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.
743J	AUC554	AEC Regent 110HP Rail Carrier	Heavy Lorry	6612517	9468

Licence on:	?
Into stock:	19/12/1949
From:	Chassis ex bus STL297
Out of stock:	30/06/1965 (Life: 15.53 years)
Disposal:	Birds Commercial Motors Ltd
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Status:	Withdrawn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:	01/04/2024 ?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
1 sighting of this vehicle has been reported. Shown below.

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.
03/06/1961	Merton Garage	-	Ray

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

Date	Event	Operator	Department	Location	Status	Notes	Source
01/1934	New into stock	LT	?	Unknown		ex AEC (as STL-type bus)	Estimate
05/1948	withdrawn as bus	LT	?	Middle Row Garage			Ian's Bus Stop
19/12/1949	Converted and renumbered	LT	n/a	Aldenham Works	u	ex bus chassis STL297 fitted with rail carrier body by Kenex Ltd	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
16/02/1950	Licensed and transferred	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Rye Lane PW Depot		ex Aldenham. VRC: docked at Nunhead replacement for 140A	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
15/08/1950	Converted and transferred	LT	RSE (RS)	Sutton Garage		Converted to Towing Lorry. GTP 665GF on. Ex Rail Carrier at Rye Lane, CDS Gp.3. VRC states 14/8/1950	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
28/09/1950	Transferred	LT	n/a	Merton Garage		ex Sutton. GTP 665GF. VRC states 25/9/1950	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
28/07/1954	Modified	LT	n/a	Merton Garage		Petrol to Oil	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
02/01/1964	Change of registration	LT	n/a	Merton Garage		GTP 665GF off, 346GF on	LT Variation Sheets
15/01/1965	Delicensed	LT	RSE (RS) (Gp.1)	Merton Garage	u	GTP 346GF off (to 1326F). Replaced by 1326F	LT Variation Sheets
09/03/1965	Transferred (unlicensed)	LT	n/a	Aldenham Works	u	ex Merton	LT Variation Sheets
30/06/1965	Sold	LT	n/a	n/a		ex Works	LT Variation Sheets

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

Note	Posted by	On
Licensed to tow	Ray	09/07/2020
Photo at http://red-rf.com/images/213_743J_towing_RF_725_RF_CheamLumleyRd_MichaelDryhurst_r.jpg	Ray	15/11/2015
Photo at https://www.flickr.com/photos/116071498@N08/14071452729	Ray	09/04/2015
Photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/22127764@N00/6796025888	Ray	25/09/2012
Photograph at http://www.flickr.com/photos/23875695@N06/4842142276	Ray	30/07/2010
Photograph in 'London Bus & Tram Album' (Ian Allan 1994)	Ray	24/02/2009

Documents ?This section contains scans of official documents that relate to this vehicle.
6 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 3 times, as listed below (most recent edits first).

Date	Summary	Edited by	Public?
01/04/2024	History Event ID 17703 edited	Ray	Y
29/11/2012	Improved date out	Thomas Young	Y
18/09/2012	Improved date in	Thomas Young	Y