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.
421W	GH8004	AEC Regal 6 1/2-ton Low Dropside Lorry with Tow-Bar	Heavy Lorry	662524	9162

Licence on:	?
Into stock:	01/03/1940
From:	AEC chassis from coach T178
Out of stock:	27/04/1962 (Life: 22.15 years)
Disposal:	W Norths (PV) Ltd, Leeds
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:	Green
Operator:	LT
Status:	Withdrawn
Allocation:	n/a
Added to LTSV:	01/09/2005 by Thomas Young
Last edited:	09/03/2024 ?This is the date of the most recent edit. To see details of all edits, scroll to the bottom of the page.

Photos

1 photo of this vehicle has been published.

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

Sightings
2 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.
11/10/1961	Fulham Broadway	-	Ray
01/01/1960	-	Approximate date	Bighat

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.
19 history entries have been added, shown below in date order (oldest first).

Date	Event	Operator	Department	Location	Status	Notes	Source
1930	New into stock	LGOC	?	Unknown		ex AEC (as T-type coach) to Green Line	Estimate
01/07/1933	Change of Operator	LT	Country Buses & Coaches			To L.P.T.B.	Observations
01/03/1940	Converted and renumbered	LT	Chief Engineer (Building Department)	Chiswick Works		ex bus chassis (T178) rebuilt as towing lorry. VRC states to Parsons Green	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/03/1940	withdrawn as coach	LT	?	Romford (London Road) Garage		see entry above	Ian's Bus Stop/London Bus File 1933-39 (S/Deckers)
02/03/1940	Transferred	LT	Building Department	Parsons Green Works			LOTS Notes
c.08/02/1941	Garaged	LT	Engineer in Chief - Building Department	Stamford Brook Garage		Garaged here between 5pm and 8am (no dates)	Vehicle Record Card
01/03/1946	Delicensed	LT	Building Department	Parsons Green Works	u	VRC states at Parsons Green	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
25/03/1946	Relicensed	LT	Building Department	Parsons Green Works		ex Parsons Green, Building Department (unlicensed)	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
by01/11/1946	Allocated to	LT	Dept of the Chief Engr (Works & Building Engineer)	Parsons Green Works		VRC: Docked at Chelverton Road	CDS Fleetlist November 1946
05/10/1949	Allocated to	LT	CDS (Gp.3) pool	Parsons Green Works		Docked at Riverside	Vehicle Record Card
30/03/1951	Withdrawn	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Parsons Green Works	w		LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/06/1951	Relicensed	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Parsons Green Works			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
12/08/1954	Modified	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Parsons Green Works		Petrol to Oil. VRC states 13/8/1954	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/07/1955	Withdrawn	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Parsons Green Works	w		LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/10/1955	Relicensed	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Parsons Green Works			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
10/08/1961	Change of body	LT	n/a	Chiswick Works		Body 9162 off (to 420W), body 9161 on (ex 420W)	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/09/1961	Delicensed and transferred	LT	Stored	Chiswick Works	u	ex Parsons Green. Replaced by 1177F or 1179F	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
07/03/1962	Transferred (unlicensed)	LT	Reserve	Aldenham Works	u	ex Chiswick, CDS (Gp.3)	LT Variation Sheets
27/04/1962	Sold	LT	n/a	n/a		ex Aldenham, Reserve	LT Variation Sheets

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

Note	Posted by	On
Pulls a trailer (JCG Notes)	Ray	22/12/2021
Photo at https://www.flickr.com/photos/rtw501/46499263954	Ray	02/06/2021
Licensed to tow	Ray	11/07/2020
Photo at https://www.flickr.com/photos/rtw501/16054684663	Ray	31/03/2015
Converted petrol to oil 12/08/1954.	Ray	16/03/2010
Photograph in 'London Bus Garages since 1948' (Ian Allan)	Ray	26/02/2009
Photograph in 'London Transport Buses & Coaches 1953' (Hambley)	Ray	24/02/2009
Ex T178. Rebodied 10/08/1961 with body number 9161 off 420W.	Thomas Young	19/02/2009

Documents ?This section contains scans of official documents that relate to this vehicle.
9 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 6 times, as listed below (most recent edits first).

Date	Summary	Edited by	Public?
09/03/2024	History Event ID 16353 edited	Ray	Y
09/03/2024	History Event ID 33194 edited	Ray	Y
09/03/2024	Update LOTS Notes	Ray	Y
24/04/2023	Description changed from Dropside Towing Lorry to Low Dropside Lorry with Tow-Bar	Thomas Young	Y
25/11/2012	Improved date out	Thomas Young	Y
13/04/2012	Improved date in	Thomas Young	Y