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James Mair
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2498F H208FLM

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07/04/2020

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Details: Through the 1960s and 1970s, London Transport had virtually standardised on Ford products for its service vehicle fleet. Indeed 255 of the 288 full-sized lorries bought during this period were made by Ford. The successful D-series design was replaced by the new Cargo range from 1981, these being built at the factory in Langley near Slough. It was natural that London Transport would take the Cargo, although a change of policy to multi-sourcing saw competing models from Bedford, Dodge, Leyland and (later) Mercedes-Benz also being bought during the 1980s. In the event, LT purchased a total of 30 Ford Cargo lorries of various configurations. The last to arrive were a pair of Cargo 1313 dropside lorries in late 1990, these being the only ones to carry LUL white/blue livery from new, and the only LT Ford Cargo lorries to remain in service into the 21st century. Another unique feature of this pair was that they were the only LT Cargo lorries to have crew cabs, the design being a little bit ungainly, with the curved rear of the normal-length cab still being visible. The bodywork featured 2-part metal dropsides and a fold-under tail-lift at the rear. To enable use of the tail-lift, the rear of the open body was split into two, side-hinged doors. Official documents show that the two lorries were bought to replace two of the earlier Dodge lorries (2314D and 2317D), and that they were based at Acton Works until their eventual withdrawal in 2002. 2498F was found parked outside White City Station on an unreported date. Production of the original Ford Cargo had ended in about 1991, the type being replaced by the Iveco EuroCargo (sometimes branded as a Ford Super Cargo), fifteen of which were have since served in the central fleet.

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