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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.
697B HLX472 Bedford OLBC 27HP 5-ton Insulated Catering Van Heavy Lorry OLBC33415 9410

Licence on: ?
Into stock: 30/04/1947
From: Spurlings
Out of stock: 11/12/1961 (Life: 14.62 years)
Disposal: Birds Commercial Motors
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Status: Withdrawn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: 29/03/2024 ?This is the date of the most recent edit. To see details of all edits, scroll to the bottom of the page.
Photos
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There may be references to other photos in the Notes section further down this page.
Sightings
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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
30/04/1947 New into stock LT n/a Chiswick Works u ex Spurlings LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
13/05/1947 Licensed and transferred LT Welfare Department Bromley Garage ex Chiswick (unlicensed) LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
21/05/1947 Transferred LT n/a Tottenham Garage ex Bromley. Replacement for 381A LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
29/07/1947 Transferred LT New Works Engineer Tottenham Garage ex Tottenham, Welfare Department LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
30/12/1947 Transferred LT Welfare Department Tottenham Garage ex Tottenham, New Works Engineer LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
28/09/1949 Transferred LT CDS (Gp.3) Chiswick Works LOTS Notes
22/05/1956 Transferred LT n/a Croydon Food Production Centre ex Chiswick, CDS Gp.3 LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
14/05/1959 Transferred LT CDS (Gp.3) Thornton Heath Garage ex Food Production Centre, CDS Gp.3 LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/09/1961 Delicensed LT n/a Thornton Heath Garage u Replaced by 1199F LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
20/09/1961 Transferred (unlicensed) LT Reserve Works u ex Thornton Heath LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
11/12/1961 Sold LT n/a n/a ex Works, Reserve LT Variation Sheets
Notes ?This section contains notes that users have added about this vehicle.
2 notes about this vehicle have been posted, shown below with the most recent first.
Note Posted by On
Replaces 127A Ray 28/08/2020
Photos in LTM collection 1998/56487 & 1998/55829 Ray 23/12/2014
Documents ?This section contains scans of official documents that relate to this vehicle.
10 documents relating to this vehicle have been published. Shown below in date order (oldest first). Hover over a document to see more details.
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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?
29/03/2024 History Event ID 33832 edited Ray Y
25/11/2012 Improved date out Thomas Young Y
15/04/2012 Improved date in Thomas Young Y