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.
420W	GF588	AEC Regal 6 1/2-ton Low Dropside Lorry with Tow-Bar	Heavy Lorry	662505	9161

Licence on:	?
Into stock:	24/02/1940
From:	AEC chassis from coach T158
Out of stock:	11/09/1961 (Life: 21.55 years)
Disposal:	Passenger Vehicle Traders, Fulham
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Status:	Withdrawn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:	09/03/2024 ?This is the date of the most recent edit. To see details of all edits, scroll to the bottom of the page.

Photos

1 photo of this vehicle has been published.

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.
05/06/1960	Parsons Green Works	-	Ray
01/01/1960	-	Approximate date	Bighat

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

Date	Event	Operator	Department	Location	Status	Notes	Source
1930	New into stock	LGOC	?	Watford Leavesden Road Garage		ex AEC (as T-type coach) to Green Line	Estimate
01/07/1933	Change of Operator	LT	n/a			To L.P.T.B.	Observations
24/02/1940	Converted and renumbered	LT	Chief Engineer (Building Department)	Chiswick Works		ex bus chassis (T159) converted to lorry, VRC states to Parsons Green	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
25/02/1940	withdrawn as coach	LT	?	Romford (London Road) Garage		see entry above	Ian's Bus Stop/London Bus File 1933-39 (S/Deckers)
03/05/1940	Allocated to	LT	Engineer in Chief - Building Department	Parsons Green Works			Vehicle Record Card
c.08/02/1941	Garaged	LT	Engineer in Chief - Building Department	Chiswick (Stamford Brook) Garage		Garaged here between 5pm and 8am (no dates)	Vehicle Record Card
01/08/1945	Delicensed	LT	Building Department	Parsons Green Works	u	Non-contiguous. VRC states at Parsons Green	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/11/1945	Relicensed	LT	n/a	Parsons Green Works		ex Parsons Green (unlicensed)	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
by01/11/1946	Allocated to	LT	Dept of the Chief Engr (Works & Building Engineer)	Parsons Green Works		VRC: Docked at Chelverton Road	CDS Fleetlist November 1946
05/10/1949	Allocated to	LT	CDS (Gp.3) pool	Parsons Green Works		Docked at Riverside	Vehicle Record Card
21/04/1950	Modified	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Parsons Green Works		Petrol to Oil	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
12/04/1951	Transferred	LT	Pool	Chiswick Works		ex Parsons Green, CDS Gp.3	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
05/06/1951	Transferred	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Parsons Green Works		ex Chiswick Pool	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/01/1952	Withdrawn and transferred	LT	n/a	Aldenham Works	w	ex Parsons Green, CDS Gp.3	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
04/03/1952	Relicensed and transferred	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Parsons Green Works		ex Aldenham	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
19/04/1955	Withdrawn	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Parsons Green Works	w		LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
15/06/1955	Relicensed	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Parsons Green Works			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/10/1958	Delicensed	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Parsons Green Works	u		LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
12/11/1958	Relicensed	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Parsons Green Works			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/07/1961	Delicensed	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Parsons Green Works	u		LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
10/08/1961	Change of body	LT	n/a	Unknown		Body 9161 off (to 421W), body 9162 on (ex 421W)	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
11/09/1961	Sold	LT	n/a	n/a		ex Parsons Green	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book

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
Pulls a trailer (JCG Notes)	Ray	22/12/2021
Licensed to tow	Ray	11/07/2020
Photograph at http://www.londontrolleybus.com/	Ray	18/04/2010
Photograph in 'London Transport Service Vehicles' (Capital Transport)	Ray	27/02/2009
Photograph in 'London Transport Buses & Coaches 1956' (Hambley)	Ray	24/02/2009
Ex T159. Rebodied 10/08/1961 with body number 9162 off 421W.	Thomas Young	19/02/2009

Documents ?This section contains scans of official documents that relate to this vehicle.
10 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 5 times, as listed below (most recent edits first).

Date	Summary	Edited by	Public?
09/03/2024	History Event ID 32996 edited	Ray	Y
09/03/2024	Update LOTS Notes	Ray	Y
24/04/2023	Description changed from Dropside Towing Lorry to Low Dropside Lorry with Tow-Bar	Thomas Young	Y
25/11/2012	Improved date out	Thomas Young	Y
13/04/2012	Improved date in	Thomas Young	Y