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.
971J	CXX457	AEC Regent 120HP Tree Lopper	Other	06614337	9697

Licence on:	?/11/1936
Into stock:	01/03/1953
From:	ex bus STL1470B
Out of stock:	11/09/1963 (Life: 10.53 years)
Disposal:	W McCann, Barnet
Licence off:	30/06/2022 ?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:	Preserved
Allocation:	n/a
Added to LTSV:	01/09/2005 by Thomas Young
Last edited:	05/03/2022 ?This is the date of the most recent edit. To see details of all edits, scroll to the bottom of the page.

Photos

6 photos of this vehicle have been published, shown below in order of date taken (oldest first).

There may be references to other photos in the Notes section further down this page.

Sightings
17 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.
25/08/2018	Garston Garage	on display at Garston Garage Farewell	abgen
08/07/2017	Northfleet Garage		Ray
22/06/2014	Regent Street		Trevor Watson
22/06/2014	Regent Street		Ray
22/06/2014	Regent Street		Steve Howard
22/06/2014	Regent Street	Year of the Bus Cavalcade	London spotter
22/06/2014	Regent Street		Thomas Young
03/07/2011	North Weald	Bus rally. Proper service vehicle!!	Damon
03/07/2011	North Weald	Bus Rally	Bighat
05/07/2009	North Weald	Bus Rally	Damon
05/07/2009	North Weald	Bus Rally	K. PLY
04/09/2005	Dorking	running day	Damon
06/08/2000	Lingfield	Vehicle Rally	Damon
07/04/1991	Cobham	inside the shed under restoration	Damon
01/04/1989	Cobham	under restoration. Approximate date	Damon
03/04/1977	Cobham	Bus Museum	Ray
01/01/1960	-	Approximate date	Bighat

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

Date	Event	Operator	Department	Location	Status	Notes	Source
11/1936	New into stock	LT	?	Unknown		ex AEC (as STL-type bus)	Estimate
11/1951	withdrawn as bus	LT	?	Crawley Garage			Ian's Bus Stop
01/03/1953	Converted and renumbered	LT	Operating Dept (Country)	Hemel Hempstead Garage		ex bus STL1470B converted at Aldenham. Replacement for 648J. VRC Docked at Garston	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/10/1953	Transferred	LT	n/a	Windsor Garage		ex Hemel Hempstead	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
16/03/1954	Transferred	LT	n/a	Hemel Hempstead Garage		ex Windsor	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/06/1954	Withdrawn	LT	n/a	Hemel Hempstead Garage	w		LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
20/09/1954	Relicensed	LT	Operating Manager (Country)	Hemel Hempstead Garage			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/05/1955	Delicensed	LT	n/a	Hemel Hempstead Garage	u		LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/10/1955	Relicensed	LT	Operating Manager (Country)	Hemel Hempstead Garage			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/05/1956	Delicensed	LT	n/a	Hemel Hempstead Garage	u	Listed on 02/05/1956	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/10/1956	Relicensed and transferred	LT	Operating Manager (Country)	St Albans Garage		ex Hemel Hempstead	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/06/1957	Delicensed	LT	n/a	St Albans Garage	u		LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/10/1957	Relicensed	LT	n/a	St Albans Garage			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/05/1958	Delicensed	LT	n/a	St Albans Garage	u		LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/10/1958	Relicensed	LT	n/a	St Albans Garage			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
08/06/1959	Delicensed	LT	n/a	St Albans Garage	u		LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/10/1959	Relicensed	LT	n/a	St Albans Garage			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/05/1960	Delicensed	LT	n/a	St Albans Garage	u		LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
15/06/1960	Relicensed and transferred	LT	Operating Manager (Central)	Riverside (Hammersmith) Garage		ex St Albans, Operating Manager (Country)	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/09/1960	Withdrawn and transferred	LT	Operating Manager (Country)	Garston Garage	u	ex Riverside, Operating Manager (Central)	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/10/1960	Relicensed and transferred	LT	n/a	St Albans Garage		ex Garston	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/07/1961	Delicensed	LT	n/a	St Albans Garage	u		LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/09/1961	Relicensed	LT	n/a	St Albans Garage			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/05/1962	Delicensed	LT	n/a	St Albans Garage	u	Listed on 05/06/1962	LT Variation Sheets
23/07/1962	Relicensed	LT	n/a	St Albans Garage		Listed on 25/07/1962	LT Variation Sheets
01/03/1963	Delicensed and transferred	LT	Reserve	Works	u	ex St Albans, Operating Manager (Country B&C) (Gp.1)	LT Variation Sheets
11/09/1963	Sold	LT	n/a	n/a		ex Works	LT Variation Sheets

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

Note	Posted by	On
Photo in LBM207 (LOTS)	Ray	26/04/2024
Photo at https://www.flickr.com/photos/rtw501/48547002842 (in red)	Ray	01/10/2019
Photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/116071498@N08/12947570753/	Ray	13/03/2014
photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/21611052@N02/5900798353/	Adam Floyd	11/11/2011
Now owned by Roger Wright's London Bus Company. Rumours suggest that he wants to turn it back into a bus. Eak!	Damon	07/07/2011
Photograph at http://anthony258.fotopic.net/p47689585.html	Ray	24/04/2010
Photograph in 'London Buses in the 1960's' (Capital)	Ray	30/07/2009
Photograph in 'London Transport Buses & Coaches 1955' (Hambley)	Ray	24/02/2009
Preserved by 1173 Group, London	Thomas Young	19/02/2009

Documents ?This section contains scans of official documents that relate to this vehicle.
24 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
01/01/2022	30/06/2022		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 4 times, as listed below (most recent edits first).

Date	Summary	Edited by	Public?
05/03/2022	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
08/07/2018	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
27/11/2012	Improved date out	Thomas Young	Y
04/10/2012	Improved date in	Thomas Young	Y