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| Details: Having already written 14 captions about Dodge lorries, I am now beginning to get Commando fatigue! But this is the last one and (as usual) I have found something to say about it. 2409D was a dropside lorry with crew-cab, new at the end of 1983. Unlike most of the crew-cab dropsides, it did not have a tail-lift, but it did have a crane (and stabilisers) fitted behind the cab. As this photo clearly shows, this has resulted in the bodywork being mounted further back. Similar lorry 2307D has been listed on LTSV as also having a crane but I now believe this to be incorrect. Firstly, 2307D did have a tail-lift, the provision of both seeming unnecessary. Secondly, the bodywork on 2307D started right behind the cab. In standard grey livery with 'London Transport, Department of Civil Engineer' lettering, 2409D apparently lasted until 1994, with 2420D and (possibly) 2385D being the only Commandos to survive longer. I have noted that 2409D was repainted to the white/blue livery, though I have no photographic proof of this. The location of this photo was initially marked as unknown but further investigation makes me fairly sure it is Wandsworth garage. This garage had a western entrance set back from the main entrance, and this lorry looks to be just inside that. The photo would therefore have been taken from somewhere behind the location of Dodge 2379D in another of James' photos, though they were not taken on the same day. The bus inside appears to be RMC1471, which was allocated to Wandsworth in the mid-1980s, while beyond and to the offside of that is the pits area. | ||||
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| Thomas Young | The location of this photo is now believed to be Wandsworth Garage and the caption has been amended. | Mon 07/12/2020, 21:54 |