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Main vehicle details

Number Registration Type Class Chassis No. Body No. ? If the vehicle had two or more bodies (i.e. if it was rebodied), the body numbers (where known) are shown in chronological order. Refer to the history records for more details.
1283F 581EYU Ford Thames Trader 3-ton Auxiliary Breakdown Tender Heavy Lorry L30B852655 M15

Licence on: 10/01/1964
Into stock: 13/09/1963
From: Mann Egerton
Out of stock: 09/03/1981 (Life: 17.49 years)
Disposal: Mr P Moore, Beckenham
Licence off: 31/12/1987 ?This is the last recorded licence expiry date. Previous expiry dates will be shown in the Licensing History section below.
Livery: Red
Operator: LT
Status: Preserved
Allocation: n/a
Added to LTSV: 01/09/2005 by Thomas Young
Last edited: 14/10/2022 ?This is the date of the most recent edit. To see details of all edits, scroll to the bottom of the page.
Photos
7 photos of this vehicle have been published, shown below in order of date taken (oldest first).
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There may be references to other photos in the Notes section further down this page.
Sightings
8 sightings of this vehicle have been reported. Shown below with the most recent at the top.
Date Place Comments Posted by ?If the name is in brackets, the vehicle was not seen by the person, but the sighting was added by the person.
09/10/2016 Canvey Island Castle Point Transport Museum K. PLY
01/01/2011 Canvey Island Castlepoint Transport Museum where it remains alive and well. Damon
08/10/2006 Canvey Island Bus Museum open day Damon
17/04/1995 Canvey Island Bus Museum open day Damon
04/08/1984 Chiswick Works Open day Thomas Young
29/05/1981 Thamesmead Bus museum yard Ray
27/06/1980 ? Steve Howard
23/03/1969 Hainault Depot Inside the breakdown lorries garage with 1280LD. Clive G
History ?This section contains details of events during the lifetime of this vehicle. These can be drawn from official documents or from observations, and will eventually cover the whole career of each vehicle.
9 history entries have been added, shown below in date order (oldest first).
Date Event Operator Department Location Status Notes Source
13/09/1963 New into stock LT n/a Works u ex Mann Egerton LT Variation Sheets
01/01/1964 Licensed and transferred LT CME (Railways) (Gp.1) Neasden Depot ex Works. Probably actually to Hainault LT Variation Sheets
14/01/1964 Transferred LT CME (Railways) (Gp.1) Neasden Depot ex Works (repeat?). Probably actually at Hainault LT Variation Sheets
by01/09/1972 Allocated to LT Mechanical Engineer (Running - Railways) (Gp.1) Neasden Depot Actually at Hainault. Docked at Stockwell LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
by01/01/1974 Allocated to LT Mechanical Engineer (Running - Railways) (Gp.1) Neasden Depot Actually at Hainault. Docked at Stockwell LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
by01/10/1975 Allocated to LT Mechanical Engineer (Running - Railways) (Gp.1) Neasden Depot LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
by05/1978 Allocated to LT Mechanical Engineer (Railways) (Gp.1) Neasden Depot Docked at Stockwell LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
12/08/1980 Transferred and delicensed LT n/a Works u ex Distribution Services Manager. Storage prior to disposal LT Variation Sheets
09/03/1981 Sold LT n/a n/a ex Works LT Variation Sheets
Notes ?This section contains notes that users have added about this vehicle.
4 notes about this vehicle have been posted, shown below with the most recent first.
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Although listed on all Variation Sheets and Registers as being at Neasden, other documents (and observations) indicate that this vehicle was actually based at Hainault from new to Feb 1975, when the Hainault emergency base was closed. Thomas Young 14/10/2022
Photo at https://www.flickr.com/photos/41056391@N05/15310725252 Ray 21/02/2015
Photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/24772733@N05/7189197416/in/pool-london_transport_service_vehicles/ Ray 03/01/2013
Photograph in 'London Transport Service Vehicles' (Capital Transport) Ray 27/02/2009
Documents ?This section contains scans of official documents that relate to this vehicle.
5 documents relating to this vehicle have been published. Shown below in date order (oldest first). Hover over a document to see more details.
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Licensing History ?The licence expiry dates are regularly updated, with all records shown here (most recent first).
Date checked Expiry date Notes Added by
01/01/2022 31/12/1987 Ray
Edits ?This section shows a description of each change that has been applied to the database entry for this vehicle.
This record has been edited 7 times, as listed below (most recent edits first).
Date Summary Edited by Public?
14/10/2022 History Event ID 25364 edited Thomas Young Y
14/10/2022 History Event ID 16396 edited Thomas Young Y
14/10/2022 History Event ID 8597 edited Thomas Young Y
14/10/2022 History Event ID 8584 edited Thomas Young Y
11/02/2014 Improved date out Thomas Young Y
27/11/2012 Improved date in Thomas Young Y
12/01/2012 Licensing date/s updated Ray Y