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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.
1279LD ALM842B Leyland Titan PD3A/1 Railway Breakdown Tender Heavy Lorry L00472 M11

Licence on: ?/04/1964
Into stock: 27/01/1964
From: Mann Egerton
Out of stock: 05/01/1981 (Life: 16.94 years)
Disposal: British Car Auctions, Enfield
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: Red
Operator: LT
Status: Preserved
Allocation: n/a
Added to LTSV: 01/09/2005 by Thomas Young
Last edited: 08/07/2018 ?This is the date of the most recent edit. To see details of all edits, scroll to the bottom of the page.
Photos
11 photos of this vehicle have been published, shown below in order of date taken (oldest first).
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There may be references to other photos in the Notes section further down this page.
Sightings
11 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.
30/07/2023 Worthing Bus Rally abgen
10/04/1994 Cobham Cobham Museum Rally Damon
04/04/1993 Walton Apps Court Farm. Cobham Museum Rally Damon
14/06/1992 Beddington Farm Garage Public Open Day at London and Country garage Damon
03/05/1992 Brighton Madeira Drive. HCVC Rally. Damon
12/04/1992 Walton Apps Court Farm. Cobham Museum Rally Damon
23/03/1980 Cricklewood Garage Malcolm Conway
20/06/1979 ? Steve Howard
25/03/1969 Neasden Depot Clive G
15/02/1965 Neasden Depot - Ray
25/06/1964 Neasden Depot Clive G
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.
12 history entries have been added, shown below in date order (oldest first).
Date Event Operator Department Location Status Notes Source
27/01/1964 New into stock LT n/a Works u ex Mann Egerton LT Variation Sheets
19/03/1964 Transferred (unlicensed) LT Chief Mechanical Engineer (Railways) (Gp.1) Neasden Depot u ex Works LT Variation Sheets
01/04/1964 Change of registration LT n/a Neasden Depot From 577EYU to ALM842B LT Variation Sheets
01/04/1964 Licensed LT Chief Mechanical Engineer (Railways) (Gp.1) Neasden Depot LT Variation Sheets
by01/09/1972 Allocated to LT Mechanical Engineer (Running - Railways) (Gp.1) Neasden Depot Docked at Stockwell LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
by01/01/1974 Allocated to LT Mechanical Engineer (Running - Railways) (Gp.1) Neasden Depot Docked at Stockwell LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
by01/10/1975 Allocated to LT Mechanical Engineer (Running - Railways) (Gp.1) Neasden Depot LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
30/03/1978 Delicensed LT Chief Mechanical Engineer (Railways) Neasden Depot u LT Variation Sheets
by05/1978 Allocated to LT Mechanical Engineer (Railways) (Gp.1) Neasden Depot Docked at Stockwell LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
06/06/1978 Relicensed LT Chief Mechanical Engineer (Railways) (Gp.1) Neasden Depot LT Variation Sheets
24/11/1980 Transferred and delicensed LT n/a Works u ex Neasden, Chief Mechanical Engineer (Railways) (Gp.1) LT Variation Sheets
05/01/1981 Sold LT n/a n/a ex Works LT Variation Sheets
Notes ?This section contains notes that users have added about this vehicle.
9 notes about this vehicle have been posted, shown below with the most recent first.
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1279LD is now being restored by Southern Transit near Pulborough for their future visitor centre. Clive G 22/10/2022
Photo at https://www.flickr.com/photos/130375827@N03/24325782330/ Ray 25/04/2021
SORN in place (@ 8/7/2018) Ray 08/07/2018
Photo at https://www.flickr.com/photos/andytakersdad/2263109798 Ray 14/04/2018
Initially to be registered 577EYU, changed to ALM842B 01/04/1964. Thomas Young 28/11/2012
Photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/solenteer/5453721263/ Ray 09/02/2012
Photograph at http://www.flickr.com/photos/23875695@N06/4162934997/in/set-72157623861822811/ Ray 24/07/2010
Photograph in 'London Transport Service Vehicles' (Capital Transport) Ray 27/02/2009
Photograph in SUP15B Ray 27/02/2009
Documents ?This section contains scans of official documents that relate to this vehicle.
8 documents relating to this vehicle have been published. Shown below in date order (oldest first). Hover over a document to see more details.
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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 3 times, as listed below (most recent edits first).
Date Summary Edited by Public?
08/07/2018 Licensing date/s updated Ray Y
11/02/2014 Improved date out Thomas Young Y
28/11/2012 Improved date in Thomas Young Y