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Number	Reg	Description	Chassis No.	Body No.
421W	GH8004	AEC Regal 6 1/2-ton Dropside Towing Lorry	662524	9162

Into Stock 01/03/1940  Licensed from n/a  From Chassis from bus T178  Out of Stock  27/04/1962  Licensed until n/a  To W Norths (PV) Ltd, Leeds

Livery Green  Operator LT  Status Wdn  Allocation  n/a

Notes Log-in to add your own notes.	Added by	On
Ex T178. Rebodied 10/08/1961 with body number 9161 off 420W.	Thomas Young	19/02/2009
Photograph in 'London Transport Buses & Coaches 1953' (Hambley)	Ray	24/02/2009
Photograph in 'London Bus Garages since 1948' (Ian Allan)	Ray	26/02/2009
Converted petrol to oil 12/08/1954.	Ray	16/03/2010
Photo at https://www.flickr.com/photos/rtw501/16054684663	Ray	31/03/2015
Licensed to tow	Ray	11/07/2020
Photo at https://www.flickr.com/photos/rtw501/46499263954	Ray	02/06/2021
Pulls a trailer (JCG Notes)	Ray	22/12/2021

Photos

History
Date	Event	Location	Status	Department	Notes	Source
00/00/1930	New into stock			?	ex AEC (as T-type coach) to Green Line	Estimate
01/03/1940	Converted and renumbered	Chiswick Works		Chief Engineer (Building Department)	ex bus chassis (T178) rebuilt as towing lorry. VRC states to Parsons Green	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/03/1940	withdrawn as coach	Romford (London Road) Garage		?	see entry above	Ian's Bus Stop/London Bus File 1933-39 (S/Deckers)
c.08/02/1941	Garaged	Stamford Brook Garage		Engineer in Chief - Building Department	Garaged here between 5pm and 8am (no dates)	Vehicle Record Card
01/03/1946	Delicensed	Unknown	u	Building Department	VRC states at Parsons Green	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
25/03/1946	Relicensed	Parsons Green Works		Building Department	ex Parsons Green, Building Department (unlicensed)	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
by 1/11/46	Allocated to	Parsons Green Works		Dept of the Chief Engr (Works & Building Engineer)	VRC: Docked at Chelverton Road	CDS Fleetlist November 1946
05/10/1949	Allocated to	Parsons Green Works		CDS (Gp.3) pool	Docked at Riverside	Vehicle Record Card
30/03/1951	Withdrawn	Parsons Green Works	w	CDS (Gp.3)		LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/06/1951	Relicensed	Parsons Green Works		CDS (Gp.3)		LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
12/08/1954	Modified	Parsons Green Works		CDS (Gp.3)	Petrol to Oil. VRC states 13/8/1954	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/07/1955	Withdrawn	Parsons Green Works	w	CDS (Gp.3)		LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/10/1955	Relicensed	Parsons Green Works		CDS (Gp.3)		LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
10/08/1961	Change of body	Unknown		n/a	Body 9162 off (to 420W), body 9161 on (ex 420W)	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/09/1961	Delicensed and transferred	Chiswick Works	u	Stored	ex Parsons Green. Replaced by 1177F or 1179F	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
07/03/1962	Transferred (unlicensed)	Aldenham Works	u	Reserve	ex Chiswick, CDS (Gp.3)	LT Variation Sheets
27/04/1962	Sold	n/a		n/a	ex Aldenham, Reserve	LT Variation Sheets

Sightings (Most recent at top) Log-in to add your own sightings
Date	Place	Comments	Posted By
11/10/1961	Fulham Broadway	-	Ray
00/00/1960	-	-	Bighat

Date Added to Database 01/09/2005

Edited Details By 25/11/2012 Improved date out  Thomas Young 13/04/2012 Improved date in  Thomas Young