LTSV Vehicle Detail

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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.
1457MR	(TP)	AEC Militant 6x4 10-ton Master Breakdown Tender	Heavy Lorry	0859078

Licence on:	01/10/1987
Into stock:	20/10/1966
From:	Walker, Walton and Hanson, Nottingham
Out of stock:	26/04/1983 (Life: 16.51 years)
Disposal:	Mr Moore, Beckenham
Licence off:	31/08/1999 ?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:	15/02/2014 ?This is the date of the most recent edit. To see details of all edits, scroll to the bottom of the page.

Photos

13 photos of this vehicle have been published, shown below in order of date taken (oldest first).

There may be references to other photos in the Notes section further down this page.

Sightings
9 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.
14/08/2016	Newton Purcell	Former Great Central Finmere station site. Believed now used as mobile a crane.	Damon
23/09/2006	Ongar Station	this is where it lives now	Damon
12/10/1997	Canvey Island	bus rally - Labworth car park (with 1416LD)	Damon
24/06/1995	North Weald	Bus rally	Damon
30/07/1983	Stockwell Garage	-	Thomas Young
02/05/1982	Cricklewood Garage		Malcolm Conway
23/03/1980	Cricklewood Garage		Malcolm Conway
11/07/1977	?		Steve Howard
29/04/1972	Cricklewood Garage	-	Ray

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.
10 history entries have been added, shown below in date order (oldest first).

Date	Event	Operator	Department	Location	Status	Notes	Source
20/10/1966	Into stock	LT	n/a	Works	u	ex Walker, Walter & Hansoon, Nottingham	LT Variation Sheets
05/09/1968	Licensed and transferred	LT	Mechanical Engineer (Rolling Stock - Road Services)	Cricklewood Garage		ex Works. GTP 451GF on. Replacement for 750P	LT Variation Sheets
by01/09/1972	Allocated to	LT	Mechanical Engineer (Rolling Stock - Buses) (Gp.1)	Cricklewood Garage		GTP 587LB	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
by01/01/1974	Allocated to	LT	Mechanical Engineer (Rolling Stock - Buses) (Gp.1)	Cricklewood Garage		TP 587LB	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
by01/10/1975	Allocated to	LT	Mechanical Engineer (Rolling Stock - Buses) (Gp.1)	Cricklewood Garage		TP 587LB	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
by05/1978	Allocated to	LT	Rolling Stock Engineer (Buses) (Gp.1)	Cricklewood Garage			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
by03/1982	Allocated to	LT	Engineering Manager (Bus Operations) (Gp.1)	Cricklewood Garage		TP 587LB	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
c.03/1983	Withdrawn	LT	n/a	Turnham Green Garage	w	ex XVu	LOTS TLB224 (April 1983)
26/04/1983	Delicensed	LT	n/a	Unknown	u	ex Mechanical Engineer. Replaced by 2391L	LT Variation Sheets
26/04/1983	Sold	LT	n/a	n/a		ex Mechanical Engineer	LT Variation Sheets

Notes ?This section contains notes that users have added about this vehicle.
11 notes about this vehicle have been posted, shown below with the most recent first.

Note	Posted by	On
1457MR is now being restored by Southern Transit near Pulborough for their future visitor centre.	Clive G	22/10/2022
Photo of 1457MR lifting body of ''1990Q'' at www.flickr.com/photos/42537798@N02/7257770988	K. PLY	04/10/2017
Photo at www.flickr.com/photos/33747326@N05/13406617694	K. PLY	29/08/2015
Registration details as Q888FLE	Ray	12/01/2012
photograph at http://www.skylineaviation.co.uk/buses/agx520.jpg	Ray	22/04/2010
photograph at aec.fotopic.net/p56099672.html	Ray	28/02/2009
Photograph in SUP15 (LOTS1978)	Ray	28/02/2009
Photograph in 'London Transport Service Vehicles' (Capital Transport)	Ray	27/02/2009
Photograph in LBM85	Ray	23/02/2009
Photograph in LBM145	Ray	23/02/2009
Ex WD. TP 587LB. Later XGP389W	Thomas Young	19/02/2009

Documents ?This section contains scans of official documents that relate to this vehicle.
4 documents relating to this vehicle have been published. Shown below in date order (oldest first). Hover over a document to see more details.

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	31/08/1999		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 3 times, as listed below (most recent edits first).

Date	Summary	Edited by	Public?
15/02/2014	Improved date out	Thomas Young	Y
02/12/2012	Improved date in	Thomas Young	Y
12/01/2012	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y