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.
1012B	DBM278	Bedford WHG 30-cwt Fire Engine	Other	WHG15100	9737

Licence on:	05/09/1939
Into stock:	29/12/1953
From:	Vauxhall Motors
Out of stock:	28/09/1964 (Life: 10.75 years)
Disposal:	Mr A E Shurey, Cranford
Licence off:	31/05/2025 ?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Status:	Withdrawn
Allocation:	n/a
Added to LTSV:	01/09/2005 by Thomas Young
Last edited:	24/08/2024 ?This is the date of the most recent edit. To see details of all edits, scroll to the bottom of the page.

Photos

No photos of this vehicle have 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.
02/07/1983	Chiswick Works	-	Ray
02/07/1983	Chiswick Works	-	Steve Howard

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

Date	Event	Operator	Department	Location	Status	Notes	Source
29/12/1953	Into stock	LT	Works Manager (B&C)	Aldenham Works	u	ex Vauxhall Motors	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
05/01/1954	Licensed	LT	Works Manager	Aldenham Works			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
28/09/1964	Delicensed and sold	LT	n/a	n/a		ex Works	LT Variation Sheets

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

Note	Posted by	On
Appears in the films 'The Early Bird' (Norman Wisdom) and 'Battle of Britain'. See further coverage of this vehicle at http://ipmsuk.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ff&action=print&thread=5306	Ray	13/12/2009
Petrol.	Ray	13/12/2009
2nd hand. New 1939. Picture at http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_23114-Bedford-ML-Type.html	Thomas Young	19/02/2009

Documents ?This section contains scans of official documents that relate to this vehicle.
3 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).

Date checked	Expiry date	Notes	Added by
24/08/2024	31/05/2025		Ray
01/01/2022	31/05/2019		Ray

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 14 times, as listed below (most recent edits first).

Date	Summary	Edited by	Public?
24/08/2024	Licensing date updated.	Ray	Y
10/09/2018	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
26/05/2016	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
22/02/2015	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
20/05/2013	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
28/11/2012	Improved date out	Thomas Young	Y
07/10/2012	Improved date in	Thomas Young	Y
12/08/2012	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
19/12/2011	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
19/12/2011	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
31/05/2011	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
09/09/2010	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
13/12/2009	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
02/02/2008	Link to picture added	Thomas Young	Y