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| This posed shot was probably taken at Chiswick Works in mid-1948. 747P was an AEC Matador acquired from War Department in late 1947, when it was just a couple of years old. It was sent to Metro Coach Building of Hayes in March 1948 for alterations, returning to Chiswick in June and entering service at West Ham in September. There are two notable aspects to this photo. Firstly, the crane at the back has been rotated through 180 degrees. I didn't even know that these parts could be turned, and the position of the spare wheel mounted on the rear would appear to foul rotation. The second oddity is the plain panel fitted over the rear wheel. This feature was retained on 747P throughout its almost 30 years with LT, although all of the other LT Matadors had conventional wheelarch panels here. |
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20012 |
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c.1948 |
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17/04/2021 |
