United Kingdom. The Scottish Transport Regiment is the only regiment of the RLC based in Scotland. It role is to provide general transport support at 'third line' for the British Army...
of the Royal Logistic Corps
Royal Logistic Corps
The Royal Logistic Corps provides logistic support functions to the British Army. It is the largest Corps in the Army, comprising around 17% of its strength...
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Squadrons
- 221 Squadron
- 222 Squadron (1967-1992)
- 225 (Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry) Squadron (1969-1992)
- 251 Squadron (1971-1993)