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.
408W	GK5496	AEC Regal 6 1/2-ton Open Lorry	Heavy Lorry	662752	9146

Licence on:	?
Into stock:	18/07/1939
From:	AEC chassis ex coach T256
Out of stock:	27/04/1962 (Life: 22.78 years)
Disposal:	W Norths (PV) Ltd, Leeds
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:	Green
Operator:	LT
Status:	Withdrawn
Allocation:	n/a
Added to LTSV:	01/09/2005 by Thomas Young
Last edited:	08/03/2024 ?This is the date of the most recent edit. To see details of all edits, scroll to the bottom of the page.

Photos

2 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
2 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.
01/10/1961	Shepherd's Bush Green	-	Ray
24/03/1945	Chiswick Works	Noted by Alan Cross on area between buildings west of the canteen.	(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.
20 history entries have been added, shown below in date order (oldest first).

Date	Event	Operator	Department	Location	Status	Notes	Source
01/1931	New into stock	LGOC	?	Addlestone Garage		ex AEC (as T-type coach) to Green Line	Estimate
01/07/1933	Change of Operator	LT	Country Buses & Coaches			To L.P.T.B.	Observations
18/07/1939	Converted and renumbered	LT	Chief Mechanical Engineer (Railways)	Unknown	u	Converted from bus chassis (ex T256) to lorry. VRC agrees date	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
18/07/1939	withdrawn as coach	LT	?	East Grinstead Garage			Ian's Bus Stop/London Bus File 1933-39 (S/Deckers)
19/07/1939	Transferred	LT	?	Unknown		to Transport Engineering Co., Old Kent Road for conversion	The London 'T' types
01/09/1939	Licensed	LT	Chief Mechanical Engineer (Railways)	Chiswick Works		VRC states Chiswick	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
13/09/1939	Transferred	LT	Chief Mechanical Engineer (Railways)	Acton Works		ex Chiswick. Replacement for 155D or 156D	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
03/05/1940	Allocated to	LT	CME (Railways)	Ealing Common Depot			Vehicle Record Card
02/04/1942	Transferred	LT	Rolling Stock Inspection	Chiswick Works		ex CME (Railways)	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/08/1942	Delicensed	LT	Rolling Stock Inspection	Chiswick Works	u		LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
05/11/1942	Relicensed	LT	Rolling Stock Inspection	Chiswick Works			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/08/1945	Delicensed	LT	Rolling Stock Inspection	Chiswick Works	u		LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
11/12/1945	Relicensed and transferred	LT	Chief Mechanical Engineer (Railways)	Acton Works		ex Chiswick, Rolling Stock Inspection (unlicensed). LOTS Notes show to Golders Green Depot	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
by01/11/1946	Allocated to	LT	Dept of the Chief Mech Engr (Railways) (Mech Engr)	Golders Green Depot		VRC docked at Chalk Farm	CDS Fleetlist November 1946
28/09/1949	Transferred	LT	CDS (Gp.3) Chiswick Pool	Chiswick Works		Docked at Chalk Farm	Vehicle Record Card
01/10/1951	Withdrawn	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Chiswick Works	w		LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/12/1951	Relicensed	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Chiswick Works		VRC implies transferred to Golders Green Depot (as do the LOTS Notes)	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
16/09/1954	Modified	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Chiswick Works		Petrol to Oil	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/02/1962	Delicensed	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Golders Green Depot	u	Replaced by 1219F. Non-contiguous	LT Variation Sheets
27/04/1962	Sold	LT	n/a	n/a		ex Golders Green	LT Variation Sheets

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

Note	Posted by	On
Photo at https://www.flickr.com/photos/rtw501/42243674000	Ray	11/10/2018
Converted petrol to oil 16/09/1954.	Thomas Young	08/10/2012
Photo at http://www.londontrolleybus.com/	Ray	05/10/2012
Photograph in 'London Transport Service Vehicles' (Capital Transport)	Ray	27/02/2009
Photograph in 'London Transport Buses & Coaches 1957' (Hambley)	Ray	24/02/2009
Ex T256	Thomas Young	19/02/2009

Documents ?This section contains scans of official documents that relate to this vehicle.
7 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).
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 6 times, as listed below (most recent edits first).

Date	Summary	Edited by	Public?
08/03/2024	History Event ID 11138 edited	Ray	Y
08/03/2024	History Event ID 33122 edited	Ray	Y
08/03/2024	History Event ID 27308 edited	Ray	Y
08/03/2024	Update LOTS Notes	Ray	Y
25/11/2012	Improved date out	Thomas Young	Y
15/04/2012	Improved date in	Thomas Young	Y