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Details: Somewhat surprisingly, I only have photos of two of the four Thames Trader tree loppers inherited by LCBS from LT in 1970, even though they remained in use until 1979. The date, location and photographer of this view of 1242F are not known. 1242F was based variously at Garston and St Albans garages, covering the north-west quadrant of the country area. A Leyland National bus in Green Line livery is visible on the left, while the bus destination blinds on the right include one that appears to show 'Durrants Farm Est'. This location was either at Croxley Green or at Berkhamsted, so that does not really help identify the garage. I had always assumed that bus wheels and lorry wheels were all generally the same size. However, the wheels on this Thames Trader are noticeably smaller than the loose wheels nearby. The latter are presumably off a bus of some sort.

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