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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.
1491LR VLW616G Land Rover Series IIA LWB Mobile Workshop with Metal Tilt Light Truck 25114276D

Licence on: 09/08/1968
Into stock: 29/04/1968
From: Henlys Ltd
Out of stock: 09/12/1976 (Life: 8.61 years)
Disposal: Binfield Motors, Binfield
Licence off: 31/12/2022 ?This is the last recorded licence expiry date. Previous expiry dates will be shown in the Licensing History section below.
Livery: Green/Bronze
Operator: LT
Status: Withdrawn
Allocation: n/a
Added to LTSV: 01/09/2005 by Thomas Young
Last edited: 28/01/2022 ?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.
29/05/1971 ? Steve Howard
25/03/1969 Lillie Bridge Depot Clive G
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.
7 history entries have been added, shown below in date order (oldest first).
Date Event Operator Department Location Status Notes Source
29/04/1968 New into stock LT n/a Works u ex Henlys Ltd LT Variation Sheets
09/08/1968 Licensed and transferred LT Chief Mechanical Engineer (Railways) (Gp.1) Ealing Common Depot ex Works LT Variation Sheets
by01/09/1972 Allocated to LT Mechanical Engineer (Running - Railways) (Gp.1) Ealing Common Depot Docked at 'R' (Riverside or Rovers?) LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
by01/01/1974 Allocated to LT Mechanical Engineer (Running - Railways) (Gp.1) Ealing Common Depot LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
by01/10/1975 Allocated to LT Mechanical Engineer (Running - Railways) (Gp.1) Ealing Common Depot LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
03/09/1976 Delicensed and transferred LT n/a Works u ex Ealing Common, Chief Mechanical Engineer (Railways). Replaced by 1996F LT Variation Sheets
09/12/1976 Sold LT n/a n/a ex Works LT Variation Sheets
Notes ?This section contains notes that users have added about this vehicle.
4 notes about this vehicle have been posted, shown below with the most recent first.
Note Posted by On
After leaving LT it was used by a West Sussex gardener and is now being restored by Southern Transit near Pulborough for their future visitor centre. Photos and discussion on https://www.facebook.com/groups/1203782633524410 Clive G 21/10/2022
Petrol. SORN in place (@ 30/6/2018 from 30/12/2013). Last SORN to 31/7/2014 (ex 2011/2/3) when licensed as green Ray 13/12/2009
Photograph in SUP15 (LOTS1978) Ray 28/02/2009
Photograph in 'London Transport Service Vehicles' (Capital Transport) Ray 28/02/2009
Documents ?This section contains scans of official documents that relate to this vehicle.
4 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).
Date checked Expiry date Notes Added by
01/01/2022 31/12/2022 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 11 times, as listed below (most recent edits first).
Date Summary Edited by Public?
28/01/2022 Licensing date/s updated Ray Y
01/06/2021 Licensing date/s updated Ray Y
01/06/2021 Improved details Thomas Young Y
04/02/2020 Licensing date/s updated Ray Y
05/02/2014 Improved date out Thomas Young Y
26/08/2013 Licensing date/s updated Ray Y
03/12/2012 Licensing date/s updated Ray Y
03/12/2012 Improved date in Thomas Young Y
12/01/2012 Licensing date/s updated Ray Y
02/01/2011 Licensing date/s updated Ray Y
13/12/2009 Licensing date/s updated Ray Y