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Details: Another photo of 2474M, again by James, and again being shown more for the trailer than the lorry itself. Taken at the Dagenham Motors premises in Hayes on 19th December 2004, 2474M had by this time gained Tube Lines logos. The trailer is Crane Fruehauf single-axle step-frame CT39, new in 1984 in grey livery. As a photo added last week shows, this originally had removable side panels around the lower flatbed section. CT39 was taken out of use by early 2006 and was dumped at Acton Works for a few years before being sold in 2009, thus outliving 2474M by one year. The question now is why a Mercedes lorry was visiting Dagenham Motors, which specialised (unsurprisingly) in Ford vehicles. The Hayes premises were adjacent to the GW mainline and the yard could be seen from passing trains. It often contained a service vehicle or two, though it is not known if they were an actual supplier to the central fleet. It could be that vehicles were taken here for repairs and/or MOT, and indeed one-year old Transit van 5591F was also present on this date. So, could it be that 2474M and CT39 had been used to bring a broken-down van here for repairs? Perhaps, though CT39 lacked the rear ramps found on larger T60.

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