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Details: Derek Everson has very kindly sent me thousands of photos over the past decade, including many from the 1980s and 1990s. He is now able to tap into even older parts of his collection, following the arrival of a slide scanner from Santa Claus. I am presenting a few of the results today but the photos are so good that I have decided to ration them to just a few in each bundle. That should see me through the rest of this lockdown, hopefully! First up is this view of AEC Regal IV uniform issue unit 1466W at Chiswick Works on 24th July 1973. Four such vehicles were converted from ex-BEA airport coaches in 1967 and remained in use until replaced by the Ford D box lorries in 1977. I was surprised to realise how few photos of these vehicles I had in my collection, which in fact only covered one of the four (1468W). Also visible in this view are two of the trailers used with the Regals. The fact that the two trailers appear to be different suggests that one is the unique Marshall trailer (UT1), while the other is one of the three built by BB Trailers (UT2-4). Note that the fleetnumber on 1466W, and the lettering on the trailers, is white.

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