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.
453W	GH3883	AEC Regal 6 1/2-ton Open Lorry	Heavy Lorry	662518	9178

Licence on:	?
Into stock:	20/09/1940
From:	AEC chassis ex coach T172
Out of stock:	16/08/1960 (Life: 19.90 years)
Disposal:	Vehicle and Plant Supply Co, Southall
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Status:	Withdrawn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:	11/03/2024 ?This is the date of the most recent edit. To see details of all edits, scroll to the bottom of the page.

Photos

No photos of this vehicle have been published.
There may be references to other photos in the Notes section further down this page.

Sightings
3 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.
11/02/1960	Canning Town	-	Ray
01/01/1960	-	Approximate date	Bighat
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
1930	New into stock	LGOC	?	Hitchin 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
20/09/1940	withdrawn as coach	LT	?	Romford (London Road) Garage			Ian's Bus Stop/London Bus File 1933-39 (S/Deckers)
20/09/1940	Converted and renumbered	LT	Rolling Stock Inspection Section	Chiswick Works	u	ex Country bus chassis (ex T172) to unlicensed lorry	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/07/1941	Licensed	LT	Rolling Stock Inspection	Chiswick Works			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
15/12/1942	Modified	LT	Rolling Stock Inspection	Chiswick Works		Licensed to draw trailer	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
by01/11/1946	Allocated to	LT	Dept of the CME (Road Servs) Misc Vehicle Pool	Chiswick Works		VRC: Docked at Riverside (c.9/1949)	CDS Fleetlist November 1946
28/09/1949	Transferred	LT	n/a	Wood Lane		ex Chiswick	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
13/10/1949	Returned to dealer	LT	?	Unknown		to John Chalmers (W&T)	Vehicle Record Card
20/10/1949	Withdrawn	LT	CDS (Gp.3) pool	Chiswick Works		Contradicts movement of 28/09/1949	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
09/12/1949	Retaken into stock	LT	CDS (Gp.3) pool	Chiswick Works	u	ex John Chalmers	Vehicle Record Card
18/01/1950	Relicensed	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Chiswick Works			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/01/1952	Withdrawn and transferred	LT	n/a	Reigate Garage	w	ex Chiswick, CDS Gp.3	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
25/03/1952	Relicensed and transferred	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Chiswick Works		ex Reigate. GTP 008GH on	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
20/06/1952	Transferred	LT	n/a	Romford (London Road) Garage		ex Chiswick, CDS Gp.3. GTP 008GH. VRC: Docked at Romford from 16/6/1952	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
25/08/1954	Modified	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Romford (London Road) Garage		Petrol to Oil	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/03/1960	Withdrawn	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Romford (London Road) Garage	w	GTP 008GH removed (to 396W). Replaced by 407W	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
07/03/1960	Transferred (unlicensed)	LT	Stored	Chiswick Works	w	ex CDS (Gp.3)	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
15/03/1960	Transferred (unlicensed)	LT	Reserve	Chiswick Works	w	ex Chiswick, Stored	LT Variation Sheets
16/08/1960	Sold	LT	n/a	n/a		ex Chiswick	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book

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

Note	Posted by	On
Khaki later Green	Ray	11/07/2020
Licensed to tow	Ray	11/07/2020
Ex T172	Thomas Young	19/02/2009

Documents ?This section contains scans of official documents that relate to this vehicle.
9 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 4 times, as listed below (most recent edits first).

Date	Summary	Edited by	Public?
11/03/2024	History Event ID 47425 edited	Ray	Y
11/03/2024	Update LOTS Notes	Ray	Y
23/11/2012	Improved date out	Thomas Young	Y
13/04/2012	Improved date in	Thomas Young	Y