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| Photographer / Copyright: Clive Greedus collection Images should not be reused without permission. Date added to site:12/04/21 | ||
| Details: Here is another very interesting photo that has emerged recently. It shows a solid-tyred AEC lorry marked as a Dalston Garage Breakdown Tender and being used (most likely) for an exercise at righting a bus that had fallen over, possibly at Chiswick Works. Ropes have been attached to the front of the chassis, and also wound around a capstan fitted to the rear axle. The rear has been propped-up, lifting the wheels clear of the ground and allowing the vehicle to be used as a powered winch. The vehicle is thought to be an AEC Tylor (or Tyler depending on your source) that was bought in 1919. Although the details have not yet been added to the database, I do have a copy of the Vehicle Record Card for this lorry. Registered as LU8031, it actually operated on trade plate 066LA until 1937, then on 015GH until it was withdrawn in 1938. It was allocated to various garages, including Dalston from May 1919 until February 1924 and again from April 1925 (although it might be 1935) until withdrawal. The card states that a glass windscreen was fitted in June 1931 and this (along with the buses visible in the background) suggests that the photo was taken in the 1930s. The lorry was sold in 1938 and hence was never allocated a fleetnumber in the new series. Note that the bodywork appears to have dropside doors with lettering to indicate which equipment can be found inside each. | ||
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