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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.
23H YR3809 AEC NS 4 1/2-ton Tower Wagon Heavy Lorry 24157

Licence on: ?
Into stock: 17/06/1936
From:
Out of stock: 14/05/1946 (Life: 9.91 years)
Disposal: Lancashire Motor Traders Ltd, Sale
Licence off: n/a ?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Status: Withdrawn
Allocation: n/a
Added to LTSV: 01/09/2005 by Thomas Young
Last edited: 14/04/2012 ?This is the date of the most recent edit. To see details of all edits, scroll to the bottom of the page.
Photos
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There may be references to other photos in the Notes section further down this page.
Sightings
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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
18/11/1926 New into stock and licensed LGOC ? Unknown ex AEC 5/11/1926 (as NS-type bus chassis) NS1961 Vehicle Record Card
01/07/1933 Change of Operator LT n/a To L.P.T.B. Observations
14/04/1936 withdrawn as bus LT ? Unknown Vehicle Record Card
08/05/1936 body sold LT ? Unknown NS body sold. Chassis to Tramways Dept., Greenwich Vehicle Record Card
by01/01/1938 Allocated to LT Electrical ( T&T) Unknown Allocated 'North' as Tower Wagon KR CD List
01/08/1940 Delicensed and transferred LT n/a Rye Lane PW Depot u ex North Division LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
08/06/1942 Transferred (unlicensed) LT n/a Walthamstow, Ferry Lane (ex AEC) u ex Rye Lane (via Bull Yard) (unlicensed) LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
18/09/1944 Transferred (unlicensed) LT n/a Acton Tram Depot u ex Walthamstow LT Variation Sheets
14/05/1946 Sold LT n/a n/a ex Walthamstow (unlicensed). Sold without tower. Non-contiguous LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
Notes ?This section contains notes that users have added about this vehicle.
8 notes about this vehicle have been posted, shown below with the most recent first.
Note Posted by On
The VRC is at variance with the Advice book by not stating that the tower body was removed before sale. Indeed it would have been surplus if retained. Clive G 24/07/2023
Petrol cost £270 (1936) 24.3hp Ray 12/05/2023
Body & Tower built by Eagle Engineering, Warwick 1935 (JCG Notes) Ray 22/12/2021
Photo at https://www.flickr.com/photos/broadwayclive/51147394327 Ray 18/08/2021
Photo as 189 in 'The Final Chapter' was taken at the old AEC works in Ferry Lane. A better print of this photo shows a Taylor Walker sign in the right back ground that would be appropriate for the Royal Standard public house on the corner with Blackhorse Road. Also visible in the shed to the left is one of the AEC Mercury tower wagons,identifiable with enhancement as 196 (aka 84Q), which was delivered 2 months later in 8/36. That was allocated to Stonebridge Park till 1959 so the only time these were likely to be together is when being commissioned for service. Clive G 29/04/2021
Photo in 'The Final Chapter' (Bowden) Ray 10/01/2017
Photograph in SUP15 (LOTS1978) Ray 28/02/2009
Ex NS1961. Previous number 189 Thomas Young 19/02/2009
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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).
No licensing data has been captured yet.
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 1 time, as detailed below.
Date Summary Edited by Public?
14/04/2012 Improved date out Thomas Young Y