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| Bedford Midi van 2457B was caught leaving Acton Works sometime around 1990. This van was used by the London Transport research laboratory and joined the fleet in late 1986. It remained in stock until about 1998, though interestingly it was shown as being allocated to the British Transport Police at Baker Street from at least 1994. From the offside 2457B looks like a standard van, and I have no photos that show the nearside configuration. However, it is known to have had a window in its rear tail-gate door. The Bedford/Vauxhall Midi was built in Luton between 1985 and 1994 and replaced the Bedford CF van range. It was based on a Japanese design, the Isuzu Fargo, and was similar to but larger than the Bedford Rascal (which also originated in Japan as the Suzuki Super Carry). 2457B was the first of 13 Midis that joined the central fleet between 1986 and 1995, though it was the only one that was purchased, all others being leased. Smaller vehicles tended to be leased, though interestingly, 2457B turned out not to be the smallest D-prefix vehicle added to the owned fleet. A former London taxi cab D98FHM was bought in 1990 and assigned fleetnumber 2500 (without a suffix). It is believed to have been used in a covert/security role, and little else is known. |
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| Photographer: | Photo ID: | 7221 | |
| Photo date: | c.1990 | Size: | Regular |
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| Date added: | 25/08/2022 | ||