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| M501AVV Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:17. | Sun 12/10/2008, 21:49 |
| Modelling Millys I found a page about building a model LT AEC Militant recovery truck, which may be of interest. It is at http://www.worldwidemodelbuses.com/reviews/ABS_Militant.htm. | Sun 12/10/2008, 15:53 |
| B221PFX Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:18. | Thu 09/10/2008, 19:58 |
| F686FWA F686FMA was first registered 8/9/1988 and de-licensed 7/7/2002. No trace of F686FWA! Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:18. | Thu 09/10/2008, 19:55 |
| E197MYL Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:20. | Thu 09/10/2008, 19:53 |
| D221PVM Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:24. | Thu 09/10/2008, 19:52 |
| K853MGT Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:24. | Thu 09/10/2008, 13:33 |
| K203EKW Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:25. | Thu 09/10/2008, 13:29 |
| J415UTW Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:25. | Thu 09/10/2008, 13:28 |
| J726YWA Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:28. | Thu 09/10/2008, 13:27 |
| K852AOX Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:29. | Thu 09/10/2008, 13:25 |
| K865AUK Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:29. | Thu 09/10/2008, 13:24 |
| K119BSG Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:30. | Thu 09/10/2008, 13:23 |
| K133BSG Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:30. | Thu 09/10/2008, 13:22 |
| K814CTF Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:31. | Thu 09/10/2008, 13:21 |
| K712KWP Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:31. | Thu 09/10/2008, 13:19 |
| K982FTW Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:39. | Thu 09/10/2008, 13:19 |
| K28XEG Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:40. | Thu 09/10/2008, 13:16 |
| K787NGK Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:40. | Thu 09/10/2008, 13:13 |
| L422AFB Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:41. | Thu 09/10/2008, 08:45 |
| L421AFB Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:42. | Thu 09/10/2008, 08:44 |
| J380PRX Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:46. | Thu 09/10/2008, 08:21 |
| J525RKX Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:47. | Thu 09/10/2008, 08:13 |
| J417LLK Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:47. | Thu 09/10/2008, 08:09 |
| J884KLR Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:48. | Thu 09/10/2008, 08:08 |
| H49YYF Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:51. | Thu 09/10/2008, 08:04 |
| H832YHU Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:52. | Thu 09/10/2008, 08:04 |
| J453ERA Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:52. | Thu 09/10/2008, 07:59 |
| J964NLL Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:53. | Thu 09/10/2008, 07:56 |
| J439NFW Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:53. | Thu 09/10/2008, 07:55 |
| H908KDU Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 13:54. | Wed 08/10/2008, 15:11 |
| H452GHK Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 17:28. | Wed 08/10/2008, 15:07 |
| H743GLW Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 17:28. | Wed 08/10/2008, 15:02 |
| H477XYW Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 17:29. | Wed 08/10/2008, 14:59 |
| H167WYW Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 17:29. | Wed 08/10/2008, 14:58 |
| H865TWJ Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 17:30. | Wed 08/10/2008, 14:56 |
| H319NOO Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 17:30. | Wed 08/10/2008, 14:55 |
| H315NOO Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 17:31. | Wed 08/10/2008, 14:54 |
| H251NOO Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 17:32. | Wed 08/10/2008, 14:53 |
| H67KWC Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 17:32. | Wed 08/10/2008, 14:53 |
| H36GPP Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 17:33. | Wed 08/10/2008, 14:51 |
| H812GNM Note: Posting edited by Ray, 12/03/09, 10:06. | Wed 08/10/2008, 14:49 |
| H742GLW Note: Posting edited by Ray, 12/03/09, 10:07. | Wed 08/10/2008, 14:48 |
| P183GME Note: Posting edited by Ray, 12/03/09, 10:07. | Fri 03/10/2008, 14:43 |
| LD03AEW Note: Posting edited by Ray, 11/05/09, 21:13. | Fri 03/10/2008, 14:40 |
| Y733HBB Note: Posting edited by Ray, 12/03/09, 10:08. | Wed 01/10/2008, 17:17 |
| My new website It seemed appropriate to launch my new website on the 1st October but it has sneaked on a couple of hours early! The subject matter may be of interest to some of you. It's all about railway wagons, both real and virtual. The URL of http://www.ltsv.com will be familiar.... Note: Posting edited by Thomas Young, 30/09/08, 22:24. | Tue 30/09/2008, 22:24 |
| VLT194/283 LOTS Review of 1990 reports these two 'new' vehicles. Does anybody know their former identities? Note: Posting edited by Ray, 29/09/08, 13:11. | Mon 29/09/2008, 11:21 |
| R952FOW Note: Posting edited by Ray, 12/03/09, 10:09. | Fri 19/09/2008, 08:31 |
| R857WAM Note: Posting edited by Ray, 12/03/09, 10:09. | Fri 19/09/2008, 08:13 |
| R83BOC Note: Posting edited by Ray, 12/03/09, 10:09. | Fri 19/09/2008, 08:12 |
| R949FFM Note: Posting edited by Ray, 12/03/09, 10:10. | Fri 19/09/2008, 08:09 |
| S574ADV Note: Posting edited by Ray, 12/03/09, 10:10. | Fri 19/09/2008, 08:07 |
| R275BRJ Note: Posting edited by Ray, 12/03/09, 10:11. | Wed 17/09/2008, 09:10 |
| S819JRO Note: Posting edited by Ray, 12/03/09, 10:11. | Wed 17/09/2008, 09:06 |
| R538UOT Note: Posting edited by Ray, 12/03/09, 10:12. | Wed 17/09/2008, 09:05 |
| R464TGF Note: Posting edited by Ray, 12/03/09, 10:12. | Wed 17/09/2008, 09:04 |
| 84 Eccleston Square The Customer Services section moved last week to 4th Floor, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, SE1 (opposite Southwark Tube). Some SV's have been seen visiting Eccleston Square (mail runs) and no doubt these will now run to Blackfriars Road. Both have basement car parks however, so any vehicles allocated will remain difficult to see (at either venue). | Tue 16/09/2008, 22:09 |
| R761OCU Note: Posting edited by Ray, 12/03/09, 10:13. | Tue 16/09/2008, 22:01 |
| W603NAE Note: Posting edited by Ray, 12/03/09, 10:14. | Tue 16/09/2008, 21:23 |
| N518JGK Note: Posting edited by Ray, 12/03/09, 10:14. | Tue 16/09/2008, 14:43 |
| J525RKX Note: Posting edited by Ray, 12/03/09, 10:15. | Tue 16/09/2008, 14:42 |
| F488AVF Note: Posting edited by Ray, 12/03/09, 10:15. | Tue 16/09/2008, 14:41 |
| L955LHK Note: Posting edited by Ray, 12/03/09, 10:16. | Tue 16/09/2008, 08:06 |
| M962OHP First registered 28/6/1995 it was last licensed to 30/6/2006. | Tue 16/09/2008, 08:02 |
| M538KDW First registered 20/1/1995, it was delicensed 28/11/2007. | Tue 16/09/2008, 08:01 |
| M581YGF First registered 1/8/1994 the license expired 31/3/2007. | Tue 16/09/2008, 07:56 |
| L144NMY This white Ford was first registered 14/3/1994 and the license expired 28/2/2002. | Mon 15/09/2008, 22:06 |
| M207TCW This white Ford was first registered 1/12/1994 and delicensed 27/5/2004. | Mon 15/09/2008, 21:59 |
| E360XWB First registered 14/1/1998, it was last licensed to 31/10/2003 as yellow in colour. Note: Posting edited by Ray, 17/01/09, 21:20. | Mon 15/09/2008, 21:56 |
| F458NFG This 1608cc white Ford was first registered 30/6/1989 and was delicensed 24/01/2006. | Mon 15/09/2008, 21:53 |
| W603NAE This 1796cc red Vauxhall was first registered 6/6/2000 and is (currently) licensed to 31/5/2009 (updated) Note: Posting edited by Ray, 12/01/09, 21:15. | Mon 15/09/2008, 21:51 |
| R275BRJ First registered 11/2/98 the license on this white van expired 29/2/2004 | Mon 15/09/2008, 21:46 |
| E415ATN First registered 1/8/1987, the license on this white van expired 31/7/2002. | Mon 15/09/2008, 21:44 |
| Fate of LS334 LS334 (aka The Hulk) has now departed from Acton lorry yard. To see where it ended up, take a look here: http://keith-billingsley.fotopic.net/c1467678.html. | Thu 11/09/2008, 11:22 |
| M998XSL First registered 6/3/1995 this vehicle is (currently) licensed to 31/5/2009 so was not a total write-off. | Tue 09/09/2008, 19:12 |
| N518JGK Note: Posting edited by Ray, 11/05/09, 21:14. | Tue 09/09/2008, 18:45 |
| N875KGN This 1700cc red Vauxhall first registered 20/12/1995 is (currently) registered to 31/1/2009. Any other details available? | Tue 09/09/2008, 18:39 |
| Land Rover A184UUN LOTS Review of 1986 (p.60) quotes 'An unusual replacement was that of 3029LR by the un-numbered A184UNN in a rather colourful light blue and cream livery'. Any further details out there? | Fri 29/08/2008, 13:41 |
| Fancy a pint? A few of us are meeting up in a central London pub on the evening of Monday 18th August. If you would like to come along, please e-mail me for the details. Cheers! Tom | Mon 11/08/2008, 22:48 |
| Metrobus Clear Out Note: Posting edited by Ray, 07/03/09, 17:23. | Mon 11/08/2008, 16:03 |
| Fed up with the F-word? Note Gordon's show on 22nd July 08 has him cooking breakfast for an ERU team. It is bac-on Friday and may be eggstra special. Note: Posting edited by Ray, 15/07/08, 22:07. | Mon 14/07/2008, 17:02 |
| LTSVplus on mobiles Hi there. Has anyone tried using LTSVplus on an interet-capable mobile phone or other portable device? Is there any demand for customised pages for smaller screens? | Sun 13/07/2008, 22:17 |
| More NEW models from Base Toys Just found out that Base Toys have some new service vehicles on the way. There's a Ford D series dropside truck in LCBS/NBC green, a Leyland Hippo tipper in LT green and a AEC Mercury dropside with LT green cab and silver body. Note: Posting edited by Damon, 19/08/08, 01:13. | Fri 11/07/2008, 11:24 |
| Paging Steve Warman Can you please e-mail me ref KJ06JWH. I can't seem to get through on the address I have. Cheers. Tom. | Mon 09/06/2008, 22:37 |
| 89Q at Brighton today 89Q made a rare trip out from Acton today to join the London - Brighton run. As is usual its occupants rapidly diembarked and then stood in front of it for nearly an hour after arrival to the frustration of photographers. Good to see the old girl out in the fresh air. | Sun 04/05/2008, 17:51 |
| Creative Master do an IRU Planned for a July 2008 release is a 1:76 diecast model of Incident Response Unit van 6351M. The earlier MB Sprinter vans in the CMNL range were of the long wheelbase variety so it remains to be seen if a compromise is produced. Good news either way. | Wed 30/04/2008, 20:48 |
| How many SVs with Travel London? According to an official list and recent sightings, Travel London have no fewer than 81 service vehicles in stock, although some are out of use. This must be some kind of record. They also now have an ex Metronet Ford Transit (5479F) to join their ex Metroline Citroen Berlingo. | Wed 16/04/2008, 21:50 |
| Sullivan Buses Their van Y437TDO is numbered 437F. There is a photo on their new website. | Thu 10/04/2008, 16:04 |
| East Grinstead The Timebus website states that 581J (ex RLH44) is due to attend the East Grinstead running day on 27th April 2008. See you there. | Sat 05/04/2008, 14:32 |
| A puzzle over 6373V A white Combo with this number was seen several times at the Vauxhall dealership in November 2007 with reg LN57UMB. This was never seen in service. In March 2008 a white/blue Combo was seen at the same location with reg LT08NXE. Not certain if it was numberless at the time but later in the month it was seen carrying 6373V. However, reg LN57UMB is not listed on the DVLA database. I have taken the decision that there is only one SV numbered 6373V, and that the vehicle registered LN57UMB was either written off before licensing and replaced by LT08NXE or it was held back and became LT08NXE. | Fri 28/03/2008, 22:34 |
| Go-Ahead Volvo recovery truck VLT46, the Volvo FM12 recovery truck bought by the Go-Ahead group and based at London General's Putney garage, has not been reported since February 2007. Does anyone know if it has been disposed of? Or does anyone recall seeing it after this date? | Sun 16/03/2008, 22:22 |
| Infrastructure vehicles It seems the 5668VW batch is allocated to bases which have now have Infrastructure cars (except 5672VW, which has not been seen at Kingston lately anyway). | Thu 06/03/2008, 16:41 |
| The other 6137V There are two Astra vans numbered 6137V. I bet one of them should be 6139V! | Sat 01/03/2008, 17:42 |
| Trailer CT32 mystery As we know, step-frame trailer CT32 has not carried a number since it lost its headboard (see picture). However, there is a part of it in the yard at Acton Works, visible from Bollo Lane. It is sitting on top of a container at the back, close to the dead LS (and CT39, the other step-frame trailer) and carries the number on a plate. HOWEVER, this is not the headboard. It is a section of deck about 6 foot square, that looks very like the section over the coupling. I thought this might mean that CT32 was scrapped, but I then saw a Crane Freuhauf step-frame trailer five minutes later coming past Acton Town station behind 2580M, which must have been CT32. Could it be that CT32 has had major surgery or is there another explanation? Note: Posting edited by Thomas Young, 01/03/08, 16:58. | Sat 01/03/2008, 16:56 |
| LBSL Transits 5578F-5589F Only 6 of these have been reported as active so far this year (79/82/83/86/88 and 89). These are likely to be seen off by the flood of new IRUs. | Mon 18/02/2008, 20:30 |
| LTSVplus going strong into 2008 I'm not sure what we will reach first, 8000 vehicles or 20,000 sightings! Thank you to all contributors. | Mon 18/02/2008, 20:26 |
| Zafiras in 2008 At least three of the LBSL Zafiras made it into 2008, namely 5562V, 5565V and 5573V. I remember that the arrival of this batch in late 2003 was one of the first news items on the original LTSV web site. | Sat 16/02/2008, 23:47 |
| Losing Focus The only LBSL Ford Focus Estates to be reported in use in 2008 are 5293F and 5297F. A six year stay is not bad for leased SVs! | Sat 16/02/2008, 23:44 |
| How many IRUs will there be? The number range now spans 6347M to 6370M, suggesting at least 24 of these vans are expected. Ray speculated that these may be to replace the 5578F-5589F batch of Transits plus the 5668VW-5678VW/5781VW batch of Transporters, these totalling 24 vehicles. The VWs are however only just coming up to 3 years old, so I would think that any remaining Zafiras or Focus Estates would be replaced first. Orpington Station has 2 or 3 of the VWs so this might be a location to watch. Can I ask for any sightings of Zafiras, Focus Estates or Transits to be reported so that disposal dates can be estimated. | Fri 08/02/2008, 23:30 |
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