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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.
179K (TP) Karrier 6 3/4-ton Tramway Breakdown Tender with Crane & Tower Unit Heavy Lorry K6164

Licence on: ?
Into stock: 08/06/1934
From:
Out of stock: 14/08/1952 (Life: 18.18 years)
Disposal: Lammas Motors, Wandsworth
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: Red
Operator: LT
Status: Withdrawn
Allocation: n/a
Added to LTSV: 01/09/2005 by Thomas Young
Last edited: 28/09/2012 ?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.
10 history entries have been added, shown below in date order (oldest first).
Date Event Operator Department Location Status Notes Source
08/06/1934 Licensed LT General Manager (R.T.) Trams Unknown TP 051XE (red & black) Vehicle Record Card
by01/01/1938 Allocated to LT Traffic West Ham Garage KR CD List
03/05/1940 Change of department name LT General Manager (Operation) T&T West Ham Garage Vehicle Record Card
01/01/1946 Change of registration LT Operating Manager (T&T) West Ham Garage GTP 051XE off, 043GW on LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
21/02/1949 Transferred LT n/a Holloway (Highgate) Garage ex West Ham. TP 043GW LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
30/12/1949 Change of registration LT Operating Manager (TT) Holloway (Highgate) Garage GTP 043GW surrendered, 138GC on. Allocation not stated, derived from other entries LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/12/1951 Withdrawn and transferred LT n/a Potters Bar Garage w ex Highgate, OM (TT). GTP 138GC off LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
12/12/1951 Transferred (unlicensed) LT n/a Aldenham Works w ex Potters Bar LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
09/01/1952 Transferred (unlicensed) LT n/a Walthamstow, Ferry Lane (ex AEC) w ex Aldenham LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
14/08/1952 Sold LT n/a n/a ex Ferry Lane LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
Notes ?This section contains notes that users have added about this vehicle.
7 notes about this vehicle have been posted, shown below with the most recent first.
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Petrol lorry cost £1626 (1934). Ray 07/05/2023
Photo at https://www.flickr.com/photos/rw3-497alh/33234577181 Ray 31/03/2017
Photos in LTM collection 1998/68343, 1998/68339 & 1998/68336 Ray 24/12/2014
Photo at http://www.londontrolleybus.com/ Ray 05/10/2012
Photograph in 'The Wheels Used To Talk To Us' (Sheaf Publishing) Ray 30/07/2009
Photograph in SUP15 (LOTS1978) Ray 28/02/2009
TP 051XE. Previous number 111 Thomas Young 19/02/2009
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8 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 1 time, as detailed below.
Date Summary Edited by Public?
28/09/2012 Improved date out Thomas Young Y