| Neasden Depot is one of the largest on the London Underground and is unique in handling trains of both 'tube' and 'surface' stock. Indeed both sizes can be seen in the background of this excellent photo taken on 4th November 1961. Despite its size, relatively few road service vehicles were officially allocated to Neasden, the main exceptions being the railway breakdown tenders. However, vehicles based at Chiswick Works could often be seen visiting, including a regular duty to move train wheels and parts between Acton Works and Neasden. This ran 2 or 3 return trips each weekday, and later used articulated lorries (as will be shown in some other photos being published today). This view shows what it presumably an earlier vehicle used on the duty; AEC Regent dropside bolster lorry 741J, rebuilt from double-deck bus STL42 in 1949. Allocated to the railway department at Hainault for a few months, it then moved to Chiswick Works and spent the rest of its career as a Group-3 'general purpose' vehicle. Withdrawn in late 1962, following the delivery of new Ford Thames Trader lorries, it was sold in 1963. Note that a slightly earlier photo taken at what looks to be almost the exact same place can be found here. |
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04/11/1961 |
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Regular. An extra large copy of this photo is available. |
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12/07/2021 |
