LTSV Vehicle Detail

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Main vehicle details

Number	Registration	Type	Class	Chassis No.	Body No. ? If the vehicle had two or more bodies (i.e. if it was rebodied), the body numbers (where known) are shown in chronological order. Refer to the history records for more details.
1245F	969ELR	Ford Thames Trader 5-ton Tree Lopper	Heavy Lorry	L50B855339	9976

Licence on:	?
Into stock:	16/11/1962
From:	Marshall Motor Bodies Ltd
Out of stock:	05/01/1977 (Life: 14.14 years)
Disposal:	C.M.S. (Kent), Paddock Wood
Licence off:	n/a ?This is the last recorded licence expiry date. Previous expiry dates will be shown in the Licensing History section below.

Livery:	Grey
Operator:	LT
Status:	Withdrawn
Allocation:	n/a
Added to LTSV:	01/09/2005 by Thomas Young
Last edited:	26/11/2012 ?This is the date of the most recent edit. To see details of all edits, scroll to the bottom of the page.

Photos

2 photos of this vehicle have been published, shown below in order of date taken (oldest first).

There may be references to other photos in the Notes section further down this page.

Sightings
3 sightings of this vehicle have been reported. Shown below with the most recent at the top.

Date	Place	Comments	Posted by ?If the name is in brackets, the vehicle was not seen by the person, but the sighting was added by the person.
01/08/1971	Walworth (Camberwell) Garage	-	Ray
04/04/1969	Stockwell Garage		Clive G
01/01/1965	?	Approximate date	Steve Howard

History ?This section contains details of events during the lifetime of this vehicle. These can be drawn from official documents or from observations, and will eventually cover the whole career of each vehicle.
8 history entries have been added, shown below in date order (oldest first).

Date	Event	Operator	Department	Location	Status	Notes	Source
16/11/1962	New into stock	LT	n/a	Works	u	ex Marshall Motor Bodies Ltd. Listed on 19/11/1962	LT Variation Sheets
01/01/1963	Licensed and transferred	LT	Operating Manager (CRS) (Gp.1)	Riverside (Hammersmith) Garage		ex Works. Replacement for 972J	LT Variation Sheets
by01/09/1972	Allocated to	LT	Chief Operating Manager (Buses) (Gp.1)	Riverside (Hammersmith) Garage		Docked at Stockwell	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
by01/01/1974	Allocated to	LT	Chief Operating Manager (Buses) (Gp.1)	Riverside (Hammersmith) Garage			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
by01/10/1975	Allocated to	LT	Chief Operating Manager (Buses) (Gp.1)	Riverside (Hammersmith) Garage			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
03/12/1975	Transferred	LT	Chief Operating Manager (Buses) (Gp.1)	Poplar Garage		ex Riverside, Chief Operating Manager (Buses) (Gp.1)	LT Variation Sheets
01/06/1976	Delicensed and transferred	LT	n/a	Works	u	ex Poplar, Chief Operating Manager (Buses) (Gp.1). Replaced by 1935F	LT Variation Sheets
05/01/1977	Sold	LT	n/a	n/a		ex Works	LT Variation Sheets

Notes ?This section contains notes that users have added about this vehicle.
7 notes about this vehicle have been posted, shown below with the most recent first.

Note	Posted by	On
Photo at https://heritagemachines.com/commercials/ford-thames-trader/?fbclid=IwAR2_iQNU_iqKW3uuFU3T-onhqlClspd5qNl56nJQgCeJsr53cRvkM5ZY-QI	Ray	10/05/2023
Later green	Thomas Young	11/07/2021
Photograph in 'BBF12 - LT Buses & Coaches 1963' (Ian Allan)	Ray	11/03/2009
Photograph in SUP15 (LOTS1978)	Ray	28/02/2009
Photograph in 'London Transport Service Vehicles' (Capital Transport)	Ray	27/02/2009
Photograph in LBM67	Ray	23/02/2009
Photograph in 'BBF12 - LT Buses & Coaches 1965' (Ian Allan)	Ray	23/02/2009

Documents ?This section contains scans of official documents that relate to this vehicle.
5 documents relating to this vehicle have been published. Shown below in date order (oldest first). Hover over a document to see more details.

Licensing History ?The licence expiry dates are regularly updated, with all records shown here (most recent first).
No licensing data has been captured yet.

Edits ?This section shows a description of each change that has been applied to the database entry for this vehicle.
This record has been edited 1 time, as detailed below.

Date	Summary	Edited by	Public?
26/11/2012	Improved date in	Thomas Young	Y