| 33 Ford Escorts delivered to London Transport in 1975 were described as being 'tangerine' in colour. They were in fact in Ford 'Carnival' red, a shade that was slightly, but noticeably, lighter than the normal LT red. Numerically the first of these vehicles was van 1895F, given registration GHV507N. This followed on from the first batch of six BS-class Bristol LHS buses, which carried GHV501-506N. Although bus registration numbers were linked to fleetnumbers, service vehicles only started adopting this practice in 1974, and these Fords were among the last to not have matching numbers. 1895F was photographed at Chiswick Works on 14th August 1975, at which time it was part of the Group 3 fleet within Distribution Services. It remained in stock for just 4 years, being sold in 1979. |
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14/08/1975 |
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Regular. An extra large copy of this photo is available. |
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16/12/2024 |
